This week, one lucky winner will claim the prize of this gorgeous lampwork bead from Minnesota-based glass artisan, Susan Jones of Susan Jones Designs. Susan has painstakingly created this organic, ethereal-looking glass bead, which reminds me of the fantastical landscapes of Dr. Seuss, aquatic sea-life and the microcosms of cellular biology. Be sure to check out her gallery for more examples of her work.
To enter to win this lovely lampwork glass bead is easy! All you have to do is visit Susan's Etsy shop and comment on this blog post with the name of your FAVORITE bead from her Etsy shop. One lucky winner will be randomly selected from the comment section of this post on Monday (July 26th) at midnight EST. Make sure to leave your name if it doesn't already appear next to your comment for easy verification (and don't forget to say which of her beads is your FAVORITE). This giveaway is open to all participants, including international readers.Bonus Points: You can earn extra chances of winning this stunning lampwork glass bead by blogging, updating your Facebook page, and/or Twittering about this Thursday Giveaway. Don't forget to add your act of social media kindness as a SEPARATE comment to this blog post for your additional chance to win!
Pick a favorite--now that's difficult. But my eye was drawn to Bachelor Buttons.
ReplyDeleteI love the generous use of color, and the organic look of the beads! I'd sure be happy to win!
Alice
thepetersons13@mchsi.com
Hard choice - but I think I go with Cacto Azul.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I'm amazed at all her beads, but I think I like "Fire Flowers" the best. I'd love to create something fabulous with one of her artbeads.
ReplyDeleteCenya
This is a Nice giveaway! I am drawn to Fiesta! Lovely beads! Thank you your very generous. I will Blog this!
ReplyDeleteIs not so easy to pick only one :) I did try :)
ReplyDeleteSomehow the name didn't shows on my comment.
ReplyDeleteSo, my favorite is FIESTA:)
Beautiful! Fire Flowers was my favorite too. That or Bling Ice. Hard choice!
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful, but Bling Ice is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteWhy haven't I seen her work before now?!? I love all of her "Nudibranch" series, but my favorite is Bali Dancer. I've always wanted to make a beadwork piece inspired by nudibranchs, and these are the perfect inspiration!
ReplyDeleteAll of the beads were beautiful, but my favorite was "Blue Night."
ReplyDeleteHannah B.
Gotta be Serene. Love its simplicity and colors. Wonderful give away!
ReplyDeleteOff to tweet about this:)
Tweeting done...easy to do with such a lovely prize!!
ReplyDeleteBlue Tundra...to be sure!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful bead!
ReplyDeleteSo hard to choose--they're all really beautiful! But I'm going with Green Velvet, just because I love those colors.
ReplyDeletecanyon blooms is gorgeous too!!! I have never seen anything so splendid or so unique! I love these beads. I sure hope to win. Thank you!
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http://twitter.com/meeyeehere/status/19313516570
ReplyDeleteI tweeted too!
Take care!
Greetings,
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe the beautiful work Susan creates and it is so very hard to make a selection but I shall give it my best.
Moon in Leo or Fire Flower for my daughter as it is her birthday today.
Thank you and I wish you both a wonderful day,
Egmont
I also Twittered about this weeks giveaway at https://twitter.com/artistvandyck
ReplyDeleteI also posted on FaceBook @ http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1496733349
ReplyDeleteI really would like to win for my daughter, besides these beads are works of a great master with a beautiful vision.
Wow, what beautiful beads! It's hard to pick a favorite since I like quite a few, but I'm going to go with "Toxic".
ReplyDeleteI love Serene, Cacto Azul and Blue Bay. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteHmmm...Pele's Garden (I always thought she was real when I lived in HI) or Mojave Mojo. The colors are just so vivid in all of the beads...It's hard to pick just one.
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Michelle
Wow, what wonderful beads. I like Serene.
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I took a beadmaking class a couple of weeks ago and now really appreciate the work that goes into the bead. I cannot imagine how she gets the little flowers so detailed!
Ann
http://www.mycriticaleye.com
Wow - thanks for introducing her to us. I like Road to Hannah, but really -- all her beads are incredible!
ReplyDeleteI like Cacto Azul - he looks so happy!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a creative and prolific artist. After going through her gallery three times, I narrowed the choice to five selection. Sea Bed, Ganymede, and Ganymemde 2, Baroque, and Uner the Waves. If I absolutely had to choose one, it would have to be Ganymede. Really beautifuly work, really, really.
ReplyDeletethey are all so dang cool its hard to pick a favorite! But I'd have to go with "green velvet." I'm a sucker for lime green.
ReplyDeleteErin S.
I'm so diggin the "comet" bead. Love her work. Thanks for the contest!
ReplyDeleteI was torn between serene and fire flowers, but serene won as my favorite bead in Susan's shop. I'm usually a blue fan, but the shape and details of serene won me over. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely beads! I'm going to say Comet.
ReplyDeletei love the blue night one!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous beads and a difficult choice. I think however Mojave Mojo is my fave!
ReplyDeleteThey are all gorgeous but I am partial to "Into the Atmosphere".. gorgeous colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a fantastic giveaway.
Karyn
Hm, pick just one fav? That's DIFFICULT! But I think it's the Blue Jay.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautifully detailed work. My favourite would be either Fire Flowers or Bling Ice, with Fire Flowers probably just edging it!
ReplyDeleteSo many to choose from, all so beautiful, I love them all, but if I have to choose one I like "Sea Bed"
ReplyDeleteI could NOT pick just one...they are all gorgeous!! I did narrow it down to "Green Velvet" & "Pele's Garden" Yummy colors!!!
ReplyDelete~Sharon~
I really like Blue Bay.
ReplyDeleteAngela
I really like the bachelor's buttons. but everything is really really awesome!!
ReplyDeleteThe Toxic bead is my favorite... but all of her beads are amazing!
ReplyDeleteI like Into the Atmosphere best...and "Susan Jones rocks"!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteLisa
Susan Jones rocks... and she does!
ReplyDeleteAnn
http://www.mycriticaleye.com
So hard to choose just one favorite. The colors in Comet are bursting forward into a necklace. Great possibilities.
ReplyDelete' would love to own it!
Chris
Well~~~it is so hard to make a choice as they are all so beautiful...but...I really liked "Fire Flower"~~~~
ReplyDeleteHer beads are beautiful. I liked the one named Comet. It was difficult to choose, I also liked Pele's Garden.
ReplyDeleteYeli
I have been coveting her beads since my first day on Etsy. What talent, I sit here and shake my head, the colors, the patterns, they are all so vibrant they jump off the page. I cannot choose a favorite, although her birds really made me stop. I think she has some Matisse running through her blood. I will buy a bead, soon!
ReplyDeleteRobin
wandered over to her site and she does have beautiful items.
ReplyDeleteCacto Azul caught my eye as the colors are gorgeous on the piece.
cryss
This was a very hard choice, they were all beautiful. I finally whittled it down to Road to Hanna and Pele's Garden. And the winner is (drumroll please) Pele's Garden.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are fabulous and unusual enough for me to envision using it in a fibre piece or beaded rope.
It was really hard to choose just one but I love the colors of Comet
ReplyDeletepick one??? lol .............okay, if i can only pick one i'll say Fiesta:)
ReplyDeleteЕсли еще не поздно....
ReplyDeleteHow to choose??? As I have to I'll plump for Fireflowers :)
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