Win a FREE Swarovski Grab Bag! Follow Up
Posted by Kelly on 1/31/2011
A big congratulations to Jo Anne Killion for winning our FREE Swarovski Grab Bag! Thank you everyone for all the well wishes. We will be sure to bring back some great goodies from Tucson and we plan to do an instructional video or two to share the techniques we learn there.
Earring Project Giveaway - Winner
Posted by Kelly on 12/21/2010
Congratulations Rosaire Brundage for winning a pair of Fancy Filigree Earrings!
Thank you everyone for your posts and feedback. Lots of contests, giveaways and other fun to come on the blog!
Final Rankings - BATTLE OF THE BEADS
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 10/27/2010
Several people wanted to know where everyone placed when the voting closed at the end of BATTLE OF THE BEADS. Ask and you shall receive.
BATTLE OF THE BEADS - WINNERS
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 10/24/2010
The moment we've all been waiting for...
#1 Cindy Kornet
#2 Gina Nelson
Congratulations Cindy and Gina! Cindy won first place with an impressive 210 votes and Gina came in second with 88 votes. The grandprize, a gift certificate for $250 and the second place prize, a gift certificate for $100 will be emailed to them today. We want to thank everyone who participated. Truly every design was beautiful and worthy of winning and don't worry, there will be more contests and giveaways in the future so if you didn't win, don't be discouraged. Most importantly, thank you all for shopping at Auntie's Beads and for being a blog reader!
♥Kelly
Battle Deadline Approaching
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 10/12/2010
 Hey everybody, just wanted to remind you that if you plan on entering The Battle of the Beads for your chance to win $250 in gift certificates, you better hurry! All entries must be received by midnight this Thursday (October 14th).....
Bracelet Giveaway- WINNER!
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 9/10/2010
A big congratulations to Robin Drummond McCune, the winner of our latest bracelet giveaway! We want to thank everybody for sharing their beading stories. They were all interesting to read and some tugged at our heartstrings a bit. ;) We are so pleased to have such a great beading family! Thanks again everyone!
Giveaway Time!
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 9/9/2010
Thanks to the long weekend, the work week is going by quickly! Before the week gets away from us, though, we wanted to pose a question to all the Auntie's Beaders out there. As an incentive to share, we're entering everyone who answers into a drawing to WIN their choice of either one of these cute bracelets! Simply answer the question in the comments below and the winner of the drawing will be announced tomorrow (Sep 10th). The question is:
What is your favorite thing that you've ever beaded?
 Battle of the Beads
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 8/12/2010
Okay Auntie's Beaders, it's time to let your competitive sides show! We are very excited to announce the beginning of Battle of the Beads, a customer driven design contest that will place our bravest customer designers head to head in a ruthless fight for the votes of their peers! Okay, maybe not ruthless, but intense! Why? Well, because of our FABULOUS PRIZES!
Grand Prize: $250 Gift Certificate to Auntie's Beads!
Runner-Up: $100 Gift Certificate to Auntie's Beads!
TO PARTICIPATE:
1. Create an original necklace, ring, bracelet, earrings or other beaded design using mostly* Auntie's Beads products
w/ Subject "BATTLE"
• Size of photo should be at least 400 x 400 pixels and can be a collage of 2 or 3 images
3. Make sure you include the following...
• Your email address associated with your Auntie's Beads account
• Name (note: will not be displayed until contest is over)
• List of Auntie's Beads products used in design
*We require that you use predominately Auntie's Beads products. We understand that a finding, a clasp, an accent bead, etc. may come from elsewhere, but we request that you submit designs with a spirit of showing off the work you've done with Auntie's beads. We will accept or decline entries at our own descretion based on this rule so please do your best to follow it.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS SEPTEMBER 30TH 2010
OTHER RULES:
• Must submit before September 30th
• Entrant is the creator of the design
• 1 submission per person please
• HAVE FUN!!!
HOW IT WORKS:
After September 30th when all entries have been submitted, the competition will begin! In bracket form, pairs of designs will compete against each other head to head on the blog. Photos of both competing designs will be posted together and all blog viewers will be permitted to click and vote for the one they like better. Voting periods will last 24 hrs. Winners from each competing pair will advance and compete against winners from other competing pairs. We will continue to narrow the pool of competitors in this way until we have our top two competitors! Then, the final two designs will compete against one another for the highest number of votes and claim their prizes.
We have seen some AMAZING work from our customers throughout the years and we are very excited about holding this contest and rewarding you guys for all the hard beading work you do!
Good luck everybody!
Bracelet Giveaway- Can you remember our July 30, 2009 promo?
Today we want to reward our long time customers with a little contest. The first person to comment on this blog post with the correct answer to the question below will win this cute pink jade bracelet for FREE!! 
Here's the Question...
What was the name of our promotion on Thursday, July 30th, 2009?
Just Rosy Project Instructions
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 9/15/2009
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We had a great response from everyone with the Bracelet Giveaway. Thanks to all those wh o participated. We have a few people out there who were wanting instructions for the Just Rosy bracelet so here they are. Enjoy!
Step 1. Use your nipper tool to cut 2, 24” pieces of beading wire.
Step 2. String a crimp bead onto one piece of wire, loop it around one of the loops on your 2 strand clasp, and then thread it (going in the opposite direction) back through your crimp bead. Crimp your crimp bead and leave just enough extra wire to string through your first onyx or sterling silver bead.
Step 3. Repeat this process with one end of your other piece of beading wire.
Step 4. On the right piece of beading wire, string 2 sterling silver beads. On the left piece, string 3 onyx beads.
Step 5. Take your right piece of beading wire (the one with 2 sterling silver beads) and string it through the third onyx bead on your left piece of wire. String your right wire in the bead where your left wire comes out of the bead (they will be going in opposite directions). Pull tightly.
Step 6. The side on which you string your onyx beads will switch each time. First you put 3 onyx beads on left, 2 sterling silver beads on the right, string the right through the left and pull as in Step 5. Next you will put 3 onyx beads on the right, 2 sterling silver beads on the left, string the left through the right and pull. Then you go back to how you did it in Step 5. Continue alternating until your bracelet reaches about half your desired length.
Step 7. Now it’s time to attach the rose centerpiece bead. To do this, string 1 onyx bead on each strand of wire. Then string your right piece of wire horizontally through the hole in your rose bead from right to left. String your left piece horizontally left to right. Pull gently.
Step 8. String 1 onyx bead on each piece of wire. Then string both pieces of wire through a third onyx bead, the right piece from right to left and the left piece from left to right. Pull gently, and begin weaving again as you did in step 4.
Step 9. When you’re finished weaving, attach each end of your wire to your 2 strand clasp as you did in step 2. Make sure it lies correctly (isn’t twisted) before you crimp.
Materials and Tools Needed:
(These links will take you directly to the product page where they can be ordered)
Onyx Round Strand, 3 mm
Sterling Silver Seamless Beads, 3mm, Bag of 25 (2 bags)
Silver Plated 2-Strand Slide Lock Clasp, 16 x 6mm
Pewter Rose Bead, Silver, 7mm
Crimp Beads, Bag of 50, 2 x 2 mm
Beadalon 49-strand Wire, 100 ft., .015
Congratulations to the Winner!
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 9/9/2009
 Thanks.. And Congratulations!
We launched our first interactive blog and the response was overwhelming. Kelly’s beautiful “Just Rosy” bracelet inspired a lot of you to write some wonderful comments about our designs and designers, the Auntie’s Beads website, and the great promotions and products we carry.
Only one person could win this beautiful piece so we did a drawing this morning and the winner is… (drum roll, please)… DIANA KOESTER! Diana, please contact me at shanna@auntiesbeads.com so I can get your address and ship this beautiful bracelet out to you.
Don’t be disappointed if you didn’t win, though, because we have a prize for everyone: Kelly is working on the instructions for that bracelet right now so we can post and share them with everyone! They will soon be available in the Learning Center on our website and here on the blog. Stay tuned for more great blog interaction and surprises!!!
WIN This Bracelet!
Posted by Auntie's Beads on 9/3/2009
 Here at Auntie’s Beads, we’re teaming up to give our blog a little make-over. We want to create a more exciting and frequently updated blog to allow us to communicate better with the members of our beading community. Remember- the most important part of a blog is its readers! That’s YOU! To get you guys excited about our new and improved blog plan, we decided to kick things off with a little GIVE AWAY!
All you have to do is comment on this blog post and you are entered to win the “Just Rosey” bracelet. You can say anything! Tell us about a recent jewelry making experience, share comments about this piece, ask questions about how to make it, or just say hello! Winner will be chosen Sept. 9th.
Be sure to check our blog often, because there are more reader participation promotions to come!
The “Just Rosey” bracelet is made with 4mm onyx and sterling silver beads. It is 6 ¾” long and features a silver plate slide lock clasp for closure.
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