Etsy Beadweavers Help Fight Breast Cancer!

Twenty five members of the Etsy Beadweavers Street Team (EBW) have joined forces to help fight breast cancer and create beaded squares to be included in Jeanette Shanigan’s 2009 Beaded Quilt.

Jeanette sews the squares together to form the quilts and then frames them in shadow boxes. Finished quilts are auctioned at the Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee, WI, and the proceeds are donated to the Medical College of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Research Foundation. 100 percent of the donations go directly to research.

This year’s theme is “Bead artists have the heart to take on breast cancer” and all squares will include a heart motif. Past year’s themes have included roses in 2008 and butterflies in 2007. Almost $10,000 has been raised for breast cancer research from the sale of the quilts.

EBW members have set an October deadline for themselves in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Check back for updates from the project and to see photos of the glorious squares being created!

Article submitted by Susan Clinkscales of Clinkscales Arts

October Challenge Theme

Julie of GemsbyJules won our August challenge with her Search Light Art Deco Bracelet. Her prize is the privilege of choosing the theme for the next challenge. Julie has chosen a theme which I am sure will inspire you for the Etsy BeadWeavers next challenge for October:

Animal Instincts

What will the EBW team members come up with for this challenge? I sure it will be interesting and I can hardly wait to see! So let your imaginations run wild and see what you can come up with. Certainly you have lots of room for your unique creativity here!

Rules:
Any style, any technique with a majority of beadweaving is welcome.
ONE only entry allowed per person.
The piece must be created between August 31, 2008 and October 5th, 2008

Thank you, Julie, for such a interesting and inspiring theme.

OK everyone, if you've already finished your entry for the September's challenge (Complimentary Contradictions - voting begins September 9th) then get beading on an Animal Instincts piece!

See our FAQ here for all of the details on the rules of our challenges.

And The August Challenge Winner Is....

There were 502 votes this month and 26. Search Light Art Deco Bracelet - GemsbyJules received the most votes.

The cuff bracelet is done in peyote stitch and contains over 2000 size 11 Delica seed beads in a sea foam green, salmon pink, black and silver. Inspiration for the design came from posters with a "search light" look to them.



Runners up this month are:

14. Lost Treasures - Art Deco- beadwoven set - BeadCatcher

11. Art Deco Collar - HighDesertBeadscapes

19. Latte at Hotel Mercedes - Hand Beaded Cuff - ThreeFatesDesign

2. Purple Graces - triz

17. A Salute To Art Deco - wMarlaine

1. Moss Agate Going Green Doily Bracelet - myfairladyvt4

10. Deco Lotus pin or pendant - beadmummy

24. Art Deco Cuff - Savoy Studio

16. A Trip to The Nile - Collar EBWC - SmadarsTreasure


Keep your eyes peeled for the entries for the September challenge. Lots of our beadweavers are already at work on their entries for 'Complementary Contradictions'. As you know, our winner's prize is the opportunity to choose the theme for the next challenge. So watch for the announcement of the October Challenge theme at the end of August.

Many thanks to everyone who entered the August Challenge. And many thanks as well to everyone who voted!

Etsy BeadWeavers August Challenge - Art Deco

The entries are in and once again, they are simply stunning! Click on the item in the list below the mosaic to see more details!

Voting begins on Saturday, August 9th and ends midnight August 15th. Please show your appreciation for the efforts of these amazing artists by taking on the difficult task of voting for your favorite. (The ballot will appear on the side bar at right on August 9.) The individual pieces are listed below the mosaic where you can visit each entry for more information by following the link. Thank you, enjoy and be sure to come back to vote!

1. Moss Agate Going Green Doily Bracelet - myfairladyvt4

2. Purple Graces - triz

3. WAVES OF SYMMETRY - caraway

4. Flaring Pinwheels Art Deco Beadwoven Necklace - njema

5. Geometric Brooch with Onyx and Carnelian Cabochons - enchantedbeads

6. Harlequin - beadsandblooms

7. Art Deco Earrings Clinkscales Arts

8. Bloodstone Style Moderne - euphoriamoondesigns

9. Grey Art Deco Marquee Cuff - AmethystRavenstar

10. Deco Lotus pin or pendant - beadmummy

11. Art Deco Collar - HighDesertBeadscapes

12. Black Glass and Teal Art Deco Necklace - PinkPoochDesigns

13. Embroidered Pendant on Herringbone Rope - vanishingpearl

14. Lost Treasures - Art Deco- beadwoven set - BeadCatcher

15. Art Deco Meets Goth - WickedOakDesigns

16. A Trip to The Nile - Collar EBWC - SmadarsTreasure

17. A Salute To Art Deco - wMarlaine

18. Inspired by Cartier - Chrisbeads

19. Latte at Hotel Mercedes - Hand Beaded Cuff - ThreeFatesDesign

20. Art Deco necklace - Orly's BeadsHead

21. Butterfly Garden Enamel Necklace - ThePreciousBeads

22. Beguiling Beadwoven Art Deco Miniature Oil Lamp - Salamander House

23. Windows to the Past - adinahalperndesigns's

24. Art Deco Cuff - Savoy Studio

25. Stars of the Sea Cuff Bracelet - arosebyname

26. Search Light Art Deco Bracelet - GemsbyJules

27. Art Deco Bracelet - clairecreations

28. Black and White Art Deco Necklace by Sooz - BoodlersBeads

29. Hamunaptra - thebeadedlily