April 2017 Entries for "Mesozoic" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "Mesozoic" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN FROM APRIL 9TH UNTIL APRIL 15.  Please choose your favorite entry from the images or links below, then select your choice in the blog poll that will appear on the right sidebar during the days that voting is open.


Click on the image mosaic or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece. 

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. Magic Beauty

- beadifuljewelry

2. Fossil Pendant

- Rudasbeading

3. Dino Daisy 

- BlingJewelryDesigns

4. Crystal Statement Necklace

- SpringColors

5. Heart of Stone Set

- LeelaBeads

6. Slice of History

- STARARTjewelry

7. Night Butterfly Barrette

- BeadsForBeauty

8. Prehistoric World Creatures

- BeadCatcher

9. Ammonite & Moth Choker Necklace

- enchantedbeads

Entries for February's "The Solar System" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "The Solar System" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN FROM FEBRUARY 9TH UNTIL FEBRUARY 15.  Please choose your favorite entry from the images or links below, then select your choice in the blog poll that will appear on the right sidebar during the days that voting is open.


Click on the image mosaic or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece. 

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. Floral Solar System - STARARTjewelry

2. STARWAY TO HEAVEN broochlace - KrisDesignFSP

3. Glam Alien Woman Pin & Earring Set - StudioNKM

4. NEBULA; A Star is Born - 4uidzne

5. Northern Lights - Beadditz

6. Northern Lights Bead Cuff - AngelqueCreations

7. Meteorite Cuff  - enchantedbeads

8. Starlight Cuff - SamohtaC

9. Crystal Galaxy Solar System Brooch - beadn4fun

10. Solar System Soutache Necklace - CiraDesign

11. Solar System Goddess Beaded Painting - OfYourLove

12. The Solar System - SabinaJewel

13. The Sun and the Moon - WizardIslandDesigns

14. Portal to the 'Verse Pendant - scarboro

15. Rings of Saturn - SpringColors

16. Comet Bangle - Crystalstargems

17. Spiral Arms - HannahRachel

18. Moon and Stars Sphere Necklace - ArtMasquerading

19. Rhinestone Star Brooch - BeadworkAndCoe

20. SunFlower system - BeadCatcher

 

Entries for August 2015 "Lost Civilizations" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "Lost Civilizations" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 15.  Please choose your favorite entry from the images or links below, then select your choice in the blog poll on the right sidebar.


Click on the image mosaic or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece. 

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

1. Egyptian Scarab Bracelet - enchantedbeads

2. Romantic Gift Aztec Style - SpringColors

3. Mythical Land Atlantis Set - LeelaBeads

4. The Mayan - WearableArtByLaurie

5. Winged Scarab Egyptian Cuff - beadn4fun

6. The Egypt Scarab Bead Necklace - DDeli

7. Byzantine Cross Set - BeadCatcher

8. Egyptian inspired Necklace - EsmerldasStudio

9. Beaded Bracelet - BeautyGlamourLuba

10. ICARUS Taking Flight - 4uidzne

 

Voting for October :Owl Totem" Challenge

Choose your favorite "Owl Totem" entry from the images or links below, selecting your choice in the blog poll on the right sidebar.

Click on the images or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece.

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. Noctua - beadn4fun

2. Owl Purse/Handbag - suegoode

3. Owl Necklace Pendant - mysweetcrochet

4. The "Owl Totem" Pendant - BeadsForBeauty

5. Owl Tree - MaisonBarbara

6. Peyote Tecolote Dia de Muerta Owl Bracelet - dreambeadweaver

7. Owl Brooch - enchantedbeads

8. Amethyst Owl Totem - OfYourLove

9. A Special Message for Those Who Know How To Listen - tattooedraven

10. Pendant Owl - SpringColors

11. Athena - Goddess Necklace - flagrantdesigns

 

Voting for September "Children's Book" Challenge

Choose your favorite "Children's Book" entry from the images or links below, selecting your choice in the blog poll on the right sidebar.

Click on the images or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece.

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. Scheherazade - enchantedbeads

2. Baucis and Philemon Pendant - EsmerldasStudio

3. Frozen - MaryTDesigns

4. Peter Rabbit Glam Pin - StudioNKM

5. Apple Harvest Necklace and Earrings Set - HauteIceBeadwork

6. Tribal Island Necklace (Guardians of Ga'Hoole) - BlueStarArts

 7. The Little Mermaid Necklace - BenitaStyleBG

8. Ferdinand The Bull - OfYourLove 

9. Crystal Necklace - SpringColors

March "Am I Blue?" Winners!

Congratulations to Raven of shop tattoedraven for winning the Popular vote for her piece, "Taking Flight Upon Silver Wings and a Turquoise Shaded Soul" in our March Challenge, "Am I Blue?" Awesome piece, Raven!!

Congrats are due to TWO of our team members for each winning the Team Vote in our March Challenge!!

1st place TIE with 12 votes each - Vicus, "Carnival Blue Silver Fluorite Bracelet," and dDeli, "Tanzanite Wave Pendant Necklace."

Other winners are as follows:
Blog Vote:
2nd place with 60 votes - KrisDesignFSP, "my answer to SHIBORI bracelet."
3rd place with 57 votes - rill, "Blue Lake Aquamarine Bridal Necklace."
4th place with 48 votes - Ddeli, "Tanzanite Wave Pendant Necklace."
5th place with 28 votes - SpiralDesignJewelry, "Blue Doodling Necklace."
6th place with 25 votes - Vicus, "Carnival Blue Silver Fluorite Bracelet."
7th place with 22 votes - PlumidiaCollection, "Blue Nebula Necklace."
8th place with 21 votes - RebeccasWell, "Neptune's Treasure Bracelet."
9th place with 19 votes - TheBeadedBead, "Blue Sea Anemone Pendant Necklace."
10th place with 18 votes - RedTulipDesign, "Spring Turquoise Bracelet."

Team Vote:
2nd place with 11 votes - SpiralDesignJewelry, "Blue Doodling Necklace."
3rd place with 10 votes - KrisDesignFSP, "my answer to SHIBORI bracelet."
4th place with 8 votes - TraditionsJewels, "Blue Ice and Iris Necklace."
5th place TIE with 6 votes each - TrinityDJBoutique, "Aqua Nite Cuff," and RebeccasWell, "Neptune's Treasure Bracelet."
6th place with 5 votes - rill, "Blue Lake Aquamarine Bridal Necklace."

Voting for the January 2014 "Rising Star" Challenge

Choose your favorite "Rising Star" entry from the images and links below, and vote for it on the blog poll on the right sidebar. Voting will occur from January 9th through the 15th.

Click on the images or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece.

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

1. Romantic Retro Crystal Necklace - SpringColors

2. In the Deep Blue Sky - libeadobeadwork

3. The Green Star Necklace - WearableArtByLaurie

4. Zig Zag Bangle - MaryTDesigns

5. Coral Floral Necklace - Beadditz

6. Golden Radiance Beaded Headband - MegansBeadedDesigns

7. Two Hearts Beating As One - ArtMasquerading

8. Siddharta Japanese Sil Shibori Necklace - mysweetcrochet

9. Cobalt Blue Cats Eye  - Jewelrybyjane29

10. Go bold! - alterdeco

11. Beadwoven Pendant on Chain - Beadflowers

12. Jade Pyrtizia Earthstone Textured Cuff - daxdesigns

13. Fly Away Butterfly Beadwoven Art Deco Cuff - southpassbeadsdesign

14. Freeform Knot Necklace - playnwithbeads

15. Winter's Flowers - njema

16. Purple Plaid Pendant - beadunsupervised

17. Black and White - AnnaCohen

18. Romantic Vintage Cameo Necklace - enchantedbeads

19. Rose Quartz Cabochon Necklace - RebekeJewelryShop

20. Crystal Spiral and Fringe Necklace - gr8jewellery

21. Toxic Watermelon Seed Necklace - jess2bead

Voting for the December "Out of this World" Challenge

Choose your favorite "Out of this World" entry from the images and links below, and vote for it on the blog poll on the right sidebar. Voting will occur from December 9th through the 15th.

Click on the images or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece.

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. STAR - ArtMasquerading | 2. Soleil - ABeadedWorld | 3. Galaxy Earrings - TerahClassyCreations | 4. Cyberpunk Machine Eyes Bracelet - MegansBeadedDesigns | 5. UniversAll - RattleTattleAround | 6. The Unicorn's Heart - PlumidiaCollection | 7. Planet Beaded Brooch - suegoode | 8. The Red Planet Mars - AngelqueCreations | 9. Dark Side of the Moons - beadsandblooms | 10. Eye Obsession - enchantedbeads | 11. Navigating the Planets - beadn4fun | 12. Other-Worldly Bangle Cuff - MaryTDesigns | 13. Fiery Phoenix Wing - gypsyeyesjewelry | 14. Stargate Address to Kheb Choker Necklace - Hapwardare | 15. Ethereal Flower Art - Svetush | 16. Exotic Alien Skin - tattooedraven | 17. Crystal Planets - Beadflowers | 18. Starry Night Tiara - WizardIslandDesigns | 19. Klingon Courtship Set - HauteIceBeadwork | 20. Glam Alien Woman Pin & Earring Set - StudioNKM | 21. Psalm 12 - "The sun shall not harm you by day, nor the moon by night." - wanderware | 22. United Federation of Planets Necklace - thistledew4u | 23. Lunar path - BenitaStyleBG | 24. ECLIPSE of the SUN - Maewa | 25. Orbiting Sun - LeelaBeads | 26. Beaded Rivoli Earrings - lostaloha | 27. Draco - rill | 28. Cosmic Landscape - alterdeco | 29. Faeries Realm - SpringColors |

Voting for the October "The Art of Geometry" Challange

Choose your favorite entry for this October's "The Art of Geometry" challenge and vote for it during the 9th and 15th on the poll on the right sidebar.

Click on the images or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece.

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

1. Perception Bangle - CreationsofAgape | 2. Geometric Necklace - SashaSi | 3. Geometrical Beaded Necklace - enchantedbeads | 4. Geometric Cutout Cuff Bracelet - MegansBeadedDesigns | 5. Ferris Wheel Bangle Bracelet - DebgerDesigns | 6. Vesta Roman Tile Brooch Necklace - beadn4fun | 7. Trangles and squares bracelet - EsmerldasStudio | 8. Modern Geometric Leather Strappy Bracelet - crimsonfrog | 9. TETRA bracelet - KrisDesignFSP | 10. Geometric Beadwoven Cuff Bracelet - MaryTDesigns | 11. Honeybee Collar - WizardIslandDesigns | 12. Not just a square - - zviagil | 13. Geometric Beaded Green Pendant - BeautyGlamourLuba | 14. Black and White geometry bracelet - AnnaCohen | 15. Cube Bicones and Flowers - Jewelrybyjane29 | 16. Textured Lines Cuff - OfYourLove | 17. Homage to the Square - KraftKonfessions | 18. Repetition II Cocktail Hour Corset Cuff - crownrosegems | 19. Geometric Cat Necklace - Maewa | 20. Murano geometry beaded necklace - PlumidiaCollection | 21. Black, White & Red Abstract Necklace - BeadworkAndCoe | 22. Zig Zag Glass Bead Peyote Stitch Cuff - Fivefootfury13 | 23. Scottish Heritage - Davianna | 24. Beadwork Candy Cane Earrings - ArtMasquerading |

November 2013 Challenge Announced: "Picture Postcard Palette"

Here is the new November theme, thanks to Marsha of HauteIceBeadwork, team vote winner of the September 2013 Challenge:

 Picture Postcard Palette

In this theme, you will choose a picture postcard, and use the colors in the picture to create your entry. One of the pictures in your listing must show your work next to your chosen postcard, and you should credit the photographer of the postcard in your listing as well.

Your challenge is to use all the hues, values, and shades in your card, in the same proportion as they appear in the postcard image. For example, if your postcard features a deep green forest with a small sparkling waterfall, and a few scattered pink flowers, then your work must be mostly deep greens, with some sparkly blues and a few touches of pink accent. Your finished work may be anything you like, but you may NOT reproduce the postcard's image itself in any way. The only requirement is that you must use the same colors as those in your postcard, in the same proportions. You might want to think about the finish of the beads you choose as well, because a matte, shiny, metallic, or transparent beads might represent your colors differently.

I have been trying to stretch myself in my own use of color, and the postcards in the tourist gift shops I have been visiting are full of beautiful color schemes! I am inspired, and I hope you will be too!

THE CHALLENGE RULES

Any EBW member may create one new beadweaving of your own design (not from a tutorial, kit, book, magazine, or class) in response to the challenge theme. Your 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, or list a tutorial or made-to-order item as an entry.

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 (Eastern Standard) time. Your listing date is proof you entered by the deadline, and also determines your placement in the mosaic, so DO NOT RENEW your work until after the voting poll opens on the 9th.

Your listing must be for sale for the duration of the challenge (not made to order), unless it sells from your shop. If that happens, please alert the moderators to your sale, and you can still participate. If you must reserve your listing for purchase, please follow Etsy's recommendations and edit both your title and your description to begin with: "RESERVED FOR (buyer's Etsy username, or designation of buyer's choice) ONLY." Etsy does not allow the listing of items not for sale, so reserving your entry to sell elsewhere or keep for yourself is not permitted. Please do not put your shop on vacation mode when you have an item entered in the challenge, or deactivate your entry from the time you list, until the close of the challenge. If you must be away from your shop, please leave your challenge entry active, with a message explaining the date the item will shipped if purchased."

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, http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com between the 9th and 15th and vote for your favorite entry.”
4.Tag your entry EBWC. This is how we find your entry. Please test this tag by searching "handmade" and "EBWC" on Etsy. If your entry does not appear in this search within an hour after listing and tagging it, please contact a moderator for assistance. Please do not apply this tag until after the previous challenge poll closes on the 15th, and remove the tag after the voting poll closes, so entries for the next month’s challenge can be featured.

About Promoting the Public Voting Poll

The purpose of the public poll is to bring as many viewers to our team blog as possible, increasing awareness of Etsy Beadweavers and our art form. The winner of the public poll should be the work that the most viewers liked the best. PLEASE DO NOT request that your friends vote for your work, or that of another member. Please let them make up their own minds about which entry they like the best. Promote the challenge by inviting as many friends, acquaintances, co-workers and family members as you like to vote for their favorite entry. Please use your blog, Facebook, Twitter and any other resources you have to drive traffic to our blog during the challenge. Feel free to say which entry is yours. Many friends will choose to support you with a vote. Let’s play fair with each other, and keep our challenges fun for all.

Congratulations to the Winners of Septermber's "My Favorite Song" Challenge

Popular Blog Vote Winners:
1) Lady in red by rill with 90 votes

2) Nights in White Satin by DesignByMiSt with 76 votes
3) Octopus's Garden by OfYourLove with 44 votes
4) Flower Roses by BeautyGlamourLuba with 39 votes
5) Pink Cadillac by HauteIceBeadwork with 32 votes
6) Knee Deep - Zac Brown Band by AngelqueCreations with 30 votes
7) Missing by Maewa with 28 votes
8) Valse of the Flowers by Svetush with 26 votes
9) Why do they always send the poor by crimsonfrog with 24 votes
10) Wake Me Up When September Ends by Fivefootfury13 with 15 votes


Team Vote Winners:

1) Pink Cadillac by HauteIceBeadwork with 14 votes

2) Octopus's Garden by OfYourLove with 11 votes
3) Why do they always send the poor by crimsonfrog with 10 votes
4) Radioactive by myamari with 8 votes
5) Flower Roses by BeautyGlamourLuba with 6 votes
6) Lady in red by rill with 15 votes
7) Missing by Maewa with 4 votes

Congratulations to the Winners of the July "Summer Flowers" Challenge

Popular Blog Vote Winners:

1st place - Duo Contessa Margarite Necklace by Isabella Lam with 120 votes

2nd place - Summer Flowers by zviagil with 88 votes
3rd place - Chrysanthemum Headband by AngelqueCreations with 61 votes
4th place - Floral Bead Embroidery by daniellart with 30 votes
5th place - Summer Flowers Necklace by Svetush with 24 votes
6th place tie with 19 votes each: Olivia's Garden Flowers and Beadwork Necklace by beadn4fun, and Netted Summer Flowers by SharonEdelmanforEPEC
8th place tie with 16 votes each: The Rosslynn Cuff by Crystalstargems, and Flower Miniature by AnnaCohen

Team Vote Winners:

1st place - Chrysanthemum Bead Woven Flower Headband by Jacquie with 16 votes

2nd place - Floral Bead Embroidery by daniellart with 14 votes
3rd place tie with 8 votes each: Netted Summer Flowers by SharonEdelmanforEPEC, and Duo Contessa Margarite Necklace by bead4me
5th place 4-way tie with 5 votes each: Olivia's Garden Flowers and Beadwork Necklace by beadn4fun, Summer Wildflowers Headband by BeadsForBeauty, Floral Cascade Collar by Beadditz, and California Poppies by RebeccasWell.
9th place - Summer Flower on a Trellis Bracelet by MaryTDesigns.

As the internal winner, Jacquie will be selecting the Etsy-Beadweavers September challenge theme - to be announced soon. Congratulations to all who entered!

Voting for July "Beautiful Summer Flowers" Challenge

Choose your favorite "Beautiful Summer Flowers" entry from the images and links below, and vote for it on the blog poll on the right sidebar. Voting will occur from July 9th through the 15th.

Click on the images or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece.

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

1. Olivia's Garden Flowers and Beadwork Necklace - beadn4fun | 2. Pink Leather Summer Flower Cuff - suegoodebeads | 3. Dark Bloom Necklace - CreationsofAgape | 4. Summertime Flowers - LinZdesignsNY | 5. Summer Flower - enchantedbeads | 6. Blue Flower Accessory - MegansBeadedDesigns | 7. Daisy Chain Necklace - beadsandblooms | 8. Watermelon Blossom Necklace - jadebutterfly | 9. Summer Flowers Bracelet - lostaloha | 10. Iris Flower Pendant - Kamart | 11. Golden Flowers & Leaves - TerahClassyCreations | 12. Summer Wildflowers Headband - BeadsForBeauty | 13. Beaded Brooch Flower - BeautyGlamourLuba | 14. Floral Bead Embroidery - daniellart | 15. Midsummer Celebration - FleurDeIrk | 16. Summer Flower on a Trellis Bracelet - MaryTDesigns | 17. Netted Summer Flowers - SharonEdelmanforEPEC | 18. Bead Embroidery Bracelet - Vicus | 19. Summer Flowers - zviagil | 20. Floral Delight Necklace - Allamej | 21. Duo Contessa Margarita Necklace - bead4me | 22. Midnight Roses Bead Embroidered Clutch Purse - EsmerldasStudio | 23. Summer Flowers Necklace - Svetush | 24. Poppy Field - BeadworkAndCoe | 25. Summer Flowers Necklace - TheSpecialCase | 26. Summer Flowers Necklace - njema | 27. Summer Flowers Miniature - ArtMasquerading | 28. Waterlily Brooch - alterdeco | 29. Lavender Fields Brooch or pendant - BlueStarArts | 30. The Rosslyn Cuff - Crystalstargems | 31. Rivoli Necklace - SpringColors | 32. Summer flowers - mysweetcrochet | 33. Flower miniature - AnnaCohen | 34. Flowers in Her Hair - FrancescasFancy | 35. Summer Dreams Floral Necklace - SweetieAndTheBean | 36. Floral Cascade Collar - Beadditz | 37. Chrysanthemum Headband - AngelqueCreations | 38. California Poppies - RebeccasWell