JANUARY 2011 - THEME OF THE MONTH CHALLENGE - WINNER UP!!!!

Kaz · January 09, 2011, 10:54:26 PM

Sorry I have been so 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

January's theme

Blue Winter by Robert Francis

Winter uses all the blues there are.
One shade of blue for water, one for ice,
Another blue for shadows over snow.
The clear or cloudy sky uses blue twice-
Both different blues. And hills row after row
Are colored blue according to how far.
You know the bluejay's double-blur device
Shows best when there are no green leaves to show.
And Sirius is a winterbluegreen star.

Hope this give you some inspiration?
Kazx

Les · January 09, 2011, 10:57:28 PM

I like !

jammie · January 09, 2011, 11:10:47 PM

Nice poem. I like blue!

Shirl · January 10, 2011, 01:39:58 PM

Thanks Kaz....I am inspired. Off to my torch

Magpie · January 10, 2011, 06:29:54 PM

Blue bhbs made for my newest niece for Christmas.

Megan by HelenPetersBeads, on Flickr

And more blue....

Bombay sapphire beads by HelenPetersBeads, on Flickr

I've got loads more but won't bore you.

Shirl · January 11, 2011, 01:48:20 PM

Helen they are lovely

Shirl · January 11, 2011, 03:43:24 PM

Winters blues BHB.

I was inspired by the poem and decided to make a winter sea blue bead.

I gravity swirled it to make it look like wintery rolling waves.

Sorry about the bead release but its not annealed yet.

Shirl x

Magpie · January 12, 2011, 10:11:49 PM

It's smiling!

Yellow friend · January 15, 2011, 12:22:20 PM

My hues of blues offering

flowerjasper · January 15, 2011, 08:09:16 PM

and

sandy

ScarletLeonard · January 17, 2011, 02:27:08 PM

I made my 'lush' toggle in blues with some spacers and turned it into a bracelet.

Winter Blues Lush Toggle Bracelet by Scarlet Leonard, on Flickr

mel · January 18, 2011, 12:20:06 PM

here's my contribution, some intense blue from encased terra 2

casedterra by melanie.ingledew, on Flickr

Yellow friend · January 18, 2011, 05:11:02 PM

They're really lovely Mel - I have to say - I bought some Terra 2 a few months ago and never really played with it much apart from the odd swipe but I may have to explore it a little more.

Shelia

GaysieMay · January 18, 2011, 08:15:16 PM

Something blue from me

4cm lentil - mahoosive! by Gaysie May Designs, on Flickr

ScarletLeonard · January 18, 2011, 08:35:45 PM

Gaysie thats a beautiful bead...and huge.