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Everyone knows that if you are going to wear a ballgown that you will twirl and twirl in it all night long, reveling in the swishing and sashaying! That is what drew me to this beautiful necklace that Ann Schroeder made. Those sari silks in the artsy handmade tassel have the same effect as those swishy skirts! All the rich colors of their attire is represented in the drops of glass from MayaHoney and Leah Kelly, and the deep dark forest represented in the long strand of black glass beads. I also love the attention to detail in the little bit of rhinestone bling peeking out from the silks, as every princess needs her bling!</div>
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Hello from the worktable of The Earring Whisperer...errr, Loralee! <br />
It's late Summer and my mind is already drifting off to my favorite season of Autumn. I love the colors and the night magic of it all!</div>
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The two featured rustic moon charms are by Terri DelSignore of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artisticaos/">Artisticaos</a>. I've fallen completely for her work, it's charming, warm and rustically elegant!<br />
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I wanted to keep the focus on the crescent shape of the moons, so decided to wire-wrap very pale yellow crystals around the frame. It makes an interesting pattern, yet doesn't overpower the focal. The wire loops were on the larger side with a nice area to work with, so I was able to add charms, too! For a little night magic, I used petite, decorative, eye charms by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Inviciti">Inviciti</a>. </div>
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I had purchased a second pair of crescent moons and at first I was going to build a frame loop but thought...nah, let's put them upright! I really wanted this pair to have a primitive vibe and keep them simple. I made some over sized ear-wires with larger loops not only for a more prominent appearance, but also so the moons would move freely. For the dangling charms I hammered the wire at the ends keeping it rustic. I stacked some bright gold plated hematite and also added these amazing polymer rounds by Marina Rios of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fancifuldevices">Fancifuldevices</a>. Those little polymer beads are wonders unto themselves and complimented the design amazingly.<br />
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One of my favorite things to do in jewelry design, is to bring unexpected shapes and patterns together. My worktable is purposely cluttered with just about every material and type of bead. Organized chaos. I must try out dozens upon dozens of shapes until that little voice in my head says "yessss". <br />
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I usually start with one piece that I'm particularly fond of. For the pair of earrings below, it was the vintage faceted crystals at the bottom. They are little stunners in person. I suppose I would need to shoot a video to capture the full prism of color they give off. I haven't run across this shape/size very often and frankly, I don't remember where or when I got them! <br />
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I used little moons, again, by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Inviciti">Inviciti</a>. They were the perfect proportion and size. The gold is warm and the scratched rustic texture is a nice contrast to the perfectly, perfect, crystals.<br />
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Lastly, and I can't explain it, but I love, loveee these little plastic hand-dyed puffs with the other two. I think it lends a softness and a bit of mystery. Each bead completely wonderful on their own, yet together, magic.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Andrew is donating in everything pictured above valued </span><span style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">over $50</span><span style="color: #666666; text-align: left;"> which is composed of Czech Glass, vintage plastic, blue tiger eye, chocolate jasper, Marsha Neal cabochon, vintage seed beads, and waxed linen. </span></div>
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This month we are delving into the realms of fairy tales and dreams with Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen. Influenced by the theater, the design of the Art Nouveau movement and woodcuts from China and Japan, his stylized illustrations were popular during the Golden Age of Illustration.</div>
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Which direction will your jewelry take this month? Will you pull from the opulent patterns of the dresses? Play with silk ribbon and floral beads inspired by the Princesses? Will you explore the repetitive elements of the tall trees using wire or gather beads mimicking the branches and leaves cascading down from the forest canopy? Will you mix the dark tones of black and grey with the pastel tones of peach, coral, lavender, greens and warm cream hues? So many directions to go, I can't wait to see what you create!</div>
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Every month we challenge our readers to create jewelry inspired by the featured artwork. You have until the end of the month to share your work and then we pick two winners to receive beads and jewelry-making supplies from our sponsors. Our only rule? You must use at least one art bead in your piece!</div>
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Kay Nielsen was commissioned to illustrate Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Fairy Tales, written by Author Quiller-Couch. It was one of these illustrations that is our featured artwork for this month.</div>
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His work was mainly watercolor and pen, focused on detailed and stylized design. His most celebrated illustrations where for the book East of the Sun and West of the Moon. </div>
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Nielsen's work has a theatrical quality. No doubt influenced by his parents, who were well-known Danish actors, and his work on designing sets for theater productions during WWI. In his later life he moved to Hollywood and worked for Walt Disney, most notably on Fantasia. </div>
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Born in 1886 in Copenhagen, he was tutored at home after the age of 12 and then taught art at a traditional academy. While living in London in 1912 his illustration career took off with a series of book commissions. He illustrated tales by Hans Andersen, the Brother's Grimm and Arabian Nights. After his work for Disney in 1941, he returned to Denmark. Unfortunately publication tastes had changed and Nielsen's work was no longer in fashion. He lived in poverty in his later years. His work is now celebrated as one of the pillars during the Golden Age of Illustration. </div>
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<b><br /></b>Create something using an art bead that fits within our monthly theme. We post the art to be used as your inspiration to create. This challenge is open to jewelry-makers, fiber artists, collage artist, etc. The art bead can be created by you or someone else. The challenge is to inspire those who use art beads and to see all the different ways art beads can be incorporated into your handiwork.<br /><br />An Art Bead must be used in your piece to qualify for the monthly challenge.<br /><br />Upload your photo to our new photo gallery (details coming next week!) Please add the tag or title AUG ABS to your photos. Include a short description, who created the art beads and a link to your blog, if you have one.<br /><br />Deadline is August 31st.<br />You may upload two entries per month.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">1 winner was chosen <a href="http://www.random.org/" style="color: #888888;">randomly</a> from all the <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/jewelry-monthly-challenge-entries/" style="color: #888888;">challenge entrants</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/beads-monthly-challenge-entries/" style="color: #888888;">Monthly Challenge Bead category</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Our First lucky winner is <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/539306124118460173/">Alison Herrington/Alison Adorns</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">She has won </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">an assortment of beads and supplies valued over $50 from <a href="http://allegorygallery.com/">Allegory Gallery</a></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">. </span></div>
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Today on Bead Table Wednesday I shared how to whip up silk and wire beads to use in your jewelry creation.<br />
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I also showed how to put together this pendant featuring a Firefly Studio charm and a Humblebeads lentil bead. A Vintaj hammered ring and jump rings pulls the look together. The last part of the video shows how to create adjustable knots on leather cord.<br />
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Silk ribbon: <a href="http://www.designtalentedone.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Design Talented One</a><br />
Hammered rings and jump rings: <a href="http://www.vintaj.com/" target="_blank">Vintaj</a><br />
20 gauge natural brass colored Parawire from Vintaj<br />
19 gauge dark annealed steel wire & Renaissance Wax (<a href="http://brendaschweder.etsy.com/">BrendaSchweder.etsy.com</a>)<br />
14 gauge copper wire for the bead mandrel<br />
3mm deerskin leather: <a href="http://classicelements.etsy.com/">ClassicElements.etsy.com</a> or <a href="http://limabeads.com/">Limabeads.com</a><br />
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Polymer clay lentils: <a href="http://www.humblebeads.com/" target="_blank">Humblebeads</a><br />
Ceramic charms: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fireflydesignstudio" target="_blank">Firefly Design Studio</a><br />
Enamel charms: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/gardannebeads" target="_blank">Gardanne Beads</a><br />
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This month's challenge art, Tiger in a Tropical Storm by Henri Rousseau, reminds me of this most famous poem.</div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; text-indent: -1em;"><i>The Tyger</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #494949; font-size: 14px; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 1.4px; text-transform: uppercase;"><i>BY William Blake</i></span></div>
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<i>Tyger Tyger, burning bright, </i></div>
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<i>In the forests of the night; </i></div>
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<i>What immortal hand or eye, </i></div>
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<i>Could frame thy fearful symmetry? </i></div>
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<i>In what distant deeps or skies. </i></div>
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<i>Burnt the fire of thine eyes? </i></div>
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<i>On what wings dare he aspire? </i></div>
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<i>What the hand, dare seize the fire? </i></div>
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<i>And what shoulder, & what art, </i></div>
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<i>Could twist the sinews of thy heart? </i></div>
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<i>And when thy heart began to beat, </i></div>
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<i>What dread hand? & what dread feet? </i></div>
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<i>What the hammer? what the chain, </i></div>
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<i>In what furnace was thy brain? </i></div>
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<i>What the anvil? what dread grasp, </i></div>
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<i>Dare its deadly terrors clasp! </i></div>
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<i>When the stars threw down their spears </i></div>
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<i>And water'd heaven with their tears: </i></div>
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<i>Did he smile his work to see? </i></div>
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<i>Did he who made the Lamb make thee? </i></div>
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<i>Tyger Tyger burning bright, </i></div>
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<i>In the forests of the night: </i></div>
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<i>What immortal hand or eye, </i></div>
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The tiger in this poem, and in this painting, is a fearsome sight. It is fully of raw power and unbridled fury. I see the coiled tiger about to strike in the midst of this great stormy wind. Makes me wonder if I am the hunter or the prey. A powerful poem - and art - indeed.</div>
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<a href="http://amzn.to/2w1BPFV" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Mini Stencils Set 25</a>*</div>
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Vintaj Patina colors used today: chalcedony, coral, green opal, white gold, rose gold</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">34mm hand-painted brass pendant </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Painted leaf pendant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">13-15mm polymer clay disk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">flower bead cap</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4 Czech glass leaf and flower beads</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">English cut glass bead</span></div>
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Brass flower bead cap</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 4mm Czech glass rondells</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 6mm Czech glass melon beads</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Arte Metal leaf charm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 4mm spacers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 11/0 nickel seed beads</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">15" 20 gauge brass wire</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">26" gunmetal chain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">15mm brass etched jump ring</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">8mm gunmetal jump ring</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5mm brass jump ring</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 2" copper ball headpins</span></div>
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1. String the glass flower onto the headpin, create a messy wrapped loop. Repeat with the English cut glass bead and flower bead cap. String both dangles on a 5mm jump ring.</div>
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2. Attach an 8mm jump ring to the bottom of the hand-painted pendant, slide on the painted leaf pendant, small leaf charm and jump ring with the two dangles. Close the jump ring.</div>
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3. Cut a 5" length of wire, create a large loop. Open the loop and slide through the top of the pendant. Wrap the wire around the top of the loop, tightly two times and then two more times loosely. String on a disk bead and create a wrapped loop on top of the bead.</div>
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4. Attach the 15mm jump ring to the top of the wrapped loop.</div>
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5. Cut two 5" lengths of the wire. Create a wrapped loop, string on a rondell, spacer, glass leaf bead, nickel seed bead and glass melon bead. Create a loop on top of the last bead, open the loop and string on the chain, close loop and wrap the wire under the loop tightly two times and loosely two - three times to create a messy wrap.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div>
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Last month I promised a tutorial using the above components and that is what we will be doing today. Since then I have given the necklace a name. My inspiration came from watching The Durrels in Corfu (streaming on Netflix) and then reading Gerald Durrel's Corfu Trilogy. Upon arriving in Corfu for the first time, Gerald describes the sea surrounding Corfu as "butterfly blue." Feeling sure that these crackle glazed porcelain beads must be that color, I was inspired to name my necklace Corfu Blue. <br />
I have made some changes in my original plan. What follows is a picture of it laid out before I actually put it together. <br />
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And then I made some more changes and here is how it looks now.<br />
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Photograph of the full necklace<br />
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close up of the Leaf Pendant and the Large bail<br />
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<b>Supplies</b><br />
8 feet of 20 gauge sterling silver wire (patina before using.)<br />
5 Corfu blue porcelain beads --ranging in size from 8mm-14mm<br />
1 porcelain Corfu blue bird bead<br />
2 10mm golden bronze stoneware beads <br />
1 small porcelain flower charm<br />
8 10 mm dark brass or steel jump rings<br />
2 dark brass or steel 11mm jump rings<br />
3 7mm dark brass jump rings<br />
11 6mm dark brass jump rings<br />
1 dark brass eye pin<br />
5-6 inches eclectic handmade chain<br />
3 pieces of 6 inch chain (one teal and 2 gray)<br />
1 Copper and Wire Toggle clasp<br />
1 Zola Elements Patina Green Brass Scrolled Focal Link 64mm x 56mm<br />
11 size 6 antique gold color seed beads<br />
1 Queen Ann's Lace Ceramic Leaf Pendant<br />
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<b>Directions</b><br />
1. Using the 6 mm jump rings attach the #6 seed beads to the 8 loops on the Zola Elements Bail<br />
2. Wire wrap both ends of the golden bronze 10mm beads each with a 6 inch piece of the sterling silver wire. Enough wire has been allowed to double wrap them if you wish.<br />
3. Attach the golden bronze beads to each end of the bail with an 8 mm jump ring.<br />
4. Attach an 11mm jump ring to each end of the group of three strands of 6 inch chain (one teal and 2 gray)<br />
4. Make a wire wrapped chain with 2 Corfu blue beads and 1 bird bead. Position the bird bead between the two other beads.<br />
5. Make another wire wrapped chain with the three more of the Corfu blue beads<br />
6. Attach one chain of beads on each side of the necklace to the golden bronze beads with an 8mm jump ring.<br />
7. Then attach the last wrapped loop of chain on the left to the eclectic handmade chain and on the right side to the three chain strands.<br />
8. Use an 11mm jump ring to attach the eclectic <span style="background-color: yellow;">chain</span> to the copper toggle clasp<br />
9. Chain together 3 of the 5mm jump rings and add them to the toggle bar<br />
10. Attach the above chain to the group of 3 chains 10mm jump ring<br />
11. Make a wrapped loop on the small flower with the eye pin making sure to attach it to a ring in the chain before you closed it.<br />
12. Add the Ceramic Leaf Pendant to the loop at the center of your Zola Elements Bail with an 11 mm jump ring Attach 3 # 6 seed beads on the 6mm jump rings to the 11mm jump ring as seen in the picture above.<br />
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Your necklace is finished. Since this necklace is composed of many handmade elements, I encourage you to substitute beads and chain from your own stash or search on Etsy and other places for handmade components and art beads. General Sources for supplies follow.<br />
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<b>Sources</b><br />
Art beads, Ceramic Leaf Pendant, handmade chain, toggle clasp and are made by me. I have listed the leaf pendant and a set of the corfu blue beads and bird as Made To Order in my Etsy shop <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com/"> www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com</a> I also encourage you to seek out substitutions or beads from your own stash to make this necklace. I have checked Lima beads and you should be able to get one of the Zola Elements Bails. Here is the <a href="https://www.limabeads.com/Zola-Elements-Patina-Green-Brass-Scrolling-Focal-Link-64x56mm-P42144">link </a><br />
Chain <a href="http://www.michaels.com/beads-and-jewelry/jewelry-findings/809188155"> Michaels.com</a><br />
Teal Patinated chain <a href="http://www.missficklemedia.com/"> MissFickleMedia.etsy.com</a><br />
Zola Elements Bail at this link:https://www.limabeads.com/Zola-Elements-Patina-Green-Brass-Scrolling-Focal-Link-64x56mm-P42144<br />
Jump rings and eye pins Michaels.com<br />
Golden Bronze ceramic beads <a href="http://www.fireflydesignstudio.etsy.com/">Firefly Design Studio</a> https://www.etsy.com/shop/fireflydesignstudio<br />
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Thank you so much for stopping by today. I enjoyed making this necklace and sharing its progress and development with you. Look forward to seeing you next month.<br />
Mary<br />
www.maryhardingjewelry.etsy.com<br />
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My posts here are centred around inspiration and there are certain artist that stand out to me as artists that are directly inspired by the world around them. Melissa Gable is one of those artist that comes to mind. She once made the tiniest, cutest ceramic teapot beads that I adored!! I love her work and asked her if she would share with us, the things that inspire her most. So here is what Melissa had to say:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">In my past life I was a potter for ten years...I hope to get back to someday, once my studio is bigger! I used to make funky one off functional ware from teapots to bowls. I LOVE working in clay! I love all aspect of making, but I have to say my favourite part is opening the kiln, it is always such a surprise and there is a touch of alchemy about it. I live on the beautiful Far South Coast of NSW in Australia, surrounded by nature, which I absolutely love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seeing how the seaweed sways in the ocean currents, spying octopus under rocks with their tentacles darting out to touch your foot and watching the silver fish glimmer as they swim about. Really amazing!! I think my experiences seep into my brain and then come out as I am working. I occasionally draw my ideas, especially if I don’t want to forget them. But, a lot of the time it is from experimenting with the clay in the studio…just playing around.</span></div>
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Isn't Melissa's work amazing!! I Have some of her rustic pods on their way to me and I just cannot wait to get them and make earrings for myself!!</div>
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As you are reading this I am still a few days from being home from my trip. I am putting this post together before flying off to Italy. I look forward to next post - sharing lots of inspiration from my trip!! See you then! And until then....</div>
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When I started my lampwork journey I was very focused on making beads that matched, I worked hard to create sets that were evenly sized, its good practice to get into, it certainly helps to develop skill. The down side is it can become very restrictive, perfect for days when your mind doesn’t wander and the results are fabulous when you see a bunch of uniform beads that work perfectly together. </div>
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This post is about an unravelling of sorts, when you’ve been in that focussed place for a while it can be really hard to let go and just explore. To make the transition easier I decided to work within a colour palette, giving me structure, with these sets I have explored working with different sized mandrels (the steel rods lampwork beads are formed around) different patterns and textures, shapes and sizes, and I worked on something completely new for me, off mandrel hearts (these are formed directly on the end of a glass rod and the hole is pierced through with a hot tungsten tool) </div>
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This set is my favourite in terms of colours. </div>
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This set just screams summer beaches to me. </div>
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I am really quite pleased with where these sets have taken me, they have given me the freedom to explore a new way to make bead sets, I think they could be great for the eclectic jewellery maker mixed with some polymer clay, wooden beads and cords. </div>
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I've been collecting these sweet little ceramic earring pairs by Melissa Gabelle of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheClayHen">The Clay Hen</a> for a while. I have a soft spot for vintage items or ones with a vintage/antique feel like these! They really tug at my heartstrings! Turning unique shapes into earring designs can be a challenge, but I found once I jumped in, the ideas started flowing!<br />
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I put all the little shoe pairs in front of me on my work table and asked each one ~ Who are you?</div>
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The sweet little yellow boots looked like galoshes and thought might pair with some vintage 'rain' crystals and an umbrella! The crystals were salvaged from a 1930 necklace and I used oxidized over-sized bead caps to give the impression of an umbrella.</div>
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Here are some little men's shoes that felt as if they belonged to a gentleman of the 1700's. I wanted to keep it a bit masculine, so I added some antique mother of pearl shirt buttons, some oxidized metal beads and some subtle sparkle with rhinestone spacers.</div>
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These are quite possible my favorite! I get a French military feel with these....I could be all wrong but that's my artistic license, no? I added a little flare with the touch of red fabric and the brass wreaths.<br />
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I think I'm all set for Halloween! I went with the pattern of the socks and decided to go all stripes! Using Indonesian black and white stripe glass beads I continued to layer more stripes with some tin bead caps by <a href="https://loreleieurto.myshopify.com/">Lorelei Hill Eurto</a>. Then, softening the look with a bit of frayed silk. </div>
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The vintage chain is from <a href="http://www.allegorygallery.com/">Allegory Gallery</a>, more vintage crystals...and wait for it... the bead caps are hand finished bullet shells from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtwearElements?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Artwear Elements</a> on Etsy! </div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Boots and shoes: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheClayHen">The Clay Hen</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Wire, silk and hand finished bullet shells: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtwearElements">Artwear Elements</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Vintage supplies and beads: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllegoryGallery">Allegory Gallery </a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/shipwreckdandysupply">Shipwreck Dandy Supplies</a>, <a href="https://loreleieurto.myshopify.com/">Lorelei Hill Eurto</a></span><br />
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I toyed around with the idea to make a sort of modified tiger stripe cane, but I also know how hard it is to create a beautiful cane (which is why I will gladly buy any beautiful caned work from my favorite polymer clay artists!), so I knew that was not going to make sense for me even if I had the time, because I clearly lack the patience. So I settled on focusing on the color palette and a very simple stylized leaf shape, since the jungle foliage dominates the entire scene.<br />
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I started by mixing all my own colors. That is something that I spent a lot of time on in the Julie Picarello class at the Bead & Button show. Sure, right out of the package there are a vast variety of greens along with gold and yellow and russet red and flame orange, but Julie really instilled in me that you need to take it just another step to make it great. These colors are all very earthy and while bright they are a bit more subdued in hue. I think they play well together.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today we welcome innovative designer, prolific author and charming
instructor Nealay Patel. Nealay is an artist who crafts in beads and fiber to
produce jewelry designs that are striking, colorful and textured. He is a
problem-solver who sees his designs as solving a puzzle. His intricate jewelry
is always highly textural and full of life, using a mix of metal and fiber and
beads and wire. He has authored three books: <i>Jewelry for the New Romantic, Jewelry Designs with Knitted Wire, </i>and
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">How rare is it to come across an amazing pendant that works with just
about </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">anything? I asked a bead artisan and glass expert friend of mine to
assemble a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">special pendant for me with just one word in mind…dagger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Open to interpretation and inspired by the challenge, Scott Griffin of
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was my turn for the challenge next and I didn’t know exactly what to
do with it at f</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">irst, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I have to admit. I knew I
loved it simply by itself! So, why clutter up a fabulous </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">pendant with beadwork, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I threw out a few chains and cords onto the table and the fiber cord
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backdrop for this </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">star! I added some minor embellishments on either side, a
technique that can </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">be found in my latest book, <b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jewelry-Made-Fiber-Nealay-Patel/dp/1542371821/ref=sr_1_1?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1499350308&sr=8-1&keywords=nealay+patel">Jewelry Made with Wire & Fiber</a></i></b>.</span></div>
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Be sure to stop by Nealay's <span style="font-size: 16px;">Beads & Bubbles Facebook page and mark your calendars to watch his next video on Wednesday, July 26th for the <b>In Bloom Bracelet</b> shown above </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/beadsandbubbles/" style="font-size: 16px;">https://www.facebook.com/beadsandbubbles/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Beading Kits by Nealay Patel for this project and more are available in his <br />Etsy shop:</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/nealaypatel" style="font-size: 16px;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/nealaypatel</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tiger in a Tropical Storm was the first painting that Rousseau painted in his signature jungle scene in a dream-like style. The painting was first rejected by the salon show but was exhibited at a non-juried show where it </span>received<span style="font-family: inherit;"> mixed reviews. Henri was a self-taught painter and his naivete was not favored by critics, although he was admired by artists looking to break away from the traditional art establishment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The painting was actually quite large at over 5" wide. Rousseau captures a surreal dream quality in his work from a wide range of resources that fueled his imagination, such as French gardens, </span>museums<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and books. The painting is so detailed in it's lush, tropical foliage with a </span>sophisticated<span style="font-family: inherit;"> use of color and brushwork that it transcends the 'childish' label from critics. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1a2127;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"As a self-taught painter, Henri Rousseau was completely untrained in any established art techniques. He is best known for his naïve, or primitive, childlike jungle scenes. He was good at painting and music as a child, but spent most of his life in the profession of a customs officer at the outskirts of town. He started painting seriously at the age of forty and by the time he was 49 he retired from his job in order to paint full time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An art bead is a bead, charm, button or finding made by an independent artist. Art beads are the vision and handiwork of an individual artist. You can read more about art beads <a href="http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2007/03/wikibeadia-defining-world-of-art-beads.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>.</span></div>
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Today on Bead Table Wednesday I shared how to make these quick and easy wire nests to use in your jewelry designs.<br />
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Birds - <a href="http://www.humblebeads.com/" target="_blank">Humblebeads</a><br />
Leaf Charms - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fireflydesignstudio" target="_blank">Firefly Design Studio</a><br />
Peanut seed beads - <a href="http://whimbeads.com/">Whimbeads.com</a> or <a href="http://bellomodo.com/">Bellomodo.com</a><br />
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You can use any kind of 20 gauge wire for your nests. Left to right: antiqued copper wire, dark annealed steel wire, brass colored wire with a bit of <a href="https://www.limabeads.com/WoolyWire-Craft-Shaping-Wire-C7604" target="_blank">WoolyWire</a> wrapped in - inspired by Sue Woods! </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">1 winner was chosen <a href="http://www.random.org/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">randomly</a> from all the <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/jewelry-monthly-challenge-entries/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">challenge entrants</a>.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1 winner was chosen <a href="http://random.org/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">randomly</a> from the Linked blog <a href="http://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-monthly-challenge-recap-winners.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">entries</a>.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/beads-monthly-challenge-entries/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;">Monthly Challenge Bead category</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">.</span></div>
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Start by finding the middle point of the chain and cut 2 gemstone links off being careful not to cut the wire loop on the end of the chain piece. Remove the wire from the 2 beads and set aside. Cut two 3"pieces of wire. Take the clasp and a bead - now make a matching size to the chain wire wrapped loop and attach the clasp before closing the loop. String the bead and make another wire wrapped loop and attach it to the 12" piece chain before closing the loop. Do the same thing again but make the loop a bit larger for the clasp to attach to. Now to attach the pendant.</div>
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Some of my handmade beads that I raku fired last week at the community Raku Firing at the Thousand Islands Art Center.<br />
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On Saturday July 1, I will be participating in the 10th Annual Mare's Wares Art Festival. I have known about this plan for several months, but now that it is beyond crunch time, I am feeling stressed and could not really settle on a topic for today's Blog Post. Instead, I am just touching on a scattering of topics, much like my brain is acting under pressure. It seems that pressure engenders some kind of resistance and procrastination in me and I go to my studio and instead of being task oriented, I begin to play and experiment. One of my best "discoveries" was this cool toggle clasp I made last week, when I thought I would be glazing pendants for the show. <br />
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One of the jewelry pieces I will have at the Mare's Wares festival on Saturday is a simple free form peyote stitch necklace. And the best part is that this morning as I was looking for beads to share in this post, I came across the perfect one to balance the necklace. I will show you the before and after in the pictures below.</div>
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Work in Progress Free Form Peyote Necklace by Mary Harding</div>
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Some of you may know I have face book group
"inspiration in everyday" where folks share their inspirations in relation
to art beads. Most share jewelry, I
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">So..... I got inspired by garlic!! I'm so strange! I know! I cut the bottom end of a bulb of garlic and when I looked at it - I was curious what it would look like pressed into porcelain. On the right is the result after pressing the garlic and adding a brown stain and some hand painted designs with black. So technically it is a garlic pendant I suppose! But no - I don't live in fear of vampires lol!! I just love pressing various textures into clay</span><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v9/fce/1/16/1f600.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">😀</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">! Inspiration is all around!!</span></div>
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I get a lot of enjoyment from pressing random things into
clay and learning the result, but I don't always put the results out there for
the world to see. What stops me? If I'm honest, fear of rejection! It was not so hard to share the results in
the small, humble face book group of encouraging people! But was I planning on offering this pendant
for sale, where it could be rejected? No! I would self talk myself
into thinking no one would want to buy my artistic, but still <b><i>garlic</i></b>
inspired pendant, its much to odd!</div>
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But
Something surprising happened and made me think about how often negative self
talk must stop my artistic growth! What
happened was someone private messaged me asking if they could buy the pendant. The very pendant I never would have listed
for sale thinking no one would want it! So it's helped me to reflect, and
hopefully grow a little more courage next time my inspiration takes me down an
unusual path. There are others out there
that appreciate unusual things as much as I do, and I should not let fear stop
me from putting my unusual work out there! This incident has lead me to my post for today about the things that kill inspiration.</div>
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At times inspiration can start out small and often be quite
fleeting. There are also times it can be
very loud and in your face! Some artists have referenced having to wrestle with
inspiration in order to get or keep grip of it, while some have painted a
mental picture of gently catching inspiration like you would a butterfly, treating it ever so delicately. Others can even claim inspirations can fall
right into their lap, completely unexpectedly!! I'm sure many artists and
designers relate to one or all of the above, and have even more ways they come into inspiration!</div>
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So whether you go out and desperately search for, chase
after, forcefully wrestle, cling to, catch, or just be ready when inspiration hits
you - what you don't want to do is KILL it!!</div>
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So let's talk about what kills inspiration so we can learn ways
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I like the mental picture of inspiration being a tiny
sprouted plant under the care of the inspired artist/designer. This is also why
you might see me use the word cultivate - a lot! The sew and reap concept is a very important
one to me. Investment of time and resources
is crucial in any area we want to see growth!!</div>
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Here are 3 Things that I have come up with that will kill
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1. Lies that bring forth self doubt! Lies such as, but
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-" If you cannot win, you should not play" - Oh, how tragic! All the beauty and learning
through the process you will miss if you believe this lie!!</div>
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-"I'm not <b><i>good</i></b> enough, <b><i>smart</i></b> enough, <b><i>creative</i></b>
enough, <b><i>skilled</i></b> enough, and so on, and so on" The never ending I'm not ________
enough! This is negative self talk and
it's best to just send it away as soon as it comes! It is never helpful! Something I heard once that has stuck with me
is -" If you argue for your limitations, you get to keep them!"</div>
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The truth is where you are at on your journey is a great
place as long as you are moving in the right direction. You will get better the more you practice, so
don't waste time worrying about what you think are your shortcomings, or comparing
yourself to others! Here is a quote I
like - "Don't compare your beginnings to someone else's middle "
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2. Fear of failure. Failure
is painful, yes! The tragedy that happens
with fear of failure, is not only does it halt growth, but it stops you from taking risks. Risk taking is a <b>crucial </b>to bringing forth creative ideas!</div>
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Cultivate a growth mindset, allow failure to be part of your
process. Choose to learn from it rather
than be stunted by it. I have failed so
many, many, times, so you can take it from me - it gets easier the more you do
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personal example of failure, I have lots to choose from! I make
ceramic art beads. Living in a rural Canadian area, there is little market for
ceramic art beads. Quite a while back I
signed up to do a local craft fair. I
thought maybe I could sell my art bead pendants by stringing them onto
necklaces of silk cording (mostly because I like silk cording). I sold some items but I did not sell a single
necklace at the craft show. Although the
failure did not feel so nice, I chose to ask myself questions, rather than give
up and decide to never do a show again. As
an artist, I could have taken it as personal rejection . I could have thought my art beads were no
good. Growth could have ended right then
and there for me! But I did not let that happen! Through a process of
questions I asked myself, I ended up learning that although I love hand dyed
silk cord, others in my area prefer chain. I
also learned better ways to display necklaces. When I fail there is a song that comes to mind
about getting knocked down, and getting back up again!! If you get knocked down, get back up, and learn
what to do differently next time! Grow, and consider yourself wiser! And find something else to do with all the silk cord you bought in bulk - oh wait - that last part might just be advice for me only!</div>
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3. Perfectionism, friend or foe? If perfectionism keeps you from perusing your
inspiration, it will stunt your growth the same way fear of failure will. It will also keep you from taking important, necessary
to risks. Sometimes perfectionism can be
helpful. It can push you further and
help you get to the next level. If that is the case, use it! If it is stopping you, or holding you back,
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Here is something to try, that might help you if perfectionism
is what holds you back. Ask yourself,
what will happen if I do go for it? Then
ask yourself what will happen if I don't?
Answering these two questions will help you come to the realization that
perfectionism is only keeping you from moving forward! Even if things don't turn
out perfect, the sun will continue to rise, and set. The birds will still
chirp, and life will go on, and the best part is, you allowed for growth!!</div>
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So protect that tiny sprout of inspiration and give it the best
possible chance to grow. Don't allow the
dangers that be, destroy it! Nurture it
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Next month I'm away all month so I won't be around to choose
a random winner for the "Inspiration in everyday " monthly
prize. So, what I am doing instead is
offering 4 of these "inspire" bead combos so that in August 4 of you
that share your inspirations over the next 2 months will win one of these sets:</div>
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So if you have not joined the group yet, you can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/462855634059507/">here</a> and
share what inspires you! I would love to
see the things that inspire you! Hey, I never
mentioned yet where I am going next month! Well, I'm
pretty excited that half of the time I'm away, will be spent in Italy!! It's an insanely exciting opportunity and I am looking forward to sharing some inspiring
things from my time there!! I have been there once before and found it to be
endlessly inspiring!</div>
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This month's inspiration is all about COLOR!</div>
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The colors are deep and saturated, yet soft around the edges with intriguing textures.</div>
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That is what I think these earrings by Sarajo Wentling capture completely.</div>
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I love these bright polymer clay charms and the way that Sarajo pulled beads that draw your eye up from them. This fun and flirty design is perfect for these hot summer nights!</div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Featured Designer :: <a href="http://sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/2017/06/art-bead-scene-june-2017.html">SJ Designs</a></span></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Featured Bead Artists :: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EarthExpressions">Earth Expressions</a></span></strong></div>
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<b style="font-size: 15.4px;"><i><u>Pretty please make sure that you post a link in your Pinterest description</u></i></b></div>
<b><b style="font-size: 15.4px;"><i><u>so that I have someplace to attribute the picture!</u> </i></b></b></div>
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<b><i>And don't forget to tell us about those art beads - providing links to bead makers is appreciated!</i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><u>Deadline June 28th</u> </i>to get your pictures posted to the Pinterest boards for the creation of the Monthly Challenge Recap post for <u>June 30th.</u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>TIP: </b>If you upload your photo rather than pin it from your blog or shop, <b>edit the pin (the little pencil button) and add your link as the source. </b>Save your edits. This will allow us to click directly on your photo and go to your blog or shop to read more about your entry. If you don't, I might not be able to access the photo to share it.</span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/jewelry-monthly-challenge-entries/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Jewelry Monthly Challenge Entries</span></a></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #2288bb;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/artbeadscene/beads-monthly-challenge-entries/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Beads Monthly Challenge Entries</a></span></b></div>
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