Monday, November 29, 2010

BAO Color Inspiration

The color theme selected for this challenge was to use cream, gold and a color of our choice.  We had three BAO members this week who participated.


1.  SandFibers  2.  dawnchastain  3.  naftali

The next color challenge will appear on December 13th. What colors would you like to see?  Suggest 2 colors by midnight December 1st and they may be used as our next color inspiration.

Friday, November 26, 2010

BAO Items of the Week (Nov 26 - Dec 2)

For this week, we have eleven (11) of our Bead Art Originals members participating with Items of the Week. You can find details on each of these items and any specials available on them below. Unless otherwise noted, the specials below are valid until midnight on December 2.



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 BAO Item of the Week - Black Ruffled Bold Necklace with Swarovski Crystals

Receive free shipping when you purchase this necklace.


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Little Black Cuff

Receive free shipping if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this cuff.

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Heavy Metal Band on Tour - Metallic Peyote Bracelet / Cuff with Vintage Button (3303)

Receive free worldwide shipping when you purchase this cuff or any other item in the store.

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Handmade Blue Stoneware Bead

Receive 25% off if you use the coupon code "THANKS" when you purchase this or any other item at LisaPetersArt, LisaPetersDestash, or Lisa Peters Art on Big Cartel.

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Field of Flowers Narrow Peyote Stitch Cuff Bracelet

Receive free shipping (free Thanksgiving leftovers with local pickup!) if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this cuff.

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Polymer Clay Earrings, Black, Silver - BAO Item of the Week

Receive free shipping and a free gift when you purchase these earrings.

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Bird on a Limb Raku Ceramic Pendant Raku Jewelry Supplies Handmade by MAKUstudio

Receive 20% off plus free shipping on your total order through Cyber Monday if you use the coupon code "THANKSBAO20" at checkout.

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Spider Web Pendant

Receive a free gift and free shipping when you purchase this pendant.

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Golden Galaxy - OOAK Necklace

Receive 10% off and free worldwide shipping when you purchase this necklace.

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Hot Pink CHRISTmas  beaded brooch or pendant

Receive free shipping when you purchase this pendant.

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 Blooming Trio in Gold, Bronze, and Cream (2538)

Receive a 10% discount and free worldwide shipping if you use the coupon code "PEYOTE" at checkout when you purchase this or any other item in the shop.

Be sure to check back here next Friday for an all new set of BAO Items of the Week.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Extra! Extra! Bead All About It!

Welcome to our weekly Bead Art Originals news update. Entries are listed in the order in which they are received in our newsroom. Our copy editors are on strike, so what you see here is what the artist submitted.



One of Malodora's electroforming experiments was featured on Polymer Clay Daily





Gwen Fisher's beaded beads were chosen for the 2011 Joint Mathematics Meetings Exhibition of Mathematical Art. The JMM is the largest annual mathematics meeting in the world, held this year in New Orleans, January 6-9, 2011. Her exhibit is titled, "Blue Ionic Polyhedra: 12 Beaded Beads in Two Sizes." Click here to view the entire exhibition.





I am having a 25% off sale in all of my online shops:  www.lisapetersart.etsy.com, www.lisapetersdestash.etsy.com and www.lisapetersart.bigcartel.com

USE THE COUPON CODE: THANKS

More items will be added to the shop this weekend. AND I will honor combined shipping charges if orders are placed on different days!


My Bluebird of Happiness peyote bracelet pattern is in the new Bead & Button book The Big Book of Beading Patterns: For Peyote Stitch, Square Stitch, Brick Stitch, and Loomwork Designs.
Bluebirds of Happiness Cuff Bracelet

Use coupon code HOL2010 in the Salamander House Studio Etsy Shop and get 20% off your entire order! Good from now through the end of December 2010.


MAKUstudio is offering free worldwide shipping now through Christmas (Dec. 25th).  Also, would like to say a big thank you to all who are inspired by my work by offering 20% off your total order in my MAKUstudio Etsy shop!  Sale runs now through Cyber Monday!  Use code THANKSBAO20 at checkout (this is a new feature on Etsy, so keep your eyes out for it).

New listings:

Raku Swarovski Earrings Ceramic Jewelry Handmade by MAKUstudio

Cross Raku Fired Ceramic Pendant or Cabochon Raku Jewelry Supplies Handmade by MAKUstudio




In addition to the standard free worldwide shipping at Sand Fibers, you can now receive an additional 10% savings on your Sand Fibers orders through December 31 by using the coupon code "PEYOTE"

New listing:
Blooming Beads - Volume One For Personal and Commercial Use  PDF Pattern



Please join us next Wednesday for another Bead Art Originals Extra! Extra!

Friday, November 19, 2010

BAO Items of the Week (November 19-25)

For this week, we have thirteen (13) of our Bead Art Originals members participating with Items of the Week. You can find details on each of these items and any specials available on them below. Unless otherwise noted, the specials below are valid until midnight on November 25.





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BAO Item of the Week - Flower Necklace in Browns and Red

Receive free shipping when you purchase this necklace.


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Oh Domino Peyote Stitch Cuff Bracelet

Receive free shipping and 10% off (free cookies with local pickup) if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when this bracelet.


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Breaking Dawn Cuff

Receive free shipping if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this cuff.


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Fairy Chrysalis Beaded Necklace -- Rainforest

Receive 15% off if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this necklace.


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Flowers in a Vase Raku Ceramic Pendant Jewelry Handmade  by MAKUstudio

Receive free shipping on your total order if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this pendant.


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Blue Lagoon - OOAK Cuff

Receive 15% off and free worldwide shipping when you purchase this cuff.


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final frontier-- collections IV-- long sterling silver and artisan glass necklace-- handmade by thebeadedlily on etsy

Receive free shipping if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this necklace.


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Faux Elements Sampler--By Popular Demand

Receive two additional very special faux elements and free domestic shipping when you purchase this sampler.


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Earrings, Polymer Clay, Purple Crackled - BAO Item of the Week

Receive free shipping when you purchase these earrings.


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Gratefulness Freeform Necklace

Receive free shipping when you purchase this necklace.


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Ocean Breeze Necklace

Receive 10% off and free shipping when you purchase this necklace.


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Lucinda - Bold Artisan Necklace in Shades of Orange, Gold, and Violet (3264)

Receive a 20% discounted (refunded via PayPal) if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this necklace.


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Hessonite Ice Pendant and Necklace (2438)

Receive a 10% refund and free worldwide shipping if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this necklace.


Be sure to check back here next Friday for an all new set of BAO Items of the Week.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Extra! Extra! Bead All About It!

Welcome to our weekly Bead Art Originals news update. Entries are listed in the order in which they are received in our newsroom. Our copy editors are on strike, so what you see here is what the artist submitted.


Sixteen Bead Art Originals creations are featured in this Cold Blue and Warm Brown treasury:






New Listings:

Fairy Chrysalis Pendant with Blue Sodalite Sapphire Amethyst Apatite Free Form Peyote Stitch


Mini Ionic Cube Earrings in Blue Flash Labradorite Silver and Warm Gray


Four Intersecting Triangles in Beads for the Math Nerd in You No. 2




Smadar's Treasure shop is offering Worldwide Free Shipping from now until the end of December!

New Listing:
 Redish Brown and Gold Mixed Media Leather Necklace





Naftali was one of the artist featured in Sherri Haab's blog post on Electroforming Adventures.

I will be at the 38th Annual Duxbury Craft Showcase on November 20th and 21st, being held in Duxbury, MA.

Ten new items this week being offered at 20% off.

New Listings:
Earrings, Polymer Clay, Purple Crackled

Polymer Clay Bead, Reversible, Purple, White, Green, Art Bead

Polymer Clay Bead, Reversible, BAO Color Challenge, Teal, Dark Olive, Light Olive, Metallic Blue


Polymer Clay and Copper Earrings, Purple, Black Gold, Patina, Texture - BAO IOTW




MAKUstudio will be at the Annunciation School's Holiday Fair this Saturday, Nov. 20th from 9am-4pm and Sunday from 11am-4pm located at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Cave Creek, AZ (Cave Creek Rd at Rancho Paloma).




If you're in the vicinity of Waynesville (North Carolina), stop in at Art On Depot in Historic Frog Level on Saturday to say howdy!

New Listings:
Fabric in Olive and Silver - Peyote Bracelet / Cuff (3302)

Black and Old Brass - Peyote Bracelet with Vintage Brass Button (3299)

Mulberries in Heavy Cream - Bead Crochet Necklace (3304)





SandFibers' Corrugated Mixed Metals Color Ribbon Cuff was featured in this weeks Bead & Button newsletter.

New Listing:
Fall Ruffles in Olive and Magenta Peyote Cuff Bracelet (2537)





Please join us next Wednesday for another Bead Art Originals Extra! Extra!

Monday, November 15, 2010

BAO Color Inspiration

The color theme selected for this challenge was to use both light and dark olive and one other color.   We had four BAO members this week who participated.




1.  Malodora  2.  time2cre8  3.  naftali  4.  SandFibers

The next color challenge will appear on November 29th.  What colors would you like to see?  Suggest 2 colors by midnight November 2nd and they may be used as our next color inspiration. 

Friday, November 12, 2010

BAO Items of the Week (November 12-18)

For this week, we have eleven (11) of our Bead Art Originals members participating with Items of the Week. You can find details on each of these items and any specials available on them below. Unless otherwise noted, the specials below are valid until midnight on November18.



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Free Shipping - Turquoise,  Purple and Green Leafs Necklace
Receive free shipping when you purchase this necklace.

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Meadow Dream Necklace
Receive free shipping and 10% off when you purchase this necklace.

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Set of 3 Ceramic Cabochons
Receive 20% off if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this or any other cabochon in the shop.

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Mate Masie Bead Art Originals September Challenge- No Bones About It
Receive free shipping when you purchase this necklace.

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Muted Olive Swirl Raku Earrings Jewelry Supplies Handmade by MAKUstudio
Receive free shipping on your total order if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase these earrings.

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Polymer Clay and Copper Earrings, Purple, Black Gold, Patina, Texture - BAO IOTW
Receive free shipping when you purchase these earrings.

SalamanderHouse
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Betsy's Pink Silk Necklace with Swarovski Crystals, Pearls and a Spiral Rope
Receive 10% off (and free bouquet of cosmos with local pickup) if you mention "BAO" in the Notes to Seller when you purchase this necklace.

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Lathe-turned Colorful Beads
Receive free worldwide shipping and a free gift when you purchase these beads.

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Truffle Temptation  - Necklace
Receive 20% off and free worldwide shipping when you purchase this necklace.


time2cre8
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Shadows and Light - Wide Freeform Peyote Bracelet / Cuff 
Shadows and Light - Wide Freeform Peyote Bracelet / Cuff (3301)
Receive 10% off your entire order when you purchase this bracelet.

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Blooming in Green Patina and Bronze Pendant (2536)
Receive free shipping when you purchase this or any other item in the shop.

Be sure to check back here next Friday for an all new set of BAO Items of the Week.