$200 Worth of Glorious Beads!

All you got to do to win them is hop on over to Andrew's blog and leave a comment!

The selection of beads are from the following designers/stores

1. Green Girl Studios

2. Diane Hawkey

3. Pam Wynn and Heather Wynn-Millican

4. Susan Lenart Kazmer

5. Raven's Journey

6. Lisa Peters Art

7. HumbleBeads

8. Earthenwood Studio

9. Amazing Porcelain

Are they not truly glorious?

Andrew's Thursday Giveaway!

The picture says it all.

No need for words.

If you want to win these beads,

Hop on over and comment to enter!

These gorgeous beads are from Golem Studio!

Look what I made the last time I played with their stoneware beads.

Have a great weekend!

Another Wonderful Giveaway and finding my groove...

After being away for so long from the beading and blogging scene, I am trying to get back in my groove by blog-hopping and checking out what my fellow beaders have been up to these past two months...

I find that posting about current giveaways is a good way to get back into the blogging groove...

Check out these beautiful pastel spring colors. This wonderful selection of beads and findings from Beadaholique are there for you to win. Andrew Thornton is giving them away to some lucky blogger who stops by to post a comment on his giveaway blog posting.
Hurry you only have till Monday the 9th to enter to win.

And how about this idea... Jennifer Jangles talks about getting back into the beading groove in her post at the Art Bead Scene Blog. I really like her idea of picking up half-done projects and getting to work on them right away when you return to the bead table. That way, while I am completing the job in my hand, my brain can get to work on the next project, or the next half-done project. This might also motivate me to complete the many half-done projects I have strewn across my work table.

Happy Mother's Day to all my fellow beaders and bloggers! 

Boundless!

Andrew Thornton's word of the week is BOUNDLESS. 

To me boundless means unending, without boundaries and without limits. 

It reminded me of this unending necklace of cultured freshwater Pearls that I had made some time ago. These pearls were of a unique shape - little cylinders - and I thought they would give a new meaning to the traditional string of pearls.

Boundless Pearls

Andrew invites you to create a piece of jewelry, a work of art, or take a photograph that best captures what this word 'boundless' means to you.

Giveaways Galore!

Here are some great giveaways happening this weekend, so take some time to visit these blogs for some fabulous prizes.

First stop, say Hi to Andrew, back from Tucson and giving away some of his famous family's newly unveiled beads. These goodies are from Green Girl Studios, and my favorites are the peacock toggle and the little elephant charm. What a wonderful collection!

Picture courtesy of Andrew Thornton

Second stop, say Hi to Carol, she is giving away one of her gorgeous signature bracelets. I have not quite got the hang of making these wire beads, so to win such a bracelet would be awesome.

Picture courtesy of Carol Bradley

Third stop, say Hi to Julie, who is eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring and giving away this unique and charming bracelet, made using the flattened bowl of a vintage silver spoon.

Happy weekend everyone, I get three days off! Bankers, what can I say! But I got to get working on my taxes, so it will not be much of a holiday.

Get Educated at Beaducation

If you would like to improve your beading skills, learn a new technique, or find out the correct way to perform some beading/jewelry making task, this is the site you need to check out. It is called Beaducation and it is such a treasure trove of information.

You can shop for tools and other supplies...
Along with plenty of free how to videos and written guides...
and plenty of online video classes both free and at very reasonable prices...

And this week Andrew Thornton's Thursday giveaway is a chance to win a class at Beaducation. The lucky beader will take the Sit and Spin Riveted Pendant class by Steven James. Hurry on over to Andrew's blog to enter for a chance to win, the deadline is midnight on Monday January 17th.

They also have two special deals this month on classes on how to make beaded beads... very interesting!

Gifts from Andrew!

This week Andrew Thorton, known for his great Thursday Giveaways is giving away six, yes, I said six colorful spools of Soft Flex Craft Wire from the generous folks at the Soft Flex Company.

Hurry on over to his blog and read all about it and enter to win by leaving a comment. The deadline for this great giveaway is Tuesday, December 7th.

Talking about Andrew, in his shop he carries some of my favorite heart charms from Candice Wakumoto. Some months ago, I purchased some bronze heart charms made by Candice and made this cute pair of earrings with them, do you like it?

After I sold this pair I wanted get more of these charms and, he was all sold out!! I searched the www and found out that Andrew's shop is one of the few places, maybe the only place that you can buy her beads.

Then around Thanksgiving I found out that Andrew had got them back in stock and I got more... and as I write I am playing with these charms and planning more earrings. Thank you Andrew, and thank you for the wonderful little Green Girl Studio clasp that you sent along, just love it. You know I will be back for more.

Shibuichi Rose Flower Clasp! So beautiful!

Giveaway Sunday!

What great giveaways from fellow bead bloggers... please visit them and leave a comment to get your name in the hat.

Isn't that one gorgeous necklace on the cover?

Barbe Saint John has reviewed Margot Potter's latest book Bead Chic and is also giving away a copy to one lucky blog commenter. So hurry on over, to read all about it and enter the giveaway, but you got to do it before the 28th of September.

Dazzling Ceramic Pendant

Many of you might have already visited Andrew Thornton's blog for his weekly Thursday giveaway. This week he is giving away an eye-catching raku-fired ceramic pendant from Suburban Girl Studio LLC. This giveaway end tomorrow night, September 20th, so you better get over there, time is running out!

Red Creek Jasper Pendant/Necklace

Next roll on over to Rosy Revolver to celebrate her 500th sale and enter to win this gorgeous necklace. Her metal work is outstanding and her designs so feminine. Hurry you've got to get there before the 24th of September.

And don't forget my necklace giveaway, it ends September 30th.

Good Luck to all...

Happy 4th, Andrew!

The versatile and talented Andrew Thornton celebrates his 4th anniversary in the blogosphere with a giant giveaway of, what else but beads! Check them out... its hard to stop the drooling.

Wow!

Hurry on over, to his blog and leave your comment before Monday August 2nd. 

Happy Anniversary Andrew!

Thornton's Thursday Treasure

 Check out the thursday treasure that is being given away by Andrew Thornton.

This week he is giving away to one lucky blogger a copy of Kate McKinnon's book and DVD 'Sculptural Metal Clay Jewelry'. Wow!

You can read all about the book in Andrew's book review,
and check out some of Kate McKinnon's amazing jewelry at her website.
She even has room in her upcoming class for Metal Clay in Tucson, AZ in November!

All you have to do to win is to hop on over to his blog and post a comment.

If you write about it again in your blog, or facebook, or other social networking site you get your name in the hat again. Just make sure you let him know about it.
Good Luck, but I hope I win this one!

Great Giveaway Goodies from Green Girl Studios

Make sure you visit Andrew Thornton's blog and get your name in for this great giveaway before the deadline on Monday June 7. He is generously giving way these five gorgeous beads from his family's famous Green Girl Studios. The beads are part of their new line of pewter beads and they will be at the Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee from June 10 to 13. If you are in the neighborhood, make sure you stop by and say hi and get yourself some of these great beads. My favorite ( if I had to pick just one) would be the baby-faced owl charm. 

I love using these Green Girl Studios charms in my jewelry designs, check out some of the ways that I used the little bird charm in a necklace and in a bracelet; and also their unique Flower Fairy pendant. I am now working with one of their Shibuichi clasps which I received from my bead swap partner Shannon and you can stop by to see this on June 18th when we have the big Bead Soup reveal. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

A Delightful Summer Giveaway

Time is soon running out... so fly over to Andrew Thornton's blog for a chance to win this happy, sunny, cheerful, and lip-smacking collection of Lucite beads that Andrew is offering as this week's Thursday Giveaway from The Hole Bead Shop. The dead line to get your comment in is Monday 24th 2010.

Also do not forget to vote for your favorite designs at the 2010 Bead Star design contest. Many of our blogging buddies have been selected as finalists (Andrew Thornton, Lorelei Eurto, Melissa J. Lee, Mary Harding, and Shannon LeVart) and are counting on your votes. I have voted, have you?
Congratulation to the finalists!
Did I mention that Shannon LeVart better known to the beading world as Missficklemedia is my Bead Soup Swap Partner? and I received the most gorgeous stash of beads from her yesterday, but more about that in future posts. I hope she likes the beads I sent her.
Enjoy the weekend!