tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26842977601261545212024-03-18T23:19:16.416-05:00Dry Gulch Beads and JewelryDry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-46568134866924882332020-04-18T00:00:00.000-05:002020-05-20T12:54:30.593-05:002020 Bead Peeps Swap N Hop REVEAL!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to our annual <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/beadPeeps/" target="_blank">Bead Peeps Swap N Hop Reveal</a>! This is the 6th year that we've joined this creative project; it's an event where beaders and jewelry
designers partner up, swap beads, create and then showcase their
creations in blog and social media hops. Take a look below at the swap we sent and the swap we received! <br />
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We sent Rozantia a curated collection of beads that focused on gorgeous lampwork beads and a lampwork pendant made by the Dry Gulch gals. We also sent glass, crystal and stones plus <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/shibuichi.aspx" target="_blank">Shibuichi findings</a>. We can't wait to see what Rozantia creates with her Swap N Hop mix! <br />
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The beautiful components Rozantia sent us include amazing creations from Bulgaria! This whimsical collection features pretty lampwork Angel Cat and Hamsa
Hand beads from <a href="https://petrovna-lampwork.com/" target="_blank">Petrovna Lampwork in Bulgaria</a>, a cute hand painted pebble by
Bulgarian artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Niuffa/" target="_blank">Niuffa</a>, a flower ceramic component from an <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/155732960/pottery-focal-piece-for-bracelet?" target="_blank">artist in Kentucky, USA</a> and finally a BEAUTIFUL hand wrapped sea glass pendant
from Rozantia along with her own decoupaged washi tape wood beads.<br />
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Each of us tackled a specific item in this collection - the wide range of artisan pieces really made us think out of the box!<br />
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Also, we had a twist in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/beadPeeps/" target="_blank">Bead Peeps Swap N Hop</a> this year! Participants had to add something colored in the 2020 Pantone Color of the Year to our projects. The color is Classic Blue, so we sent metallic blue crystal beads for Rozantia's project, and she sent us a handmade washi tape bead in Classic Blue for our project.<br />
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Our first creation came from Gianna, our resident seed beader! She used Rozantia's washi tape beads as beautiful accents for her design. She was inspired by the Asian style the washi beads exhibited, so she hand forged an oriental inspired pendant out of iron wire and dangled a gorgeous mother of pearl "gong" pendant from it. The beautiful Classic Blue bead in the pendant (as well as several beads in the chain) is Rozantia's washi tape creation. Gianna also wired together two matching linked chain necklaces with vintage glass, <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/freshwaterpearls.aspx" target="_blank">freshwater pearls</a> and <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/search.aspx?find=chalcedony" target="_blank">blue Chalcedony</a> stones. To really bring a taste of the Orient to this design, she also incorporated several colors and shapes of lovely cloisonne beads!<br />
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Next, Deborah tackled the brightly colored Hamsa Hand lampwork bead. She hand knotted coordinating colors of beads using nylon cord and made a fun orange tassel for the pendant. This bright and summery necklace features <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/czechglass.aspx" target="_blank">vintage Czech glass beads</a>, <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/jade.aspx" target="_blank">blue Jade</a> stones and a hand stamped "Good Vibes" brass charm from Catherine. This necklace is actually a Mala, which is a design made with exactly 108 beads and used by ancient monks and modern yogis alike. Fun fact, the warm pine wood beads in this Mala have been scented with delicious cedar. <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/drygulchjewelry.aspx" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.drygulch.com/drygulchjewelry.aspx" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-7MlUzcR50H9Q_o-YzaNg5hOgv6AndhOrcYuhpjpdChbr7yVQJO6foQBCPsOQyzCBM6aWMfTuD-sTDOiGs6ZZez4YXje5wjJsQcl5JwQ3uJ6GZ5qlr1xrFFPodttpbWYWAlDwv7IrThM/s640/TZNAE0735.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br />
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The other artisan piece was a fabulous black Angel Cat bead made by the same Bulgarian artists that created the Hamsa Hand focal. Catherine loves to wear bracelets and earrings, so she incorporated the Angel Cat into a multi-strand boho leather bracelet. We've actually featured this Gypsy Spirit bracelet design in several classes for our <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx" target="_blank">bead shows</a>, but Catherine used copper glass rings and <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/czechwampums.aspx" target="_blank">Czech wampum tubes</a> to "weave" the leather cording in her Angel Cat bracelet. The clasp features a gorgeous red and gold <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/buttons.aspx" target="_blank">Czech glass button</a> too.<a href="https://www.drygulch.com/drygulchjewelry.aspx" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.drygulch.com/drygulchjewelry.aspx" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhpwFz1gCMpuxg1SfxfAhDffgjN2MszviQVxVPr6bCM7GeAN2_yVbNkVgAHUl5Wzj_y7MipAHP49IhdVji5CrAqxL9_p6a3HETzY43Ogl4MI3E3EDja1XJXza8mctEkgNXaIHnX6_oSPJ/s640/PPQUE5328.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Finally, Rozantia's beautiful wire wrapped sea glass focal didn't need much to create a gorgeous necklace! In this collaboration, Deborah hand knotted olivine <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/seaglass.aspx" target="_blank">sea glass beads</a> and sparkling <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/8mmcrystalrondelles.aspx" target="_blank">crystals</a> on nylon cord. Catherine then forged the "bail" connector and the clasp from brass and copper wire to finish off the hand knotted necklace. This necklace absolutely glows and we love the nature-like colors. ♥<a href="https://www.drygulch.com/drygulchjewelry.aspx" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.drygulch.com/drygulchjewelry.aspx" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxWE6rwVMrSXoEX2u6mVuAGzaheVUpCYTr2pVHcwMiOMBOIdBVfUmrNT-DCwJYPre4r7g3V0jLhM1vjVmc-VBNZOuphmWunpD0AykQv7iIWf9WyNT5QyzqTNW12c3YCCQfq6w0ofe7h-3/s640/UOGCE1296.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Thank you all for viewing our 2020 Swap N Hop creations! We want to send Linda Anderson of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/beadPeeps/">Bead Peeps</a> a big thank you for hosting
the 6th Annual Swap N Hop. Don't forget to hop to all the links below
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<br />Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-29400617183276187002020-01-23T22:13:00.000-06:002020-01-23T22:20:42.983-06:00Dry Gulch Weekly Pick ~ Amazonite StonesWelcome to the Dry Gulch Weekly Pick! Each week, the gals at Dry Gulch Beads & Jewelry feature a bead or component or color of the week, and this time we're showcasing the very beautiful stone Amazonite. We'd love to see what YOU have created with Amazonite, let us know in the comments!<br />
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Amazonite is a gorgeous and classic
stone that has been used in jewelry since ancient times. A form of
feldspar (a common mineral within the Earth's crust), Amazonite is a
brilliant blue-green opaque stone that is also relatively soft, which
makes it perfect for beadwork and carvings. In the country of Jordan, archeologists discovered over 2,000 pieces of Amazonite jewelry dating
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The word Amazonite is actually relatively
knew, a mineralogist in the 1840s renamed the stone from its original
title Microline. It is believed he derived the name from the beautiful
colors of the Amazon River and jungles in South America, however, there
are no known mines of the stone in the Amazon. Today, Amazonite is
mostly found in Russia, <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblSource">Myanmar, India, Brazil and the USA.</span><br />
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There
are several varieties of Amazonite, including Russian Amazonite which
features a deeper green color with zebra-like white striping, and Flower
Amazonite, which features earthy colors like black, rust and cream
mixed with the blue-green colors. Flower Amazonite is a variety of Amazonite mixed with minerals like black Tourmaline, white
Albite, metallic Pyrite (rarely!) and other minerals. It is
technically considered a lower grade of traditional Amazonite, but the
range of earthy colors paired with the lovely sky blues really make this
variety a true show-stopper. Other trade names for this stone are
Rainbow Amazonite, Black Cloudy Amazonite and Black Gold Amazonite; it
is usually mined in Africa.<br />
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Happy New Year from Dry Gulch! It's been a while since we've blogged, but we've been hard at work behind the scenes creating and making for a big and fabulous 2020! We joined the Bead Peeps Swap N Hop again this year, which is a blog/social media hop event where we partner up with other beaders around the world to swap beads and then post the creations we make with them. Be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/beadPeeps/" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> for more info on this fun event!</div>
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Welcome to our 2019 Bead Peeps Swap N Hop Reveal! We joined this
event for its 5th running year; an event where beaders and jewelry
designers partner up, swap beads, create and then showcase their
creations in blog and social media hops. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVWjNJDAk-g8qaxr9m-B57ITOS58LhzSnVDcEc8uWd16csAcBQhrWeo4sfGta68yW5yIKLBcQQDELyqLLjhpyO4WeR9bDn4JTIi3rbucmOn9Jxav2KoF6_DAd7IJh3GfoNWWQUKMwoCFB/s1600/IMG_8566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVWjNJDAk-g8qaxr9m-B57ITOS58LhzSnVDcEc8uWd16csAcBQhrWeo4sfGta68yW5yIKLBcQQDELyqLLjhpyO4WeR9bDn4JTIi3rbucmOn9Jxav2KoF6_DAd7IJh3GfoNWWQUKMwoCFB/s320/IMG_8566.JPG" width="302" /></a>First, take a look at what we sent to our partner <a href="https://www.jewelrybecause.com/">Sarah Auerbach</a> from New York. She likes to work with simple and striking styles, so we sent funky stones, crystals, vintage glass and our art solder pendant and links. We can't wait to see what she created with the rustic and eclectic selection we sent! We'll add a link here when she posts what she created for the 2019 Swap N Hop. <br />
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While we have seen comic book beads and some of the creations that artists use them in, we've never actually worked with them before, so we were very intrigued when we saw our partner's handmade ones in our swap collection. We loved that they were so lightweight, so we knew they'd be perfect in earrings. To keep in line with the lighthearted comic book theme, we created Wonder Woman chandelier earrings! These bright and colorful earrings feature a filigree crown that we've adorned with Swarovski Volcano crystals and a brass star, etched Czech beads and hand stamped dangle rays that read "She Imagined It Was Who She Was Supposed To Be." The comic books beads from our partner were made with Donald Duck comics, so we used a little Modge Podge to add our Wonder Woman comic book strips to the beads. These earrings were a collaboration from Deborah and Catherine.<br />
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Our next creation was made by Gianna - she really created a beautiful seed beaded collar necklace using the triangle seed beads from our partner's swap. This statement necklace features a lovely almost ombré effect as it changes colors from black, navy blue, silver and back to black again. It also features tiny crystal beads as well as seed beads for even more sparkle! Gianna used a right angle weave to create the net-like effect.<br />
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Thank you all for viewing our 2019 Swap N Hop creations! We want to send Linda Anderson of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/beadPeeps/">Bead Peeps</a> a big thank you for hosting
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<br />Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-14635547200374501282019-03-04T11:09:00.001-06:002019-03-04T11:11:17.669-06:00Art Bead Scene Art Journey 2 - Fairytales, Knotted Crystals and Art SolderWe've been working on some new jewelry designs and components for our <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx">upcoming shows</a> and we found some fabulous inspiration by the creators at <a href="https://www.artbeadscenestudio.com/">Art Bead Scene</a>. We joined their <a href="https://www.artbeadscenestudio.com/art-journey-2/">Art Journey 2</a> challenge this month, and we're excited to show you some of the designs that we were inspired to create! For the Art Journey, creators are inspired by 3 Art Nouveau
illustrations made in the early 1900s. These beautiful works of art
were created by Virginia Frances Sterrett and feature lovely colors, textures and elements reminiscent of fairy tales. <br />
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Our first design features gorgeous opalescent crystals and Czech glass cathedrals in colors found in the "<i>Blondine and the Tortoise</i>" - Gianna loves to match colors and we think she did a beautiful job pairing up the pretty blues and pale peaches. The necklace was hand knotted by Deborah on nylon for a soft, supple look. We also created lampwork headpins that we can't wait to design with - these pins are our new Unicorn Horn shape made by Catherine and they feature gorgeous mottled blues and greens similar to the Tortoise shell featured in the illustration. <br />
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Our second design was inspired by <i>"Proserpina and the Sea Nymphs"</i>, this pretty illustration features ocean and mermaid themes. For our design, we again created a hand knotted necklace that features delicious ocean colors of crystal glass beads and cathedral cut Czech glass. This necklace was designed by Gianna, and knotted by Deborah on a coral colored nylon cord. Our focal echos the coral in the illustration, it is a vintage piece of bright orange branch coral that Catherine topped with an art solder cap. We used rubber stamps during the molten solder process and we love the barnacle-like texture that came about!<br />
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Our final design was inspired by the 3rd Art Journey illustration <i>"Blondine Threw Her Arms Around Him"</i> which features Art Deco elements and a lovely white deer. This bold, geometric illustration prompted Gianna to put together many different kinds of crystal glass beads and Czech cathedrals that Deborah then hand knotted into a long, sparkly necklace. The focal for this design features several handmade elements like a vintage chandelier teardrop and druzy quartz nugget that Catherine accented with art solder bezels and caps, and a lampwork glass leaf charm from Jennifer. We have loved adding art solder elements to our designs, the textures are so much fun!<br />
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We have thoroughly enjoyed creating for the Art Journey. Be sure to check out our entries at the Art Bead Scene <a href="https://www.artbeadscenestudio.com/imagepress_image_category/journey-2-2019/">gallery</a>, and come see these jewelry designs and many more at <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx">our shows</a> this spring in Kansas City, Joplin, Tulsa and Branson. Don't forget, it all starts with one little bead!<br />
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We have once again joined the Bead Peeps Swap N Hop event from Linda Anderson - this year being the 5th year running! For this event, creators are partnered up to swap beads with each other, then they post their creations on the reveal date and hop to each one and see what everyone has created.<br />
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We also received our partner's Bead Swap, and it's chock full of fun items! Sarah sent beads and components that she catered to each of our styles, including seed bead triangles, vintage glass and findings, and some fun comic book beads that she made herself! She also sent a yummy chocolate coffee bean bar (which we all love!) and a recipe for lavender lemonade (using lavender that she has home-grown) which we can't wait to try. </div>
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Welcome to the <a href="http://www.artelements.net/february-theme-challenge-birds-of-prey/" target="_blank">Art Elements February 2019 Themed Challenge Reveal</a>! The theme of this month's Challenge was Birds of Prey or Raptors.
Makers were encouraged to submit any kind of artistic endeavor
representing these magnificent flying creatures. We created handmade jewelry for this challenge as we have been prepping
for our spring shows. We are headed to Kansas City next week for the
<a href="https://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx" target="_blank">58th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry and Bead Show</a> and we have been working
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• Kestrels can be tamed easily and trained quickly - because of this (and their small size), they are popular falconry birds for working in the city.<br />
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These American Kestrel jewelry designs and lots more of our new handmade jewelry will be available at our shows in Kansas City, Joplin and Tulsa this spring. <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx">Visit our website</a> for more info on our Dry Gulch shows.<br />
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This month's Art Element challenge was hosted by <a href="https://www.artelements.net/meet-the-team-cathy-mendola/" target="_blank">Cathy Spivey Mendola</a> - thank you for an inspiring theme. Be sure to read through and visit all of the Challenge makers links below for more Birds of Prey inspiration - we'll see you in a few weeks for our next Challenge reveal!<b></b><br />
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<a href="http://paisleylizard.com/">Tammy</a><br />
<a href="http://ebbeadandmetalworks.blogspot.com/">Beth</a><br />
<a href="http://catswire.blogspot.com/">Cat</a><br />
<a href="https://beadscharmsandwire.wordpress.com/">Anita</a><br />
<a href="http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/">Kathy</a><br />
<a href="http://chicchixnchampagne.blogspot.com/">Alysen</a><br />
<a href="https://lindalandig.wordpress.com/">Linda</a><br />
<a href="https://bairozan.blogspot.com/2019/02/birds-of-prey-owls.html">Rozantia</a><br />
<a href="http://drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Catherine</a> You Are Here!<br />
<a href="http://craftyhope.com/">Hope</a><br />
<a href="http://sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/">Sarajo</a><br />
<a href="http://beadrecipes.wordpres.com/">Melissa</a><br />
<a href="http://anordinarymiracleday.wordpress.com/">Sarah</a><br />
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<a href="https://blueberribeads.co.uk/">Caroline </a><br />
<a href="http://cmendola.blogspot.com/">Cathy</a> <br />
<a href="https://saraccino.blogspot.com/">Claire</a><br />
<a href="http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog">Jen</a><br />
<a href="https://jdaviesreazor.com/blog/">Jenny</a><br />
<a href="http://starryroadstudio.blogspot.com/">Karen </a><br />
<a href="https://laney-mead.blogspot.com/">Laney</a><br />
<a href="https://www.lesleywatt.com/">Lesley</a><br />
<a href="http://phantasmcreation.blogspot.com/">Lindsay</a><br />
<a href="http://blog.marshanealstudio.com/">Marsha</a><br />
<a href="http://silverniknats.blogspot.com/">Niky</a><br />
<a href="http://suebeads.blogspot.com/">Sue</a><br />
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Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-16829173584224820372018-07-31T00:01:00.000-05:002018-08-01T11:27:53.150-05:00Art Elements July Theme Reveal - Funky Seed Pod JewelryWelcome to the <a href="https://www.artelements.net/">Art Elements Theme July Challenge Reveal</a>
from Dry Gulch. We missed the June challenge last time, but we made sure to join the July monthly challenge! We have enjoyed
working on our project for the reveal the past few weeks in between getting ready for our summer shows this August. We would
like to send a thank you to hostess <a href="http://www.artelements.net/july-theme-challenge-seed-pods/" target="_blank">Jennifer </a>for putting this
challenge together. Don’t forget to visit all of the participating
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This month, the Art Element's Theme Challenge was Seed Pods, one of our favorite things! We tend to a flower and vegetable garden every year, and we always love seeing the different seeds our plants provide. From the sweet little seeds we plant in the spring, to the dried husks of seed pods throughout the hot summer and cool fall, we enjoy finding inspiration in their rustic and organic shapes. We have 2 shows that we're preparing for in August, a bead show and vintage show, so we focused on creating a pair of earrings that we could bring along.<br />
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This pair of earrings showcases our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/drygulch?section_id=16513715" target="_blank">lampwork headpins</a>. We lampwork in our studio once a week and love to create funky shapes that can be used as charms or in earrings. We named this shape Dew Pod because they look like little seed pods that have been studded with dewdrops. In this pair, Catherine melted glass in beautiful caramel raku colors and then added soft metallic gold dewdrops. Once the headpins were ready, Deborah then paired them with our <a href="https://www.drygulch.com/AncientAlchemy.aspx" target="_blank">Ancient Alchemy</a> bead cone caps, filigree brass caps and sparkly Swarovski crystals. We really like the juxtaposition of the shiny pod lampwork paired with the rough caps!</div>
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This pair of earrings and lots more handmade jewelry will be available at our shows in Tulsa, OK and Joplin, MO. <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx">Visit our website</a> for more info on our Dry Gulch shows. </div>
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We would like to send another big thank you to Art Elements and Jennifer for hosting this fun challenge. Be sure to hop around all the links below to see all of the participant challenge creations in this month’s reveal!<br />
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<a href="http://ravenscraftynest.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Raven</a> </div>
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<a href="https://beadscharmsandwire.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Anita</a></div>
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<a href="https://bahamadawn.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kimberly</a> </div>
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<a href="https://bairozan.blogspot.com/2018/07/seed-pod-jewelry.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Rozantia</a> </div>
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<a href="https://kilnfiredart.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jill</a><br />
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<a href="https://silverniknats.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Niky</a></div>
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<a href="https://laney-mead.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Laney</a></div>
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<a href="http://suebeads.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Susan</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.marshanealstudio.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Marsha</a></div>
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<a href="https://cmendola.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Cathy</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jen</a></div>
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Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-3929954376098780302018-04-29T00:24:00.000-05:002018-04-29T07:53:46.887-05:00Art Elements April Theme Reveal - Cowgirls & Horses<br />
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Welcome to the <a href="https://www.artelements.net/">Art Elements Theme Challenge Reveal</a> from Dry Gulch! We joined the April monthly challenge and have enjoyed working on our projects for the reveal the past few weeks. We would like to send a thank you to hostesses Jenny and Cathy for putting this challenge together. Don’t forget to visit all of the participating reveals, listed in the links at the end of this blog.<br />
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The Dry Gulch Horses - Shorty, Rusty & Lucky</div>
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This month’s theme was all about the beauty of horses. We are inspired every day by the nature around us and our own animals, horses included, so we knew we wanted to create a project featuring cowgirls and their horses. As we have a vintage show that we are preparing for in May, we aimed at making several necklaces that we could bring to the show.<br />
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We love to create unique components and then assemble them together into new collage pendants. These necklaces feature patinaed filigrees, hand stamped charms and a hand painted bay horse charm. The pendant focals feature vintage cowgirl bezels that have been poured with resin, then bordered with handmade “barbwire” lariats. We finished off these rustic necklaces with our beaded stone and crystal chains, making them perfect for wearing out.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2684297760126154521" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a>These vintage cowgirl necklaces will be available at our vintage show in May 2018 at Branson Market Days in Missouri. <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx">Visit our website</a> for more info on this and more Dry Gulch shows. <br />
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Be sure to visit the links below to see all of the participants in this month’s reveal!<br />
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The loveliest pair of whimsical wings you ever did see! ☺ They didn't need much because they're so beautiful on their own. These resin wings by Joanne were soldered by us with a touch of filigree. We crown thee "Princess Lilybell".</div>
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Here lies the crowning glory. This seed bead flower of loveliness was made by Gianna. This flower has a raspberry rivoli crystal center and is dripping with chain, Czech glass, Swarovski crystals and more fantastic resin wings from Joanne. What beautiful, magical sprite wouldn't love this??!!?? ♥</div>
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Here is what we sent Joanne for the Swap, <a href="https://joannetinks.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">hop on over</a> and see what she has created!</div>
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We're working on our designs for the big reveal this Friday, we're really having a lot of fun playing with all of the beads and handmade components our partner Joanne sent us! Speaking of, below are a few photos of the fabulous goodies she mailed us from the UK.<br />
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Joanne owns <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/twinkiedinky" target="_blank">TwinkieDinky</a>
on Etsy, and she specializes in making silk-screened butterfly wings
and polymer clay leaves and many more creative components. She sent us a
collection of her wings and leaves, and Czech and pewter beads. We
love the fun ribbon and fabric she wrapped our goodies in too! <br />
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Below is our Swap we sent to Joanne. We mailed off a collection of copper and green components with our handmade in-studio lampwork, stamped pendants, copper, Aventurine and even real Monarch butterfly wings from our Ranch (our wings only come from butterflies that have died from natural causes). We can't wait to see what Joanne makes with her Swap components!<br />
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We just finished with our first show of the year in Joplin, Missouri this past weekend. We love seeing our customers in person at our shows! Our first show was 2 Friends & JUNK, which is a vintage style show. We set up just like a boutique with lots of nooks and crannies stuffed full of vintage beads, components and so much more. <br />
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We also bring our newly created jewelry designs. We love working with pinks and turquoises, always popular colors! We also upcycled our mannequins with fabulous lace and our handmade corsages to show off our jewelry. <br />
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We want to send EVERYONE a great big THANK YOU for coming to see us in Joplin this past weekend. We loved seeing all of our friends, we had a wonderful show and we appreciate all of you. <br />
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Our next show is in two weeks this March 9-11 at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, Missouri. We're excited to come see y'all in KC for the 57th Annual Gem & Mineral Show! Visit our website <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx" target="_blank">here</a> to see more info on this show and the rest of our shows this year. See you there!<br />
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<br />Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-47322165783710973402018-02-21T10:18:00.000-06:002018-02-21T10:19:18.354-06:00Our 2018 Bead Peeps Swap N Hop Partner <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year we join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/beadPeeps/" target="_blank">Bead Peeps</a> Swap N Hop, an event where bloggers and Instagramers are assigned partners, swap beads, create, and post about their experience! This years marks our 4th year in this event which is hosted by Linda Anderson (find her blog here at <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.com/search/label/Swap%20N%20Hop" target="_blank">FromtheBeadBoard</a>). <br />
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This year, we were partnered with Joanne Bell of the United Kingdom. Joanne lives in a beautiful part of the country called Durham, and owns Twinkiedinky on Etsy and Facebook. She creates the most whimsical jewelry designs and jewelry components. Her designs often showcase natural elements like dried plants and wings encased in clear resin and metallic copper. You can find her magical works on her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/twinkiedinky" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> and on her various <a href="https://www.facebook.com/twinkiedinkyshop/" target="_blank">Facebook groups</a>. Don't forget to check out her blog here at<a href="https://joannetinks.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"> JoanneTinks</a> on WordPress, too. Below is just a smattering of the gorgeous designs she's created - there's so much wonderful color and texture! ♥ ♥ ♥<br />
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We're really excited to be partnered with Joanne this year, she's an artist that we very much admire.<br />
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We can't show off what we sent to our partner just yet, but when we receive her swap goodies we will be posting about that. There will be several of us at Dry Gulch creating designs from our goodies, so be sure to check back when we post the big Reveal this March 26th!<br />
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It's been a while since we've blogged, but we're saddled up and ready to go for a big and fabulous year! We have lots in store including new bead and craft shows, more content on our social platforms and much more. Stay tuned as we'll be blogging more about that soon. We started out this year with lots of de-cluttering, painting and rearranging of our pages, be sure to take a look at our newly redesigned website at <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/">www.drygulch.com</a> and of course our new look on our blog here. We're making a goal of really livening up our Instagram page too, which you can visit <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drygulchjewelry/" target="_blank">here</a>, but we also wanted to showcase some of the jewelry we've been sharing. Let us know what your favorite design is in the comments below! </div>
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Welcome to the 3rd Annual Bead Peeps Swap N' Hop Reveal! We partner up with another blogger, SWAP a collection of beads, CREATE with our Swap beads and then HOP everyone's participating blogs to see what they created too.</div>
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This year we were partnered with Barbara Ann Price of Colorcopia Jewelry Designs. As a fun twist this year, Barbara used Instagram to post her Swap collection. You can find her Instagram account here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/colorcopiajewelrydesigns/">https://www.instagram.com/colorcopiajewelrydesigns/</a> Barbara sent a gorgeous mix of turquoise, green, black and white handmade lampwork beads and sterling silver findings (seen in the photo above). </div>
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Above you can see what we sent to our partner Barbara. She works almost exclusively in colorful designs, so we wanted to challenge her by sending a Swap collection of stones and hand forged copper pieces in a color range of purples, earthy tones and mauves. </div>
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Our biggest challenge this year during the 3rd Annual Swap N' Hop was just finding time to create! Between shows and events, it was tough finding time to just sit down and put our creative hats on. However, we thoroughly enjoyed playing with the yummy turquoises and spring greens that our partner sent us. Now, on to the collection of fun-ness that we created with our Swap goodies! </div>
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Deborah hand knotted this striking necklace using lampwork beads from Barbara. These beads, created by artist <span class="st">Régis
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Gianna, who is our resident seed beader, made this fabulous design! She used Barbara's enameled beads, baby lampwork spacers, aqua dagger beads and sterling silver toggle in this extravagant necklace inspired by the ocean. She was dreaming of summer days by the water, so she created the sea horse pendant by drawing it out on a suede background and then filling it with seed beads and a crystal rivoli. </div>
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This white and black necklace was made by Jennifer and features lampwork beads also from Barbara. Jennifer wire-wrapped filigree beads, rings, crystals and even the clasp in this necklace, and the focal features a collage of vintage washer parts, a brooch and rusted key for a touch of shabby style. She also made lightweight earrings to match.<br />
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Finally, we have Catherine's creation. We've been playing with leather bracelets and tassels lately, so she paired Barbara's Greek Mykonos silver triangle beads and green lampwork with leather and wire for a funky leather wrap bracelet. This bracelet is also long enough to wear as a necklace! The feather featured is a Dry Gulch original too.<br />
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We'd like to send a big thank you to Linda for this year's Swap N' Hop, and a thank you to our partner Barbara for all of the goodies she sent. Don't forget to check out all of the participating blogs and Instagram accounts below!<br />
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Linda Anderson - Hostess - #BeadPeepsSwapNhop17<br /><a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.com/">http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com</a> <br /> <br /> <br /><b>Non-Seed Beaders </b><br />Linda Anderson <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.com/">http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com</a><br />Christina Hickman <a href="http://www.vintagetreasuresjewelry.blogspot.com/">http://www.vintagetreasuresjewelry.blogspot.com</a><br /> <br />Catherine LaVite <a href="http://drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com/">http://drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com/</a><br />Barbara Price <a href="http://www.instagram.com/colorcopiajewelrydesigns/">http://www.instagram.com/colorcopiajewelrydesigns/</a><br /> <br />Kathy Lindemer <a href="https://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/">https://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/</a><br />Linda Raggo <a href="http://www.instagram.com/linda_raggo_">http://www.instagram.com/linda_raggo_</a><br /> <br />Marianne Baxter <a 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<b>NEW! </b>We're having our Domed Collage class on Saturday
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<span style="color: #2d2b2c; font-family: "palatino linotype" , "book antiqua" , "palatino" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Join <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #88b04b; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry</a> at the <a href="http://www.thebeadmarket.net/WP/" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #88b04b; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Bead Market</a> on March 25th in Tulsa, OK for our Domed Collage class!
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<span style="color: #2d2b2c; font-family: "palatino linotype" , "book antiqua" , "palatino" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">This lovely Domed Collage
class will teach techniques like doming and decorative metal stamping.
We'll learn how to use snap rivets, doming blocks, decorative stamps and
more. When we're finished we'll have a one of a kind piece that can be
used as pendant, decorative element for a bracelet, or
even as a centerpiece for an art journal! Bring your imagination for
this class, it's time to play!
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Fair Meadows Exhibit Hall/Simulcast Building/Fair Meadows Sports Grill Restaurant<br />4145 East 21st Street<br />Tulsa, OK 74114
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Students should bring what is listed in the Tools and Materials lists (find this information below and on our website <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #88b04b; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a></span>).
It's okay if students don't have everything listed, Dry Gulch will have
all of the tools and materials available for purchase. Students are
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* 5-7 metal discs, any metal and gauge<br />* Assorted filigrees, any metal<br />* Snap rivets<br />* Dimes and/or pennies (optional)<br /><br />
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We're excited to show y'all our new
finds! We're bringing stunning new stones, new seed beads like 15s and
Mini Duos, fantastic new findings in silver and antique brass, more
fabulous tools, painted pendants and so much more.
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If you're looking for something in particular, or would like us to bring your online order to the show, please call us at<span style="color: #88b04b;"> 417-628-2828</span> or email us at <a href="mailto:custserv@drygulch.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: #88b04b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">custserv@drygulch.com</a> and we'll be happy to bring your items to the show. We will also have jewelry repair and custom jewelry design on-site.
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Our partner's Swap goodies arrived today! There was a fantastic mix of fun things, but first check out what we sent our partner Barbara Price of ColorCopia Jewelry Designs on her Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BRZSak4h9xa/?taken-by=colorcopiajewelrydesigns</div>
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We sent her an earthy mix of colors like coppers, purples and sand opals in beads such as garnets, crystals, mother-of-pearl and druzies. Our partner Barbara works extensively with bold and colorful elements, we wanted to challenge her by sending a color palette with out-of-the-box textures and colors! As part of the Swap N' Hop rules, we also sent handmade components like a hand forged copper pendant by Deborah, and lampwork floret headpins by Catherine. We also sent antique copper plated chain, charms and findings.</div>
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Now on to the mix that arrived from our partner!! Barbara works loves to collect and work with handmade lampwork beads, so she sent a lovely mix of lampwork in turquoises, blues and greens. Artisans represented in this lampwork collection include <span class="_5yl5">Brenda Chamberlin, Joan Fogarty, Patty Thomas and Regis Teixera</span>. Our Swap partner also sent some fun findings in sterling silver. Thank you Barbara, we're excited to work with all of these! </div>
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Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-84042321209651264942017-02-08T22:04:00.000-06:002017-02-08T22:04:14.767-06:00Bead Peeps Swap N Hop 2017 Partner Intro<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We joined the 3rd Annual Swap N Hop this year! Participants get matched with Partners, then Swap beads and handmade components with each other, create fabulous jewelry, then reveal what they created in a Blog Hop. The gals at Dry Gulch Beads & Jewelry are very excited to join this yearly Hop again!<br />
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This year, we are partnered with Barbara Ann Price of Colorcopia Jewelry Designs from Ohio, USA. She creates strung jewelry out of lampwork beads that she loves to collect. She has an entire wall of lampwork beads that she holds dear.<br />
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Her favorite metals to work with are sterling and gold, partly because she's allergic to other metals. She has also created lampwork beads too, but now just likes to collect them.<br />
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As part of a Swap N Hop Twist this year, Barbara will be participating with an Instagram account. Currently, she doesn't have anything on it but she's already working on photographing her collection of handmade lampwork jewelry to add to it. You'll be able to see her Reveal on her account here: https://www.instagram.com/colorcopiajewelrydesigns/<br />
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Find out more about the Swap N Hop here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beadPeeps/<br />
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Stay tuned for our Swap N Hop Reveal on April 8th!<br />
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Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-23519398357451076222016-12-06T14:24:00.000-06:002016-12-06T14:24:17.353-06:00Dry Gulch December 2016 Color Design Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mesewcrazy.com/2015/12/christmas-color-palettes.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img height="338" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/ChristmasWreath.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i>Christmas Wreath </i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><span style="font-size: small;">Every month Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry will be hosting a challenge for creative artisans everywhere.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Be inspired and unleash your creative talents!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";">What will you create?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #962a21; font-size: medium;">IMPORTANT NOTICE:</span><br /><span style="color: #962a21; font-size: medium;">
This is to remind everybody that the Dry Gulch December 2016 Color
Design Challenge will be the last Color Design Challenge from Dry Gulch
Beads & Jewelry. We are expecting lots of designs and creativity for
our last Color Design Challenge.</span><br /><br /><br />Use our colors to
inspire your creativity! Post your project using the color palette
above. Your design will be eligible to win either a $50 gift
certificate or a $25 gift certificate to Dry Gulch Beads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anything can be created for this
challenge, including; finished jewelry pieces, headbands, wearable
pendants/pins, handmade cards, lampwork beads, seed-bead art, sewing
design, metal-smithing/art, paper crafting, clothing/fiber art, leather
work, painting, even your favorite culinary delights (like cupcakes),
etc. Your project must be finished and created newly and specifically
for our current monthly challenge. Your project must include all the
colors shown in the palette. The project may have other colors in it,
but the official palette should be the main focus. The sky is the
limit! Show us how creative you are with our color palette.</span><br />
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this challenge, Dry Gulch is offering a $50 gift certificate prize to
the Winner and a $25 gift certificate prize to the Runner-up. The
judges will be looking first for adherence to the color palette, and
then second for creativity of the project’s design and then thirdly for
effort. You may purchase and use Dry Gulch components in your project,
but that is not a requirement to win.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span><br />First
and foremost, the judges look for color adherence. If your completed
project has all of the right colors, but your photographed entry does
not reflect those colors, then that creates a real dilemma for the
judges and a possible disappointment for you since we judge for color
adherence first, based on your submitted photos! Secondly, we judge for
creativity and then thirdly for effort. Photographs are an integral
element for showing the judges what the project colors look like. In a
previous challenge, we had a project that was submitted with three
different photographs, and in each photo the colors looked completely
different and only one of those photographs best matched the color
palette! Remember, your photo must show us all of the criteria that we
look for, but especially the colors. Of course, you may submit more
than one photograph of different angles and lighting of the same project
and the judges will select the best photo that best matches the current
challenge colors for posting on our website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Your judges (4 judges) will be the 3
generations of women who create at Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry. The
judges may create and post their own visions of the monthly color
palette also, but for inspiration and presentation only.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span>We’ll publish each created work on Facebook and on our official Challenge page <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/challenges.aspx">on our website</a>. Add your photo to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1010941012345415/">Color Design Challenge Facebook Event</a> or email us your photo to <a href="mailto:custserv@drygulch.com">custserv@drygulch.com</a>.
When uploading, you may add a description of your work. If also
Facebooking and/or blogging your Dry Gulch Color Design project, please
add a link to the Challenge on your page. You may also use our official
Color Challenge blog badge, which can be found on the right sidebar of our blog.</span></span></span><span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Entries for the Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge may be turned in from now until midnight CST, Saturday, December 31st, 2016.</span><br />
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Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-26609301283475183342016-11-27T10:19:00.001-06:002016-11-27T10:25:45.435-06:00Dry Gulch Fall 2016 Shows RecapWe had a blast this Autumn show season! We traveled all over the Midwest; from Oklahoma to Missouri to Arkansas. Besides offering our beads and handmade jewelry for sale, we also had shabby hats, recycled boot belts, handmade bags and much more.<br />
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Some photos of our booth - we adapted our booth layout to each show.<br />
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We also created custom creations at each of our shows. We worked on leather message bracelets, pendants and chains, and charm necklaces. Take a look at some of the neat designs below!<br />
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We also hosted our Funky Wire Links class at the Tulsa Bead Market in Oklahoma and our Winter Bead & Jewelry Trunk Show in Arkansas. Our students learned how to work with copper wire and made fabulous funky earrings with their wire links. We had a blast!<br />
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Don't forget to come see us this December 9-10 in Oklahoma for the Tulsa 2 Friends & JUNK event, our final show of 2016.<span style="color: #0000ee;"> <span style="color: black;">Visit our website at <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/showschedule.aspx" target="_blank">www.drygulch.com</a><span style="color: #0000ee;"> <span style="color: black;">for more info on our next show!</span></span></span></span><br />
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Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-64902190506060758642016-11-07T09:12:00.000-06:002016-11-07T09:12:18.433-06:00Dry Gulch November 2016 Color Design Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><img height="150" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/November16EventCover.jpg" width="400" /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Design with color and inspire your creativity!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> Welcome to the</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><span style="font-size: small;">Every month Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry will be hosting a challenge for creative artisans everywhere.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Be inspired and unleash your creative talents!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";">What will you create?</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/415597871837619265/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><img height="320" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/ThanksgivingGreetings.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="308" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Use our colors to inspire your
creativity! Post your project using the color palette above. Your
design will be eligible to win either a $50 gift certificate or a $25
gift certificate to Dry Gulch Beads.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anything can be created for this
challenge, including; finished jewelry pieces, headbands, wearable
pendants/pins, handmade cards, lampwork beads, seed-bead art, sewing
design, metal-smithing/art, paper crafting, clothing/fiber art, leather
work, painting, even your favorite culinary delights (like cupcakes),
etc. Your project must be finished and created newly and specifically
for our current monthly challenge. Your project must include all the
colors shown in the palette. The project may have other colors in it,
but the official palette should be the main focus. The sky is the
limit! Show us how creative you are with our color palette.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">For
this challenge, Dry Gulch is offering a $50 gift certificate prize to
the Winner and a $25 gift certificate prize to the Runner-up. The
judges will be looking first for adherence to the color palette, and
then second for creativity of the project’s design and then thirdly for
effort. You may purchase and use Dry Gulch components in your project,
but that is not a requirement to win.<br /> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>~</span><br />First
and foremost, the judges look for color adherence. If your completed
project has all of the right colors, but your photographed entry does
not reflect those colors, then that creates a real dilemma for the
judges and a possible disappointment for you since we judge for color
adherence first, based on your submitted photos! Secondly, we judge for
creativity and then thirdly for effort. Photographs are an integral
element for showing the judges what the project colors look like. In a
previous challenge, we had a project that was submitted with three
different photographs, and in each photo the colors looked completely
different and only one of those photographs best matched the color
palette! Remember, your photo must show us all of the criteria that we
look for, but especially the colors. Of course, you may submit more
than one photograph of different angles and lighting of the same project
and the judges will select the best photo that best matches the current
challenge colors for posting on our website.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>~</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Your judges (4 judges) will be the 3
generations of women who create at Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry. The
judges may create and post their own visions of the monthly color
palette also, but for inspiration and presentation only. <span><span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>We’ll publish each created work on Facebook and on our official Challenge page <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/challenges.aspx">on our website</a>. Add your photo to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1210922642298222/">Color Design Challenge Facebook Event</a> or email us your photo to <a href="mailto:custserv@drygulch.com">custserv@drygulch.com</a>.
When uploading, you may add a description of your work. If also
Facebooking and/or blogging your Dry Gulch Color Design project, please
add a link to the Challenge on your page. You may also use our official
Color Challenge blog badge, which can be found on the right sidebar of our blog.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Entries for the Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge may be turned in from now until midnight CST, Wednesday, November 30th, 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-35238552275831592432016-10-02T21:25:00.001-05:002016-10-02T21:27:37.391-05:00Dry Gulch October 2016 Color Design Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;">Design with color and inspire your creativity!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> Welcome to the</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><span style="font-size: small;">Every month Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry will be hosting a challenge for creative artisans everywhere.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Be inspired and unleash your creative talents!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";">What will you create?</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.brandigirlblog.com/2013/10/color-palette-177-halloween-pumpkins.html" target="_blank"><img height="266" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/halloween-pumpkins-palette.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.brandigirlblog.com/2013/10/color-palette-177-halloween-pumpkins.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Color Palette #177 :: Halloween Pumpkins</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.drygulch.com/challenges.aspx"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><img height="159" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/October16-Hex-and-RGB-Numbe.png" width="320" /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Use our colors to inspire your
creativity! Post your project using the color palette above. Your
design will be eligible to win either a $50 gift certificate or a $25
gift certificate to Dry Gulch Beads.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Anything can be created for this
challenge, including; finished jewelry pieces, headbands, wearable
pendants/pins, handmade cards, lampwork beads, seed-bead art, sewing
design, metal-smithing/art, paper crafting, clothing/fiber art, leather
work, painting, even your favorite culinary delights (like cupcakes),
etc. Your project must be finished and created newly and specifically
for our current monthly challenge. Your project must include all the
colors shown in the palette. The project may have other colors in it,
but the official palette should be the main focus. The sky is the
limit! Show us how creative you are with our color palette.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">For
this challenge, Dry Gulch is offering a $50 gift certificate prize to
the Winner and a $25 gift certificate prize to the Runner-up. The
judges will be looking first for adherence to the color palette, and
then second for creativity of the project’s design and then thirdly for
effort. You may purchase and use Dry Gulch components in your project,
but that is not a requirement to win. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ~</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">First
and foremost, the judges look for color adherence. If your completed
project has all of the right colors, but your photographed entry does
not reflect those colors, then that creates a real dilemma for the
judges and a possible disappointment for you since we judge for color
adherence first, based on your submitted photos! Secondly, we judge for
creativity and then thirdly for effort. Photographs are an integral
element for showing the judges what the project colors look like. In a
previous challenge, we had a project that was submitted with three
different photographs, and in each photo the colors looked completely
different and only one of those photographs best matched the color
palette! Remember, your photo must show us all of the criteria that we
look for, but especially the colors. Of course, you may submit more
than one photograph of different angles and lighting of the same project
and the judges will select the best photo that best matches the current
challenge colors for posting on our website.<br /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Your judges (4 judges) will be the 3
generations of women who create at Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry. The
judges may create and post their own visions of the monthly color
palette also, but for inspiration and presentation only.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">
<span style="font-size: small;">We’ll publish each created work on Facebook and on our official Challenge page <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/challenges.aspx">on our website</a>. Add your photo to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/896609880473166/">Color Design Challenge Facebook Event</a> or email us your photo to <a href="mailto:custserv@drygulch.com">custserv@drygulch.com</a>.
When uploading, you may add a description of your work. If also
Facebooking and/or blogging your Dry Gulch Color Design project, please
add a link to the Challenge on your page. You may also use our official
Color Challenge blog badge, which can be found on the right sidebar of our blog.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Entries for the Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge may be turned in from now until midnight CST, Monday, October 31st, 2016.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-82890108329249008902016-09-01T22:27:00.001-05:002016-09-01T22:27:28.209-05:00Dry Gulch September 2016 Color Design Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
<img height="150" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/September16EventCover.jpg" width="400" /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Design with color and inspire your creativity!</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span> <br />
<div align="center">
<span style="font-size: medium;"> Welcome to the</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span> <br />
<div align="center">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span> <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><span style="font-size: small;">Every month Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry will be hosting a challenge for creative artisans everywhere.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Be inspired and unleash your creative talents!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";">What will you create?</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><img height="320" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/ColorCappedOrig.jpg" width="278" /><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/232779874466225157/" target="_blank">color { capped }</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><img height="214" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/September16-Hex-and-RGB-Num.png" width="400" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="padding-left: 60px; padding-right: 60px;">
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Use our colors to inspire your creativity! Post your project using the color palette above. Your design will be eligible to win either a $50 gift certificate or a $25 gift certificate to Dry Gulch Beads.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Anything can be created for this challenge, including; finished jewelry pieces, headbands, wearable pendants/pins, handmade cards, lampwork beads, seed-bead art, sewing design, metal-smithing/art, paper crafting, clothing/fiber art, leather work, painting, even your favorite culinary delights (like cupcakes), etc. Your project must be finished and created newly and specifically for our current monthly challenge. Your project must include all the colors shown in the palette. The project may have other colors in it, but the official palette should be the main focus. The sky is the limit! Show us how creative you are with our color palette.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">For this challenge, Dry Gulch is offering a $50 gift certificate prize to the Winner and a $25 gift certificate prize to the Runner-up. The judges will be looking for adherence to the color palette, creativity of the project’s design and effort. You may purchase and use Dry Gulch components in your project, but that is not a requirement to win.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Your judges (4 judges) will be the 3 generations of women who create at Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry. The judges may create and post their own visions of the monthly color palette also, but for inspiration and presentation only.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">
<span>We’ll publish each created work on Facebook and on our official Challenge page <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/challenges.aspx">on our website</a>. Add your photo to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1151761291549622/?active_tab=posts">Color Design Challenge Facebook Event</a> or email us your photo to <a href="mailto:custserv@drygulch.com">custserv@drygulch.com</a>.
When uploading, you may add a description of your work. If also
Facebooking and/or blogging your Dry Gulch Color Design project, please
add a link to the Challenge on your page. You may also use our official
Color Challenge blog badge, which can be found on the right sidebar of our blog.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Entries for the Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge may be turned in from now until midnight CST, Friday, September 30th, 2016.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-12687570534036043552016-08-14T10:40:00.002-05:002016-08-14T10:43:22.273-05:00Back To School FLASH Sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dry Gulchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13388377376778429862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684297760126154521.post-12287634471471849562016-08-02T22:42:00.002-05:002016-08-02T22:48:10.312-05:00Dry Gulch August 2016 Color Design Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.drygulch.com/challenges.aspx"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><img height="150" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/August16EventCover.jpg" width="400" /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></b></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;">Design with color and inspire your creativity!</span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span>
<br />
<div align="center">
<span style="font-size: medium;"> Welcome to the</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span>
<br />
<div align="center">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><span style="font-size: small;">Every month Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry will be hosting a challenge for creative artisans everywhere.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Be inspired and unleash your creative talents!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";">What will you create?</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/346003183847976997/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;"><img height="189" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/YellowBloom.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.drygulch.com/challenges.aspx"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: x-small;"><img height="171" src="https://www.drygulch.com/images/August16-Hex-and-RGB-Number.png" width="320" /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Use our colors to inspire your
creativity! Post your project using the color palette above. Your design
will be eligible to win either a $50 gift certificate or a $25 gift
certificate to Dry Gulch Beads.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Anything can be created for this
challenge, including; finished jewelry pieces, headbands, wearable
pendants/pins, handmade cards, lampwork beads, seed-bead art, sewing
design, metal-smithing/art, paper crafting, clothing/fiber art, leather
work, painting, even your favorite culinary delights (like cupcakes),
etc. Your project must be finished and created newly and specifically
for our current monthly challenge. Your project must include all the
colors shown in the palette. The project may have other colors in it,
but the official palette should be the main focus. The sky is the
limit! Show us how creative you are with our color palette.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">For this challenge, Dry Gulch is
offering a $50 gift certificate to the Winner and a $25 gift
certificate prize to the Runner-up. The judges will be looking for
adherence to the color palette, creativity of the project’s design and
effort. You may purchase and use Dry Gulch components in your project,
but that is not a requirement to win.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Your judges (4 judges) will be
the 3 generations of women who create at Dry Gulch Beads and Jewelry.
The judges may create and post their own visions of the monthly color
palette also, but for inspiration and presentation only.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We’ll publish each created work on Facebook and on our official Challenge page <a href="http://www.drygulch.com/challenges.aspx">on our website</a>. Add your photo to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/239220496472261/">Color Design Challenge Facebook Event</a> or email us your photo to <a href="mailto:custserv@drygulch.com">custserv@drygulch.com</a>.
When uploading, you may add a description of your work. If also
Facebooking and/or blogging your Dry Gulch Color Design project, please
add a link to the Challenge on your page. You may also use our official
Color Challenge blog badge, which can be found on the right sidebar of our blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Entries for the Dry Gulch Color Design Challenge may be turned in from now until midnight CST, Wednesday, August 31st, 2016.</span><br />
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