My Thanks to Eva Marie Keiser

This is available as a free pattern on my website in the links and articles section! Eva made it into a colorway in her Artisan Colorway Series on Facebook. You should see the whole set - she's on a roll and they all look fantastic.

My thanks Eva!
If you would like to see her unbelievably beautiful beadwork (really, you won't believe it), then head on over to her website.
http://keiserdesigns.com/

Etsy Treasury Eye Candy

Just a little bit of eye candy today. Two treasuries that were recently updated:





Lady Slippers

Lady Slippers

 
 
More Steampunk Visions


More Steampunk Visions

  
To see all of my Etsy treasuries:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/search/?search_query=curator%3AHannahRachel

A little bit about my Etsy Beadweaver's Team - The May Challenge

I've been terribly behind on promoting my Etsy Beadweaver's Team, so wanted to take a moment to try and catch up a little bit on it.  Further, I haven't taken part in a challenge for a while and need to get with that program as well.

The voting for the May Challenge is already complete and there has been a winner announced, but it was a fantastic contest.  The May 2012 Etsy Beadweavers Cllenge Theme was "Nautical Inspired" and was picked by Sydney, of LostAloha.
She wrote the following: "One of my favorite things about being from the Oregon Coast is how much the culture and economy is tied to the ocean (and it's storms), the ports, and all the lush ocean life. My challenge is to make something Nautical inspired -- be it sailor stripes, a pirate's life, sea stars and octopi, or a siren atop a hefty, rusty anchor -- with Memorial Day on the way, I will definitely make my way down to the docks to see all the boats and fisherman, and welcome in all the sunshine.. With an occasional high-winds warning and some dark, churning ocean waves."

So, that said, I wasn't able to get involved this past month even though her theme really inspired me.  Let me show you what my team came up with, though - although you can't vote anymore, many of the pieces are still for sale and they are beautiful.  If you want to take a look at them on Etsy, the names of the shops are also included in the listing at the end.

1. The All American Wave - JoyFullyJewels

2. Octopus Bead Embroidery Necklace - crimsonfrog
3. Bounty - Bead embroidered cuff - OOAK - Vicus
4. Crystal Rivoli Grey pink Purple Beadwoven Necklace - SpringColors
5. Octopus's Garden Bracelet - SierraBeader
6. Bracelet of Beadwoven Circlets - TerahClassyCreations
7. Ocean Breeze Necklace - eliana1971
8. Nautical Mermaid Necklace - MegansBeadedDesigns
9. Seascape Original Beaded necklace - EsmerldasStudio
10. Beaded Shell Pendant - enchantedbeads
11. Enchanted Mermaid Bead Embroidery Necklace - 4uidzne
12. Champion Honu Compass Rose - AngelqueCreations
13. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse - beadn4fun
14. Beaded Cuff Bracelet - randomcreative
15. Life Belt Beaded Necklace - annamei
16. Beaded Ocean Necklace - BettyStephanBeadwork
17. Pearls in ocean waves - AnnaCohen
18. Treasures of the Deep - josjewels1
19. Pirates Treasure Caught in Fishing Net - Jewelrybyjane29
20. Nautical Beadwoven Cuff - MaryTDesigns
21. Ocean Views - zviagil
22. Ancient Ocean - KraftKonfessions
23. Poseidon's Garden Beadwoven Necklace - HauteIceBeadwork
24. TITANIC Bracelet - KrisDesignFSP
25. Sailing summer seas peyote stitched pendant - BoonieBeads
26. Summer sailor's outfit necklace - alterdeco
27. Coastal Peyote Charm Bracelet - elsielight
28. In The Navy - Fandefanfan
29. Barrette, Sand, Sea and Shells - Janiesgems
30. Portholes Nautical Beadwoven Bracelet - SallyGoRoundTheMoon
31. Antique map adventure necklace - BeadCatcher
32. Nautical vanity - Sobby
33. Birth of Venus - SpiralDesignJewelry

Etsy Treasury Eyecandy

Just a little bit of eye candy today.  Two treasuries that were recently updated.

Steampunk Visions

Luna Moth

To see all of my Etsy treasuries:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/search/?search_query=curator%3AHannahRachel

NEWLY REHABBED!

Sea Form Pendant - with extra fringe!

You know how it goes around here. Sooner or later everything gets reworked with extra fringe. Tutorial covers the beaded bead completely as well as the tassel version. The tassel version was added on 05/25/2012. If you have an earlier version of this tutorial, please email me with your paypay address - the new upgrade is free. The finished bead is about 2"x2.25" not including the tassel fringe.

Fashion another over the top pendant piece using three different beading techniques, based off of peyote stitch and fringe. This is the instruction packet only. There are no beads included with this instruction packet.

Students need to have a working knowledge of peyote stitch in the round and be well versed in bead weaving. This instruction packet is for ADVANCED seed beaders.
$18.00

For my tutorials: http://hannahrachel.etsy.com/ 

Battle of the Beadsmiths

I was invited by Steven Weiss to take part in a Beadsmith elimination tournament! Its a little bit like a cooking tournament with eliminations each round and multiple rounds. I've started my piece already, but I won't be releasing information about it until after Bead & Button.

Here's the deal as written by Steven Weiss of BeadSmith:

In an effort to create more awareness of some of the incredible bead artistry being executed by bead masters worldwide, I thought it would be fun to set up a beading "tournament" where original works can be viewed, shared, and celebrated both by the participants, and the beading public alike.

Steven is a riot - he's made up a whole series of stylized panels for the contestants and here is mine. I think you'll be able to see why I fell off my chair laughing when I saw it.

For more information keep your eye on my blog:
http://goodrivergallery.blogspot.com/2012/04/battle-of-beadsmiths.html

Or better yet, ask him to join the facebook group and you'll see all the contestants and their work:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/274053372682035

News and Updates from Good River Gallery

May is already over and I have one more tutorial I need to get finished for Bead & Button as well as finish more kits this time 'round than I've had in the past. I'm excited! The booth will also sport more lampwork than it has in the past. I'm in the same spot as last year - booth 410!


There are a few patterns that will be available at the booth only, but not on my Etsy site. The first is the Toho Triangle (Garden Trellis) bracelet pictured above for anyone who could catch the class at Gahanna Bead Studio and won't be able to make the class at Crystal Bead Bazaar in Pittsburgh. Also available will be a lovely bracelet made with Twins and Rivolis, which I'll also be teaching at Crystal in July. I'll have my Sunrise in New Mexico necklace in tutorial form, featured in a few of my recent newsletters. And lastly, there will be a new "surprise" piece. You'll see it at the show - ask about it!


Just one class coming up this month!


Gahanna Bead Studio classes for June:

-Crocheted & Embellished Necklace - June 16
       Note: This tutorial will NOT be available at Bead & Button.
       Photo above. Register online at http://www.gahannabeadstudio.com/

Happy beading!
Hannah

http://www.goodrivergallery.com/ 

http://hannahrachel.etsy.com/

Another thank you - and again I'm running behind.

Almost two (maybe three) weeks ago, Julie Dufaj highlighted one of my bracelets in her blog.
http://http://www.abraceletaweek.wordpress.com/

This is a lovely idea.  Every week Julie highlights a piece she has found on the web and writes a short article on it.  Her selection thus far is really stunning, and very varied.

She also has a teaching blog called... what else?
And earring a week.  Its wonderful - you should really check it out.
http://anearringaweek.wordpress.com/

Thank you, Julie!
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Here is what she wrote about my Thai Silk and Beads Multimedia Bracelet.

Until I saw this bracelet, I must confess that I was not that much of a fan of mixed media jewelry. Artistic execution grounded in a mastery of color theory has won me over! (The words “Gypsy” and “Thai” in its name didn’t exactly repulse my romantic soul, either.) The assemblage of colors, textures, and materials in this piece screams wearable art. I can envision some free-spirited reggae hippie chick like Naia Kete of The Voice wearing this on her ankle (I wish I could get away with that – sigh!).



This bracelet is actually not typical of Hannah Rosner’s work or her shop on Etsy. Hannah is an accomplished bead weaver and glass artisan. Many of her weaving designs are intricate and labor intensive, the kind of work that will someday be featured in art museums as examples of early Twenty-First Century fine craft. As evidence, Hannah’s work made her a semifinalist in the lampwork category for Bead Dreams 2009. She also won second place for her bead embroidered collar piece in the Treasures of Toho 2009 Contest. That necklace appeared in the February 2010 issue of Bead & Button.

Mother's Day SALE Extended

ETSY

SPRING PATTERN & BEADS SALE

Koi Fish Bracelet Pattern

A few of you caught my last-minute weekend sale on Etsy, but I've decided to extend it. Tuesday through Wednesday night only, 50% off selected patterns & focal beads. Have fun!

Beads Section:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HannahRachel?section_id=5827136

Patterns Section:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HannahRachel?section_id=10902768

Need Help With Your Etsy Shop?

NEW

Personalized Etsy Shop Analysis

Do you feel like you've tried everything you can think of and can't seem to make a sale? Let me help!

I have been a successful Etsy store owner since 2008. In the past year alone, I made a number of changes to my shops and have sold over 1000 items. Can you do what I've done? You bet! I'll look at your shop and send you a 4-page PDF citing exactly what you need to think about. Please allow 1 week (generally its less) for me to prepare this for you.  Available at http://wwwhannahrachel.etsy.com/