Trash to Treasure Contest Entry

I have never entered a contest with any of my designs just challenges. The difference? Challenges may or may not result in a prize if you win and then it may just be a random drawing on not one based upon your design whereas a contest always has some prize and is based upon the design you submit. So, I decided to do it. Happy Mango Beads was hosting their Trash to Treasure contest and I went for it. I had an idea for a piece to make with some previous used leather scraps and left over bits and pieces of chain and here is what I came up with.

I call this Elegant Biker. I don't know the leather and rivets reminded me of something a biker would wear and all the chain and rhinestone button added a touch of elegance. The Laugh charm I just had to add for a bit of whimsy and to remind us and those around us to laugh at ourselves every once in a while.

If you want to check out the contest, head over to Happy Mango Beads. You can still enter in one of the categories until 9/15.

Have a great day.

A New Contest by Delphi

ArtFire and Delphi have teamed up to bring us a great contest. This contest titled "Ring of Fire Artist Challenge" is perfect for those that work with glass but they also offer products that any crafter could use.

All you have to do is create a project using one of Delphi's Ring of Fire products (wire mesh, fine silver wire, pressed flowers, KraftyBloks (you know those great glass blocks that you can use for vases and decorating), mirrored tiles and so much more) and upload the picture. Deadline for your project is 6/30/2010. Here is the link to the contest site that explains all the contest rules. Oh, and just for entering their contest you will receive a 1 year subscription of Glass Craftsman Magazine. That's a pretty good deal. I bet you are wondering what you could win......okay well the Grand Prize is a Delphi EZ-Pro Deluxe 15-6 Kiln, yes that's right a kiln for all your glass fusing needs.....humm I wonder if it will work with PMC also. Update, I checked and yes it will work for PMC....yea, now to create something by 6/30.

If you want to check out Delphi's home page and all the wonderful products they have, click the link below.

Good luck and I hope you win....that is if I don't.  LOL

Imagine the Possibilities

I finally came up with my next tutorial idea..now just to document it and put all the steps down for you. To give you a little hint…. It will be an earring design that you could expand into a necklace. In fact, I have shown that design here on my blog last year, but I don’t think I’ll tell you which post it was. You will just have to wait until tomorrow.

REMINDER Enter to win all this Copper jewelry here on my blog. Easy to enter and there aren’t a slew of entries yet so you have a very good chance of winning. Click HERE to go to that post.







Until tomorrow friends, have a great and beautiful day.

The signs of Spring are here.