Weekly update
Hey everyone! In case you're thinking, "Hey, it's March, isn't there supposed to be a new Challenge?" don't worry! There will be- but since this one got started late, there will be a three-week overlap between the beading challenge and the March/April challenge, which I'll be posting tomorrow night. So, if you were still working on your beaded creation, never fear! You've still got time. ^_^ Also, although I've already got a Challenge planned for March/April, if anyone had any special requests I'd be happy to consider your suggestions!
Previous updates
Hello! Check out this week's awesome submissions to our beading challenge:
Don't forget, I'll be overlapping the beading challenge with the March/April challenge by three weeks, so you've still got three weeks to get your beaded creations submitted to the CCC favorites folder if you want to participate!
Ack! Sorry everyone, I have been unintentionally remiss about updating this challenge. Anyways, we haven't had any more submissions to the beading challenge yet. But! Just in case you're not finished your beaded creation yet and are worried you won't get it finished before the end of the month, I'll be overlapping this Challenge with the March/April challenge by three weeks (the amount of time you missed out on because I started this Challenge late).
See you next week!
Hey everyone! We've already had a couple of really cool submissions to the beading challenge, check these out:
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Welcome to this month's Creative Craft Challenge!
The Creative Craft Challenge is a monthly feature where we introduce our members to different crafts. Every month I’ll give you a little background on a craft that you might not have heard of and show you a few great tutorials to encourage you to give it a try and show us your work.
So join me every month and put your skills and creativity to the test with lessons and tutorials, examples, and a place to show off your work. Your submissions will be featured in our favorites gallery and in this very blog!
Remember, the aim of the challenge is to introduce you to crafts that you might not have heard about or tried before. They won't require any expensive materials or years of training and expertise to complete. The idea is to challenge you to go out of your usual field of work and try something new!
This challenge is NOT a contest or a display of professional work, but a fun opportunity to broaden your crafting horizons. NO prizes are involved and everyone will be featured!
To clear up a question a few people have asked: The ArtisanCraft gallery folders and favorite folders are not linked- you can submit the same piece to both the gallery and the favorites if you like, no problem. Also, the two deviations per month limit does not apply to favorites folders, so please feel free to add as many submissions as you would like.
Member of the Month
At the end of every month one participant will be chosen as ArtisanCraft's Member of the Month and will be featured on our profile page for the entire next month. The Member of the Month for December is judithchen. Congratulations!
Beading
Beading is an ancient art, and can be used in a huge variety of ways, including everything from simply stringing beads to complicated sculptures and delicate embroidery. You can use beads to create practically anything you can imagine!
(Just a note: this month's challenge does not include perler bead creations- but if that's something you've always wanted to try, keep an eye out, because I'm planning that for a future Challenge!)
TUTORIALS
You do NOT have to use any of the tutorials here to submit your art, they are only suggestions to help get you started. If you need some more references or directions, there are many more tutorials both here on dA and all over the internet.
There are a huge number of beading tutorials here on dA and elsewhere, but here is a small selection to help you out:
Simple shapes:
Geometric shapes Simple star A few different weaves and stitches:
Vertical weave Herringbone stitch Even Peyote stitch Uneven Peyote stitch Beading for embroidery:
Single bead Multiple beads in a line Some simple projects and interesting ideas to try:
Rainbow bead made of seed beads Beaded lizard (a classic!) Coral stitch A simple bracelet Beaded chain Examples
A whole bunch of examples to give you a little inspiration:
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Get Crafting!
Now it's your turn to try your hand at beading!
Every Friday I'll update this journal to feature our member's creations.
To submit your beautiful beaded crafts:
Go to the ArtisanCraft homepage, click on "Faves" (down along the left), click [Link] (CCC 39- Beading) (along the left side), then click the "Suggest a Favorite" button (top right), and you're in!If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about the monthly Creative Craft Challenge, this craft, or anything else, please feel free to comment here, on the Creative Craft Challenge of the Month blog, or by sending me a note to me, Animus-Panthera.
