Look who's Strutting their Stuff!

Lots of beautiful components in the Flickr pool this week!



This beauty by Earthshine Lampwork reminds me of gazing into a kaleidocope!




I love how realistic this polymer clay skull is by our very own Staci!


I love all the variations in these skulls by Kalaya!

Are you ready to strut your stuff? Hop on over to our Flickr group to see how to enter!!! You could win some beautiful prizes from this month's sponsors!

Look Who's Strutting their Stuff!

I love this shuttle-tatted piece by Spritzyfitzy in our Flickr pool this week....Another beautiful way and skill to add fibers to your work.....A few years ago, I went to pioneer village where among the old fashioned arts they were demonstrating, some women were shuttle tatting lace....such an interesting and dying art!




Here's what she says about this design:Inspired by snowflakes and turn-of-the-century motifs, this bib necklace was shuttle-tatted with pearl accents. The 3 motifs placed together creates a dramatic necklace. Shuttle-tatted bib necklace, handmade with white thread (100% mercerized cotton) and finished with silver plated jump rings and chain. Small pearl beads are set within the pattern. All jewelry is treated to help protect the thread and add stiffness to the design.

Are you ready to Strut your Stuff?? Please head on over to our Flickr group and check out the specifics! You could win some awesome prizes from this month's sponsors!

Strut Your Stuff October Winner & November Sponsors

Congratulations to Pennee of All Wired Up Designs who is the winner for October with this stunning pendant!



 Please email Barbara with your mailing address: secondsurf(at)gmail[dot]com

For November: We have several stunning prizes courtesy of our own Love My Art Jewelry Members:

First up is this stunning enameled pendant by Julie Holmes:

Isn't this just perfect for Autumn? Visit Julie here:
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And also these beautiful components by MaryAnn Carroll:

This just looks like a delicious mix of Autumn and Winter (perfect for November since many of us are already seeing snow!)

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Monthly Challenge Rules

1. Take pictures of your current creation and upload it to our flickr pool. (up to 3 per submission). Look for your work to be added to the group when it meets the rules of the challenge.

2. Leave a description of your thought process while creating your jewelry or beads/components. We really want everyone to share their creative thinking so please make sure that you share.

3. Since we are a group promoting "creating handmade with handmade," your jewelry should consist of at least 75% handmade. This doesn't mean that you have to create everything that goes into your piece. You could use beads/components created by other artists. Please give credit to that artist in your description.

4. If your submission will be loose beads/components, it may include any medium that you prefer to make those in. These submissions would also require a description of your creative thought process.

5. You may submit as many pieces as you like in a month, but please note that your name will be put in the hat once for the end of monthly giveaway. And in fairness, you can be chosen only once for designer of the week.

6. This challenge begins the first Monday of each month. Winners from the previous month will be announced the first Monday of the following month. For example January's challenge starts 1/2/12 and the winner announced 2/6/12.

7. Have fun, show off!!

ALSO, Don't forget to enter to win these beautiful earrings generously donated by Laura Jane Bouton!