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Challenges, Competitions, Swaps & Loans => Monthly Challenge => Topic started by: Kaz on July 02, 2008, 09:23:26 PM

Title: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: Kaz on July 02, 2008, 09:23:26 PM
My hay fever is driving me bonkers so what better theme for the newbie challenge for July than flowers...
No tutorials - just do your own thing - can be on the bead, in the bead or be the bead - whatever.......
Although entitled newbie challenge - this is open to anyone who wants to join in whether newbie or old hand!
I will shortly post some of my flowers made since my session with Jazzy Lily....
Kaz
Title: Re: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: Donna@Rockin' Beads on July 02, 2008, 09:29:21 PM
I love making these simple layered flowers since watching Laura Sparling's demo at the Flame Off....


(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/tombsd1/DSCF3130.jpg)
Title: Re: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: Dragonfire Glass on July 02, 2008, 09:48:54 PM
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u211/df-glass/sets%202008-2/08-311.jpg)
Title: Re: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: Lush! on July 07, 2008, 11:42:08 AM
Ooh, nice layered flowers, I haven't tried that for a while, thanks for the reminder Donna!  Love the colours you've used there Colette.

I'm enjoying making big focal flowers like these, although I get a bit dizzy from holding my breath throughout!  Unfortunately the one on the right is cracked, but I've already made a replica  ;)

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a111/biggirlsblouseuk/P70502981.jpg)
Title: Re: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: Dreams of Glass on July 11, 2008, 01:45:10 PM
Love those colours and flowers Donna, haven't done plunged flowers in ages, they are beautiful Collette. Don't even go there Julie, I just can't do that style with the petals, lovely  :)

Just taken these off the mandrels so excuse the bead release,

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z104/parsley11/Beads/DSC06259smaller.jpg)

Title: Re: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: julieHB on July 11, 2008, 08:44:06 PM
So many different styles, they are all beautiful!!

These are the first 2 encased flower beads I was happy with (after many tries....I still get them wrong):
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh238/have-a-beer/DSC01905-web.jpg)
Title: Re: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: sparrow on July 20, 2008, 10:55:25 AM
Wow, there's some serious prettiness going on here! I know some of you will have seen these on Flickr, but it was the flower challenge that inspired them, so.......

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2670027213_43b84f0517.jpg)
Title: Re: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: sparrow on July 21, 2008, 08:04:00 AM
I've found a new passion in life.......
sculptural flowers!

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2688579798_e711bf0ee2_m.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2687775943_8fb2483a14_m.jpg)

:D :D
Title: Re: NEWBIE CHALLENGE 4 - OPEN TO ALL COMERS - JULY THEME: FLOWERS!
Post by: julieHB on July 21, 2008, 06:47:44 PM
Some fantastic flowers on here, all so different.  I particularly like Ingrid's set, beautiful, and Sabine the 5-petalled daffodil is pure sunshine  ;D

This bunch of flowers have been made into charms for the kids' teachers and TAs (I wasn't sure whether I should put them here or under the encasing challenge....encasing is still a challenge for me, I never know if a bead is going to come out OK or not):

(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh238/have-a-beer/flowers-for-charms.jpg)

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