June Jewelry Making Contest

[Lorri Ely]

I am announcing the start of our June jewelry contest! Please submit your photos of your favorite jewelry project for June, and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to www.AuntiesBeads.com so you can have more fun beading and making jewelry. Woo hoo!

All you have to do is reply to this discussion, and please add your photo (click the "camera" icon to upload images) then tell us a little bit about your piece and what inspired you. I can't wait to see what you have been creating. Thanks for sharing your inspiration! I will announce the winner, selected from all entries made from now until the end of June.

Happy beading and jewelry making! If you have any questions, just ask!

[Kelly Ann McGown]

I made this lovely Ladybug bracelet last month after a month of rain and gloomy skis. I wanted bright colors and nature to invade me! It is bursting full of color and the promise of summer around the corner.

[Bev]

I found a great focal bead at my local bead store. It had streaks of black, peridot and silver. Since I love to make Kumihimo bracelets I combined black 8/0 seed beads with one strand of peridot seed beads. That makes a nice round bracelet with specks of the peridot seed beads. I really like the way the Kumihimo bracelet section sets off the focal bead. It is finished with silver crimp ends and a toggle clasp.
Bev Carlson

[Michelle]

Everyone's jewelry is sooo beautiful! Thank you for sharing! My husband and I lived about 20 miles away from Mt Rainier in WA state. I was sitting in the yard on day and decided to capture what I felt was the essence of the mountian. This piece is called Blue on Blue.

[Lorri Ely]

Ah, yes....living in the Pacific Northwest myself, I can see snow-capped mountains on a clear day (Mt. Hood, Ranier, St. Helens, Adams) so I can relate to being surrounded by so much beauty and natural inspiration. Lovely, thanks for sharing! :-)

Michelle said:

Everyone's jewelry is sooo beautiful! Thank you for sharing! My husband and I lived about 20 miles away from Mt Rainier in WA state. I was sitting in the yard on day and decided to capture what I felt was the essence of the mountian. This piece is called Blue on Blue.

[Lorri Ely]

Great design and use of color! Thanks so much for sharing your inspiration with us! :-)
Kelly Ann McGown said:

I made this lovely Ladybug bracelet last month after a month of rain and gloomy skis. I wanted bright colors and nature to invade me! It is bursting full of color and the promise of summer around the corner.

[Lorri Ely]

Gorgeous, Bev! I do looove the sparkly little peridots standing out against all the black--thanks for sharing your great design! :-)

Bev said:

I found a great focal bead at my local bead store. It had streaks of black, peridot and silver. Since I love to make Kumihimo bracelets I combined black 8/0 seed beads with one strand of peridot seed beads. That makes a nice round bracelet with specks of the peridot seed beads. I really like the way the Kumihimo bracelet section sets off the focal bead. It is finished with silver crimp ends and a toggle clasp.
Bev Carlson

[Tanisha Barton]

[Tanisha Barton]

This is a design for the June design contest.

[Lorri Ely]

Very pretty and unique, Tanisha! I love carnelian and it is really set off by the peridot crystals. Thanks for sharing!
Tanisha Barton said:

[Tanisha Barton]

This necklace is design idea came to be from my friend's garden of all the beautiful flowers and color. I created this 1 strand with a divided middle using green oval flat beads, carnelian chips, 4mm bicone peridot and light topaz swarovski crystal and gold filled round bead spacers.

[Leigh]

I have to add my dragonfly necklace to this contest - I wanted something lightweight and sparkly without being over the top and this is what I came up with. I had these briolettes for some time and wanted to use them in something - I especially love the sea glass green color for spring/summer - and had the little teal patinaed dragonflies - what says spring more than that? It is my new favorite piece and I have been wearing it so much

[Lorri Ely]

Oh, it's fabulous, Leigh. Very spring and summer inspired, and I love the little dragonflies!

Leigh said:

I have to add my dragonfly necklace to this contest - I wanted something lightweight and sparkly without being over the top and this is what I came up with. I had these briolettes for some time and wanted to use them in something - I especially love the sea glass green color for spring/summer - and had the little teal patinaed dragonflies - what says spring more than that? It is my new favorite piece and I have been wearing it so much