Thursday, March 7, 2013

Bead Giveaway: Spring Mixes

It’s been far too long since we’ve had a gorgeous bead giveaway. With pretty new inspirations flowing in from now until summer, I thought I’d take a look through my stash of lovely acrylic and lucite baubles for some spring worthy beads. I was thrilled to recall some really wonderful ovals in tasty colors that look so much like flower petals and leaves.

Spring Ovals Bead Giveaway


Equally enchanting is a mix of stone shapes in blues, with a dash of green and purple. Most of these pieces have totally unique shapes, and are delightfully transparent and full of light. These beads would look right at home in a secret garden, and now it’s time to find them a new home.

Enchanted Stones Bead Giveaway


How to Enter

For a chance to win all of the beads shown, simply leave a comment on this post, and answer the following question: What flowers would you use to fill a beaded garden?

Please make sure to include an email address or contact link in your comment, so that I can contact you if you win. Incomplete entries will not be included in the draw, and comments must be submitted directly on the blog to qualify. One winner will be chosen at random on Thursday, March 14th. This giveaway is open to readers in Canada and the US.

Good luck!

Update: This draw has closed.

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51 comments:

  1. I would use roses and carnations....they are so pretty and would go together beautifully!!!!

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  2. lupines !!!

    bollekes.met.gaatjes.en.koordjes@gmail.com

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  3. Anything in the daisy family - Shasta Daisy with their white petals and bright centers. Gerber Daisies all around below with their wide array of colored petals and contrasting, eye-catching centers!

    Bonnie Troxclair
    doeiis9@yahoo.com

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  4. Gerber Daisies, they have an array of colored petals with varying eye-catching centers! Many different combinations to work wtih.

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  5. Me encantarían las azules.!!!!... para ver siempre el mar relajadamente....sería una bonita idea trabajar con ellas....gracias por la oportunidad de concursar y espero tener suerte esta vez.... I come from Chile....my email..is maritza_madrid@hotmail.com and my website is www.elrincondemaruza.blogspot.com....

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  6. In a beaded garden? I'd use fuschia (I love the way they hang) and hibiscus. Hibiscus are so tropical and lush.

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  7. Thank you for this contest! I would use dahlias, roses, and pansies because they are my 3 favorites.

    Beadknitter
    dljpark AT frontier DOT com

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  8. Dang forgot my contact, so I will post again,

    Orchids and tiger lilies with Persian corn flowers.

    dalcalde@creationsofagape.com

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  9. I would use all colors of roses and mix it with some lovely sunflowers and tulips:) <3

    Email:hkdub187@aol.com

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  10. Hydrangeas and Lilies! Thanks for the chance to win these beautiful beads!
    mlb_bowman@yahoo.com

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  11. Such pretty beads! I'd use roses in my garden!

    beadedtail at yahoo dot com

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  12. Sweet Peas. It was my father's nickname for me and I love the delicate look of them. The rest would be a water garden for the Lotus flower.

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  13. I would use iris and dais, because of their simple beauty.

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  14. Hello I have spent some time on your blog and have enjoyed it very much. I have beaded flower gardens many times over the last 47 years of beading. I really like beading sculptural sunflowers.
    Please count me in for you beautiful giveaway.
    Beadwright (AT) HoT MaiL DOtCom
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  15. I would have a big mix of different flowers in all different colors.

    http://www.randomcreativeart.com

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  16. I think these beads would make lovely pansies. penster1947atgmaildotcom

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  17. The oval spring mix looks like they are begging to be assembled into an array of coneflowers (coneflower varieties these days are amazing). The blues remind me of my Rozanne geranium, so I would mix them with a lush green background to remind me of my garden.

    Barbara

    The Beadgardener
    barbara_mckenna@hotmail.com

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  18. Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes, not only for their beauty but their legends.

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  19. With spring on its way, I'm thinking of daffodils and tulips!
    Cindy Rosborough
    clc1@gsinet.net

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  20. I would use violets. lpernowagn@gmail.com

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  21. Tulips! I really enjoy your blog and look forward to reading it!

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  22. I enjoy reading your blog every day.
    I would bead Alaskan flowers, since I live in Anchorage: Lupine, Fireweed, and forget-me-not.
    Nancy
    nancysopp@gmail.com

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  23. I would use tulips, roses and pansys

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  24. I would bead lilies of the valley, snow drops and crocus. They represent hope for warmer weather and brighter days. Mary.lisan@gmail.com

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  25. Ahhh I would love beaded pansies,daisys and primroses !! :)

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  26. Roses, um tiger lily, poppy, petunias, roses, gerber daises, shoot there are tons I would love to be able to bead for my spring beaded garden....Dahlia would be beautiful I could just go on and on ....lol...But I will stop here and hope that you all find my beaded garden vibrant and stunning...Thank you for this awesomely generous opportunity...bye for now and Happy Beading to you one and all

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  27. I love Gerbera Daisies -- in all their riotous colors. I'd love to do something with that kind of exuberant color! Thanks for hosting the giveaway. I love it!

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  28. Lily of the Valley. They are so beautiful and delicate.

    sharbogast@zoominternet.net

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  29. Roses, lilacs, hydrangeas, alla lilies, abd some bright orange lilies.

    Thank you for the bead giveaway!

    dotb in mo
    dahtee@swbell.net

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  30. I love tiger lillies. I would put them & white roses in my beaded garden. Thanks for the bead giveaway.

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  31. I would make a garden with several rows, each a different color for a different flower, and then I would put the beads on little sticks and plant them with the colors peeking the ground. And when they bloom, I would have even more pretty colored beads and could make myself some wonderful things.
    I would take a cup of coffee and my lawn chair and sit out in my bead garden in the sunshine waiting for them to multiply.

    Rosalie
    rwrw@comcast.net

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  32. Wild flowers.
    Tulips.
    Wisteria.
    Orchids.
    And your blog is wonderful.
    Thanks for the good writing and equally good project inspirations.
    Cheers,
    Ilene

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  33. daffodils, deffinetly cjlogie@gmail.com

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  34. hard to choose i would make a rainbow of colors but i would definitely have to have red poppies and orchids
    brookekaminski@gmail.com

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  35. I would use roses.

    melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com

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  36. I would use carnations and lilies.

    Email: deannamck@gmail.com

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  37. Carnations. I don't think they get enough bead love!

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  38. Carnations and roses... carolynjm@live.com Thanks so much for doing this giveaway and please delete my former comment
    that didn't include a contact address, thanks gal! :)

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  39. Maybe dewdrops and liliacs. cougarspitfire@hotmail.com

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  40. Thank you for this lovely opportunity. The flower I would put into a beaded flower garden is Lavender. I love the look and scent of it.

    e-mail: moonchild776@aol.com

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  41. I think of fuciaha, daisy , and violets. eileeneg2002@yahoo.com

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  42. Oh my ... the possibilities are endless! But I think a combination of hydrangea, hyacinth and daffodils would be pretty! Great giveaway -- thank you so much for the offering! denisepanter[at]gmail[dot]com

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  43. Roses are a "must" followed by hydrangeas, tulips & pansies. It is nice of you to have a give-away.

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  44. I would make Snap Dragons. They have such personalities!
    Thank you for the opportunity.

    SheTripsOnAir@gmail.com

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  45. I would definitely have silk ribbon roses and iris, accented with beaded daisies, lavender and hollyhocks. Then I would add a beaded dragonfly and ladybug. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway opportunity.

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  46. Clematis growing up a trellis. Poppies of all colors. Thank you for this wonderful offer. mtriver57@yahoo.com

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  47. I would fill my bead garden with magical flowers borne from my imagination. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  48. I would make fantasy flowers. thanks for the giveaway!

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  49. gerbera daisies. so many wonderful diverse colors!

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