October 2016 Challenge: “Shades of Shadows”

A wonderful theme that’s perfect for Halloween by the winner of our August Challenge, Ann from FrancescasFancy.

 “Shades of Shadows” - This theme has the spookiness hint of the Halloween season, but is generic enough to be interpreted however one wants. Could do a silhouette or cameo figures, or dark abstract shapes that allude to outlines of creatures of the night.

Be imaginative and have fun members!

Remember to have your entry listed in your Etsy shop by October 5, 2016 23:59 EST and include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry. 

Kindly refer to the Challenge Rules in link below for details on what is allowed in Challenge entries to ensure that your entry is compliant.

August 2016 'Rainbow' Challenge Results

Congratulations to the 1st place of the team vote, Ann of Francescas Fancy, and 1st place winner of the public vote Daiva of Daidija.

TEAM VOTE RESULTS:


Rainbow of Flowers Necklace – FrancescasFancy – 10 votes (16.4%)

Glass Rainbow Necklace – Svetush – 9 votes (14.8%)
 

Rainbow and Gold Sun Cuff Bracelet - beadn4fun – 6 votes (9.8%)

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PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS:
 

Bead Crochet Necklace with Geometric Pattern – Daidija – 220 votes (37.8%)
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Glass Rainbow Necklace– Svetush – 211 votes (36.3%)
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Rainbow Garden Floral Cuff – OfYourLove – 24 votes (4.1%)

Well done to the winners and all who participated and thanks to everyone who voted!

Entries for July's "Mystical, Mythical and Magical Creatures" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "Mystical, Mythical and Magical Creatures" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN FROM JULY 9TH UNTIL JUNE 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. Fae's Garden Necklace - HannahRachel

2. The Witches Circle - MarinaBeads06

3. Forest Nymph Necklace - STARARTjewelry

4. Unicorn Necklace - ArtfulAr

5. Dragon on a Wire - Beadditz

6. Forest Dryad Diadem - HumdrumAuguries

7. Legend of The Unicorn Necklace - LuckyDesignCrafts

8. Egyptian Scarab - enchantedbeads

9. Dragon Scales Necklace - GrainesDeSable

10. Clockwork Gears Steampunk Chronos Necklace - beadn4fun

11. Goddess Bee - PlumidiaCollection

12. In Honor of Argus The Watcher - tattooedraven

13. Arthur Pendantdragon - scarboro

14. Dragon Necklace - MegansBeadedDesigns

15. The White Witch's Necklace - WizardIslandDesigns

16. Snake in the Garden - SpringColors

17. Hippogriff Eagle - OfYourLove

Entries for April's "Pompeii" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "Pompeii" 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. Violet Lampwork Glass Amphora Necklace  - beadn4fun

2. Vesuvius Descending Necklace - luskstudio

3. Colors of Pompeii Cuff Bracelet - BetsysBeadworks

4. Pompeii Inspired Coil Bracelets - EsmerldasStudio

5. Pompeii Necklace - HannahRachel

6. Lava Neck Piece - RebelSoulEK

7. River of Lava onto Roman Greatness - SabinaJewel

8. Gemstone Statement Necklace - HumdrumAuguries

9. Victorian Cameo Necklace - enchantedbeads

10. Pompeii Soutache Necklace - CiraDesign

11. Pompeii Fresco - SpringColors

 

March 2016 "Masquerade" Challenge Results!

Congratulations to the winner of the March 2016 Challenge!

Public and Team Vote Winner: Sabina Vladimirova from SabinaJewel

TEAM VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
Amethyst Black&White Shibori Necklace - SabinaJewel - 21 votes (26%)
2nd place:
Unmasked - SharonEdelmanforEPEC - 19 votes (23%)
3rd place:
Masquerade Goblin Mask Necklace - OfYourLove - 16 votes (20%)

PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
Amethyst Black&White Shibori Necklace - SabinaJewel - 41 votes (33%)
2nd place:
Unmasked - SharonEdelmanforEPEC - 29 votes (24%)
3rd place:
Masquerade Goblin Mask Necklace - OfYourLove - 22 votes (18%)

 

Well done to the winners and all who participated and thanks to everyone who voted!

February 2016 "The Solar System" Challenge Results

Congratulations to the winners of the February 2016 Challenge:


Public vote winner: Sabina Vladimirova from SabinaJewel (displayed below!)

Team vote winner: Cira Troilo from CiraDesign

TEAM VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
Solar System Soutache Necklace by Cira Troilo of CiraDesign (17 votes)
2nd place:
STARWAY TO HEAVEN broochlace by Kris Empting Obenland of KrisDesignFSP (11 votes)
3rd place:
Solar System Goddess Beaded Painting by Shine Sturtz of OfYourLove (10 votes)
AND
The Solar System by Sabina Vladimirova of SabinaJewel (10 votes)

PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
The Solar System by Sabina Vladimirova of SabinaJewel (68 votes)
2nd place:
Solar System Goddess Beaded Painting by Shine Sturtz of OfYourLove (42 votes) 
3rd place:
STARWAY TO HEAVEN broochlace by Kris Empting Obenland of KrisDesignFSP (32 votes)

 

Well done to the winners and all who participated and thanks to everyone who voted!

Etsy Beadweavers March 2016 Challenge: "Masquerade"

Anna Cohen of AnnaCohen Beadwork Jewelry, our January "Rising Star" winner, has chosen the Challenge for March 2016:


 
"Masquerade" - wearing a costume with a mask.  There are many holidays all over the world that involve changing appearance - Halloween scary garbs, Jewish Purim costumes, Venice Carnival famous masks, Rio de Janeiro's amazing Carnival costumes ... It brings joy and fun, no matter what historical event lead to it.

Let's create something festive.  It doesn't have to be a mask, but a feeling of carnival. Maybe you will choose something scary for Halloween, or colorful for the Chinese New Year Lion Dance.  So many varieties of masks and reasons for joy.

Let the party begin! 

Note to team members:

Please be sure to have your entry listed in your Etsy shop by March 5, 2016 23:59 EST and remember to include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry.

Kindly refer to the Challenge rules for details on what is allowed in Challenge entries to ensure that your entry is compliant.

*Picture above is for inspiration only and does not in any way limit your interpretation of the theme!

Published with CC0 Public Domain Free for commercial use-No attribution required
However, we are nice! See Anke Schofeld's images at https://pixabay.com/en/users/diekurze70-1483245/

Entries for January's 2016 "Rising Star" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "Rising Star" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL JANUARY 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. Beaded Pendant Necklace Unicorn - tropicalkaren

2. Capeline Hat - BarbaraStegerJewelry

3. Blue Montana Lace Bracelet  - AnnaCohen

4. Catch a Rising Star - STARARTjewelry

5. Bumble Bee - KatherineNackDesigns

6. Risen from the Sea Necklace - EsmerldasStudio

7. Baltic Amber Necklace - CraftNicheDili

8. Crystal Necklace in Pink - SpringColors

9. Eril the Seer's Magical Amulet - HumdrumAuguries

 

Etsy Beadweavers February 2016 Challenge: "The Solar System"

Sarah Cryer of  SarahCryerBeadwork has chosen "The Solar System" as the theme for February 2016:

In our house at the moment we are completely obsessed with our Solar System. My husband has a new telescope which we've been using to look at the moon and planets, so he's constantly coming up with new activities (last week we all watched the International Space Station whizz over us). Recently we saw a wonderful harvest moon, followed the same night by the lunar eclipse (so much better than last year's cloud covered solar eclipse), and last week I opened my newspaper to see some extraordinary new images of Jupiter's storms from the Hubble Space Telescope, so when it came to choosing a theme it seemed like the whole universe was shouting at me!

Anyway, our Solar System seems like wonderful inspiration for beaders - how about beaded beads making a necklace of planets, a scatter of rough natural crystals captured in freeform beadwork forming the Asteroid belt, or some bead embroidery inspired by the twisting stripes of Jupiter's storms? And if you get stuck you can always watch our favourite song for inspiration, or if you are feeling more sensible have a look at the Hubble website's gallery (don't get distracted by the far off nebulae though, please stick to our own Solar System).

Thomas (5) & Oscar's (2) favourite song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2prtmPEjOc


The Hubble Gallery:hubblesite.org/gallery/

Note to team members: 

Entries must be listed on Etsy by February 5, 2016 23:59 EST. Please refer to the Challenge Rules to ensure that your entry has all the requirements and don't forget to include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry.

January 2016 Challenge: "Rising Star"

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


2015

Nov 2015 - "Landscape"
TBA

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

Entries for November 2015 "Landscape" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "Landscape" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 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. Beaded Necklace - BeautyGlamourLuba

2. Bryce Canyon Landscape - RoseBluBeads

3. A Scuba Diver's Delight - 4uidzne

4. Caesarea port - zviagil

5. Purple and Orange Bead Embroidered Cuff Bracelet - beadn4fun

6. Van Dusen Botanical Garden Cuff - AngelqueCreations

7. Ontonagon Sunset - savoystudio

8. Tidal Pool - DaynaMilesDesigns

9. Statement Crystal Pearls Necklace  - SpringColors

10. City Photography, Bead Embroidery Picture - BeadworkAndCoe

 

October 2015 Challenge Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the October 2015 Challenge "Abstract Painting":

Team Vote Winner

Abstract Folded Beadwoven Bangle

by Sarah Cryer from SarahCryerBeadwork

Public Vote Winner

Meadow of Wildflowers Necklace

by Sharayah Sheldon from 4uidzne

TEAM VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
Abstract Folded Bangle by SarahCryerBeadwork - 14 votes (21%)

2nd place:
Meadow of Wildflowers Necklace by 4uidzne - 11 votes (16%)

Joint 3rd place:
Sunset Brooch by beadn4fun - 10 votes (15%)
Freeform Black Onyx Bracelet by BenitaStyleBG - 10 votes (15%)

PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS:

Total Votes Cast: 287

1st place:
Meadow of Wildflowers Necklace by 4uidzne - 111 votes (39%)

2nd place:
Hanging "Wet Sun" Necklace by HumdrumAuguries - 54 votes (19%)

3rd place:
Freeform Black Onyx Bracelet by BenitaStyleBG - 46 votes (16%)


Well done to all who participated and congratulations once more to the winners!  A big "thank you" to everyone who voted, stay tuned for our next Challenge "Landscape".

EBW November 2015 Challenge "Landscape"

Our challenge theme for November was chosen by the winner of the September team vote Lisa Savoy from SavoyStudio, well done and thank you Lisa! 

"Landscape"

Mountains, skyscrapers, seas, trees......take inspiration from the view out of your window or wherever your favorite landscape is for your challenge entry.
Please include a photo of your chosen view and explain how it relates to your work.

Note to team members: 

Work on this Challenge must be started no earlier than 24th September 2015 and listed by 5th November 2015, EST.  Please make sure to include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry and refer to the challenge rules to ensure that your entry has all the requirements.

Happy beading!

Winners of the Etsy Beadweavers September Challenge

Congratulations to the winners of the September Challenge "Black, White, and One"!

Team Vote Winner

Beaded Vase

by Lisa Savoy from savoystudio

Public Vote Winner

CRIMSON TIDE

by Sharayah Sheldon from 4uidzne

TEAM VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
Beaded Vase by savoystudio – 12 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246513873/ebwc-black-and-white-beaded-vase


2nd place:
Bow-Tie Necklace by BeautyGlamourLuba – 10 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246905302/beaded-necklace-bead-woven


3rd place:
CRIMSON TIDE by 4uidzne – 9 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/245742522/crimson-tide-textured-bead-embroidered

Bracelet Cuff Busting Out by BlingJewelryDesigns – 9 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246853169/bracelet-cuff-busting-out


4th place:
Bead Embroidered Cuff Bracelet by EsmeraldasStudio– 6 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/245247850/black-and-white-plus-one-bead


5th place:
TRIBANGLE by KrisDesignFSP – 4 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246376238/tribangle




PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS:

Total Votes Cast: 449


1st place:
CRIMSON TIDE by 4uidzne – 83 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/245742522/crimson-tide-textured-bead-embroidered


2nd place:
Plaid Beaded Necktie – DereDereJewellery – 79 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/245534715/plaid-beaded-necktie

Imperfect Balance – tattooedraven – 79 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246574573/black-white-and-one-etsy-beadweaver


3rd place:
Bow-Tie Necklace – BeautyGlamourLuba – 36 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246905302/beaded-necklace-bead-woven


4th place:
Paint the Roses – luskstudio – 33 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246205914/paint-the-roses-etsy-beadweavers-sept


5th place:
Art Deco Style Necklace – Svetush – 27 votes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/246949440/ebwc-black-white-and-gray-necklace-art

Well done to all who took part in this Challenge, congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who voted!