Apologies

I am so sorry that the blog has not been updated for a couple of months. I have been so busy with work and also making invites and jewellery at short notice for a couple of friends. I am going to get it all up to date today and during the week and then we will be ready to kick off a brand new challenge for June. 

Thanks for being so understanding. Do not forget though that we are always active on the facebook group - HERE is the link xxx

March Challenge

Hello again and welcome back to Beading Friends Forever. It is officially Spring and so we have a couple of really lovely challenges for you this month. I am sorry again about not getting the post properly organised last month - sometimes life gets in the way.

Anyway, onto this month. We have a £15 voucher for one entry that will be chose at random to spend online at Beads Direct. I am so grateful to them for their continued sponsorship of our challenge blog. Make sure you visit their website and Facebook page for lots of offers and inspiration.

The usual rules apply for our challenge. If you are not sure what they are please take a moment to check them - they are on the side bar to the left. There are not many but it helps keeps things as fair as possible.

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Theme

Photo inspiration - let your imagination run wild using the colours/flowers from the photograph

DT Inspiration

Marcea

Rachel

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Tutorial - Double Hugs & Kisses bracelet

Video by Potomac Bead Company

DT Inspiration

Bev

Marcea

Patricia

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I hope you enjoy the challenges this month. remember to come and visit us at our Facebook group for lots more inspiration and friendly chat. 

Add your entries to the link tool below or on our Facebook group challenge page

The challenge is open until 9pm on 31st March.

Good luck and have fun xxx

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February Challenge

Please accept my apologies for not getting the challenge up on the blog for February. Thankfully lots of you are members of our Facebook group and managed to enter. This month I will be far more organised ... I hope.

I still wanted to share the fabulous work by the design team and of course say a massive thankyou to our monthly sponsors Beads Direct. They very kindly give one lucky winner a £15 voucher to spend with them online.

The challenge for February was to try some chain maille following the given tutorial. The theme was red/hearts etc to tie in with Valentines Day .... here are the great examples by the DT

Rachel

Bev

Gail

Yvonne

Patricia

Thankyou to Beadaholique for allowing us to use their tutorial

The winner will be selected using random org. See you all later with the new challenge for March xx

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December winner

Hello and welcome back to Beading Friends Forever. Thankyou for all your entries last month. Sadly there can be only winner each month. The winner this month is .................

AC Beads - Congratulations

You are the winner of a £15 voucher to spend at Beads Direct. Please contact me for details on how to claim your prize.

A huge thankyou to Beads Direct for their continued support each month. 

Don't forget to join in this month with our challenges and maybe you could be the lucky winner for January xx

January Challenge

Welcome to Beading Friends Forever challenge blog and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

We are kicking off the new year with another challenge. As usual it is broken into 2 sections - a tutorial and a theme. You can enter each part 3 times making a total of 6 entries.

We are fortunate to be able to offer a £15 voucher to spend with our sponsors Beads Direct. They have so many gorgeous products plus they have a massive sale at the moment so pop over and grab yourself some bargains.

So onto the challenge .......

THEME - NEW/UNUSED STASH

Use any of your new stash or unused items

Bev

Gail

Patricia

Marcea

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Tutorial - Netted bracelet with Swarovski crystals

Many thanks to Gianna from Beading 4 Perfectionists for allowing us to use her lovely tutorial. Follow her on her Youtube channel or facebook page.

Patricia

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I hope you have fun joining in this month. Thanks to everyone who entered last month, I know how busy December is. The winner will be announced tomorrow.

To play along this month either add your link to the linky below or post on our challenge page on our Facebook Group.

Please follow the rules (on the sidebar to your left)

Winner will be selected using random.org

This challenge closes at 9pm on 31st January

Have fun!!!!

Good luck. Please link directly to your post xxx

1. Pamela	2. Natali	3. Anne	4. Helen	5. AC
6. AC	7. Anne	8. Traci	9. Traci	10. Jean
11. Julie	12. Julie	13. Patty	14. Julie	15. Julie
16. Julie	17. Julie	18. Patty	19. Pauline	20. Anne
21. Jean	22. Pauline	23. Pauline	24. Pauline	25. Pauline
26. Becky	27. Gail	28. Pauline	29. Helen	30. Susan

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December Challenge

sorry for not getting the post done this month. Lovely to see you all playing along on our Facebook group. I have added this today so that I can add all the entries ready for the draw tomorrow.

I would just like to wish you all a very Happy New Year.

Also a huge thankyou to our sponsors Beads Direct

Make sure you come back tomorrow to join in our new challenge for January xxx

Good luck. Please link directly to your post xxx

1. Teresa	2. Teresa	3. Teresa	4. Teresa	5. Reneau
6. Helen	7. Pauline	8. Pauline	9. Pauline	10. Pauline
11. Pauline	12. Pauline	13. Helen	14. Helen	15. Karen
16. Anne	17. Gwen	18. Gwen	19. Julie	20. Julie
21. Julie	22. Julie	23. Julie	24. Patty	25. AC
26. AC	27. Moe	28. Karen	29. Karen	30. AC
31. Traci	32. Patty	33. Patty	34. Gwen	35. Gwen
36. Helen	37. Karen	38. Patty	39. Anne	40. Helen
41. Jean	42. Jean	43. Jean	44. Moe	45. Moe
46. Moe	47. Moe	48. Helen	49. Traci	50. Helen
51. Helen

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November winner

Hi everyone, wow lifve is so hectic in December isn't it. I completely forgot to post the winner for last month.

Congratulations Julie - you have won £15 to spend at Beads Direct. Please contact me for details on how to claim your prize.

Thankyou to Beads Direct for sponsoring our challenge.

I shall get the blog post up at the weekend for this month. As many of you know the theme is Anything Goes - pop over to our facebook group to join in the chat and share ideas and creations

xxx