Thursday, July 21, 2011

September Team Members Challenge Theme "Lions and Tiger and Bears, Oh My"

Ann of FrancescasFancy, and winner of the Sizzling Sunshine and Soothin Water July challenge offers us this delightful inspiration for our September challenge "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!" Walk on your wild side and unleash your inner beast! Find inspiration in any animal of your choice, and then, add an element of magic and mystery from the books or movie, The Wizard of Oz.

Use your wildlife in any way you like. It might be a face, silhouette, a foot or paw print, scary or humorous pose, or whatever you find interesting. Then add a hint of the Emerald City with a splash of green, or walk the beads in steps made by the ruby slippers. You might weave the yellow brick road, or the flying monkeys may swing into your work. Maybe you twist a creation reminiscent of a tornado, with swirling colors in chaos.

There are an abundance of iconic elements to draw from. You could play on one of the many themes of Dorothy's journey in her search for a way home. The only requirements are to have an animal represented and something from the magical land of Oz.
Current Etsy Beadweaver Team members may begin your entry today, July 20th, 2011, and must post you completed project for sale in your shop before midight, Etsy time on the 5th of September Good Luck!

Not a member and would like to join in on the challenges, you must maintain an Etsy Shop with a minimum of 50% bead woven items, if your work fits the description then apply for membersip by clicking the Join EBW button on the right hand side of the blog and completing a short survey.  You will be notified within a week of your application if you have been accepted or not, so if you want to enter the current challenge please allow sufficient time to process your application.
 
THE CHALLENGE RULES

Currenty EBW team member may create one new beadweaving of your own design and not a tutorial (not from a kit, book, magazine, or class) in response to the challenge theme. You work should be entirely beadwoven, or have a substantially woven component, to feature and promote our art form. You may not renew an existing piece and your work entry must be the original and not a tutorial of your design. Members are expected to participate in challenges when possible, and required to do so once each year. Start the weaving anytime after the theme is announced. Complete and list the work for sale on Etsy by the 5th of the month of the challenge, before midnight Etsy time. Your listing date is proof you entered by the deadline, so DO NOT RENEW your work until after the voting poll opens on the 9th. If your listing sells, you can still participate in the challenge, but please alert the moderators to the sale.

WHAT INFORMATION MUST BE IN MY LISTING?
Your listing must include the following four (4) things:
1.The theme of the challenge. For example, “This (describe your work) was created for the Etsy Beadweavers Team (insert the month) challenge on the theme (insert the title of the theme).”
2.An explanation of how your work relates to the theme.
3.The address of our team blog where the voting will take place and the voting dates. For example, “Please visit our team blog, www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com (http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com) between the 9th and 15th and vote for your favorite entry.”
4.Tag your entry EBWC but not before the current challenge has ended. This is how we find your entry. Remove the tag after the voting poll closes, so entries for the next month’s challenge can be feature.

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Congratulations to the winners of the July Challenge "Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Water:

Congratulations go to Anna of AnnaHatvani for her Galapagos Cuff winner of the July Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Waters challenge receiving 66  (15%) of  the 427 fan votes.   The runners up are:
2nd Place - #6. Sizzlin" Summer Sun - 4uidzne with 45 votes (11 %)
3rd Place - 8. Sunset Lake Beaded Dangle Earrings - carosell with 39 votes (9%)
4th Place - #19 Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Water Lariat - daniellart with 37 Votes (9%)
5th #32 Sun Setting over Water - TapestryBeadwork with 34 votes (8%)
6th Place - 24. Blazing Sunset Bracelet Cuff - FrancescasFancy with 21 votes (5%)
Tied for 7th Place - #4. South Sea Treasure - crimsonfrog and #10. Baja Sunlight Bead Woven Necklace - AngelqueCreations with 19 votes (4%)
8th Place - #3 Aegean Jewel - PeregrineBeader with 17 votes (4%)
9th Place - #14 QUEHANNA Soothing Waterfall Pendant necklace - crownrosegems with 15 votes (3 %)
and 10th Place - #9. A Gem in the Med - Lacygems with 12 votes (3%)
     
Congratulations also go to Ann of FrancescasFancy and her Blazing Sunset Bracelet winner of the Internal vote with 21 member votes.  Ann will have the honors of selecting the theme for the September Challenge.
 


Thursday, July 7, 2011

Voting for the July Challenge - Sizzling Sunshine & Soothing Water

The July 2011 challenge, chosen by Marsha Wiest-Hines of HauteIceBeadwork, invited our members to create original designs inspired by the theme "Sizzling Sunshine & Soothing Water." 
Please click on any image in the mosaic below to see additional views and read about each piece in detail.  When the Mosaic was created one entry was missed so we do not have a photo of the entry please go to the link to view the entry
#32 Sun Setting over Water - TapestryBeadwork

Voting for the challenge runs July 9th - July 15th, 2011.  Blogger polling was down when I needed to post the polling so I am using a different site to record the votes, please go to the right side bar and click on the link, you should be taken to GetPolling where you will see the entries listed.  Please vote only once for your favorite.
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1. Too Darn Hot Necklace - scarboro


2. Bead Embroidered Brooch/Pendant With Hand Picked Shells -  GinjaGirlDesigns

3. Aegean Jewel - PeregrineBeader

4. South Sea Treasure - crimsonfrog

5. The Allure of Sand - randomcreative

6. Sizzlin Summer Sun

7. Cool Water and Sunshine on Your Shoulders Earrings - ArtMasquerading

8. Sunset Lake Beaded Dangle Earrings - carosell

9. A Gem in the Med - Lacygems

10. Baja Sunlight Bead Woven Necklace - AngelqueCreations

11. Sunsplash Sparkling Beadwoven Necklace - beadn4fun

12. The Garden Angel Barrette - Janiesgems

13. South Pole Summer - idahobeadweaver

14. QUEHANNA Soothing Waterfall Pendant necklace - crownrosegems

15. Ocean Sunset Seed Bead Necklace - beadsandblooms

16. Sunrise Reflection Necklace - HauteIceBeadwork

17. Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Water Bracelet - Beadhisattva

18. Oasis - LeviraArt

19. Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Water Lariat - daniellart

20. Rivoli Beadwoven Blue Cuff Unique Jewelry In the Deep - SpringColors

21. Summertime Beadwoven Necklace in Blues - MaryTDesigns

22. Galapagos - Annahatvani

23. Sea Kite Bracelet by the Amalfi Coast - LaPerLaA

24. Blazing Sunset Bracelet Cuff - FrancescasFancy

25. Colour of the Sea Bracelet - annamei

26. Australian Horizon - adinahalperndesigns

27. Amazonite beadwoven necklace - Aqua - Kankou

28. Hawaiian Waters Beaded Freeform and Ogalala Lace Necklace -   playnwithbeads

29. Cruising the Gulfstream - BoonieBeads

30. Beadwoven Mother of Pearl Brooch with Lampwork Beads -   enchantedbeads

31. Seaside Turquoise and Orange Beaded Lariat - vanishingpearl



1. Too Darn Hot Necklace - scarboro
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76722000/too-darn-hot-necklace

2. Bead Embroidered Brooch/Pendant With Hand Picked Shells - GinjaGirlDesigns
http://www.etsy.com/listing/75419206/bead-embroidered-broochpendant-with-hand

3. Aegean Jewel - PeregrineBeader
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76157019/aegean-jewel

4. South Sea Treasure - crimsonfrog
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76203999/south-sea-treasure-ebwc-july-entry

5. The Allure of Sand - randomcreative
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76432805/beaded-cuff-bracelet-freeform

6. Sizzlin" Summer Sun - 4uidzne
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76441673/sizzlin-summer-sun-july-ebwc

7. Cool Water and Sunshine on Your Shoulders Earrings - ArtMasquerading
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76484152/cool-water-and-sunshine-on-your

8. Sunset Lake Beaded Dangle Earrings - carosell
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76643260/sunset-lake-beaded-dangle-earrings-ebwc

9. A Gem in the Med - Lacygems
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76690887/a-gem-in-the-med

10. Baja Sunlight Bead Woven Necklace - AngelqueCreations
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76693434/baja-sunlight-bead-woven-necklace-july

11. Sunsplash Sparkling Beadwoven Necklace - beadn4fun
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76749924/sunsplash-sparkling-beadwoven-necklace

12. The Garden Angel Barrette - Janiesgems
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76848751/the-garden-angel-barrette-etsy

13. South Pole Summer - idahobeadweaver
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76952113/south-pole-summer

14. QUEHANNA Soothing Waterfall Pendant necklace - crownrosegems
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76756657/quehanna-soothing-waterfall-pendant

15. Ocean Sunset Seed Bead Necklace - beadsandblooms
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76973424/ocean-sunset-seed-bead-necklace

16. Sunrise Reflection Necklace - HauteIceBeadwork
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76984815/sunrise-reflection-necklace

17. Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Water Bracelet - Beadhisattva
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76997857/sizzling-sunshine-and-soothing-water

18. Oasis - LeviraArt
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77025733/oasis

19. Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Water Lariat - daniellart
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77052293/sizzling-sunshine-and-soothing-water

20. Rivoli Beadwoven Blue Cuff Unique Jewelry In the Deep - SpringColors
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77058947/rivoli-beadwoven-blue-cuff-unique

21. Summertime Beadwoven Necklace in Blues - MaryTDesigns
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77067989/summertime-beadwoven-necklace-in-blues

22. Galapagos - Annahatvani
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77151942/galapagos-bead-embroidered-cuff-with

23. Sea Kite Bracelet by the Amalfi Coast - LaPerLaA
http://www.etsy.com/listing/75862296/sea-kite-bracelet-by-the-amalfi-coast

24. Blazing Sunset Bracelet Cuff - FrancescasFancy
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77129847/blazing-sunset-bracelet-cuff

25. Colour of the Sea Bracelet - annamei
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77156764/colour-of-the-sea-bracelet

26. Australian Horizon - adinahalperndesigns
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77143341/australian-horizon

27. Amazonite beadwoven necklace - Aqua - Kankou
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77172331/amazonite-beadwoven-necklace-aqua

28. Hawaiian Waters Beaded Freeform and Ogalala Lace Necklace - playnwithbeads
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77173333/hawaiian-waters-beaded-freeform-and

29. Cruising the Gulfstream - BoonieBeads
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77233093/cruising-the-gulfstream

30. Beadwoven Mother of Pearl Brooch with Lampwork Beads - enchantedbeads
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77245031/sizzling-sunshine-and-soothing-water

31. Seaside Turquoise and Orange Beaded Lariat - vanishingpearl
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77256071/seaside-turquoise-and-orange-beaded