Knot Just Macrame Giveaway!

Micro Macrame Wrap Bracelet Class and Kit Giveaway!
Giveaway kit for Micro Macrame Wrap Bracelet eClass by Sherri Stokey


Just in case you didn't hear me shouting it from the rooftops, I've got a new eClass available for micro macrame and I'm very excited about it! So exited, in fact, that I'm going to give away a class and a kit to go along with it to one lucky winner.


My class is called Micro Macrame Wrap Bracelet and it's available on CraftArtEdu.com. If you aren't familiar with CraftArtEdu.com, let me give you the skinny. Their goal is to make learning about your favorite medium more accessible and convenient than ever. Their classes have step-by-step instructions and are presented by world-renowned craft and fine art instructors. The classes are all the time, at your convenience. Once you purchase a class, you can view it as many times as you want, for as long as you want. AND your satisfaction is guaranteed. If you're not happy, they will refund your money. That's their promise. Sounds like a fantastic site, doesn't it! They have over 400 classes there - something for all levels and interests. I'm honestly flattered that they wanted to add my micro macrame to their curriculum.


I've got two classes available right now. The first is Micro Macrame 101 and it's free. In it, I've covered the basics about micro macrame and the tools and materials you need. The Micro Macrame Wrap class follows after that and is geared for beginners. I will teach you how to make five of the most common macrame knots, while making a fun wrap bracelet. This class is meant to get you acquainted with knotting and working with cord. The next step will be a class I hope to have available next week that will take you further into micro macrame, using finer cord and more knots.


But let's get back to the giveaway, shall we? I'm giving one lucky person access to my wrap class for free AND everything needed to make a wrap bracelet similar to this:


Image of Micro Macrame Wrap Bracelet from CraftArtEdu class


The kit I'm giving away includes everything in the first photo of this post. I've included 14 foot lengths of Tex 400 cord in teal and a sandy beige, wood beads, a Bollywood bead, rolled paper, seed beads, dichroic glass beads AND some artist beads. There's a great lampwork piece by Mitosis glass and a polymer class turtle bead by Ke Robinson:


Artist beads


And the toggle clasp is fun, too. It's a silver starfish toggle with crystal accents.


Starfish toggle clasp


These pieces should make a great bracelet. So how do you win? Use the rafflecopter widget below to enter. Then check back here on Thursday, July 18th to see if you won!


Giveaway kit for Micro Macrame Wrap Bracelet eClass by Sherri Stokey

Welcome to the Summer Elements blog hop hosted by Toltec Jewels of Jewel School Friends.


We were invited to create and share what we love about an element of summer. It could be jewelry, beads, a recipe, a craft, holiday memories, campfire songs -- basically anything that celebrates summer.

Summer is a great time of the year when we have many family memories created during family get-togethers and outside fun! Birthday parties, graduations, weddings are all good times to see relatives that you haven't seen since the last celebration. Family is very important to me and I cherish every moment!
This necklace was created for Blu Mudd Challenge and I think it is a good representation of summer fun!

Ankle Bracelet Blog Hop Hosted by Kashmira Patel

Kashmira Patel hosted her first blog hop and I was happy to join because it was a challenge for me to create an Ankle Bracelet. I am not sure why it seemed a challenge because they are just like bracelets, other than I have never made one! I finally completed two ankle bracelets and one is a challenge within a challenge with Kashmira using silver and copper. The other one I used sterling silver and Swarovski crystals in black, silver, and clear. There is no sun today so my pictures are not the best but I have them. :)





Kashmira Patel http://sadafulee.blogspot.com
Kaushambi Shah Will post on Kashmira's blog - am waiting for her entry
Jean Wells http://jeanawells.blogspot.com/
Mischelle Fanucchi http://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com/
Shellie Grindie http://www.creativeeclectica.com/
Ginger Bishop http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com/
Monique U http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com
Cynthia Machata http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com
Libellula http://libellulajewelry.blogspot.com/
Kay Thomerson http://www.kayzkreationz.blogspot.com/
Mimi Gardner http://othercuriosities.blogspot.com/
Anindita Basu http://alankarshilpa.blogspot.com/
Rita (Toltec Jewels) http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/
Gina Hockett http://freestyleelements.blogspot.com/
Tammie Everly http://ttedesigns.blogspot.com
Jessica Murray http://whimsicalweavings.blogspot.com/
Dyanne Cantrell http://deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com/
Ema Kilroy http://www.emakdesigns.com/blog
Emma Todd http://www.apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com/
K Morgan www.TexasPepperJams.blogspot.com
Sharyl McMillian-Nelson http://sharylsjewelry.blogspot.com/
Cheri Reed http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com/
Rochelle Brisson http://acreativechelle.blogspot.com/
Michelle Buettner http://www.misheldesigns.blogspot.com/
Sandra McGriff http://www.skyescreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Weiss http://uniquelymebwd.blogspot.com/
Shelley Graham Turner http://shelleygrahamturner.blogspot.com/
Vickie Foley http://ohabbyday.blogspot.com/

Lynda Carson
Roxanne Mendoza
Dagi http://freshbakeddesigns.wordpress.com/
http://roxidesigns.blogspot.com/
http://kokopellidesign.blogspot.com/

Earring Swap Blog Hop

For all earring swap partners go to Whimsical Monkey Artisian Jewelry.
http://whimsicalweavings.blogspot.com/2013/05/earring-swap-blog-hop.html



I am still looking for the cord to my camera to download my pictures, I will have my blog updated this evening, sorry for the inconvenience!

Happy Hopping, Cheri

Earring Swap Blog Hop May 20th

Merry Un-Birthday my gift to Shirley!

This is the bracelet that I made and sent to Shirley.. I used Suebeads and silver for the finished product. This is the only picture I had on my desktop pc. It gives the quality of Suebeads which are beautiful!
Thank you for visiting, Cheri

Merry Un-Birthday!

It is hard for me to call this an Un-Birthday, since today is my birthday! I feel very fortunate to receive a beautiful gift made by my partner Shirley Moore. Her blog address is www.beadsandbread.blogspot.com. Her bead work is great and if you haven't checked out her blog, head on over you will not be dissappointed. Here is what she sent me, I know you are going to love it!

Merry Un-birthday Reveal April 20th

7th Bead Soup Blog Hop Reveal!

Well I have 2 pieces photographed with my phone and they are not the best but at least I can post these.
My Bead Soup Partner is Cheryl Gangle, her is her blog,

www.RockCandyJewelryDesign.blogspot.com





And here is the Bead Soup she sent to me:






The focal and the matching beads were made by Cheryl. I love all the silver components she sent me, I have already commissioned a few of those pieces on paper so far. I also have a couple of ideas for the pendant and matching beads, probably using leather. There are also two clasps...will use both eventually but for this challenge I think I will use the round toggle one- simple but textured design.

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7th Bead Soup Blog Hop Party.

I will be posting my pictures this weekend by end of Sunday. I have to wait on my sister to come over and take Pictures of my pieces so that I can post them. In the mean time I have started hopping and leaving comments..thank you!

Creative Designs by Cheri: 7th Bead Soup Blog Party hosted my Lori McDaniel Anderson

Creative Designs by Cheri: 7th Bead Soup Blog Party hosted my Lori McDaniel Anderson

www.BeadSoupBlogParty.com

7th Bead Soup Blog Party

www.BeadSoupBlogParty.com

I am in reveal 2 and reveal 3...can't wait to start hopping!

Art Bead Love Chain winner is Marlene Cupo

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The winner of the Art Bead Love Chain is Marlene Cupo...

7th Bead Soup Blog Party hosted my Lori McDaniel Anderson

My Bead Soup Partner is Cheryl Gangle, her is her blog, RockCandyJewelryDesign.blogspot.com. And here is the Bead Soup she sent to me:

The focal and the matching beads were made by Cheryl. I love all the silver components she sent me, I have already commissioned a few of those pieces on paper so far. I also have a couple of ideas for the pendant and matching beads, probably using leather. There are also two clasps...will use both eventually but for this challenge I think I will use the round toggle one- simple but textured design.






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Art Jewelry Elements givaway by Kristi Bowman

http://artjewelryelements.blogspot.com/2013/02/bead-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ArtJewelryElements+%28Art+Jewelry+Elements%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail

Art Bead Love Chain

The Art Bead Love chain has lampwork, ceramic, polymer clay, metal, resin, and wood beads and pendants...all handmade! Now it is my turn to pass the chain along to the next winner! (Please read the entire post before entering!)

This post is very long so here are my pictures of the Art Bead Love Chain:

Here's the Scoop: The Art Bead Love Tour is an ongoing project to spread the love of handmade to new and exciting places. It's a way to reach people who may have never stumbled upon your blog on their own, and give them a chance to share the love of handmade. A chain was chosen to link beads as a symbol of how this project links us all together ~ in our unity to stand behind handmade.


The winner of the chain will be allowed to take up to 30 beads from this chain. They will then replace each bead they took with another handmade bead, charm or pendant of equal quality.

These are the beads that I removed from the chain:

(So remember-----You're not winning the ENTIRE CHAIN---just a chance to take some beads from it!)

It is so important that the quality of the beads be maintained, so we can keep the Art Bead Love Tour alive. We want to share consistent quality with the next winner. If you make your own handmade beads or components, it's a great way to get your beads into the world for people to try them out, or, if you hoard collect art beads it's a great way to share your collection and get some new additions as well.

These are the beads I added:

Art Beads should be handmade by an artist, and not mass produced, such as Hill Tribe Silver beads or others like them. Remember, the focus is on replacing handmade with handmade, and beads/components taken should be replaced with beads/components that are made by an individual artist - not an organization.

Former Keepers of the Art Bead Love Chain:
Love My Art Jewelry
Lorelei's Blog
Shaiha's Ramblings
Jen Judd Rocks
Silver Rose Designs
My Life Under The Bus
Ex Post Facto Jewelry
Beading Mommy
Alice Dreaming
Pretty Things
Moobie Grace Designs
Suburban Girl Studio
ferrarioriginalbeads
Baublicious
Devine Designs Jewelry
Chinook Jewelry Designs
Genea Beads
Keepsakes by Kristi
baubles, beads, & other curiosities
Artfully Ornamental
Lamplights Crafts by Renetha

And now the chain is in my hands: Creative Designs by Cheri

HOW IT WORKS: (Please read the entire post before entering!)

1. The winner of the chain will be allowed to take up to 30 beads from this chain. They will then replace each bead they took with another handmade bead, charm, or pendant of equal quality.

2. The winner will post pictures of what was taken and what was added, in order to keep an account of the chain's progress and to keep our followers drooling. Please be sure to give credit to the bead artists as well (if you know them).

3. The winner will then have a giveaway, just like this one, to keep passing the chain on and on. Rules can be copied and pasted from here.

4. When you repost your giveaway (remember you can copy and paste from here) - a list should be added to show where the chain has gone, with links to each previous blog. Ultimately, this will end up a very long list!

5. Chain must be shipped to its new home via Priority Small Flat Rate box with delivery confirmation. Please package it carefully.

6. There will be a button on the Love My Art Jewelry website that links to the current blog and giveaway, so if you have the chain it will link to your blog. That way our followers can have another chance to win it!

7. You MUST exchange your beads and have your giveaway completed within two weeks of receiving the chain.

Please, please, please, if you cannot adhere to the above rules, do not enter the giveaway at this time. It will go on and on and you can always enter at a later date. There will be a button on the side bar of our blog so that you can track where the chain currently is.

HOW TO ENTER:

1. You must have an active blog to enter.

2. Leave a comment below. Make sure your email is linked to your blog or leave it in the comment. Entries without emails will not qualify.

3. Share on Facebook, Twitter or your blog for extra chances to win. Leave a comment for each way you share, with a link if possible.

4. Winner will pay shipping and will be billed through PayPal. Package to be shipped via small priority flat rate box with delivery confirmation, $6.00.

5. Open only to our readers in the United States due to problems with tracking and shipping overseas (sorry).

The winner's name will be drawn on Saturday, February 18, 2013
GOOD LUCK!!

7th Bead Soup Blog Party

Art Bead Love Chain

I was lucky enough to be the next to win the honors of choosing beads from the Art Charm Love Chain. This arrived Saturday from Renetha of LamplightCrafts. Now to find the cord to my camera... :)

Day 2 of Lorelei's 7-day givaway

http://lorelei1141.blogspot.com/2013/01/7-days-of-giveaways-day-two.html?showComment=1358873464021#c6909265401557762160

AJE earring challenge 2013

12 Days of Christmas - Day 12

This has been such a fun 12 days, and everything leading up to this day. First creating something unique that each person would like and be able to use in their creations. Then the packages started arriving and I could hardly wait till Christmas to start opening them. I would love to do this again next year. Thank each and everyone of you. The 12th day is from Inge von Roos and her blog is located here ingetraud.wordpress.com.

12 Days of Christmas - day 11

Day 11 is from Francesca Watson, you can find her at www.francescawatson.com. I see a bracelet with some sari silk and a copper clasp...Thanks, Francesca!