August Monthly Challenge Sponsors: Allegory Gallery + Summer Wind

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

Allegory Gallery

Andrew Thornton of Allegory Gallery creates handmade jewelry, jewelry components and unique art at his studio in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

"We are a creative space that's one part bead store, one part jewelry boutique, one part fine art gallery, and one part gift shop. The aim of Allegory Gallery is to promote artisan craftspeople, inspire the community to explore their creativity, and act as a focal point for classes and artistic education in the area."

Andrew is donating in everything pictured above valued over $50 which is composed of Czech Glass, vintage plastic, blue tiger eye, chocolate jasper, Marsha Neal cabochon, vintage seed beads, and waxed linen.  

Visit Andrew on Facebook, Etsy, Twitter, Instagram, Andrew's Blog and Allegory Blog.

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Summer Wind

Ashley Bonney creates handmade wood beads by woodburning the design and handpainting each one. Ashley is also a jewelry designer and accepts custom orders. 
All of this fabulous creativity happens in her Lynchburg Virginia studio.

Ashley is donating beads and components valued over $50.

Visit Ashley at her Facebook and Etsy Shop.

Twelve Princesses on the way to the Dance by Kay Nieslen

New instructions on where to submit photos of your wonderful Jewelry and Bead creations will be coming soon!!

This Month's art has many different elements that can be used for inspiration:  female form, couture, trees, night, peaches, pinks, and high contrast.

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

**IMPORTANT** Please remember to put AUG ABS in the title or tag of your submission(s).  Details for where to post your entries are coming soon.

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.***

August Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

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

Swoondimples

Heather Millican of Swoondimples creates inspirational and wonderful beads, pendants and jewelry. Her polymer clay style rustic and beautiful.  
Hop over to her Etsy shop because you know you love and need some great jewelry components from Heather!!

Swoondimples is located in Gulf Breeze, Florida.

Heather is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Heather on Facebook and Etsy.

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East o' the Sun West o' the Moon

Rachael Grow of East o' the Sun West o' the Moon creates beautiful Wire Core Spun Yarn and patina jewelry components. The hand spun yarn wire comes in so many colors and is perfect for this month's challenge! You need some for your next project!!

East o' the Sun West o' the Moon is located in Portland, Oregon.

Rachael is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Rachael on her Etsy, Facebook and FB Jewelry.

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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.

Park Near Lu by Paul Klee. This Month's art has many different elements that can be used for inspiration: linear, curve linear, trees, seasons, emotions, grey, pink, blue, violet, peach tone 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 AUG 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.***

August Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

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

Bay Moon Design

Kathy Lindemer of Bay Moon Design creates beautiful, stylish, unique, handmade necklaces, earrings and bracelets. 
She also makes jewelry components.

Bay Moon Design is located in Lewes, Delaware.

Kathy is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Kathy at her Etsy Shop, Blog, and Facebook.

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BH Claysmith

Barbara Hanselman of BH Claysmith creates hand formed ceramic clay beads, pendants and plaquettes which can be used to make your own wearable creations.

Her components are great additions to your jewelry designs!

BH Claysmith is located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Barbara is donating a $50 Gift Certificate.

Visit Barbara at her Etsy Shop, Website 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.

Summer Thunder by Hosteen Klah has many different elements that can be used for inspiration: Symbolism, texture, weaving/fabric, figures, red, purple, green, yellow, black and white.

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

**IMPORTANT** Please remember to put AUG 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.***

August Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

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

Humblebeads

Heather Powers of Humblebeads creates Handcrafted Art Beads Inspired by Nature and Art History. She is also the founder of Art Bead Scene, The Bead Cruise and Inspired by Nature Retreats. Heather is always creating new and wonderful designs and jewelry.

Heather is donating a $50 gift certificate.

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

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Beady Eyed Bunny

Leah Curtis of Beady Eyed Bunny creates. polymer clay pendants and other jewelry components. She also makes wonderful jewelry that incorporates a variety of materials, from Czech glass and artist made beads, to semi-precious gemstones,vintage beads and metals. 

Leah is donating a $50 in beads.

Visit Leah on Facebook, Blog, and Etsy.

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Big Bead Little Bead

Anna Weller of Big Bead Little Bead runs an internet based business with her husband selling jewelry making supplies. They currently showcase ceramic, dichroic glass, lampwork glass, metalwork, paper and polymer clay beads on their site. Anna says they always seeking to grow partnerships with new artist bead makers to help build our offering of unique, handmade beads for their customers.

Anna is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Anna on Facebook, Blog, Twitter , Google+, Pinterest, Flickr and Website.

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

The Indian Rug by Anne Redpath has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: Shoes, chairs, textiles, bold patterns, bold colors of red, yellow, blue and green.

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

Please remember to put AUG 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.***

August Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

Our wonderful sponsors for the August Monthly Challenge. 

We will have 2 lucky winners this month.

Skye Jewels

Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp of Skye Jewels makes wonderful rustic wood tiles using different images. They can be used as pendants, charms or jewelry connectors. 

Image the fantastic jewelry you can create these!

Marie is donating $50 worth of Pendants.

 Visit Marie on her website, etsy, etsy 2, blog and Facebook.

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Slate Studios Supply

Sarah Kandell-Gritzmaker of Slate Studios Supply creates wonderful ceramic beads, buttons, charms, pendants and jewelry components. Sarah uses different clay bodies and a colorful array of glazes.
Great possibilities for your jewelry creations!

Sarah is donating a $50 gift certificate in her etsy shop.

Visit Sarah on her Etsy, Pinterest, Pinterest 2, and Facebook.

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

Tres Personajes by Rufino Tamayo has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: figures, yellow, purple, red, geometric shapes and strong contrast of colors.

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

Please remember to put AUG 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.***

August Monthly Challenge Sponsors and Prizes

Our wonderful sponsors for the August Monthly Challenge. 

We will have 2 lucky winners this month.

Gaea Handmade

Gaea Cannaday of Gaea handmade is ceramic artist who creates wonderful beads, buttons, pendants and components. Gaea uses different clays and glazes to make her unique designs. All handmade for your handmade creations. 

She can also create a beautiful piece of jewelry for you.

Gaea is donating 2 sets of beads worth $50. 

 Visit Gaea on her website, blog, etsy, and Facebook.

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Painting With Fire Studio

Barbara Lewis of Painting With Fire Studio is an artist + instructor who teachs the art of torch fired enamel beads and components. Barbara is multi-talented ranging from designer, artist, teacher, author, store owner & entrepreneur all wrapped up and enameled in a torch! Life is so much more fun when you get to play with fire!

Barbara is donating the beads shown above worth $50.

Visit Painting With Fire Studio on their website, etsy, networking group and Facebook.
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Submit photos of your wonderful creations using one or more Art Beads.

Fishing Boats, Key West by Winslow Homer has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration varying shades of blue, water, boats, fishing or fishermen, reds, greys and the play of light.

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

Please remember to put AUG 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.

August Monthly Challenge Prize Winners!

Congratulations to this Months winners! 

We have 3 winners chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants.

Bo Hulley is our first winner this month. 

She has won a $50 gift certificate from Jill McKay!

Our second lucky winner is TheBeadTherapist . 

She is the lucky winner of 4 Simple Truths Pendants from Tesori Trovati (shown below).

Durgajewelry/Heather Harris is our third winner.

She has won a Starfish Bead from Stephanie Ann.

Jill McKay and  Tesori Trovati

Stephanie Ann

Thank you Stephanie Ann,  Jill McKay and  Tesori Trovati for being our August Monthly Challenge sponsors!

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

A Big THANK YOU to everyone who entered this month using Illustration for American Cresent Cycles, 1899, Frederick Winthrop Ramsdell 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 September's challenge brings.

August Monthly Challenge Prizes

Our wonderful sponsors for the August Monthly Challenge. 

We will have 3 lucky winners this month.

Jill MacKay

 Jill MacKay is an accomplished artist in many different venues. Above shows one of her talents. Sterling Silver Bead Frame is created to look like estate jewelry. A bicone crystal bead of your choice is to be featured in the center of frame as you bead your design.

Very interesting possibilities. 

Jill is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Jill at her website, blog, Facebook and twitter.

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Stephanie Ann

Stephanie Ann has worked in the art field for many years. She fell in love with glass and it's infinite possibilities after making her first bead. Living near the coast of British Columbia provides inspiration galore. 
Her lampworked Starfish beads are beautiful and finely crafted.
Stephanie is donating one of her beautiful Starfish Beads worth over $50!
(Not the one pictured here - it's a surprise!)

Visit Stephanie at her Etsy Shop and website.
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Tesori Trovati

Erin Prais-Hintz of Tesori Trovati (treasures found) is an Artisan Jewelry Designer. She has a love of putting together found objects with artisan made items. Each piece she creates is unique and imaginative. Erin is working with polymer clay creating pendants.

Erin is donating 4 "Simple Truths" pendants worth $63 shown above.

Visit the Erin on her website, etsy, blog, and flickr.

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

Illustration for American Crescent Cycles by Frederick Winthrop Ramsdell is lovely illustration with many different elements that can be used for inspiration, art deco, movement, type, crescent shape, yellows, sage green, sienna and female form.

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

Please remember to put AUGABS 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. 

August Monthly Challenge Prizes

This month we have 2 wonderful sponsors for our August Challenge.

Anne Lichtenstein of Gardanne Glass and Enamel Beads is donating a $50 gift certificate for one lucky winner. Anne makes beautiful handmade glass and enamel beads and components.

Visit Gardanne's etsy shops here and here. Plus see what else is happening on her blog.

A group that I am a member, Beads-of-Clay, is also a sponsor this month. Beads-of-Clay is a group comprised of talented artists who work in earth clays (earthenware, stoneware, porcelain etc.), creating beads, buttons, pendants and other wonderful items.

Visit Beads-of-Clay on etsy, Facebook, flickr, website and blog!

Get your Art Beads, Art Buttons, Art Charms or Art Pendants out, start creating and enter this months challenge! 
 Submit photos of your wonderful creations using one or more Art Beads.
"Sunrise" painting bby John “Jack” Savitsky has many different elements that can be used for inspiration, shape, repetition, bright yellow/gold, red and green.
We can't wait to see where your creativity takes you with the painting for this months challenge!