July Challenge Theme - A Midsummer's Night Dream

Ileana of Enchanted Beads won our May challenge with her The Food Chain in the Enchanted Garden Pouch. Her prize is the privilege of choosing the theme for the next challenge. Ileana has chosen an enchanted theme for the Etsy BeadWeavers July challenge:

A Midsummer's Night Dream

What will the EBW team come up with for this challenge? I can't wait to see! Let your imagination flow!

Rules:

Any style, any technique in beadweaving is welcome
One entry per person
Must be created between May 30, 2008 and July 4th, 2008

Thank you, Ileana, for such an inspiring theme. OK folks, if you've already finished your entry for the June challenge (Anything Goes! - voting begins June 7th) then get beading on a Midsummer's Night Dream!

And the winner is... EnchantedBeads!




There were 534 votes this month, and Ileana's Food Chain in the Enchanted Garden pouch garnered the most votes this time around. The pouch features the sun, plants, an owl, a mouse, a spider, a ladybug, and a butterfly!

Runners up this month are:

#2 - Honeycomb Choker, by KathysKraftyKreation

#5 - Web of Life Collar, by nemeton

#3 - Ocean Fish Necklace, by nancygould

#4 - catkill cuff, by thebeadedlily

#10 - Dragonfly Amulet Bag, by Emarah

#13 - Reef by Moonlight, by ThePreciousBeads

#11 - Know Your Place... In the Food Chain, by SandFibers

#9 - Ouroboros, by lolos

#7 - Feeding Frenzy, by myfairladyvt4

Keep your eyes peeled for the entries for the June challenge. Lots of our beadweavers are already at work on their entries for 'Anything Goes'.

Congratulations to our April Challenge Winner!

Flower of Fire's Heart


was chosen as the winner of the Etsy Beadweaver's April Challenge - Fire and Flowers!


Wolf, aka DantesSpirit, is a seasoned veteran of the Beadweaver's team and actually chose this theme for the Fire and Flowers challenge. She will also have the honor of choosing the theme for our June challenge so stay tuned for that announcement before the end of the month.





The runners up in this month's challenge were:

2nd Place - 24. Blazing Flowers by Triz

3rd Place - 21. Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire by jstinson

4th Place - 22. Petals of Flame by AmethystRavenstar

5th Place - 4. Flames and Flowers by enchantedbeads

6th Place - 15. Firewheel by SweetFreedom

7th Place - 30. Summer Flame by SandFibers

8th Place - 14. Tattoo Flames Bracelet by PinkPoochDesigns

9th Place - 18. Huang by SilverDragon

10th Place - 19. Flamboyant Flower Brooch by enchantedbeads

Thanks to everyone that participated in the challenge and that voted!!

Praying for Rain
won the hearts of the voters in the Etsy BeadWeavers Stormy Weather challenge.

Erin, aka ThePreciousBeads, is a relative newcomer to the Etsy BeadWeavers Team; but she's already showing off her artistic talents and beadweaving skills with her entry into the March challenge. Erin will have the privilege of choosing the theme for the May challenge, so keep your eyes peeled for the announcement of her chosen theme sometime before the end of the month.

The runners up in this month's challenge are:

11. Eye of the Storm Necklace, by triz

22. Lightning Storm, by PinkPoochDesigns

12. Ice Storm - Peyote Freeform Necklace, by totallytwisted

5. Storm Necklace, by nemeton

26. The Purple Eye of a Summer Storm, by enchantedbeads

32. Dragonfly After the Storm Beaded Choker, by dawnchastain

4. Stormy Weather, Necklace and Bracelet Set, by TulipsTreasureBox

27. After the Storm, Here Comes the Sun, by enchantedbeads

25. Storm at the Iceberg, by enchantedbeads

We had 32 beautiful entries this month, from 22 of our members; and thanks to a few of our members who kept the forum posts alive, posted in their blogs and other sites, and created Treasuries filled with these beauties, we had a whopping 736 votes!!!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge and to everyone who voted!