The May Challenge - And The Winner Is.....

Thanks to everyone who joined in with our May challenge! Before I announce the winner, let's have a quick reminder of the image I posted for our black, white and turquoise colour scheme...

Aqua Blue, Black and White Retro Wedding Cake


And here are the 42 beautiful entries :)


Klazine

Annita

Chris Furze

Dee

Kit

Veronica

Helen

Chris Maj

Coral

Danielle

Gaynor

Tamara

Janice Fagioli

Padmini

Shirley Jones Moore

Mary Kearney

Dorisanne

Ev Shelby

Gail
(Design by Sabine Lippert)

Gillie Hardbattle

Melody

Clare

Donna

Beejang
(Design by Sabine Lippert)

Carolyn

Deborah

Jane
(Design by Oszipova)

Elisa

Ericka
(Design by Gwen Fisher)

Jacqui

Lynsey

Janice

Kate

Kristen
(Design by Liana Goodman)

Rhonda

Maria

Nicole
(Design by Sabine Lippert)

Rachael

Shirley

Gill

I put everyone's names into the list randomizer at Random.org and the the person who is at the top of the list is...

Congratulations Deborah, you're the winner of the £15 voucher from Jencel.co.uk!

Well that's it for the May challenge, I hope you've all had a great time designing, making, and seeing all the beautiful entries. Remember to check back tomorrow when we'll have a brand new challenge and another fabulous prize for June!

June Special Feature - Leftovers

We all have them, little bits and pieces leftover from big projects that we just don't know what to do with. Six topaz 4mm bicone crystals here, a handful of glass pearls there, an orphan lampwork bead tucked into the corner of the bead drawer, just gathering dust and reproaching us every time we pass over them in favour of something newer and shinier. Let's make June the month where we pull the half finished tubes of seed beads, the lone feature bead and the handful of mismatched crystals out and make them centre stage! The OTTBS blog team will have plenty of inspiration to share, with a brand new free tutorial from each of us, Etsy Pattern Finds, Pattern Reviews of projects perfect for leftovers and to top that all off, Clair will be launching a new feature to help you make sure of all those books crammed onto your shelves! Leftovers month will kick off on the 1st June with Liz and the Monthly Challenge. So, rummage through those bead boxes and dust off your beady leftovers, I can't wait to see what beautiful projects you all make with them! Sarahx

The May Challenge - Weekly Update 3

Wow, week 3 already?! Here's another batch of gorgeous entries. There's still plenty of time to join in with our May challenge, just click here for all the information you need to enter and it could be you who wins the £15 voucher from Jencel.co.uk ;)

Mary Kearney

Dorisanne

Ev Shelby

Gail
(Design by Sabine Lippert)

Gillie Hardbattle

Melody

Clare

Gill