Amuse the Muse - Flower Beads - with Rebecca of Songbead

Hello ABS-ers! How's your week been? Good? Sunny? Beady? I hope so. My week has been more 'song-y' than 'bead-y' but I think this next one will be both, with any luck. And bunny-y too. Every week is bunny-y at Songbead Studios though! (You can check out how my past few weeks have been here in my Inside the Studio post - and be in with the chance to win a gift voucher for one of my shops!)

Anyway, enough about me - on with the beads! Flower beads to be precise. It's our last week, and next month we will have a new theme.....what will it be? You will just have to wait and see (when I've decided...!). 

A gorgeous floral collection from Hillovely. Can you believe these are polymer, not ceramic?

Wow. These stunners absolutely stopped me in my tracks! Do check out the rest of Cool Vintage's beads because they are truly wonderful. 

I just had to include these gorgeously colourful floral buttons from Bo Hulley. These particular ones are reserved, but she still has plenty of individual ones available in more glorious colours!

I also couldn't not include these gorgeously fun crocheted flowers from Kikamora Crafts which I stumbled upon in my flowery search. Are they art beads? I'm not sure, but they are super-fun and would add a fun, artful and colourful touch to your jewellery, don't you think? 

And lastly for now, a very sweet little hexagonal flower pendant from She Amores in lovely, rustic tones. 

And now for the BeadBlogger Links. Have a great week!

Connie Gee's Designs
Connie shares a current WIP (work in progress) and has some tips on using quarter stitches and blending filament.

Art Bead Scene 
Check out Mary's fun tutorial using macrame and leather!

Quick Craft Update
Adorable amigurumi overload! Owen the Monkey and Blair the Bunny are ready for their new home. Come say hello to them before they move on their way.

How To Make A Pom Pom
Easy tutorial on how to make your own pom pom and ideas to use them.

Clay Cross Stitch 
Have you ever heard of clay cross stitch? The words "unique" and "original" hardly do justice to clay artist Eva Stosic's latest adventures in clay.

Beading Arts
It's important not to overwhelm a great focal piece with too much embellishment when you're making a pendant. Come see how Cyndi handled that in her latest bead embroidery piece!

Rebecca is a Scottish jewellery designer; currently living in Edinburgh, capital of her native land. You can read more about her and her work at her blog, songbeads.blogspot.com and see more of her jewellery at songbead.etsy.com. She also has a supplies shop at thecuriousbeadshop.etsy.com.