Pattern Finds - Leaf of Olwen Tutorial

For our 1st pattern finds of September, we have these beautiful leaf earrings from FDEkszer Tutorials, which are a perfect quick project to use up a few Swarovski Crystals or pearls. Even though they are named after a goddess of Spring, they are just perfect for our Autumn theme!

Click on the picture to go to the listing,





Happy Autumnal Beading!

Sarahx

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!

Giveaway Winner and Autumn on OTTBS

Well, first things first, I know you are all anxiously awaiting the results of the giveaway! Thank you to everyone who entered, we had 44 entries which I think is pretty fantastic! Using the trusty Random.Org the winner is ...............

Vicki of Vicki's Creative Corner! Congratulations Vicki! Let me know your postal address and I will send out the beads to you in the next few days.
Here is a link to Vicki's blog to check out, http://vickiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

I thought I would also let you know what we have planned for the next month here on OTTBS. We are trying something new and going to be having a monthly theme, for September it will be Autumn otherwise known as Fall to our friends across the pond! Liz kicked off our theme beautifully yesterday with her Autumn with a twist of pink Moodboard challenge and I hope it will inspire you to create something autumnal. We will be highlighting finished work as well as Etsy pattern finds. We will also be having one or two new features. Guest contributions would be very welcome if you have anything on the theme that you would like to contribute.

Happy beading,

Sarahx

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!

August Moodboard - And the winner is...

Thanks to everyone who joined in with our moodboard this month, once again we had a tremendous response! Even though the we had three set colours it's great to see the variations on the shades used, from royal purple to lilac and lime to emerald, making everyone's pieces so different.

Before I show what everyone made, here's a recap of the mosaic I posted at the beginning of August...

Clockwise from top-left: Twinkling christmas lights, Eye of the Day, Noro Scarf, Flowers from the Purple Land.

And here are the beautiful submissions we receieved...

Anna


Catherine



Sarah



Liz



Sarah



Norma



Dorisanne



Shirley



Cathi



Tracy



Sarah



Jet







*Edited to add Gemma's late entry :)*

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



Congratulations Dorisanne, you're the winner of my Mini beaded bead kit!

I hope you've all enjoyed this months challenge, I'll be back tomorrow with a brand new moodboard for September!

Now Closed - Facebook Celebration Giveaway!

Today we welcomed our 100 Facebook Group member, so I thought a giveaway was in order! I rummaged through my stash and came up with the items above, there are tiny cube beads, 11's, 15's, drop beads, a lampwork bead and a sterling silver frame.

All you need to do is comment on this post by Midnight Thursday 1st September, I will then use Random.org to choose 1 lucky winner. You don't need to be a member of the group, though we would love to have you with us! There is a link in the sidebar on the right.

ETA: Please comment only once on this post, to keep things easier when I am using the Random Generator, Thank you!

Good luck and happy beading!

Sarahx

Pattern Finds - Go Fish Earrings by The Peregrine Beader

You know how much I love projects that use up the little bits and pieces left over from other projects and I am always looking for fun patterns to make use of them. This earring pattern from Callie at The Peregrine Beader on Etsy is just perfect! I love the unique shape and they are the prettiest colourful fish that i have seen for a long time!

Click on the picture to go to the listing

http://www.etsy.com/shop/PeregrineBeader?ref=seller_info

Happy Beading!

Sarahx