Hello all .....I'm going to be taking over the monthly challenges for a while to give Kaz more time to make her lovely frit n murrini ... so please bear with me guys, in case I make the odd boo boo :)
Sorry I have been late in posting these!
As usual there will be a £20 gift voucher prize - sponsored by FH! and Tuffnells.
This is not a judged competition - the winner will be chosen by a random number generator - so please post your entries whatever level you are at.
The theme for April is ........
Sugar and spice and all things nice ....
I'd love to see all of your foodie inspired beads ..... enjoy !!!
First up. An ice cream sundae unfortunately it has a couple of cracks in it.
(http://www.jewellerybyjenny.co.uk/pictures/sundae2.JPG)
That's a great sundae!
Yummy ;D
made a little while ago, but still as sweet as ever!
Liquorice allsorts :)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4794533950_ff19470865_m.jpg)
Anyone else feeling hungry here?????????? Great beads ... here's my entry
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5509210389_5e8ffac1e4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitteringprize/5509210389/)
Green Cake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitteringprize/5509210389/) by Glittering Prize - Trudi (http://www.flickr.com/people/glitteringprize/), on Flickr
nice big cake all for one!! :D
Oh b****r the diets gone for a burton, fab beads everyone
Also not recent, but topical ;)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4603883077_5689ed08c9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lushlampwork/4603883077/)
Kim's Cupcake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lushlampwork/4603883077/) by LushLampwork (http://www.flickr.com/people/lushlampwork/), on Flickr
... that's what little girls are made of. Hope this interpretation of the theme is ok.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5616908598_a1bb2782d9_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5616908598/)
dolly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5616908598/) by awrylemming (http://www.flickr.com/people/54880518@N08/), on Flickr
I make these for my little one, she has a number of interchangeable heads and bodies. And then I bought the Spotlight for the Inner Child, and saw something virtually identical. Ah well, one day I'll come up with something original!
That little doll bead is brilliant Sue....what a good idea!
Thanks Pris ;D
Brilliant little doll, love her!
Mmmmmmm to all the cakes !
Cut little doll Sue, and the cakes are making me hungry.
Those licorice allsorts look so real!
Cracking x
These are all amazing ;D I LOVE that idea Sue, a fantastic interpretation in my opinion ;D ;D I'll have to enter too...just this is the hardest theme I've come across yet :P hmm...maybe a bright lentil (HA- a bead hammered flat with a knife :P) with some pixie dust? I have some but haven't used it yet :P x
I am just trying to think of what to make, but all that I can think of (apart from cupcakes) is a sausage! :)
Old photos again.....
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/hjp37/Frithappens/DSCF3081.jpg)(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/hjp37/Frithappens/DSCF3074-1.jpg)
Quote from: awrylemming on April 13, 2011, 06:14:57 PM
... that's what little girls are made of. Hope this interpretation of the theme is ok.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5616908598_a1bb2782d9_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5616908598/)
dolly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5616908598/) by awrylemming (http://www.flickr.com/people/54880518@N08/), on Flickr
I make these for my little one, she has a number of interchangeable heads and bodies. And then I bought the Spotlight for the Inner Child, and saw something virtually identical. Ah well, one day I'll come up with something original!
Love it, and I have one!
;D ;D ;D
The sweets are great! :)
I love those sweeties ;D
I love all the sweeties .... I went along a similar line but I was thinking spice and candy, so brought in some Ginger glass, with reactive frit for a dress and pulled some candy coloured hair for this goddess...
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5632574686_88bb58e729.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spheresofglass/5632574686/)
Spice Goddess 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spheresofglass/5632574686/) by spheresofglass (http://www.flickr.com/people/spheresofglass/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5632575056_cff2430933.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spheresofglass/5632575056/)
Spice Goddess 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spheresofglass/5632575056/) by spheresofglass (http://www.flickr.com/people/spheresofglass/), on Flickr
Not sure I've added these correctly.... I'm so out of practice!!
Can't see the piccies until I clicked on them, but it was worth it. Lovely goddess, now if only my bum still looked like that, lol :D
Quote from: awrylemming on April 19, 2011, 12:04:52 AM
Can't see the piccies until I clicked on them, but it was worth it. Lovely goddess, now if only my bum still looked like that, lol :D
My fault... have done them again and hey presto... got it right this time ;D ;D
Shes lovely! And spicy :)
Mmmm, beautiful toffee goddess! I love her hair!
Great goddess!
tasty things...
I has a cupcake!
(http://www.madelinebunyan.com/userfiles/Dscf4755adjsm.jpg)
not a bead, cause I wanted to put the cherry on top, so don't know what its for, but there it is!
cup cake looks good enough to eat.... lovely ;D
I am silly, I made something that I could say fitted in with this theme and then forgot to photograph them before I gave them away - DOH.
(Will just have to make some more. ::) )
Everyone's interpretations are great
Some from me that will fit the theme i think
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/helbels/023.jpg)
Two that sort of fit the theme. Please excuse the bead release, they've not been annealed yet.
(http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/5599/a8fh.jpg)
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6926/a6fh.jpg)
What a gorgeous thread!
Quote from: helbels on April 24, 2011, 09:41:39 PM
Some from me that will fit the theme i think
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/helbels/023.jpg)
These are so lush... They look good enough to eat, all the posts in this thread have been great, but for me these have a wow factorv.. Brilliant ;D
I'm sorry everybody ... I'll get my head together and sort out the challenges over the next couple of days ... sorry :-\
Again, If I post today will it be too late?
you'll be fine
Lovely Hels!
Koom, I especially like the bottom ones - what brilliant control you have and great colours!
And some more late entries from me. Maybe one day I will do something on time?
Fruit Loops
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_UGYzrfuLAuQ/TcFHPXpQelI/AAAAAAAACJ0/NvkgLUZb2ic/s400/DSCF0003.JPG)
And refreshing little lifts. 118 tiny beads all made on a 1mm mandrell.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_UGYzrfuLAuQ/TcFHMQ996vI/AAAAAAAACJw/2_LaVcg79us/s400/DSCF9997.JPG)
ha ha ha, love the tick tacks ;D
Love the fruit loops and tic tacs. Just great for a summery bracelet.
:) love the fruit loops and tic tac's... you have so much patience to make 118..... wow!!
Thanks.
I really love making little beads. So I challenged myself to see how small I could go.
Sorry it's late ... it's been a rough week :-\
But the winner is Pandanimal
;D ;D
Well done - you will be hearing about your prize shortly!
Yay, well done Julia :)
Oh wow! Thanks. :o
Lots of stuff I need from Tuffnels.
What's the betting I spend more than £20? ::)
Well done...lovin the tic tacs ;D
congratulations!
Well done! :)
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the well deserved winner - I loved those tictacs ;D
Well done. x
Well done... You really earnt it with all that patience required ;D