And the winner is...

The randomly selected number from the number generator was...#19!

That means Elisabeth of Beads For Busy Gals, you are the winner! You were the 19th commenter!

Congratulations, Elisabeth!!!

 Please email me your mailing address and I'll get your package right out to you. You can find my email in my profile. Thank you and happy beading with your new cord!

Waxed Linen Giveaway!

We are doing another giveaway! This time I'm giving away a sampling of my favorite material waxed linen cord. This is the good stuff people, Irish Waxed Linen Thread from Belfast, Ireland! The best you can buy. This giveaway package includes 3 yards of 12 different colors pictured above. These are all from my personal stash that I use over and over. Just think of all the jewelry you could make with this! Plenty of cord to play around with to make fabulous necklaces, bracelets and even earrings! If you've ever wanted to try out waxed linen cord this is a great opportunity! Even if you just want to get an idea of some of the colors available, now is your chance! The picture below is for color reference only.

The giveaway sample pack includes 3 yards of the above colors! The colors are: (from left to right)

Williamsburg Blue, Teal, Plum Purple, Sage Green, 

Dark Forest Green, Country Red, Maroon, Orange Crush, 

Walnut Brown, Dark Chocolate Brown, Charcoal Grey and Black.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post by Wednesday, February, 9th 2011.

In your comment, please tell us what kind of information you are most looking forward to in our upcoming book? Wire techniques? Knotting techniques? Information about materials and findings? Or maybe you are looking forward to design ideas? Please let us know!

A winner will be chosen at random on Thursday, February, 10th 2011.

GOOD LUCK!

Materials Monday: Waxed Linen Cord

Waxed linen is a strong, consistent material that works great for knotting. The wax coating on these cords makes well defined, crisp knots and holds the knots well in place. It comes in a wide variety of colors and thicknesses referred to as "ply". I use a 4-ply in most of my jewelry and that seems to be the standard medium size. A single strand of 4-ply will fit most beads. I tend to use multiple strands of it in my designs if I'm using larger beads. Plus, more strands gives me more design options when I'm beading and I also like the texture and fullness of the multiple cords.

Irish waxed linen cord is the best you can buy. You can find Irish waxed linen online at Bello Modo, Ornamentea and Royalwood, Ltd. Also, please visit our contributor, Tracy Statler's blog for more information about using Irish waxed linen cord. She also has some great jewelry ideas and tutorials! Check her out!