January 2016 will be our 4th "Rising Star" Challenge.  New members and members who have not won a Challenge (Team or Blog winner) in the past 3 years are welcome to submit an entry for this Challenge.  A list of Challenge Winners from January 2013 to date is included below.
Note to team members:There is no theme so let your imagination run free and show us your best, your signature style if you wish, or something you would simply love to do for the fun of it. Make sure to have your entry listed in your Etsy shop by January 5, 2016 23:59 EST. Please refer to the Challenge Rules for details on what is allowed in Challenge entries and don't forget to include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry.
List of Challenge Winners 2013-2015
2015Nov 2015 - "Landscape" 
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Oct 2015 - "Abstract Painting" 
Team Winner/s: Sarah Cryer – SarahCryerBeadwork 
Public Winner/s: Sharayah Sheldon - 4uidzne 
Sep 2015 - "Black, White, and One" 
Team Winner/s: Lisa Savoy – savoystudio 
Public Winner/s: Sharayah Sheldon - 4uidzne 
Aug 2015 - "Lost Civilizations" 
Team Winner/s: Laurie Moravec – WearableArtByLaurie 
Public Winner/s: Sharayah Sheldon - 4uidzne 
Jul 2015 - "Architecture" 
Team Winner/s: Kris Empting-Obenland – KrisDesignFSP 
Public Winner/s: Kris Empting-Obenland – KrisDesignFSP 
Jun 2015 - “Game Of Thrones” 
Team Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK 
Public Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK 
May 2015 - “Inspired By Chihuly” 
Team Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun, Sarah Cryer - SarahCryerBeadwork and Hannah Rosner – HannahRachel 
Public Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK 
Apr 2015 - “Hardware” 
Team Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK 
Public Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK 
Mar 2015 - “Spring Migration” 
Team Winner/s: Karen Parker – WizardIslandDesigns 
Public Winner/s: Karen Parker – WizardIslandDesigns 
Feb 2015 - “Let The Show Begin!” 
Team Winner/s: Kris Empting-Obenland – KrisDesignFSP 
Public Winner/s: Kris Empting-Obenland - KrisDesignFSP & Mariya Zhalnina – BeadCatcher 
Jan 2015 - “Rising Star” Special Challenge 
Team Winner/s: Diana Coe - BeadworkAndCoe & Joanne Zammit – JoanneZammit 
Public Winner/s: Ileana Munteanu – enchantedbeads 
2014
Dec 2014 - “Warm and Fuzzy” 
Team Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun 
Public Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun 
Nov 2014 “The Perfect Present” 
Team Winner/s: Sandra Scholte - TrinketsBeadwork & Angie Mézes – RedTulipDesign 
Public Winner/s: Shine Shurtz – OfYourLove 
Oct 2014 - “Owl Totem” 
Team Winner/s: Shine Shurtz – OfYourLove 
Public Winner/s: Raven Pena – tatooedraven 
Sep 2014 - “Your Favorite Children’s Book” 
Team Winner/s: Marsha Wiest-Hines – HauteIceBeadwork 
Public Winner/s: Albena Petkova – BenitaStyleBG 
Aug 2014 - “Scotland The Brave” 
Team Winner/s: Mariya Zhalnina – BeadCatcher 
Public Winner/s: Mariya Zhalnina – BeadCatcher 
Jul 2014 - “The Most Colorful Animals” 
Team Winner/s: Shine Shurtz – OfYourLove 
Public Winner/s: Shine Shurtz – OfYourLove 
Jun 2014 - “Steampunk Style” 
Team Winner/s: Dayna Miles – DaynaMilesDesigns 
Public Winner/s: Cath Thomas – SamohtaC 
May 2014 - “How Unusual!” 
Team Winner/s: Ewa Machnik - Maewa Design 
Public Winner/s: Ewa Machnik - Maewa Design & Raven Pena – tatooedraven 
Apr 2014 - “Inspired By Kandinsky” 
Team Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun 
Public Winner/s: Laura Leupke – TheVerdantEdge 
Mar 2014 - “Am I Blue?” 
Team Winner/s: Évi Csizmadia Lajosné - Vicus & Dani Deli from dDeli 
Public Winner/s: Raven Pena – tatooedraven 
Feb 2014 - “Warmth” 
Team Winner/s: Karen Parker – WizardIslandDesigns 
Public Winner/s: Évi Csizmadia Lajosné – Vicus
Jan 2014 - “Rising Star” Special Challenge 
Team Winner/s: Cira Troilo – mysweetcrochet 
Public Winner/s: Laurie Moravec – WearableArtByLaurie 
  
2013
Dec 2013 -  “Out of this World” 
Team Winner/s: Raven Pena – tatooedraven 
Public Winner/s: Raven Pena – tatooedraven 
Nov 2013 - “Picture Postcard Palette” 
Team Winner/s: Kinga Nichols - CrimsonFrogDesigns & Ann – FrancescasFancy 
Public Winner/s: Kinga Nichols – CrimsonFrogDesigns 
Oct 2013 - “The Beauty of Geometry” 
Team Winner/s: Karen Parker – WizardIslandDesigns 
Public Winner/s: Zvia Ben-Ami - ZviaGil Designs 
Sep 2013 - “My Favorite Song” 
Team Winner/s: Marsha Wiest-Hines – HauteIceBeadwork 
Public Winner/s: Irina Shevchenko – Rill 
Aug 2013 - “Ocean Adventure” 
Team Winner/s: Laura Leupke – TheVerdantEdge 
Public Winner/s: Laura Leupke – TheVerdantEdge 
Jul 2013 - “Beautiful Summer Flowers” 
Team Winner/s: Jacquie Champion – AngelqueCreations 
Public Winner/s: Isabella Lam - bead4me 
Jun 2013 - “June Bride” 
Team Winner/s: Olena Nikolayeva – BeadsForBeauty 
Public Winner/s: Scarlett Menon – jadebutterfly 
May 2013 - “Hungarian Folk Art” 
Team Winner/s: Ewa Machnik - Maewa Design 
Public Winner/s: Ewa Machnik - Maewa Design 
Apr 2013 - “Shades of Scheherezade” 
Team Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun 
Public Winner/s: Luba Dragun – BeautyGlamourbyLuba 
Mar 2013 - “Faberge Egg” 
Team Winner/s: Arlene Williams – ArtfulAr 
Public Winner/s: Arlene Williams – ArtfulAr 
Feb 2013 - “Japan” 
Team Winner/s: Luba Dragun – BeautyGlamourbyLuba 
Public Winner/s: Isabella Lam - bead4me
Jan 2013 - “Rising Star” Special Challenge 
Team Winner/s: Hannah Rosner – HannahRachel 
Public Winner/s: Hannah Rosner – HannahRachel