The May Challenge Reveal

Thanks to everyone who participated in our May challenge, we hope you enjoyed creating your 'eye'catching jewellery! As you can tell from the gorgeous entries below, the theme for the challenge was Eyes... 

The list of names was randomized and the lucky person whose name has landed right at the top is...

MARY MARSHALL!

Congratulations Mary, you're the winner of the £15 voucher to spend at Jencel! 

Well that's it for May, the June challenge will be posted later on today with a colour scheme to be inspired by :) 

The May Challenge

Welcome to the May challenge! This month we are inviting you to create anything you like incorporating EYES!

Your eyes can be human, animal or fantasy. Of course, we mean glass, plastic, polymer clay, ceramic etc, not real eyes! You could even bead an eye shape using seed beads, or create one from wire etc. Please note that the focus of this challenge (excuse the pun!) is on eyes and they must be clearly recognizable as such. Faces, although they contain eyes, won't count and neither will cat's eye beads, although you can certainly use these in addition to your chosen 'eye/s'. Evil eye beads are accepted as eyes.

If you have any further questions about what is or isn't allowed for this challenge then please email us at the address below.

THE PRIZE:

This month our sponsor is Celia and she's offering £15 to spend in her online shop Jencel!

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 Tuesday the 31st of May 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 May 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 May Challenge Reveal

Thanks to everyone who joined in with our Inspired by Fabric themed challenge, we've had so many gorgeous entries! Well done to all of you!

Here are the beautiful creations that were made...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone's names were put into the list randomizer at Random.org and the lucky beader whose name is at the top of the list is...

CAROL PASSARO

Congratulations Carol, you're the winner of the £15 voucher to spend at Jencel!

We hope you all enjoyed May's challenge, please pop back later on today when we'll have a brand new challenge for June :)

The May Challenge

Welcome to the May challenge! It's theme time again and this month we're inviting you to create something that is Inspired by Fabric.

For this challenge we're defining fabric as a piece of cloth/material that can be cut with scissors and made into wearable or household items. Your chosen fabric can be something already made or it can be a piece of fabric yet to be transformed. You could find yourself inspired by the pattern in your bedroom curtains, the colours in your favourite top or some cushions you see while you are shopping - use your imagination!

For your entry to be accepted you must email a photo of your chosen fabric along with a photo of your creation.

THE PRIZE:

This month our sponsor is Celia and she's offering £15 to spend in her online shop Jencel!

HOW TO ENTER:

Simply email a photograph of your entry to Liz at ottbs@live.com along with any other info we have asked for. The challenge runs until Midnight on Sunday the 31st of May 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 May 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.
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 info here but if you have any further questions about the challenge please feel free to email us at ottbs@live.com!

Good luck everyone and happy beading!

The May Challenge - And the winner is...

Thanks to everyone who took part in our May challenge, what a fantastic collection of men's jewellery you made! The winner of the draw is at the bottom of the page but don't forget to look at all the entries along the way :)

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

*** KRISTEN ***

Congratulations Kristen, you're the winner of the £15 voucher to spend at Jencel!

We have a brand new challenge for June coming later on today so don't forget to check back :)