Designer of the Week :: Suburban Girl Studios + SueBeads

If you follow Miss Diana (and I highly recommend that you do!) on her journey with all things beady, you will know that she recently took up bead embroidery after a five year hiatus. The first time she abandoned the projects. This time, she saw the light and completed them! This beautiful focal is one of her own ceramic pendants in a lovely leaf that she embellished with those (evil-to-me) seed beads! I am in awe of people who choose to use them and make such amazing things. The colors are perfect for the inspiration piece. Pairing with this are some beads from Sue Kennedy. Just look at that wee leaf that looks like it is God's paintbrush! Beautiful!

Featured Designer :: Suburban Girl Studio

Featured Art Bead :: SueBeads
 

Join me here on Monday, September 30th for the monthly blog tour.

Designer of the Week :: Gingko et Coquelicot + Bead Swede Supplies

Oh, the color! It grabbed me and said hello! The rich, saturated tones of autumn come alive in this bracelet by Karin of Gingko et Coquelicot. The russet, the tangerine, the sage and the gold are all melted together in this bracelet that looks like the sun swirled all these colors together and poured them onto your arm. Perfect for a pop of color during sweater weather!

Featured Designer :: Gingko et Coquelicot

Featured Art Bead :: Bead Swede Supplies
 

Join me here on Monday, September 30th for the monthly blog tour.

Designer of the Week :: Klassy Joolz + Mandrel 2 & Elizabeth Creations

I was immediately drawn to the lovely art nouveau silver pendant in this necklace right away that recalls the lounging lovely in the painting. And then the mossy greens and rich russet colors of the glass had me wanting more! This necklace from Pam at KlassyJoolz is a wonderful interpretation of the Mucha inspiration for September and makes me want to reach out and touch it!

Featured Designer :: Klassy Joolz

Featured Art Beads :: Mandrel 2 and Elizabeth Creations
 

Join me here on Monday, September 30th for the monthly blog tour.

Note: Please remember to share with us the name of the artist (and links if you have them!) for the art beads that you use in your piece! Since art beads are why we are here, we want to give a shout out to the talented folks that provide us with the inspiration for our pieces. Tell us about them! And also give us the exact URL of your blog post in your description of the picture on Flickr if you want to be included in the monthly blog tour. Thank you!

Designer of the Week :: Bay Moon Design & Lea Avroch

We are mixing things up a bit around here on Art Bead Scene. Starting today, I will be responsible for choosing the Designer of the Week from all those posted in the Flickr pool. This will also give me a head start on the monthly blog tour.

Everyone has a distinct point of view and a talent all their own, but I hope that we will continue to get so many great entries that you will make my job really tough! I look forward to sharing our Designers of the Week with you.

As part of the Designer of the Week, I would like to promote the designer as well as the art bead artist. So be sure to supply the name of the artist(s) who made the bead(s) in your design. That way we can check out your creativity as well as the beautiful artistry of the one who inspired you!

This unusual lampwork bead is created on a bobbin by artist Lea Avroch. I love the colors, the texture and the simple way this is put together. The soft grey leather lace brings in the neutral color of the painting and serves to ground the more vibrant tones. 

Designer of the Week :: Bay Moon Design

Featured Art Bead :: Lea Avroch