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, given that it's November, the theme for this month is SPARKLERS.
Feel free to interpret the theme however you like and show us your beads, other glass items, jewellery etc!
Kazx
Smashing theme!
Can I kick off with these - they have glitter inside making them sparkle and also Swarovski crystals!!
Loving my grooved roller!
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/5143221447_d217f526ce.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitteringprize/5143221447/)
Frost Sparkler Earrings (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitteringprize/5143221447/) by Glittering Prize - Trudi (http://www.flickr.com/people/glitteringprize/), on Flickr
gorgeous trudi! :)
Love the colour of these.
Beautiful Trudi!
I've had my idea, if only I had the time now to make a frit blend and the beads.
Just love those earrings, they could sparkle on my ears any time :D
Bullseye adventurine under clear. Sparkly.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4343255697_e18f803d6f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/4343255697/)
Adventurine BHB (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/4343255697/) by HelenPetersBeads (http://www.flickr.com/people/helenpetersbeads/), on Flickr
Oh I am going to like this one, I love sparkley ;D
Trudy the earings are gorgeous and Helen, the green bhb is scrummy :)
Haha - when I read the challenge I immediately thought 'Trudi will like this one' - and there she was on the very next post, and all glittery! ;D Love that bighole bead, too. :)
I can do this one! I can't remember the glass, but it contains that dichroic film that comes on a copper sheet, and flakes off making your whole studio sparkly.
Please excuse tarnished earwires!
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1310/5145517886_04fdde5942.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paintboxcrafts/5145517886/)
purple dichroic earrings (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paintboxcrafts/5145517886/) by paintboxcrafts (http://www.flickr.com/people/paintboxcrafts/), on Flickr
Quote from: Margram on November 04, 2010, 09:06:55 AM
Haha - when I read the challenge I immediately thought 'Trudi will like this one' - and there she was on the very next post, and all glittery! ;D Love that bighole bead, too. :)
You know me so well!!!
Love the BE Aventurine - I have some of that too .... and the purple earrings - fab for flashing off the earlobes!
Ohhhh those purple earings are delicious!
I am off to light my torch and make something sparkly.....I bet its easier to make the bead than to photograph it ::)
How about these? :)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/Spookyjewel/026.jpg)
I hope this is sparkly enough!
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1100/5153644225_c759bd62f9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50810791@N03/5153644225/)
PB070038 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50810791@N03/5153644225/) by Princess Peggy1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/50810791@N03/), on Flickr
Hiya
Can I enter this focal please? Not sure how clearly it shows up but the middle ivory band is dichro:
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/helbels/007-7.jpg)
Helen x
Can I enter this recent set please it is shimmery sparkly -
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5146410360_979329da9b_m.jpg) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5146410360_979329da9b_m.jpg)
They are lovely Becky, they would be perfect with my new siver Troll bead ice bear that I won in the "design a Trollbead" competition!
Quote from: helbels on November 07, 2010, 05:48:20 PM
Hiya
Can I enter this focal please? Not sure how clearly it shows up but the middle ivory band is dichro:
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/helbels/007-7.jpg)
Helen x
Ohh Helen - I love this, can I ask what shards you've used - superb colours
Hi Trudi
They are just Triton shards, but they went all rainbowey for some reason! Not quite sure how I did that but its a nice effect!
WOW - I'll have to give it a go!
loving all the entries, those sparkly snowballs are tdf becky!
Here is mine, antique clear reichenbach with beady sam mint sparkle frit (my favourite atm its like sparkly moss!) with some swirled goldstone stringer:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1123/5158274092_904839e12b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenfchalmers/5158274092/)
antique goldstone heart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenfchalmers/5158274092/) by helenfchalmers (http://www.flickr.com/people/helenfchalmers/), on Flickr
the sparkle is hard to photo but its there i promise!
xx
The blue in the water was really sparkley when I took the photo !
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/5158362562_1be3b4a4b0.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51048389@N02/5158362562/)
Shipwreck (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51048389@N02/5158362562/) by Avalon Beads (http://www.flickr.com/people/51048389@N02/), on Flickr
Not sparkly but I love all the swirls in this, it reminds me of the shapes sparklers make when you whizz them around and around
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s276/dybyk/DSCF1001-4.jpg)
Oh love the swirls Tan
the underwater focal is gorgeous, and the heart....mmmmmm :)
Here is my entry. Goldstone and pale amber with ivory and DH ekho (or it could be aurora) flowers BHB.
To be honest getting a good photo is worse than having teeth pulled, and these are really a lot more sparkly in real life......honest :D
(http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m517/scottam/3goldensparklyBHB.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5037657334_eda5335a2c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elburnzocrafts/5037657334/)
100_0928 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elburnzocrafts/5037657334/) by elburnzo (http://www.flickr.com/people/elburnzocrafts/), on Flickr
terrible pic but i promise theres sparkle in here! its rb pink lady and antique sparkle
loving everyones beads
Here are mine - I was going for literal sparklers. CiM poison apple base.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/5164776205_545dcb21c0_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalorlo/5164776205/)
Those goldstone BHBs are lovely!
An experiment with pixie dust - think you can just about see it :)
(http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af14/crocosmia60/12112010beads014.jpg)
Not the best photo I've ever taken - sorry
Shelia
I love all these sparklies!
I made these from a sparkly blue glass sent to me by a very generous person on FH!
It is a gorgeous blue and the tiny shiny bits really catch the light, tho it is a bit difficult to capture on camera.
(http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx292/cbeadies/DSCF1387-1.jpg)
Wooo look at me joining in! This is my firework bead, it's a big one ;D
(http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx284/ShinySnail/My%20Beads/Anna008.jpg)
here are mine
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs614.ash2/156690_130375457019991_119668134757390_183290_6626718_n.jpg)
Some lovely work in here this month!
I am going to let this run until I am back from holiday in a couple of weeks and then have a break for December - returning in the New Year with a January challenge!
Kazx
I've been playing with mica powder. Over black, encased with 006.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5204711076_abbeb132ca_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/5204711076/)(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5204711068_b411869df4_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/5204711068/)
Hello, can I enter these sparkly babies please :)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5214355919_cf01a3c149_z.jpg)
They're silver foil, Clio and Brass wire, very fizzy :D
Kx
Lovely BHB's Magpie, I esp like the first one.
And Kate, those are soooo beautiful!
wow those are lovely Kate,
something a little plainer from me, been practising hard with stingers so did some with goldstone, reasonably pleased at how they've turned out. :)
(http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/b480/kathsd/DSC_0322-1.jpg)
Kath
oops smelling pistake, stingers? what the heck are they? I meant stringers, (and no wine yet, so just must be doolally!)
Summat sparkly - pearl mica on dark steel grey. (Also in the pixie dust thread).
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5225085942_8b13d67b46_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalorlo/5225085942/)
I guess this is pretty sparkly...
(http://madelinebunyan.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/dscf2284adjsharpsmlogo1.jpg?w=490)
A bit of bling :)
(http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af14/crocosmia60/031210001.jpg)
Wonderful beads this month!
Here's a little sparkle from me too
(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u80/crystalNess_photos/DSCN5199.jpg)
Oooh, that is sparkly Ness. Luvverly ;D
Random number generator says that the lucky winner is Tan!!!
Congratulations Tan - enjoy your prize!
Kazx
Nice one Tan x
Me? This Tan? :o
yay ...well done tan ...good ol random generator ...tis kharma ;)
Congrats Tan.
Well done Tan :)
Shelia
Well done Tan :)
Thankyou so much, I cannot tell you what absolutely wonderful timing this is :-*
congratulations! :)
Woo, congrats Tan!