Night and Day Earring Swap

It’s time for a new swap! As the theme for this month is stocking fillers, I though that an earring swap would be in order, as earrings are the perfect stocking filler! This swap is for 2 pairs of earrings, 1 suitable for day and 1 suitable for night and I am specifying sterling silver earwires so that we don’t have to worry about allergies.

Sign up is open from today to 12.00 midnight Friday (BST) 7th October. To sign up, please e-mail me on librabeader at gmail dot com by 12.00 midnight 7th October.
Partners will be notified on 8th October and posted here then too.

This will be a straight partner to partner swap. I will send you your partners name and e-mail address. Once you have your partners contact details, please get in touch with them during the following week for postal addresses and likes/dislikes, though please still keep your pattern choices secret so that everyone gets a lovely surprise. Once you have received your earrings, please e-mail me and your partner so that we know they have arrived safely.

Please post your 2 pairs of earrings by Saturday 29th October and add photo‘s of your finished earrings to the Flickr Pool (link at top right) when you know that your partner has received them. If you have any problems such as being unable to contact your partner, or being unable to post on deadline please let me know and I will try to contact your partner.

Your 2 pairs of earrings can be made either from your own pattern or from a pattern by another designer, but please credit the designer in you description on Flickr.

Main Swap Details

Sign up by 7th October 2011
Contact partner for details etc by 14th October 2011
Send out your 2 pairs of earrings by 29th October 2011
Email partner and me once you have recieved your earrings.
Add your photo's to Flickr once you know your partner has received her earrings.

Here are a few patterns from members of the OTTBS facebook group on Etsy for a little bit of inspiration.

As always, click on the pics to be taken to the listing,

Lila Earrings by NEDBeads (Nancy Dale)


Starlet Earrings by The Crimson Moon (Liz Reed)


Peacock Feather Earrings by April Is Forever (Me!)


Layered Leaf Earrings by Jane Lock


Happy swapping!

Sarahx

October Moodboard

Welcome to the October moodboard! This month I'm using a mosaic that Clare put together - gorgeous aqua, red and white. A bit more of a challenge than usual but I hope you will all have fun with it! As always there is a myriad of textures, shapes, patterns and materials that you can use as your muse or simply take inspiration from the colours themselves...

Left: Heart Mobile. Right, top to bottom: Blanket-WIP, aqua and red buttons2, Gathering materials

Submitting is easy! You can either email your photograph/s to me at thecrimsonmoon7@gmail.com or you can add them to our Flickr group pool. If you do add it to the Flickr pool lease make sure to mention that it's for the October Moodboard. 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 Monday October 31st and as always 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 this amazing collection from our sponsor Yashma Creations! Included in the prize is everything you see in the photo: flowers, leaves, round lentils, square lentils, rondelles, rounds, baroques, small daggers, pressed nuggets, table cut 3-dot oval beads and of course the wonderful brass stampings - plus an extra surprise of some more fabulous beads that Yashma Creations are awaiting a delivery of!





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

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!

Pattern Finds - Dagger Fringed Peyote Cuff

I am just sneaking in quick before the moodboard winner is announced with our last autumnal pattern finds post. This lovely and highly textured piece from Rose at Random Creative on Etsy would be a perfect dagger bead stash buster!



Click on the picture to be taken to the listing.

Christmas is coming up on us quick, so next month we will be featuring items that would make perfect stocking fillers.

Happy beading!

Sarahx

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!

Pattern Finds - Colorful Autumn Leaves Cuff

I am lucky enough to work in an office that is built in the former grounds of the stately home next door. Our purpose built 1960's square box is surrounded by masses of beautiful old trees of all types. At this time of year there is a profusion of beautiful autumn colour to look at through our windows, even the drizzly rain can't entirely spoil our view.
This beautiful cuff pattern by GGsDesigns on Etsy reminds of the beauty just outside my office window.



Click on the picture to be taken to the listing.

Happy Beading!

Sarahx

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!