The theme of the month challenge is jointly sponsored by Tuffnels (thank you Martin!) and Frit Happens!
Each month the lucky winner, chosen by a random number selector, will receive a £20 gift voucher to spend on-line with Tuffnels. The draw will take place on at the end of the month so make sure you get your entries (beads and jewellery) in to be in with a chance to win the goodies!
So, it's a poem for this month:
How innocent were these Trees, that in
Mist-green May, blown by a prospering breeze,
Stood garlanded and gay;
Who now in sundown glow
Of serious colour clad confront me with their show
As though resigned and sad,
Trees, who unwhispering stand umber, bronze, gold;
Pavilioning the land for one grown tired and old;
Elm, chestnut, aspen and pine, I am merged in you,
Who tell once more in tones of time,
Your foliaged farewell."
- Siegfried Sassoon, October Trees
I made a tree bead!!!!
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5048213915_7b99d6f600.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheekycherubdesigns/5048213915/)IMG_9255 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheekycherubdesigns/5048213915/) by Kaz ~ CheekyCherubDesigns (http://www.flickr.com/people/cheekycherubdesigns/), on Flickr
Feel free to interpret the theme in whichever way you choose!
Good luck!
Kazx
I just love Autumn and Trees . I love how the leaves all change colours they look amazing. So if I think of an idea and I can actually pull it off I will try and enter this month before I have to pack my Lampwork stuff away :-[
The background on that is gorgeous Kaz
I am entering this bead because I can see a tree in the pattern (on the right)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/5053868165_573cef8479_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kays-beads/5053868165/)feathertube (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kays-beads/5053868165/) by Kays Beads (http://www.flickr.com/people/kays-beads/), on Flickr
Yep like those rainforest canopy type trees!
Well this will be a challange, never made a tree bead...off to my torch I go ::)
I have two that I really like for this challenge
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s276/dybyk/Tree%20BEADS/DSCF1005.jpg)(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s276/dybyk/Tree%20BEADS/DSCF1003.jpg)
ooh Tan, they are lovely, especially like the purple one!
cor tan, purple one looks like the trees here in winter when the wind whips off of the sea.
We have loads of bent trees just like that here where the wind whips off the sea and they grow in the direction the wind blows them, some of them make amazing shapes
same as us, we are 50 metres from the sea
Have you noticed how far inland the winds can affect the trees, you can always tell the direction of the sea by them.
2 gardens down they have a pine that has grown in a wedge shape, like a big green slice of pie.
:D :D
Ooh err Tan really like the purple one too - reminds me of pottery by John Maltby - he used to live in Whitby and a lot of his pots lean to one side.
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Quote from: Hollergrafik on October 06, 2010, 03:34:52 PM
2 gardens down they have a pine that has grown in a wedge shape, like a big green slice of pie.
mmm, pie...
my thoughts exactly!
I managed to do a tree :) ish thing
(http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af14/crocosmia60/91010beads001.jpg)
Some trees! I've discovered that I find it easier to put the stringer on from tip to trunk rather than the other way round.
The first one is more of an impression of a tree. The second is CiM hippo with silver leaf. The third is both sides of one on dark ivory with silver leaf. The fourth has Kaz's frits over Effetre rose quartz: Ferry Cross the Mersey in the sky and Dizzy on the ground. The fifth is pink tree! Light pink, rose quartz and some CiM lapis.
(There are pre-etching pics of the last two on flickr).
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5067568441_4d464a7ec3_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalorlo/5067568441/) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5068182632_2f392f7776_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalorlo/5068182632/) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5068182386_365bd3061d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalorlo/5068182386/) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5068177602_48dd62e9aa_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalorlo/5068177602/) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5068178688_f808016dc1_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalorlo/5068178688/)
Heather amazing beads
Oo now the third one makes me feel as if its taking me on a magical mystery trip, all swirly and interesting!
I can really see that tree in Kay's bead... and Tan .... those are just lovely ... I can see a person on the bottom one ... kind of looks like they're climbing out of the tree branch ... tree sprite !
Lovely tree beads, every single one of them.
Tan - do you mind if I ask what frit you used in the purple one? It's scrumptious! ;D
Here is my very first Tree bead.
The golden-rod is yellow;
The corn is turning brown;
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5081086782_42cbfdb412.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51048389@N02/5081086782/)
September Apple Tree (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51048389@N02/5081086782/) by Avalon Beads (http://www.flickr.com/people/51048389@N02/), on Flickr
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5017728993_19e345faaf.jpg)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/29161864@N08/5017728993/)
Excellent bead Josephine :)
Shelia
i just love that bead josephine! so gorgeous!
Ok, so I've discovered I'm not very good at tree beads!!!! ;D
But don't laugh too much, at least I gave it a go! :D
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/helbels/001-17.jpg)
My first tree bead, this is after pruning ;D its only has big branches ;)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5086238500_812a264915.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kays-beads/5086238500/)
tree (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kays-beads/5086238500/) by Kays Beads (http://www.flickr.com/people/kays-beads/), on Flickr
My 2nd ever tree bead - my 1st is hiding on Flickr, feeling a bit sad for itself ....
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5093272241_1f1fa9dfec.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5093272241/)
SDC10203 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5093272241/) by awrylemming (http://www.flickr.com/people/54880518@N08/), on Flickr
This one is only slightly better, but (I hope) recognisably a tree ::)
Seems a bit hoooooge. Um, sorry :-[
Lovely tree bead Josephine.
Great tree beads everyone. I had a go at making one but it was sooooo bad that it got splatted in the water jar in frustration. >:(
I do have some Christmas trees I made last year....would they count?? Maybe I should have another go at a proper one!
I esp like your apple tree Rita - all rosy and harvest-y!
Well, I have been lurking on the forum for a few weeks now and I have decided to join in and do this competion. All your beads are great :)
I have never made a focal bead before, but I made one today especially for this competion and would like to enter it, but dont know how to get my photo on here!
Could someone please help me? :)
hello!
thread here on uploading pics
http://www.frit-happens.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=23036.new#new
Thank you Madeline :) I will try to post my picture later.
(http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m517/scottam/treecompetionfrithappensresized.jpg)
Here is my "Tree in the winter sunset"
This is my first ever focal bead and the first time I have posted a photo on here.
Sorry for the bad photo but I am not good with cameras!
some good firsts to have I reckon! like those colours together!
All these trees have inspired me to get my act together and have a go (I made one ages ago but it got too cold as I was faffing with it and broke horribly), they've all been trimmed and have short stubby branches, can't seem to get the thin bits to stick.
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/5117914459_f138626945_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/5117914459/)(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1073/5117914245_3d792cda7f_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/5117914245/)(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5117913961_8bdeb109a5_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/5117913961/)(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/5117913755_5112ac251d_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/5117913755/)
nice trees people!
I decided not to make a typical tree bead...
(http://madelinebunyan.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/dscf1628treeadjsm.jpg?w=300&h=300)(http://madelinebunyan.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/dscf1632treeadjsm.jpg?w=300&h=300)
mine is trying to escape somewhat!
I also made some leaves with my new leaf mashers!
(http://madelinebunyan.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/dscf1538leavessmlogo.jpg?w=300&h=192)
(http://madelinebunyan.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/dscf1532leafsmlogo.jpg?w=300&h=300)
A leaf necklace from me...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/4057532829_6456a2af9b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41369288@N08/4057532829/)
autumn leaves (http://www.flickr.com/photos/41369288@N08/4057532829/) by Fiona1953 (http://www.flickr.com/people/41369288@N08/), on Flickr
Wow, Madeline - your tree bead is really wonderful :o - and loving the leafy necklace
I loves trees ;D. This is my second attempt, will def. try to make more...
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh266/emkay9/DSC02796-1.jpg) (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh266/emkay9/DSC02801.jpg)
Made these quite a while ago but I used nail varnish to mask the tree before etching the bottom of the bead and couldn't find the nail varnish remover ::) and I've been struggling with photobucket this evening, grrr ::) ::) The dark leaves are Hades and Ekho. I think the other one is silverbrown.
I love trees!
Ok, so it's not a bead but it is a tree and I confess it's not finished yet
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww140/_Krysia_/P1020331.jpg)
Really lovely tree Krysia - has a Scandinavian fell about it. :)
Shelia
thank you. I will be off at college working on it again tonight
Hi all
Thanks for entering this month and sorry I am a bit late to draw (for various reasons )
The winner this month by random number generator is
JOSEPHINE WADMAN!!!
Well done and enjoy your prize!
Kazx
p.s. just wanted to add - Krysia I love your work - that tree is amazing!!!
Congrats Josephine - been a good month for you :)
Shelia
Well done Josephine :)
Can I say I think your tree is gorgeous :)
ooo thank you everyone ;D I've done some more work to it in the last few days. I'll see if I can get a picture up.
Well done Josephine
This was stage two
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww140/_Krysia_/swirlytree.jpg)
It's waiting to be fired now
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww140/_Krysia_/Treeprefired.jpg)
I shall post again when the firing is done at that point the swirls should be more noticeable
It's really beautiful Krysia - well done!
Well done Josephine!! ;D
Oh wow, that's quite something Krysia!
Congrats Josephine ;D
Well done josephine.
Rita
Congratulations Josephine, very well deserved.
That's a really impressive & lovely piece Krysia - you must be delighted :)
Shelia
I am pleased with it. just wanting to get it home now, but I think the earliest it will get fired is saturday. My tutor is going to get such a shock when she sees it last time she saw it it was at the swirly stage and I was worried that I wasn't going to be able to finish it this saturday. I am going to email her this evening (hopefully I will remember!) so that she knows what's going on!
Excuse my ignorance but is it painted glass?
yes, the black is painted on ceramic enamel and the lines are outline 'pen' (enamels in a medium in a bottle so it's easier to conrtol) and then all the other colours enamel paints
Congratulations Josephine
Congratulations ;D
:D Just seen this! Very well timed, I have a Tuffnell's order brewing at the moment. ::)
Amazing work Krysia.
Thank you (sorry I have sort of hijacked you're winning a bit!!)
You will have to tell us what you bought with your winnings