ArtBeads - Under the Sea Challenge!

Taken from ArtBeads Blog - Good luck!!!





Get ready to test your sea smarts with our latest contest! In our Under the Sea Challenge, you’ll be asked trivia questions about some of our favorite sea creatures. Once you complete the challenge, enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win a fabulous “Under the Sea Challenge” prize package that includes a collection of our newest Unicorne Beads, freshwater pearl strands and an Artbeads gift card—all this valued at $200. Show off your aquatic knowledge and have fun with the trivia!

This contest runs from Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 12:01AM PT until Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11:59PM PT. Winner will be announced the next day, September 1, 2011. Look for our announcement on Facebook and the Blog for Beaders. Let’s get started on your aquatic adventure by taking the quiz! Be sure to read the full contest rules.

Please note: The trivia test is not a requirement to enter the sweepstakes, but have a little fun with the Under the Sea Challenge and see how salty dog savvy you are!

ArtBeads Make It For Mom Challenge!!!

I got this email from ArtBeads and had to share it with you!

The Make it for Mom Challenge is all about creating that perfect design for Mom and having some fun too. The winner of this jewelry design contest will receive a $250 Artbeads.com Gift Card and their winning design will also be featured in the Artbeads Learning Center. All design submissions must contain at least 50% products available at the Artbeads.com website. Contestants must be 18 or older to enter and this contest is open to entrants worldwide. The winner will be determined by a public vote on Facebook starting at midnight (Pacific Time) on Mother’s Day. Make sure to submit a design yourself and tell all your beading friends, family and blog readers to enter this fun design challenge!

Make it for Mom Challenge




ArtBeads is also are running a great store wide sale to coincide with the design contest. You can save 15% on your order of $45 or more in our Make it for Mom Sale going on right now. Just enter coupon code ZZ-MOM15 at checkout to take advantage of these fantastic savings. Hurry, this sale ends on Saturday, April 23, 2011





Put your thinking caps on and get your creative fingers going and make something beautiful for Mothers Day!

Good Luck!

Autumn inspired necklace

ArtBeads is doing a "What inspires you?" beading contest for great prizes


It got me to thinking - everything around me is an inspiration. I think it is fun to do an abstract interpretation of the things around me, and see if it will turn into some fun jewelry.

One of my favorite things in life is an autumn sky. More than likely because of where I grew up . The summers were brutal and humid. There was always a haze in the air, and the sky was always dull due to it. The winters were gray and wet, and I swear, those blue skies snow birded down to Florida. But fall - omg, glorious fall. The humidity was gone, the air was crisp and cool, and the colors - those life changing, memory making beautiful blasts of fall colors, oh how I adore you :)

So I wanted to make a necklace that showed those golden leaves rustling in the cool breeze and the blue skies peaking thru them.

I found this image and it took my breath away.


I wanted to capture the bits of sky that you see when you look up thru the leaves, so I added faceted blue crystals in the amber strand.




Every so often there is a swarovski crystal to catch the light and give a glint like sunlight thru the leaves.



What inspires you?

Have you heard about ArtBeads "What Inspires You?" Contest?

Now that we’re into the month of November, the time for submitting a design for the What Inspires You? Design Contest is quickly coming to a close. The last day to enter is November 22, 2010.

We’ve had some fantastic entries so far, but I think it’s only a small sampling of the talent available. If you’ve recently created a design using at least half Artbeads.com products, you can easily enter this contest and display you work! You’ll find a category devoted specifically to necklaces and a general category that includes pieces like bracelets, earrings, accessories, apparel, home décor and crafts. Be sure to check out our contest page for more detailed information, including specifics on the great prizes you could win!

Even if you’re not interested in submitting your own work, it’s still fun to look at what others have created. Check out the following links to see entries contestants have already submitted:

• Necklace Category
• General Category

ArtBeads Sweepstakes!

Checkout Artbeads' "The World Greatest Bead" Sweepstakes.  Click here for more details!

Art Beads Prize - OMG

I played the Tweet your Prize (you should too!)from the Art Beads blog, and won!

I won the Murano Glass 40mm Blown Glass Millefiori Bead - Black and White

You can't believe how beautiful this bead is. My jaw dropped when I saw it. This picture and the description on the site do not do it justice - this is something you have to see in person.

Look at the size of this bad boy -



It almost fills my palm. The detail is stunning - it is not just the glass that is colored to look that way - it is textured - little divets, for a lack of better word, in the bead and in each one a swirl.



Do you see that?!?!



My mind is racing with ideas, and I look at it, and everything comes to a screeching halt. It is too beautiful!

THANK YOU ART BEADS!!!!!!