October Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

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

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 everything pictured above valued over $50.

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

: : :

Laura Souder Studio

Laura Souder of Laura Souder Studio creates Raku fired pendants, art Beads, jewelry components, jewelry, wall sculptures and vessels.  Laura's beautiful raku pieces 
are organic and give a feeling of movement, flow, and immediacy. Many of her pieces feel like they are from the sea.

Laura Souder Studio is located in Menifee California.

Laura is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Laura on her Website, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook and Etsy.

: : :

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

Submit photos of your wonderful Bead creations here.

Dragonfly Lamp by By Émile Gallé. 
This Month's art has many different elements that can be used for inspiration:  dragonfly imagery, trees, movement, wings, insects, leaves, tulips, glass, light, yellows, brown, burnt sienna, purple and pink.

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

**IMPORTANT** Please remember to put OCT 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.***

October Monthly Sponsor + Prizes

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

Diane Hawkey

Diane Hawkey creates wonderful expressive beads, pendants and jewelry components.
Largely self taught, Diane works intuitively which gives her limitless possibilities since no one has ever told her how things should be done.
I love Diane's primitive, folk art-ish style. 

Diane is located in Detroit, Michigan.

Diane is donating a $70 in jewelry component (pictured above).

Visit Diane on Facebook, Blog, Etsy and Website.

: : :

Something to do With Your Hands

Claire Lockwood of Something to do Beads and Something to do With Your Hands creates one of a kind ceramic beads and components.

Claire is a self-taught jewellery designer, who makes unique handmade jewellery, from a wide array of materials, including handmade artisan beads and components, vintage pieces and found objects, semi-precious stones and gemstones, czech glass and other assorted lovelies.

Something to do with Your Hands is located in Frome, England, United Kingdom.

Claire is donating a $50 in beads.

Visit Claire at her Etsy Shop, Bead Etsy Shop, Website, and Facebook.

: : :

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

Submit photos of your wonderful Bead creations here.

Ma'at from Tom of Queen Nefertari has many different elements that can be used for inspiration: hieroglyphics, symbolism, mythology, goddesses, queens, birds, orange, purples, greens and yellows .

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

**IMPORTANT** Please remember to put OCT 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.***

October Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

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

Celtcraft Design

Kerry Collett creates lampworked beads, fused glass components, stained glass, seed bead items and jewelry. She is a Jane-of-all-trades! She used to work in clay too. So many options that you have to go see for yourself!

Kerry is donating a $50 Gift Certificate to her website.

Visit Kerry at her Website, Blog, Deviant Art and Seed Bead Patterns.

: : :

Swoondimples

Heather Millican of Swoondimples makes wonderful Polymer Clay beads and pendants. Each one is meticulously made to order with loads of character and texture. You can even order your word or saying. Go see all your options to include in your designs!
Heather is donating $50 in Bean Beads, shown above.

Visit Heather on her Etsy Shop, Facebook and Twitter.

: : :

Fanceethat

Lisa Suver of Fanceethat creates colorful beads using Polymer Clay. She also designs one of a kind jewelry using her own beads. Lisa will make custom orders upon request. Go take a look at all her wonderful beads and jewelry!
Lisa is donating a $50 Gift Certificate to her Etsy shop.

Visit Lisa on her Etsy Shop, Blog and Facebook.

: : :

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

Autumn by Milton Avery has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: Trees, foliage, bright red, orange, yellows blues, branches, blocks of color and lines.

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

Please remember to put OCT 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.***

October Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

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

Erin Siegel Jewelry

Erin Siegel designs and make jewelry. She is an author and instructor. 

Check out her website for jewelry tutorials! 

Erin is donating a 3 Jewelry Kits valued at $55.

Visit Erin at her website, blog and Facebook.

: : :

Glass Bead Art

Marysw Fritzsch-Thillens of Glass Bead Art creates wonderfully simple, organic, rustic looking lampwork beads in her Luxembourg Studio.
These would be a great addition to your collection and designs!

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

Visit Maryse at her Etsy Shop, Blog and Facebook.

: : :

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

Owl on Gingko Branch (Scops Owl Under Crescent Moon) by Ohara Koson has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: owls, yellow, brown, nature, texture, birds and tonal values of colors.

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

Please remember to put OCT 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.***

October Monthly Challenge Prizes and Sponsors

Our wonderful sponsors for the September Monthly Challenge. 

We will have 2 lucky winners this month.

Earthenwood Studio

Melanie Brooks of Earthenwood Studio designs and handcrafts handcrafted ceramic jewelry, beading components and ceramic gift tiles. Melanie primarily uses porcelain clay. All of her charms and trinkets are formed by hand giving each a unique look. Melanie's work over the past couple of years have been of the Steampunk genre which has become very popular.

Melanie is donating the items show above worth $50.

 Visit Melanie on her website, blog, etsy shop #1, etsy #2, etsy #3 and Facebook.

: : :

Studio Marcy

Marcy Lamberson of Studio Marcy is a glass artist who loves making people smile through my whimsical beads and sculptures. Her little sculptures do make you smile! Marcy uses a torch and glass rods to create her characters. All are properly annealed for a long life in your collection of handmade beads.

Marcy is donating a $50 gift certificate to her etsy shop.

Visit Marcy on their website, blog, etsy and Facebook.
: : :

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

Revolving by Kirt Schwitters has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: Circles, repetition, tones of green, blue and yellow, mixed media and assemblage.

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

Please remember to put OCT 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.

October Monthly Challenge Sponsors and Prizes

Our wonderful sponsors for the October Monthly Challenge. 

We will have 2 lucky winners this month.

Marsha Neal Studio

Marsha Neal Minutella of Marsha Neal Studio makes her beautiful pendants from porcelain clay and beautiful glazes. Her inspirations come from nature and her Entomology degree. Many of Marsha's design look cellular as you would see under a microscope.

Marsha's many designs and beautiful artistry of her ceramics can be seen in many magazines and online retailers.

Marsha is donating all the items pictured worth over $50 .

Visit Marsha at her website, blog, Facebook and Etsy.

: : :

Humblebeads

Heather Powers of Humblebeads creates fabulous polymer clay beads and components.

Nature inspired with beautiful colors and shapes. Heather's new book, Jewelry Designs from Nature, is now out. Be inspired by all the wonderful ideas in the book. Read a recently published article about Heather's return to her home state of Michigan.

Heather is donating a Woodland Treasures grab bag worth over $50 and asigned copy of my book..

Visit the Heather on her website, Etsy, Facebook, and blog.

: : :

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

A Hedgehog in a Landscape by Giovanna Grazoni has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration, quills, leaves, nuts, muted colors and feeling of fall.

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

Please remember to put OCTABS 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. 

October Monthly Challenge Prizes

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

Kristie Roeder from Artisan Clay is donating a the pendants and beads shown above. Kristie makes beautiful wheel thrown pendants, beads and jewelry components. The wonderful crackled colors are made firing recycled or stained glass onto the stoneware like a glaze. Her business name says it all, she is Artisan Clay.

Visit Kristie's website, blog, flickr or "like" her on Facebook.

: : :

Cindy Gimbrone of Cindy Gimbrone Beads is also a donating a Art Nouveau Stile Floreal Sunflower Pendant. Cindy makes these great pendants from bronze clay. Each one is hand formed, finished, sintered and hand polished. Plus she hangs them a bronze bail that is handmade.

Visit Cindy on her website, Twitter, Facebook, and her blog!
 Submit photos of your wonderful creations using one or more Art Beads.
Drama Medallion by Hildreth Mieire has many different elements that can be used for inspiration, patterns, repetition, shapes/form/figure, copper, red and gold.
We can't wait to see where your creativity takes you with the art for this months challenge!