Jama wrote: “I’d really like to try my hand at bead crochet.”  And Laurie Brown entered with: “Doing wirework. While I’d love to get into metal clay, doing wirework won’t require buying as much new equipment, and there are so many wonderful things being done with it these days!”

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Artbeads.com has also made it possible for me to give away a $25 gift certificate here on Jewelry&Beading.  If you win, maybe these CZ beads are something you’d like to have.  You can choose anything you want from their online catalog!

To sign up for a chance to win the $25 gift certificate, leave me a comment below, telling me what type of beads or supplies you’d most like to have.  In a week, I’ll be randomly drawing a winner from all the commenters below.  Please make sure you type your email address correctly!

And Artbeads.com has another way for you to win too: visit their facebook page and sign up there to win a $100 gift certificate!

As regards FTC disclosure guidelines: I have received the CZ beads shown free of charge from Artbeads.com in order to create a project free of charge for you.  I have not been paid for my endorsement as it pertains to the products received.

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Ooh!  I am a beginner and would love to learn more about wire-working and earrings are perfect chances to practice!

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To celebrate the publication of the new book Ancient Modern by Ronna Sarvas Weltman, Beading Daily is hosting a design challenge.  To enter, design one original polymer clay bead (any size, shape, or color) using any technique and send BD a photo.

You must be a member of BD to enter the contest, but it’s free to sign up, so what are you waiting for? 

More information and submission forms

Image: Interweave

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Beverly Ash Gilbert, our profiled artist from yesterday, is having a Bead Soup giveaway on her blog…check it out!

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Elements of Style
by Rosemary Hill

Make wearable pieces of art with the clever techniques and unique designs ideas in Elements of Style. It’s all about the mix in this creative approach to making fabulous jewelry.

These seventeen modern wire, bead, and fiber jewelry designs using knit, crochet, and felting techniques will appeal to jewelry makers of all levels. Get familiar with materials, tools, and techniques—crafters will use basic wireworking, beading, knitting and crochet for most projects.

And now you have a chance to win a free copy of this fun fun fun book! All you have to do is leave me a comment and let me know that you would love to have this book, and on Friday, Jan 30, I’ll be randomly picking a winner. This giveaway is a part of The Bloggy Giveaway promotion, so make sure you visit the site to see what else you might like to enter to win! Also, please visit my other three sites to see what’s up for grabs there!

Layers Upon Layers
Busy Family Meals
Cooking Gadgets

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500 Found-Object Works
Juror: Suzie Millions
Editor: Suzanne Tourtillott

Entry deadline: March 15, 2009

Lark Books seeks one-of-a-kind images of found-object art to publish in a juried collection representing the most creative examples in this exciting genre. While material options are endless (recycled/repurposed wood, paper, plastics, electronics and the like), we will accept only professional quality photography. Due to trademark considerations, very few works featuring recognizable brand names or logos will be accepted. This publication is scheduled for release in Fall 2010. There is no entry fee.

Download an entry form here.

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You’re sitting at the computer, feeling all cozy while drinking a cup of hot cocoa and staring at the wildlife outside.

What would make it more perfect? Entering to win free gifts!

Peggy at Lively Women put this round-up together, even though she doesn’t have a contest going on at the moment.  Thank you, Peggy!  Several of the blogs mentioned have multiple giveaways going on. Be sure to visit the home pages and scroll down to see what else is up.

Grounded Fitness is helping you be all sporty. Stop by to enter to win a Danskin Puffer Hooded Vest.

Healthbolt is having a whole month of giveaways. Right now, enter to win a Rhythms Starter Pack Dance Exercise Program.

Kids Health Notes has tons of giveaways in progress. Check out HappyGreenBee Giveaway for an organic cotton blanket.

Weighting Line has a Sansa slotMusic Don’t Quit! fitness bundle.

A Child Chosen is giving away My First Shades and much more.

One Book Two Book has ECO Baby Organic Playdough and several other fun giveaways.

Tree Hugging Family is offering copies of Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe 2009.

Play Library is helping you win LoudEnough Ear Phones for kids by Ultimate Ears and lots of other stuff.

Babylune has Scooterbees for you.

Pet Lovers: You have a couple of days left to enter to win Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats at Couture Critters!

From Mother’s Earth Garden, win Vaseline Clinical Therapy Lotion.

At Jewelry and Beading, enter to win a Blue Moon Beads necklace inspired by Sarah Jessica Parker.

Good luck! 

Deer image brought to you by flickr.

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You do not want to miss this! If you miss this, you will cry. There’s no crying in beading, and all that rot, so don’t delay…get in on this fabulous giveaway NOW!!

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The generous folks at the Craft & Hobby Association want you to have a crack at a necklace made famous by none other than Sarah Jessica Parker! This gorgeous version of her piece was designed by Blue Moon Beads, and while SJP’s original cost $7,500, the Blue Moon version is $30 retail. But just look at it! It’s much more opulent-looking than that

To win the necklace at the top, inspired by the necklace at the bottom, just leave me a comment sometime this week on this post.  Tell me what you’d wear it with, or to what occasion you’d wear it.  Here’s the REALLY GREAT PART: There are FIVE of these necklaces that are going to be sent to lucky winners!!  Wow.  Gasp!  I’m hyperventilating just thinking about it!

Next Monday, I will be picking winners, using the random number generator, so make sure you leave your comment now!

Images: craftplace.org

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