Creative Bead Chat

·         What is CBC  you say?  It is an awesome group on FB.  It was created by Melinda Orr owner of Melinda Orr Designs about six months ago.  CBC is a place where people can gather and share ideas, show off their creations, etc.  It currently has 1,108 members.  We are using today as a day to show some love and appreciation to the amazing administrators of the CBC group:  Melinda Orr



Melinda Orr



, Marla James,

Marla James

 Karen Totten, 

Karen Totten

 Marla Gibson,

Marla Gibson

a Keirsten Giles. 



Keirsten Giles



I   I personally would like to thank them for all the hard work they each do to keep this group going.  I have made some new friends, been inspired, shared some ideas, and learned many new things.  THANKS!!

 

 

   

Look what I got!!

A few weeks ago I joined an awesome group on Face book, Creative Bead Chat.  https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/323057074410586/
This in an open group and in their own words "

A home for creative component and jewelry designers to share new creations, tool tips and help build our creativity and ...sales ! A home for new designers as well experienced to share your experiences and ask questions. Ultimately we are a team and work together towards the goal of being proud of our accomplishments and accomplishing our dreams...welcome to Creative Bead Chat!
Only rule...Treat others as you would like to be treated :-) "

 

They held their first giveaway from March 20th to March 27th.  It was a CBC $400 Member Giveaway.  You had to post a link to your favorite jewelry supplier(s).  I put one of my favorites... my local bead store, YaYa beads located at 109 Shartom Rd, Augusta Ga.  http://www.yayabeads.com/index.html

 

CBC was going to randomly select 15 people that posted links to win various prizes.  I was one of the lucky ones!  I won a beautiful beaded artisan bracelet from Jennifer Justman of Soul's Fire Designs.

 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SoulsFireDesigns

The braclet came in the mail early last week.  Here are some pics.  It really is beautiful!  Thanks to CBC and Jennifer Justman!

 

 

One Color Crayon Challenge

One of my many goals this year is to branch out more into the wonderful community of other jewelry designers, and to not only meet people that have similar interests to myself, but to also grow as a designer.  I have joined two wonderful groups on Face book.  The first is The Bead Soup Cafe https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/BeadSoupCafe/  created by the wonderful Lori Anderson http://www.prettythingsblog.com  the second group is Creative Bead Chat group https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/323057074410586/.  I am not exactly sure who created this wonderful group but I do love being a part of both of them. 
The other thing thing that I am doing this year is to push myself into participating in new challenges.  The next one that I am doing is the One Color Crayon Challenge. http://thestudiosublime.com/2012/04/01/theonecolorcrayon/#comment-613  What we have to do is pick one of eight colors and work with that color and its various hues, creating a monochromatic design.   We will be hopping on Saturday May 5th, 2012.  Be sure to come back and see my design.