March Monthly challenge Sponsors: Tesori Trovati and Artisticaos

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

Tesori Trovati

Erin Prais-Hintz is one of the editors here at Art Bead Scene. Erin has a monthly bead club that you can subscribe to. The lucky winner will get to choose their colors and styles from the new Minutiae collection for the prize.

Erin is donating over $60 in Pendants and charms for the Jewelry Pinterest board winner. 

Visit Erin at her website, Facebook and website shop. 

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Artisticaos

Terri Del Signore is also an editor here at Art Bead Scene. Terri works in clay creating wonderful beads and components for jewelry artists/designers.

Terri is donating the "Birds of a Feather" components above valued at over $50 for the Monthly Recap winner.

Visit Terri at her website and Facebook.

Armed Bird's Nest in Acacia Bush, Chile by MaryAnne North

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, birds, nests, yellow flowers, purple/blues 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 MAR 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.***

March Monthly Challenge Prizes + Sponsors

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

Songbead/The Curious Bead Shop

Rebecca Anderson of Songbead and The Curious Bead Shop. She creates wonderful jewelry using art beads for her Songbead shop. Rebecca also makes beaded beads that she sells in The Curious Beads Shop, along with beads, wire and assorted jewelry findings.
Check it out for you next jewelry project!

Songbead is located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Rebecca is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Rebecca on FB Songbead, FB TCBS, Etsy SB, Etsy TCBS, Instagram SB, Instagram TCBS, Twitter SB, Twitter TCBS and Blog.

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Thornburg Bead Studio

Nikki Thornburg of Thornburg Bead Studio creates lampworked beads, pendants and headpins. They come in all different shapes, sizes and fun colors. Nikki also makes jewelry with her wonderful components. Go take a look!!

Thornburg Bead Studio is located in Newton, North Carolina.

Nikki is donating a $50 Gift Certificate .

Visit Nikki 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.

Still Life with Pussy Willows by Taisia K. Afonina has many different elements that can be used for inspiration: pussy willows, flowers, teapot, tea cups, serving ware, silverware, silver, blues, steel blue, 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 MAR 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.***

March Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

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

Studio  Marcy

Marcy Lamberson of Studio Marcy creates wonderful and whimsical lampworked beads. Her imagination, talent and artistry shapes fabulous animals, hearts, humans, sea creatures and even a Spock hand. 
Any (or all) of Marcy's beads would make great statement pieces!
Live long and Prosper.

Marcy is donating the 2 handmade beads shown above, valued at $80.

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

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Hollowlogy

Orly Fuchs Galchen of Hollowlogy, the study of hollow Polymer Clay Beads, makes beads and jewelry components using polymer clay.  Orly has been working with polymer for over 10 years. She released her Hollow Polymer Clay Beads Tutorial 2 years ago and is still experimenting and expanding her talents

Hollowlogy is located in Israel.

Orly is donating a $50 gift certificate.

Visit Orly her at Etsy and Facebook.

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Areto

Helena Benkoczka of Areto uses polymer clay to make beads and jewelry components. Her newest endeavor has been making her components out of bisque fired earthenware and painting them with acrylics. A sealant is applied to each piece to protect them.

Helena is located in Northern Ireland.

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

Visit Helena at her at Etsy, Artisan Component Marketplace, Pinterest 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.

Haida Totems by Emily Carr has many different elements that can be used for inspiration: Landscapes, Totems, faces, animals, trees, foliage, shades of blue, ochre, sienna and green.

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

**IMPORTANT** Please remember to put MAR 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.***

March Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

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

Mary Harding Jewelry

Mary Harding of Mary Harding Jewelry creates wonderful nature inspired beads, buttons, toggles and other jewelry components. Mary uses earthenware clay and underglazes for her pieces that have been cast from leaves and flowers.

You know you want to collect more of these beauties!

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

Visit Mary at her Etsy Shop, Website, Blog, Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook.

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Eclectic Prairie

Jenny Gholson-Morris of Eclectic Prairie creates hand shaped, carved beads and jewelry components. She uses various clays and glazes to produce differents looks to each piece.
Great additions to your bead stash!!

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

Visit Jenny at her Etsy Shop, Pinterest and Facebook.

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

Birds on Riser by Adolf Dietrich has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: Birds, houses, bird feeders, snow, bright pops of color and windows.

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

Please remember to put MAR 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.***

March Monthly Challenge Sponsors + Prizes

Our wonderful sponsors for the March Monthly Challenge. 

We will have 2 lucky winners this month.

Mamacita Beadworks

D'Arsie Manzella of Mamacita Beadworks makes wonderful pewter beads and buttons.

All of D'Arsie's beads, pendants and buttons are sculpted and cast by hand in fine quality lead free pewter. They are a great addition to your creatitons!

D'Arsie is donating a $50 gift certificate to her Etsy Shop.

 Visit D'Arsie on her website, Etsy and Facebook.

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Indian Creek Art Glass

Julie Brugard of Indian Creek Art Glass makes beautiful lampworked beads. Julie has been making these miniature works of art for 5 years in her home studio not far from beautiful Lake Tahoe. Beautiful color combinations and textures to enhance your designs.

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

Visit Julie on Etsy, Blog and Facebook.

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

Deer in the Forest by Marc Franz has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration: trees, deer, movement, block color, red, yellow, blue, green and cubism.

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

Please remember to put MAR 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.***

March 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 Molly Alexander/Miss Molly.
She has won a $50 gift certificate from Kristi Bowman Design.

Our second lucky winner is Christina Folkers/Kiwiken.

She has won a $50 gift certificate from Captured Moments.

 

Kristi Bowman Design                          Captured Moments

                                                      

Thank you Kristi Bowman Design and Captured Moments for being our March 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 "Street Scene in Montmartre: Le Moulin a Poivre" by Vincent Van Gogh, 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 April's challenge brings.

March Monthly Challenge Prizes and Sponsors!

Our wonderful sponsors for the February Monthly Challenge. 

We will have 2 lucky winners this month.

Captured Moments

Cindy Kovar of Captured Moments makes ceramic beads, pendants, connectors, silver bezels, copper bezels and lots more! Let your imagination go wild with these fantastic components.

Cindy is donating a $50 gift certificate to be used in her Etsy Store.

 Visit Cindy on Etsy.

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Kristi Bowman Designs

Kristi Bowman of Kristi Bowman Designs creates handmade unique Metal Clay, Copper, Bronze and Fine Silver Organic Jewelry Designs and Components. PMC Precious Metal Clay jewelry handmade from beginning to end.


Kristi is donating a $50 gift certificate to her etsy store.

Visit the Kristi on Etsy, Artfire, blog, flickr, twitter and Facebook.

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

Street Scene in Montmartre: Le Moulin a Poivre by Vincent Van Gogh has with many different elements that can be used for inspiration windmill, people, red, blue, grey, street, earthy outdoor colors, nature and linear pattern of the fence.

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

Please remember to put MAR 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.