Monthly Theme Designs

She is a Queen Burtle and she is going to set up a major Hive. Don't worry Burtles eat Human flesh so your Fish isn't in much danger.

Brightonbelle wrote:So can I create a New Beginnings bracelet around the theme of the conquest of the planet and the elimination of the human race by alien invaders like this creature?

You certainly can! It's about time we started respecting nature and stopped using it solely for our own means before it's too late and we get our comeuppance

splinty wrote:

Brightonbelle wrote:So can I create a New Beginnings bracelet around the theme of the conquest of the planet and the elimination of the human race by alien invaders like this creature?

You certainly can! It's about time we started respecting nature and stopped using it solely for our own means before it's too late and we get our comeuppance

By aliens???

Brightonbelle wrote:

splinty wrote:

Brightonbelle wrote:So can I create a New Beginnings bracelet around the theme of the conquest of the planet and the elimination of the human race by alien invaders like this creature?

You certainly can! It's about time we started respecting nature and stopped using it solely for our own means before it's too late and we get our comeuppance

By aliens???

No by Burtles

splinty wrote:

Brightonbelle wrote:

splinty wrote:

Brightonbelle wrote:So can I create a New Beginnings bracelet around the theme of the conquest of the planet and the elimination of the human race by alien invaders like this creature?

You certainly can! It's about time we started respecting nature and stopped using it solely for our own means before it's too late and we get our comeuppance

By aliens???

No by Burtles

This is a Pseudo Burtle. It is a poisonous Tee is disguise.

Burtles and Tees! Sure sounds like new beginnings to me.

New beginnings? waiting . . .

LindaJo wrote:New beginnings? waiting . . .

I went to do it this morning (honest guv! ) but noticed a lovely new entry in the Winter Wonderland section so decided to delay by a day so as not to detract from that

LindaJo wrote:Burtles and Tees! Sure sounds like new beginnings to me.

I am really sorry but I don't think that I can post my 'Bloodbath Down the Jewel Mine' bracelet under this heading.

So post it elsewhere, BB. At least, thinking about New Beginnings got you to design a bracelet!

New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings

Lao Tzu

New Beginnings is ready for your fabtastic designs to be posted...

http://www.beadthrilled.com/f105-monthly-theme-designs-new-beginnings

(painful ending/new beginning interpretations welcome, ooh maybe we'll get some sagas in two parts )

Catsworld wrote:New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings

Lao Tzu

Love that, Catsworld.

So what's our theme for February, Splinty?

I've seen enough hearts to circle the globe twenty times over. So if you're thinking Valentines' Day, how about love bracelets without any hearts?

Or something esoteric and not necessarily related to February?

Ooh no, no Valentine's Day hearts here! Just narrowed it down from three, one of which may have been a bit tooooo esoteric !! The new section will appear shortly

Thank you Splinty!

Imbolc (Fire Festival)
This is a fire festival (one of four) devised by ancient Celts to mark the halfway point between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox. This day (Feb 1st) is symbolic of the light half of the year returning. Bonfires are lit, as are candles as a representation of the sun's light returning to the lands. Consequently, abundant living returns to the clans too (agriculture begins anew, birth, renewal of spring...)

About Imbolc: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc

"Imbolc, (pronounced “IM-bulc” or “EM-bowlk” meaning “in the belly”) is a name derived from the Gaelic word “oimelc” which means “ewe’s milk”. It is the time in the natural calendar of the year in which we banish the winter and rejoice the coming of spring and is celebrated on St Bridgid’s day – the 1st or 2nd of February, also known as Candlemas (the Christianised version of the name) – the first festival of spring. It is also known in America as “Groundhog day” and marks the Sun reaching 15° Aquarius, and as such means that there are only six weeks remaining of winter.

Imbolc’s name is in recognition of the reawakening of the earth – new beginnings, things yet to be born, and the associated events of spring-time; the earth bristling with new life waiting to bud, herd animals’ wonderfully swollen bellies about to bring forth the years offspring, who are to be nurtured with the milk of life, chickens and geese beginning to lay their first eggs. It is not that spring has sprung, it is more the hope that winter is coming to an end, and the promise of spring can be felt in the crisp fresh mornings, and be smelt in the air as the days get notably longer. At this point in the year, agricultural tools and seeds would be blessed for the promise of a fertile harvest. It was a time of great anticipation and celebration of the possibilities for the year to come. The earth was furrowed and prepared to receive the consecrated seed."

Like proposed we have new theme for our monthly designs! Theme for March is Baba Marta/Martisor.

The new forum for your designs is available:
http://www.beadthrilled.com/f123-monthly-theme-designs-baba-marta
and also from the <quick links> on the front page.

More about these customs:
Baba Marta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Marta
Mărțișor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mărțișor


Thank you Trollperle... http://www.beadthrilled.com/t12918-martenitsa-baba-marta
and Chestersnickers... http://www.beadthrilled.com/t12895-my-martisor-for-all-of-you

For April we couldn't choose for a theme so why not multiple themes?

• Space bracelets to commemorate Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space 12th April 1961
  
• Dragon bracelets for St George's Day 23rd April
  
• Earth Day 22nd April

Section of the monthly themes if you love to go through all of them:
http://www.beadthrilled.com/f15-show-your-bracelet-designs

Have fun!

Excellent new themes - thanks.

Ah dragon bracelet i can work with that

What about a new theme for June?
At the Northern Hemisphere were moving towards Midsummer
and our Southern friends are heading Midwinter ...

Smaug wrote:What about a new theme for June?
At the Northern Hemisphere were moving towards Midsummer
and our Southern friends are heading Midwinter ...

I think that's a great idea! We could use "Seasons" as a theme and folks could post bracelets that represent any of the seasons to them? Or we could pick between midsummer & midwinter?

We're nearing January 11th, 2014. Time to look again at the marvelous creations  that have been shared in the past year... check back soon for some surpirses...  

  A very exciting date!   
How time flies.....