September Moodboard - And the winner is...

Thanks to everyone who joined in with our September moodboard, you all came up with such wonderful designs and a great mixture of pieces: cuffs, bracelets, brooches, earrings, pendants, necklaces and rings. Before I announce our lucky winner, here's a reminder of the challenge we set at the beginning of the month...

Clockwise from top-left: Autumn Treasures Ripe, Summer's Bounty, Beau, Pink Leaves.

And here's what everyone made!

Sarah



Anna



Janice 1



Tracy



Catherine





Dee



Jet



Janice 2



Faye



Carol



Dorisanne



Callatya

I'm using Random.org to randomly choose a name from the list and the beader who is in 1st position is...



Congratulations Jet, you're the winner of Sarah's fabulous kit!

Well I hope you've all enjoyed this months challenge, I'll be back tomorrow with a brand new moodboard and a very special prize for October!

September Moodboard - Weekly Update 4

Three gorgeous entries to share with you all this week!

Another submission from Catherine, a lovely freeform pendant which she made following a tutorial from Laura Zeiner...



Faye made this wonderful pendant with a fiery cabochon...



And Carol started making a pendant with Russian leaves but in the end made this gorgeous ring...



While September is almost over there's still time for you to join in with our moodboard, just read this post to find all the information you need!

September Moodboard - Weekly Update 3

Isn't September speeding by?! But don't worry, there's still time to join in with our challenge. Speaking of which, we have another four gorgeous submissions to our moodboard to share with you today.

Catherine made a pendant with a Rivoli crystal, cylinder and seed beads...



Dee also made a pendant, this time with a fire agate cabochon and seed beads...



Jet hasn't decided what to make this into just yet but I think you'll agree that it's gorgeous...



And Janice made a lovely necklace with seed beads and leaves...



Thanks for joining in with us! If you've been inspired to create something for our September moodboard then please read the original post to find all the information you need!

September Moodboard - Weekly Update 2

Three gorgeous submissions to share with you today...

Anna created this gorgeous bracelet using free-form two-drop peyote...



Janice made this lovely necklace and earrings set with semi-precious beads and glass leaves...



And Tracy used firepolished crystals, flowers, leaves and a brass ring to make this gorgeous cuff...



Thanks for joining in with us! If you've been inspired to create something for our September moodboard then please click here to find all the information you need!

September Moodboard - Weekly Update 1

A gorgeous submission from Sarah this week which captures our moodboard beautifully!


If you'd like to join in with us this month and be in with a chance to win one of Sarah's gorgeous Crysanthemum earring kits then please see the original post where you'll find all the information you need!

September Moodboard

Welcome to the September Moodboard! While it's still sunny in some parts of the UK I'm sure we've all felt the cool touch of autumn creeping in. Leaves are starting to fall and we're beginning to harvest the lovely fruits and vegetables that we've been caring for throughout the spring and summer. Our moodboard for September reflects this with it's warm browns and oranges, deep mossy greens and golds and creams. But we're refusing to give up the summer that easily so we've added a twist to the traditional autumn colours...we'd like you to add a little pink to your creation!

Clockwise from top-left: Autumn Treasures Ripe, Summer's Bounty, Beau, Pink Leaves.

Submitting is easy! You can either email your photographs to me at thecrimsonmoon7@gmail.com or you can add them to our Flickr group pool. If you have a website, blog or an online shop that you'd like us to link to your name then please include it with your submission, either in your email or in the description of your Flickr photo.

What can you make? Anything as long as it involves beads! Any technique is accepted, from beadweaving and stringing to wire work and bead embroidery. Lampworkers and polymer clay artists are also welcome to submit pieces they've made.

We're happy for you to make something using a pattern from a book, magazine or tutorial but if you do please let us know the designer's name and where it was published, including a link if available, so that we can give full credit.

The deadline for entries is 6pm (UK time) on Friday September 30th and as usual a prize will be awarded at random to one of our lucky entrants. We welcome submissions from around the world so don't worry if you're not in the UK, you can still enter and be eligible for the prize!

The prize this month is a from Sarah and is a kit to make a pair of her gorgeous Chrysanthemum earrings in autumn colours! :)

We hope you enjoy this month's challenge and look forward to seeing your creations!