Bead Ruckus No. 4 - The Big Reveal!

Here at Bead Ruckus, we like to think that while being on time is the best option, being late is still better than not showing up.  And in that spirit, we have come crawling out of our extremely hectic holiday season with our designs for the Nov/Dec challenge in tow!  So sorry that we've been remiss, but we do hope that you like them.

With our big reveal, we have some other exciting news - we have a new contributing member!  You can find Yelena's design for No. 4 below, and her profile page will be up soon, so be sure to check back to learn more about her.

Yelena's Bracelet:

Savannah's Necklace:

Julie's Necklace:

Megan's Earrings:

Kit No. 4 - Extended to December

Well folks, it's that time of year when we're all so busy that we can't think straight.  So in honor of the business of the season, we're extending Kit No. 4 through the next month.  But we have started our creations, and you won't want to miss them, so be sure to check back on 12/26 to see them!

Here it is - Kit No. 4 - and you'd swear that we chose these items on purpose they look so pretty together!  Truly, though, it was a random process, and we're just so lucky to have gotten such a nice looking collection together this month!  We can't wait to play - what about you?

Designs for Bead Ruckus No. 4 need to contain at least one piece of these items:

Julie's Pick: Copper Red Rounded Nugget Pearls (4-7mm)

Megan's Pick: Ivory Enamel Coated Brass Diamond Cut Figaro Chain (1.5mm)

Savannah's Pick: Czech Glass 2-Hole Square Beads Rose/Gold Topaz Luster (6mm)

Our from the hat selections:

Swarovski Elements Ivory Crystal Round Faux Pearls (8mm)

22k Gold Plated Pewter Hexagon Rondelle Beads (5mm)

We'd love to see what you come up with!  Learn more about how to join the ruckus here.

Check back on 11/26 to see our Big Reveal - including an introduction to our newest contributing member!  Oh, and we're still looking for one more contributing member.  Learn more here.

Bead Ruckus No. 3 - THE BIG REVEAL

Are you in the Halloween spirit yet?  We are!  We've taken our spooky Halloween themed kit and designed some festive and fun pieces!  Check them out...

Megan's Locket

Julie's Harvest Brooch

Savannah's Necklace

We had so much fun with our Halloween themed ruckus.  What would you make using these materials?  Be sure to check back on November 1st for Kit No. 4 and some exciting news!

ENDED: MaeMaeMills Giveaway

Thanks so much to Craft Gossip, who helped us get the word out about our giveaway!  Since their email announced our giveaway today, we've extended the deadline one more day to give you all a chance to enter.  Thanks!

It's time for our second monthly Bead Ruckus giveaway - YAAAY!

This month's giveaway prize is a $25 gift certificate to Megan's brand new web store: MaeMaeMills.com, which is up and running and having new items added all the time.  The winner will be able to choose what to spend their GC on from among all sorts of cute girlie jewelry, all handmade by Megan, including these little bead woven bow rings!

There are FIVE ways to enter!  The deadline for entries is 12:00am EDT on 10/22.  Entry details follow, and be sure to check back with us on 10/26 for our Halloween-themed Big Reveal!

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Kit No. 3 - A Halloween Themed Ruckus!

For our October challenge, we thought it would be fun to have our first themed ruckus!  And since it's October, and because it's awesome, we're going with Halloween for our theme!

So what that means, is that in addition to using at least one part of each of these materials, your finished design needs to be Halloween themed!  We're excited, and we hope you are too!  So let's get started - what piece of jewelry will you make with the following items:

Julie's Pick: Vintaj Arte Metal Perching Owl Charms - 22.5mm

Megan's Pick: Mango Orange Lunasoft Lucite Cachochon - 18.5mm Oval

Savannah's Pick: Antiqued Brass Owl Face Stamping - 24.5mm - Two Owls?!  Oh the fun of random picks!

Then, because we're still in search of our two new contributing members, we put some extra selections in a hat and drew these two:

Jet Black Czech Glass Fluted Cathedral Beads - 9mm

Glow in the Dark Lined Czech Seed Beads - 8/0

We hope you'll participate - we'd love to see what you create with these materials!  Learn more about how to join the ruckus here, and be sure to check back to see what we come up with!

Bead Ruckus No. 2: The Big Reveal!

Have you checked out our kit for Bead Ruckus No. 2?  Did you wonder what in the world we could make that would use all of those materials?  Well, we did too at first!  But we've figured it out, and we're ready to share our designs for No. 2..............

Savannah's Necklace: September Butterscotch

Julie's Necklace

Megan's Earrings

 We're excited that some of you have started to check us out.  We can't wait to have all of you start submitting your own creations each month, and to add two new contributing members to our ranks!

Be sure to check back on October 1st to see Kit No. 3, which will be our first themed ruckus.  Oh, and don't forget to enter our first giveaway for your chance to win one of Julie's beautiful creations!

ENDED: Blue Pig Design House Giveaway!

This is the first of many Bead Ruckus giveaways! We will be hosting one a month to continue the ruckus fun and help share our love of beading.

Here is your chance to win a lovely bead woven necklace by Julie Bean from her Blue Pig Design House collection. This one-of-a-kind necklace features a bead woven focal in shades of silver, grey, black, and a pretty metallic raspberry. The metallic outer beads sparkle magnificently when worn.

The woven piece measures 1.5” x 7/8” and hangs from an adjustable 16” silver colored chain.






To enter, please simply do ONE of the following:

Follow this blog
Twitter about this giveaway or Bead Ruckus
Share this giveaway on Facebook with your friends
Go to Julie's Etsy shop BluePigDesigns and "favorite" your favorite piece of jewelry

After you have done one of the above, please leave a comment to this post letting us know what you did.

One winner will be chosen at random on Sunday Sept. 30th at 5pm. Please make sure that you do not comment anonymously, we want to be able to send you your necklace should you win!

Good Luck!

THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED! THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW ENDED AND A RANDOM WINNER HAS BEEN CONTACTED VIA EMAIL.