Saturday, April 11, 2015

Bead Giveaway: Summer Pearls

Summer is just around the corner, bringing with it some of nature’s most fabulous inspirations, like butterflies and trips to the beach. To celebrate, this month’s bead giveaway features two sets of vintage acrylic beads that are perfect for summer designs.

Summer Pearls Bead Giveaway


The first batch includes an assortment of faux pearls and mother of pearl discs in shades of lustrous white and creamy pale orange. There are also a handful of Lucite pieces in creams and grays. This mix would be fabulous for mermaid inspired pieces!

Summer Button Drops Bead Giveaway


To complement the pretty pearls I’ve put together a collection of faceted button drops in aquamarine and pale aqua. The curvy shapes and transparent sparkle of these beads is so pretty – like tropical waters.

How to Enter:

For a chance to win all of the beads shown, leave a comment on this post letting us know what your favorite summer inspirations are for jewelry design. One lucky winner will be drawn on Friday, April 17th.

No log-in is required to enter, but all comments must be made directly on InspirationalBeading.blogspot.com to qualify. Please be sure to leave a contact method in your comment if you do not have a profile with email contact enabled. Incomplete or duplicate entries will not be entered into the draw.

Good luck and happy beading!

Update: This draw has closed.

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26 comments:

  1. Am a big spiral fan. Spiral let's you explore and expand your imagination! Spiral allows me to flirt with colours....everyday I go out I am on the look out for colour mix and when next I visit the beach,I will be on the look out for bikini colour mix. margaretaligbe@yahoo.com

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  2. Oh, MY! I have been inspired by being able to go outside without a coat! I am honoring the slate greys and leftover brown leaves before the green takes over. The sheep have yet to be shorn and the grass is about to grow. The last of the ice is leaving the earth. The finishes need to be clear like my stream.

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  3. Summer for me is the sea,the waves,the beach.Love blue,green,turqoise colors and i like to combine styles when making summer pieces.

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  4. I'm an opera necklace fan. I can wear it long or double it. Possibly even use it as a bracelet. Very versatile and great when I'm traveling.

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  5. my summer inspirations for jewelry are flowy with turquoise and bold pendant.

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  6. Summer inspiration includes shells and colorfull flowers.

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  7. Just about everywhere I look in a summery garden invokes inspiration. From snowy white daisies to dark red roses. Also the visiting birds and butterflies bring about their own inspirations for me to draw upon.

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  8. Living on the Oregon coast, I find the ocean, beaches, and forests to be a constant inspiration. Blues, greens, browns, and cream colors are my go to palette. I like to make knotted "beach" bracelets with waxed linen and hemp that include beads in this color grouping. Shells and beach rocks usually make their way into pieces of my jewelry. Thanks for the giveaway. Gorgeous beads!

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  9. Summer inspiration for me is turquoise and coral - magic!

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  10. Love the Spring blossoms for color inspiration.

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  11. It has to be woodland walks with all that light and shade.
    shw_samuel@sky.com

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  12. Love walking on the sea wall and get inspiration from swirls of the waves, shells on the beaches....

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  13. I love blues and blue greens for summer and also sea glass. Then I am also inspired by sunny colored seed beads.

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  14. My summer inspiration would be all the bright colors that I miss so much during the winter months.
    maryredman144@gmail.com

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  15. I just bought some beautiful sunshine yellow beads which really says summer to me. I so need bright, happy colors now.

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  16. Inspiration from the color of the sky to the waves of the ocean,,, sky blue & ocean blues are stunning added to any piece of jewelry !!! TY.....berrycherry63@hotmail.com

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  17. Would love to mix those pearls (sand between my toes) with those gorgeous drop buttons (reflections from refreshing ocean sprays).
    Thanks for the chance to win.
    doinwire at gmail dot com
    sue : )

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  18. The beautiful pearls put me in mind of sunrise, always inspiring. The aquamarine button drops make me see the ocean with the sun sparkling on it. Life is beautiful and we should take time to notice how lovely it is.

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  19. My Summer inspiration is Yemanja, the ocean's Orixa. Her colors are shades of blue and white. And, of course, shells. Great giveaway, thank you! You can contact me at: anarama@ymailDOTcom

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  20. My perfect summer inspiration is the sunshine that is finally back here in Europe (Heidelberg/Germany, to be precise). And the colours of all those flowers and the young green leaves outside - how I missed them...

    Thanks for this great giveaway!

    Susanne (sumachaATgmxDOTnet)

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  21. My Summer inspiration is the lake where I grew up and it's shores. We still go camping there and the lake turns the most interesting shades of green and blue when a storm is approaching and it's shores give up some pretty rocks which have been nicely polished by nature along with some small shells. The faceted button drops in this draw reflect some of the colours the lake turns.

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  22. I like to use the summer sun in the trees as my inspiration. I like to use bright but translucent yellows among opaque dark greens with a bit of blue sparkle separating them Such as Swarovski double AB blue crystals. There's nothing like looking at a blue sky under a shady tree.
    Of course THIS summer, my inspiration will be white and gold and cobalt blue as I am getting married and making all the wedding party jewelry. I'm so happy! Lauren Knabel Laurenstacy516@gmail.com

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  23. I think that everything summer has to offer gives me inspiration. From the beach to carnivals I get vivid color inspiration.

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  24. Summer Inspiration: Oddly enough, when it happens, watching the wildfires race through the mountains. Seeing the flames at night, the black clouds of smoke surrounded by blue skies, the colored dots of the firefighting tankers dropping water. Primal. Surreal.

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  25. Love your blog. These beads are gorgeous.

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  26. Beautiful Pearls. Great idea. Thank you for sharing this.

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