Beading Arts

Learn a new earring technique with Nealay Patel! Do you need even MORE tutorial suggestions? The 10 best free vintage fall images for your art Fiberart International 2019 call for entries Critical decisions you need to make when starting a blog   Using a shape to design a collection   Pumpkin chocolate chip cookie pie!!!  This post contains affiliate links: Jesse James Beads  

10 Pans that Nicole from Baking Bites thinks every baker needs A new design contest from Jesse James Beads with their Afrika Afrika collection!! Changeable spiral earring tutorial Rosette of Thorns stitch for embroidery How to make strawberry cake with real fruit and no Jello! Post contains an affiliate link: Jesse James Beads

There are stunning entries in all the categories for BeadDreams 2017 , but I have to agree with the People's Choice winner... Draco Volanti Daryl Adams, 2017 Daryl's piece also won first place in the metalwork category!  See all the winners at the link above.

I am thrilled to be able to tell you that one of my beads from the "Not Found in Nature" series was just accepted for a new volume by Lark Books , which will be published in April 2014!  You can see some of the beads in the series in this post if you'd like, but I'm not going to tell you which one it is!

Beadazzled Split-Complementary Design Contest Deadline:  10/21/13  Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Belle Armoire Jewelry Deadline: 10/15/13    JewelryAffaire Deadline: 11/15/13  Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Transformations: Beaded Art Dolls Deadline: 08/31/13  2014 Niche Awards Deadline: 09/16/13   Saul Bell Design Award Deadline: 09/20/13   Swarovski Elements - FMG Deadline: 09/30/13   Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

JewelryAffaire Deadline: 08/15/13 Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Bead Star Deadline: 05/24/13 Halstead Grant Deadline: 06/09/13 Belle Armoire Jewelry Deadline: 07/15/13  Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Blossoms of the Moonlit Waves I sent this piece in to Fire Mountain Gems and Beads for their 2012 seed bead contest, and it came back as a finalist!  Not as good as my first place in pearls a few years ago, but I should just be happy as it is :-)   Blossoms is one of the pieces featured in my e-book, Some Assembly Required.

Beadazzled Monochromatic Jewelry Design Contest Deadline: 04/12/13  Showcase 1000 Beads Deadline: 05/10/13   JewelryAffaire Deadline: 05/15/13    Bead Star Deadline: 05/24/13 Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Belle Armoire Jewelry Deadline: 04/15/13    Showcase 500 Metal Clay Jewelry Deadline: 04/26/13  Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

1000 Beads by Lark Books Deadline: 02/14/13       BeadDreams contest Deadline: 03/26/13         Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

  Hope Springs Eternal The Second Annual Future of Design Business Incubator Contest for Jewelry Designers Deadline: 01/21/13 Bead It Forward Project Deadline: 03/01/13        Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Tales of the Heart (PMC) Deadline: 01/14/13    Belle Armoire Jewelry Deadline: 01/15/13     Metal contest - Fire Mountain Gems    Deadline: 01/31/13   JewelryAffaire Deadline: 02/15/13    Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Altered Couture Deadline: 12/15/12        Technorati Tags: bead embroidery , handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Belle Armoire Jewelry Deadline: 10/15/12        Jewelry Affaire Deadline: 11/15/12        Technorati Tags: handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading

Ok, so I just told you about the huge sweepstakes going on over at CraftArtEdu.com .  To help get you excited, they have also offered me a chance to give one of you a FREE CLASS of your choice! I was able to watch the video class given by my friend Jean Campbell , in which she teaches how to make Peyote Buttons .  It's brilliant!  It's so easy to follow, such a versatile design idea, and the class comes with a pdf file so that you can refresh yourself easily if needed.  I can't wait to try making some of these buttons.   ***Free Stuff Alert!!!*** Would you like to win your choice of class from CraftArtEdu.com ?  Just visit them at this link and tell me in the comments below what class you would chose, and you'll automatically be entered to win.  If you tweet or post on Facebook or other social spots about this contest, you can leave a second comment and be entered twice! Please make sure that your link will lead me to an email addr...

Win $4,500 in prizes in “My Dream Jewelry Studio” Sweepstakes (Florissant, CO, August 24, 2012) CraftArtEdu.com , the craft and fine art e-learning community, launches “My Dream Jewelry Studio” sweepstakes . The sweepstakes offers 30 chances to win $4,500 in jewelry-making prizes, including free online craft and art classes, jewelry making supplies from RioGrande.com, and a pair of custom, CraftOptics telescopes. The sweepstakes closes September 30 , so enter today for your chance to win. Here’s what you might win in the “My Dream Jewelry Studio” sweepstakes: ·    One grand-prize winner will receive a custom CraftOptics Rx telescopes, valued at $475; a $150 gift certificate to Rio Grande; and $125 in CraftArtEdu.com classes. ·    Nine, second-place winners will receive $150 RioGrande.com gift certificates and $50 in classes from CraftArtEdu.com. ·    Twenty, third-place winners will receive a free class from CraftArtEdu.com. Whe...

Flex Your Creativity Deadline: 09/01/12      Cultured Pearl Association of America's 2nd International Pearl Design Competition Deadline: 09/01/12       Rings & Things Crystal Jams Challenge Deadline: 09/10/12       Saul Bell Design Award Deadline: 09/14/12     Altered Couture Deadline: 09/15/12       Swarovski Elements - Fire Mt Gems Deadline: 09/30/12       Niche Awards Deadline: 09/30/12       Technorati Tags: handmade beaded jewelry , wearable art , beads , jewelry , necklace , mixed media , beading