April Monthly Challenge Sponsors: Firefly Design Studio and T-Beads

We have two very talented artists as our wonderful sponsor for the April Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month!

Firefly Design Studio

Michelle McCarthy is one of the editors here at Art Bead Scene. Michelle creates wonderful ceramic beads and components in her Florida studio. You can see her beads and jewelry in many shops throughout Florida and of course on her website.

Michelle is donating in Ceramic Leaf components (pictured above) valued over $50 for the Jewelry Pinterest board winner. 

Visit Michelle at her website, and Facebook.

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T-Beads

Tammy Kerber of T-Beads is a wonderful beadmaker. Tammy began her lampwork journey in 2002. She learned from the best and now makes beautiful beads of all colors and sizes. Please visit Tammy at her website to see all the amazing beads she creates.
Tammy is donating the Beautiful beads (pictured above) valued at over $50 for the Monthly Recap winner.

Visit Tammy at her website and Facebook.

Matamoe or Landscape with Peacocks  by Paul Gauguin

Submit photos of your wonderful Jewelry creations using one or more Art Beads here. Submit photos of your wonderful Bead creations here.

This Month's art has many different elements that can be used for inspiration:  landscapes, peacocks, birds, trees, figures, coconuts, brilliant colors of red, orange, yellow and green.

We can't wait to see where your creativity takes you with the art for this month's challenge! 

**IMPORTANT** Please remember to put APR ABS in the title or tag of your submission(s).  Pinterest doesn't keep Pins in the order they are posted.

Provide us with the artist of the Art Beads used and we always love to know all the materials you used. 

***Art Beads MUST be used in your entry.***

April Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

Our Wonderful sponsors for the April Challenge.
We will have 3 Lucky Winners this Month!

Mary Harding Jewelry

Mary Harding of Mary Harding Jewelry creates wonderful ceramic pendants, beads, buttons and jewelry components. Who doesn't look Mary's clay creations?!! Nature pressed directly into the clay and beautifully glazed. If you don't have any of Mary's components you need to hurry over to her Etsy Shop and get some, STAT!

Mary Harding Jewelry is located in PA?.

Mary is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Mary on Facebook, Etsy, Website, Pinterest, Twitter and Blog.

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Areto

Helena Benkoczka of Areto creates wonderful nature inspired pendants and jewelry components. Helena began making colorful polymer clay beads out of her own need for her jewelry. She immediately fell in love with the creative process and possibilities that come with polymer clay. 

Areto is located in Oghmagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Helena is donating a $50 Gift Certificate .

Visit Helena on her Etsy, Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook.

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Artisticaos

Terri Del Signore of Artisticaos creates ceramic beads and jewelry components. Working in clay allows Terri to express her love of sculpture as well as her love for paint. She loves the carving and detail work involved in making art beads.

Artistiscaos is located in Middle Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Terri is donating a $50 Gift Certificate .

Visit Terri on her Website, Etsy, and Facebook.

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Submit photos of your wonderful Jewelry creations using one or more Art Beads here.

Submit photos of your wonderful Bead creations here.

Jacob's Ladder by Helen Frankenthaler. This Month's art has many different elements that can be used for inspiration: abstraction, freeform, ladder, Burnt Sienna, Teal, Pink and neutral tones.

We can't wait to see where your creativity takes you with the art for this month's challenge! 

**IMPORTANT** Please remember to put APR ABS in the title or tag of your submission(s).  Pinterest doesn't keep Pins in the order they are posted.

Provide us with the artist of the Art Beads used and we always love to know all the materials you used. 

***Art Beads MUST be used in your entry.***

April Monthly Challenge Winners

Congratulations to the April Monthly Challenge winners! 

2 winners were chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants.

1 winner was chosen randomly from the InLinkz blog entries.

Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the Monthly Challenge Bead category.

Our First lucky winner is Lynn Powers. Lynn collaborated with beadmaker Andrea Salkowe of JosephineBeads. 

She has won a $50 gift certificate from BeadSwede.

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Our Second lucky winner is Tres Jolie Designs by Sue.

She has won a $50 Gift Certificate from Too Aquarius.
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Our Third lucky winner is Renetha Stanziano.

She has won a $50 in Artisan Beads from NKP Designs.
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Our winner from the Bead entries of the Monthly Challenge is Uglibeads - Julie Wong Sontag.

She has won a Month of Advertising here on Art Bead Scene.

 

BeadSwede Studios                      Too Aquarius                        NKP Designs     

               

Thank you BeadSwede Studios, Too Aquarius and NKP Designs for being our March Monthly Challenge sponsors!

Winners, please E-Mail Tari, tari@claybuttons.com with your information (Name and address) so your prizes may be sent to you.

A Big THANK YOU to everyone who entered this month using "Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" by Frida Kahlo, as your inspiration. We were so fortunate to have so many beautiful entries and experience such creativity from our wonderful readers.

Visit us tomorrow to see what May's challenge brings.

April Monthly Challenge Sponsor + Prizes

Our Wonderful sponsors for the March Challenge.
We will have 3 Lucky Winners this Month!

BeadSwede Studios

Kristen Varian of BeadSwede Studios makes enameled bracelet bars, clasps, beads and other jewelry components. Kristen is a self taught enamalist after being gifted a kiln and enamel powder. 
Kristen's newest adventure is fused glass pendants.
BeadSwede Studios is located in Brandon, Vermont.

Kristen is donating a $50 Gift Certificate.

Visit Kristen at her Website, Etsy and Artisan Bead Marketplace.

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Too Aquarius

Elaine Robitaille of Too Aquarius makes polymer clay beads using flora&fauna as her inspiration. Working almost exclusively in millefiori and canework to create her beautiful beads, Elaines bead obsession started in high school.

Too Aquarius is located in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

Elaine is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Elaine her at Website, Etsy, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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NKP Designs

Natalie Pappas of NKP Designs makes handmade ceramic beads and jewelry components. Natalie took ceramics in high school, after 20 years of asking for a wheel and kiln for her birthday her dad came through with the best gift!

Natalie newest ventures include ceramic whistles and metal components.

NKP Designs is located in Haltom City, Texas.

Natalie is donating a $50 in Artisan Beads.

Visit Natalie at her at Website, Blog, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Etsy.

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Submit photos of your wonderful Jewelry creations using one or more Art Beads here.

Submit photos of your wonderful Bead creations here.

Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo has many different elements that can be used for inspiration: faces, self portraits, animals, trees, foliage, symbolism, shades of green & yellow and black&white.

We can't wait to see where your creativity takes you with the art for this months challenge! 

**IMPORTANT** Please remember to put APR ABS in the title or tag of your submission(s).  Pinterest doesn't keep Pins in the order they are posted.

Provide us with the artist of the Art Beads used and we always love to know all the materials you used. 
***Art Beads MUST be used in your entry.***

April Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

Our Wonderful sponsors for the April Challenge.
We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month!

Humblebeads

Heather Powers of Humblebeads creates beautiful beads and jewelry components from Polymer Clay. Most of her designs are nature inspired and and all of them would be a great addition to your bead stash!! 

Heather is donating a $50 gift certificate to her Etsy Shop.

Visit Heather at her Etsy Shop, Website, Blog, and Facebook.

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The Art of the Bead

Chris Thommen of The Art of the Bead hosts 25+ artists. Almost all of the focal beads listed are one-of-a-kind artist made beads.  Each is unique and touched by the hand of the artist.
Prizes pictured above are a glass donut with sterling core by Lea Zinke and a glass heart by Susan Elgar

Chris is donating 2 beads valued at $50.

Visit Chris on Facebook and her Website.

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Submit photos of your wonderful creations using one or more Art Beads.

Swaying Dancer (Dancer in Green) by Edgar Degas has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: Dancers, female form, tones of greens and aqua, movement, reds and orange.

We can't wait to see where your creativity takes you with the art for this months challenge! 

Please remember to put APR ABS in the title or tag of your submission(s).  

Provide us with the artist of the Art Beads used and we always love to know all the materials you used. 
***Art Beads MUST be used in your entry.***

April Monthly Sponsors + Prizes

Our wonderful sponsors for the April Monthly Challenge. 

We will have 2 lucky winners this month.

Creative Impressions In Clay

Tari Sasser of Creative Impressions In Clay makes ceramic buttons, beads, jewelry components and jewelry. Each piece is individually created and glazed.

Growing up watching the Wizard of Oz is the inspiration for Tari's Wicked Earrings and Oz Pendants.

Tari is donating a pair of Wicked Earrings and an Oz Pendant.

 Visit Tari on her website, and Facebook.

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Lisa Peters Art

Lisa Peter of Lisa Peters Art creates one of a kind ceramic beads, buttons and components. She uses different clays, glazes and techniques to create her one of a kind beauties. Lisa's unique beads would look great in your designs.

Lisa is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Lisa on her website, Etsy, Blog, twitter and Facebook.

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Submit photos of your wonderful creations using one or more Art Beads.

Walk in the Meadow at Argenteuil by Claude Monet has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: trees, grass, green, blue sky, bright pops of the colors orange and blue.

We can't wait to see where your creativity takes you with the art for this months challenge! 

Please remember to put APR ABS in the title or tag of your submission(s).  

Provide us with the artist of the Art Beads used and we always love to know all the materials you used. 
***Art Beads MUST be used in your entry.***

April Monthly Challenge Winners

Congratulations to this Month's winners! 

We have 2 winners chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants.

Our first lucky winner is Jennifer Pottner/Rock Candy Beads.
She has won a $50 gift certificate from Tesori Trovati.

Our second lucky winner is Fresh Baked Design/Lynda Carson.

She has won the beads shown, worth $55, from the FHF Team.

  

Tesori Trovati                             FHF Team

                                                      

Thank you Tesori Trovati and FHF Team for being our April Monthly Challenge sponsors!

Winners, please E-mail Tari, tari@claybuttons.com with your information so your prizes can be sent to you.

A Big THANK YOU to everyone who entered this month using "Boreas" by John William Waterhouse, as your inspiration. 

We were so fortunate to have so many beautiful entries and experience such creativity from our wonderful readers.

Visit us tomorrow to see what May's challenge brings.