The April Challenge Reveal

May thanks to everyone who took part in our April Challenge where the theme was Beaded Flowers. It was nice to see so many different techniques and different beads used. As always, the winner of the draw is at the end of this post, please enjoy all the wonderful beaded flower entries along the way.

All the names have been put into a list randomizer and the lucky beader whose name is at the very top is.....

AUDREY GRAY!

Congratulations Audrey, you're the winner of a £25 voucher to spend at Beads and More by Yashma!

Well that's it for the April challenge. Didn't have time to join in? Then why not have a bash at the May challenge which will be posted later on today? : )

The April Challenge

Welcome to the April challenge! This month we would like you to create some BEADED FLOWERS.

Your flowers can be incorporated into jewellery or other items, or they can be stand-alone flowers. You can use any technique to create the flowers: beadweaving, bead embroidery, wirework etc but they must be made with beads, have petals and must be three dimentional. Please note that flower patterns such as  flat peyote with a flower design, daisy chain etc will not count for this challenge.

THE PRIZE:

This month our sponsor is Valentina and she's offering £25 to spend in her online shop Beads and More by Yashma!

HOW TO ENTER:

Email a photograph of your entry to Liz at ottbs@live.com along with any other details we have asked for. The challenge runs until Midnight on Saturday the 30th of April and the winner is drawn and announced the following day. You can email your entry at any time during the month. The challenge is open to beaders worldwide.


RULES & OTHER INFORMATION:

• Entries must have been started on or after April 1st 2016.
• You can make any item, it does not need to be jewellery.
• You can use any craft technique but it must include beads.
• Findings are exempt from the colour challenge.
• Your entry must be a finished piece.
• If your entry isn't your own design you must credit the original designer.
• The photo above is for decorative purposes only, please refer to the text below it for details on the theme or colours allowed.

There is more detailed information on the challenge here but if you have any questions please leave a comment below or email us. 

Good luck everyone and happy beading!

The April Challenge Reveal!

Huge thanks to everyone who joined in with our April challenge! There were so many beautiful entries, I'm really glad we don't have to choose a winner by judging, it would be impossible!

Photos by (clockwise from left) A Guy Taking Pictures, Darwin Bell.
Moyan Brenn, Deborah Cardinal & Rachael Towne.

Here are all the gorgeous entries...

 

All the names went into the list randomizer at Random.org and the lucky beader who's name is at the top of the list is...

CATHERINE CHINOY

Congratulations Catherine, you're the winner of the £25 voucher to spend at Beads & More by Yashma!

Well that's it for the April challenge but a brand new challenge for May will be posted later on today :)

The April Challenge

Welcome to the April challenge! This month we're going bold, bright and almost Bollywood in style as we'd like you to create something in in vibrant shades of Pink, Orange, Purple, Blue and Metallic Gold!

Photos by (clockwise from left) A Guy Taking Pictures, Darwin Bell.
Moyan Brenn, Deborah Cardinal & Rachael Towne.

You can use any shade or shades of the above colours but please make sure you use all five in your piece - no other colours please! Metallic gold is...well...metallic gold! This means you can use any gold beads with a metallic finish and they can be shiny or matt. If you don't have any metallic gold beads then you can incorporate this colour using your clasp, focal, charms or other findings.

THE TWIST:

This month we'd like you to incorporate some FRINGE into your work. This could be done with beads as in a simple straight or looped beaded fringe or coralling etc. or you could use fabric trim. I'm sure some of you will think up some original ways to include some fringe so use your imagination! Pre-made beaded trim is accepted as long as you've used beads elsewhere in your project - remember we are all about tackling that bead stash! Remember, the twist is optional, you don't need to include it for your entry to be accepted but if you do you will receive two entries into the draw.

THE PRIZE:

Our sponsor this month is Valentina and she's offering £25 to spend in her Etsy shop Beads and More By Yashma!

HOW TO ENTER:

Simply email a photograph of your entry to Liz at ottbs@live.com. The challenge runs until Midnight on Thursday the 30th of April and the winner is drawn and announced the following day. The challenge is open to beaders worldwide.

RULES & OTHER INFORMATION:
Entries must have been started on or after April 1st 2015.
You can make any item, it does not need to be jewellery.
You can use any craft technique but it must include beads.
Findings are exempt from the colour challenge.
Your entry must be a finished piece.
If your entry isn't your own design you must credit the original designer.

There is more detailed information on the challenge here but if you have any questions please leave a comment below or email us. 

Good luck everyone and happy beading!

The April Challenge - And the winner is...

Thanks to everyone who joined in with the April challenge, it's been wonderful seeing all the entries coming in with your chosen colours! As always, the winner is at the bottom of the post, have fun looking at this beautiful beadwork along the way :)

Everyone's names went into the random list generator at random.org and the lucky beader who's name is at the top of the list is...

Congratulations Gillie, you're the winner of the £25 voucher to spend at Beads and More by Yashma! I'll be in touch with you shortly.

Thanks again to everyone who joined in with us and special thanks to our sponsor Valentina for supplying the prize this month! Check back later on today when we'll have a brand new challenge for May :)