Sunday, June 30, 2013

Show Me Sunday - Word Beads with Rebecca of Songbead

Greeting Art Bead Sceners and a Happy Sunday to you all! Here is the last of our Show Me Sunday -  Word Bead edition. I've curated a treasury of finds for you here with lots of lovely word beady goodness for you all, to finish off June. I hope the sun is shining wherever you are, and that you are getting out and about; perhaps even creating in the sunshine! I know that's what I'll be doing later today. 

'Word Beads for Art Bead Scene' by songbead

Handmade beads enscribed, stamped, carved, etched and otherwise decorated with words!


Her - Old Iron Charm, Handma...
$3.75

story beads - custom - simpl...
$25

Make Music - Music Notes - S...
$11.25

Handmade Polymer Clay Word B...
$3

Handmade Toggle Clasp - JOY...
$5

Hand Cast Pewter Love Bird
$17.99

OOAK Bead Supply, "Jour...
$3

Adventure Stick- handmade ce...
$15

Girl Of Nature - Brown Mothe...
$7.5

Wander- handmade ceramic cha...
$14

Truth Button- ONE Hand Cast ...
$2.99

Handmade Polymer Clay Word B...
$3

Copper Word Link: Truly
$12

Hand Cast Pewter Only You Pe...
$14.99

personalized monogram pendan...
$10

GreenGirl Handcrafted Pewter...
$8


Next month, I'm going to change up Show Me Sunday just a little. I'd like you to share not only handmade beads, but also items of jewellery that YOU have created using art beads that fit the theme. I will select one item of jewellery to share, along with the art beads. You can share a blog link, an etsy link, a flickr link.....whatever works for you! NB The jewellery MUST contain art beads that fit the theme.........there's your challenge for the week! (They can be your art beads or another's - they've just got to be in there!)

And what is the new theme, I hear you cry? Well, Mary gave us a brilliant suggestion which I would like to build on - food, was her idea. I'd like to expand on this and say - things that grow in the earth. Flora, rather than Fauna, if you get my meaning! So food stuffs, but also plants, wildlife.....let's push the envelope with this one. 

And I leave with the Bead Blogger Links.....have a great day! 

A Bead A Day 
Celebrating Cristmas in July? Lisa shares a couple of festive ideas. 

About.com Jewelry Making 
Baking polymer clay is supposed to be easy, but that's not always the case. Here are some tips for successful polymer clay baking. 

Art Bead Scene 
Editor Tari Sasser shares her pick for this week's Designer of the Week - a stunning, art bead-filled creation from Ahowin! 

Carmi's Art/Life World 
On my post this week I show you how I cut a turtle pendant out of fish leather! 

Resin Crafts Blog 
Jewelled and rubber stamped buttons are easy to make with resin clay. 

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done! 
Jean has a giveaway of a fabulous book about soutache and bead embroidery. Stop by , check out her review, and sign up for a chance to win this hip, fascinating , great jewelry design book! 

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton 
The June selection for the Inspired by Reading Book Club was, "The Bucolic Plague" by Josh Kilmer-Purcell. Come check out what Andrew and the others made for the blog hop! 

Rebecca is a Scottish jewellery designer, currently living in Manchester, England. You can read more about her and her work at her blog, songbeads.blogspot.com and see more of her jewellery at songbead.etsy.com. She also has a supplies shop at thecuriousbeadshop.etsy.com.


1 comment:

Monique (A Half-Baked Notion) said...

Hi Rebecca, here are a couple of posts where I featured art beads created by other artists:

http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/2012/08/arts-crafts-and-imported-strawberries.html

http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-lingering-taste-of-summer.html

I wasn't certain about sharing posts where I featured my own art beads. I HAVE left links to this invitation wherever I spy flora-inspired creations on the blogs of others.