Voting for November Challenge "Circles and Squares"

Kris, the winner of our September "Lunar Obsession" internal and popular votes chose the theme for November

Circles and Squares

Let´s play geometrically!

Compose circles and squares into new shapes, emphasize the contrast between round and angular, soft and hard.

There are no color restrictions but try to underline the contrast via your color choices.

Shapes are not intended to be achieved by the shape of a particular bead only, but by the shapes and patterns in your weaving/embroidery.

Voting starts November 9th - November 15th

Click on the images within or the links below the mosaic to see additional views and read about each piece in detail.

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY

1. Gorgeous Geometric Beaded Bracelet - beadifuljewelry

2. Geometric Modern Beaded Bracelet - MegansBeadedDesigns

3. Halloween Jewelry Set for the Sophisticated Ghoul - ArtMasquerading

4. Circles on the Square - ArtfulAr

5. Times Square - 4uidzne

6. Kandinsky Inspired Cuff Bracelet - beadn4fun

7. Cherries in Chocolate - LeelaBeads

8. Squared Fire - Davianna

9. Colorful Geometric bracelet - MoonsafariBeads

10. Buckles, Bands and Bows Bracelet - barbaraellis

11. Fallen Leaves Bangle - CreationsofAgape

12. Circles and Squares in Rose and Silver - ThunderBoltBeadwork

13. Circles and Squares Beaded Necklace - nellienits

14. Bead embroidered bracelet - crimsonfrog

15. Circles & Squares necklace - KrisDesignFSP

16. Circles and squares pendant - suegoodebeads

17. Paua Abalone Shell necklace - Reginao

18. Circles and Squares set - AnnaCohen

19. Geometrical necklace with ceramic beads - Svetush

20. Winter colors - Vicus

21. Geometric games - BeadsForBeauty

22. Lace Rosette Necklace - SpringColors

23. Cowboy Geometry Necklace - thistledew4u

24. Art Deco Circles And Squares Bracelet - SallyGoRoundTheMoon

25. The Picture Frame - beadprestige

26. Hollywood Circles and Squares - KraftKonfessions

27. Festive Circles and Squares - jess2bead

28. Circles and Squares 2-in-1 necklace - BeadCatcher

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 the October "Misty Winter's Dawn" Challenge

Congratulations to AngelqueCreations for winning the Etsy Beadweavers Popular Vote with the piece Misty Morning Walk, with a total of 42 votes.

The runners up are as follows:

2nd place - Misty Shades of Teal by jewelrybyjane29 with 39 votes
3rd place - Misty Winters Dawn by lirigal with 34 votes
4th place - Dawn's Early Light by HauteIceBeadwork with 29 votes
5th place - Misty Winters Dawn by SashaSi with 26 votes
6th place - Misty Beadwoven Cuff by Crystalstargems with 22 votes
7th place - Misty Winters Dawn by SoulshineStudioCorningNY with 21 votes
8th place - Misty Dawn in Santa Lucia by Sobby with 19 votes
9th place - Misty Winters Dawn by ellimei with 18 votes
10th place - Wintr Necklace by Beadshead with 17 votes

Congratulations to Marsha from HauteIceBeadwork for winning the internal team voting with her piece Dawn's Early Light. Marsha will select the challenge theme for December.

Voting for the November Challenge "Totally Twisted"

The November Challenge chosen by Marsha of HauteIceBeadwork, presents us with an interesting theme. "TOTALLY TWISTED! This challenge is an opportunity to design your own unique twist on any of the many beaded spiral techniques. You may use a skill you have, or learn a new technique to add to your repertoire. You can weave a basic spiral rope, or a double or maybe even a triple spiral. Bead a Cellini Spiral, Dutch Spiral, Russian Spiral Weave, or African Helix. You can use spiral fringe or twisted loop fringe, or maybe you know some corkscrew-y stitch not mentioned here. Show us you best beaded DNA! You may use other design components, and personalize your work in any way you choose, but let something totally twisted be the featured part of your entry."

Please click on any image in the mosaic below to see additional views and read about each piece in detail.

Voting for the challenge runs November 9th - November 15th, 2011.

Please vote only once for your favorite.

1. Triple Mobius Duet - rebeccanebesar

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82868125/triple-mobius-duet

2. Spiral Wedding Party Bouquet Necklaces - DownstreamDiva

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83047419/trio-set-of-spiral-wedding-party-bouquet

3. cold and twisted necklace - DesigningRoseStore

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83223327/cold-and-twisted-necklace

4. Totally Twisted Chunky Beadwork Necklace - BeadsNJane

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83435393/totally-twisted-chunky-beadwork-necklace

5. Starlit evening - FleurDeIrk

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84049263/black-pearl-rope-necklace-starlit

6. Spiral Dream Beadwoven Necklace - njdesigns1

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84217640/spiral-dream-beadwoven-necklace-ebwc

7. Twisted in Blue - randomcreative

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84327464/beaded-wrap-braceletnecklace-twisted-in

8. 2 Mechanics Night Out Spiral Necklace - 4uidzne

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84176844/2-mechanics-night-out-spiral-necklace

9. Christmas Berries - ArtBeadwork

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84465875/christmas-berries-bead-woven-bracelet

10. Twisted in Blue Brilliance - ABeadedWorld

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84467807/twisted-in-blue-brilliance-november-ebwc

11. Lemon Twist - BlissWorksStudio

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84556536/lemon-twist-beadwoven-necklace-ebwc

12. Autumn Jasper Chip Choker - AngelqueCreations

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84635433/autumn-jasper-chip-bead-woven-celini

13. Cubed Spiral Twist Necklace - HauteIceBeadwork

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84675885/cubed-spiral-twist-necklace-ebwc

14. black magic seed beads twisting into the night for November's neck - BoonieBeads

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84553441/beadwoven-necklace-made-with-a-batch-of

15. Rainbow Round Dance Snake Necklace - Beadoodled

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84784742/rainbow-round-dance-snake-necklace-ebwc

16. Galaxy Twist - beadn4fun

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84845663/galaxy-twist-ebwc

17. Beadwoven Spiraling Amber Bracelet and Earring Set - beadbug

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84881597/beadwoven-spiraling-amber-bracelet-and

18. Crystal Pearl Twisted Choker - CJewelCreations

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84926413/crystal-pearl-twisted-choker-free

19. Silver twisted - ByMaja

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84964377/silver-twisted-ebw-team-november

20. Red and Silver Spiral Necklace - MaryTDesigns

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84966506/red-and-silver-spiral-necklacenovember

 

21. Totally Twisted - KrisDesignFSP

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84968125/totally-twisted-necklace-created-for-the

22. Midnight Garden - time2cre8

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84976006/midnight-garden-necklace-bead-crochet

23. Hibiscus - Annahatvani

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85110503/hibiscus-bead-embroidered-necklace-with

24. Deco Twist Necklace - deborahaweaver

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85162896/deco-twist-necklace

25. Bracelet BLUE WAVES - pasipuosiu

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85177740/bracelet-blue-waves-ebwc-november

26. Sun & Clouds Necklace - BohoDame

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85184674/sun-clouds-necklace

27. Blue totally twisted bracelet - LadyNayana

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85193734/blue-totally-twisted-bracelet

28. Out of Character - MyOrcaDreams

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85237812/out-of-character-a-beadwoven-bracelet-in

29. Beta Blues Necklace - tenstoreylovesong

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85305794/beta-blues-necklace

30. Caramel Twirl - aprilisforeve

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85322014/square-pendant-necklace-caramel-twirl

31. Olivine Green Cube Crystals Twisted Bracelet - Jewelrybyjane29

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85323931/olivine-green-cube-crystals-olive-green

32. Twigs - Kankou

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85344154/triple-twist-beadwoven-necklace-twigs

33. The Purple Twisted Pearl Necklace Set - crystalwonders

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85358284/the-purple-twisted-pearl-necklace

34. Spiral Into Autumn Necklace - KathysBeadTreasures

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85372645/spiral-into-autumn-necklace

35. Totally Tempting Turquoise Twist - Ilovebeads84

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85392190/totally-tempting-turquoise-twist

36. Oceans of Opalite Beadwoven Necklace - backstagecrafts

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85406984/oceans-of-opalite-beadwoven-necklace

37. Rivoli Beadwoven Autumn Colors Necklace - SpringColors

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85411362/rivoli-beadwoven-autumn-colors-necklace

38. Double Dutch Spiral Necklace - SallyGoRoundTheMoon

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85422990/double-dutch-spiral-necklace-in

39. Tears of the night - LevyMarina

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85425985/tears-of-the-night-november-ebwc

40. Midnight Flower - beadwoman3

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85438081/midnight-flower

TOTALLY TWISTED! November Challenge Theme Announced

Marsha of HauteIceBeadwork, winner of the September Lions and Tigers and Bears, OH MY! challenge presents us with an interesting theme.  TOTALLY TWISTED!

This challenge is an opportunity to design your own unique twist on any of the many beaded spiral techniques. You may use a skill you have, or learn a new technique to add to your repertoire. You can weave a basic spiral rope, or a double or maybe even a triple spiral. Bead a Cellini Spiral, Dutch Spiral, Russian Spiral Weave, or African Helix. You can use spiral fringe or twisted loop fringe, or maybe you know some corkscrew-y stitch not mentioned here. Show us you best beaded DNA! You may use other design components, and personalize your work in any way you choose, but let something totally twisted be the featured part of your entry.

You have from today September 20 until November 5th to create and list your entry. Only current members of Etsy Beadweavers may enter the challenge.  If you are not a member, but have an Etsy shop and are into beadweaving please check out our membership requirements and complete the short survey at the button on the right. JOIN ETSY BEADWEAVERS.

THE CHALLENGE RULES

Any EBW member may create one new beadweaving of your own design (not from a 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 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, 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) 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.

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 seaarching "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. 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. But 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. Let’s play fair with each other, and keep our challenges fun for all.

Congratulations to Miriam of Cielo Designs Winner of the November Challenge "Holiday Treasures"

The November  challenge was another great success with 36 entries and 645 votes.The winning entry Wreath of Good Tidings necklace created by Miriam of Cielo Designs received 82 (12%) of the popular votes. Wreath of Good Tidings sold November 10. Our thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in this months challenge and for voting for their favorite entry

Congratulations are also due to the following runners up:

2nd place - #27. Christmas Office Party - crystalwonders with 63 votes (9% )

3rd place -#35. Precious moment - AnnetaValious with 53 votes (8%)

4th place - #16. Suzy Snowball bead woven bracelet - crownrosegems with 48  votes (7%)

5th place - #9. Poinsettia brooch - AnnaCohen with 40 votes (6%)

6th place - #15. Christmas star necklace - MacrameByMaja with 37 votes (5%)

7th place - #4. Poinsettia Holiday Treasure Corsage - AngelqueCreations with 33 votes (5%) also sold on November 10, 2010

8th place - #5. Frosted Rose- Annahatvani with 32 votes (4%)

9th place - #23. New Year's Eve Champagne Under Starry Skies - gypsyeyesjewelry with 22 votes (3%)

and

10th place - #33. Light From Heaven - SpringColors with 20 votes (3%)

Congratulations to all 36 entries and to Marsha for picking a great theme, look for next months challenge "Simon and Garfunkel"

Thanks again to Anne of FransescasFancy for pulling together the Mosaic and to Marsha for checking all the entries.

November Challenge "Holiday Treasures" Voting November 9 -15

This month's challenge theme "Holiday Treasures" was chosen by Marsha of HauteIceBeads winner of the September Challenge. Marsha's challenge was.... "Choose your favorite late fall or winter holiday and create a beadweaving to celebrate the occasion. It might be a menorah bracelet to wear to a Hanukkah party, or a Christmas poinsettia necklace, or ivy earrings for a Solstice afternoon tea. You could make napkin rings for a Thanksgiving table or a bead embroidered garment or handbag for a special New Year's Eve party. Let your own imagination find the perfect Holiday Treasure! Your listing should include an explanation of the event for which you have designed your entry"

The voting starts November 9 and runs until November 15, look for the voting poll to the right of this post.  To view the entries please click on the links below

1. Bonfire Night Beaded Bead Necklace - TheCrimsonMoon

2. Jeweled Snowflakes Cuff Bracelet - beadsandblooms

3. Calliope Cuff Bracelet - beadn4fun

4. Poinsettia Holiday Treasure Corsage - AngelqueCreations

5. Frosted Rose- Annahatvani

6. Little Treasures Beaded Box - AmethystRavenstar

7. Holiday sparkle red green bracelet - daniellart

8. Firework Display Bracelet - Starwaves

9. Poinsettia brooch - AnnaCohen

10. Winter Sea Mermaid Tears - LaPerLaA

11. Red and Silver Beadwoven Holiday Bracelet - MaryTDesigns

12. Love Forever Dia de Los Muertos Bracelet - dreambeadweaver

13. Christmas Red and Silver Woven Bracelet - KRDesigns11

14. Midnight on New Year's Eve - pjlacasse

15. Christmas star necklace - MacrameByMaja

16. Suzy Snowball bead woven bracelet - crownrosegems

17. Festive Christmas Tree Bracelet - arjarvis

18. Wreath of good Tidings necklace - CieloDesign

19. Black and Gold World Hello Day Necklace - Jewelrybyjane29

20. Christmas Bells Beadwoven Ring - LaBellaJoya

21. Christmas Brooch - enchantedbeads

22. Holiday Posie Necklace - njdesigns1

23. New Year's Eve Champagne Under Starry Skies - gypsyeyesjewelry

24. Star of David Necklace - FrancescasFancy

25. Christmas Ornament Assortment - AsteropeBC

26. Holiday Wish Vessel - FullThrottleGypsy

27. Christmas Office Party - crystalwonders

28. Christmas Fare - Marynikydesigns

29. Dia de los muertos necklace - Sobby

30. Holiday Napkin Rings - Amykohndesigns

31. Champagne Holiday - chrysanthemumveil

32. Pickle Hunt- LiciaBeads

33. Light From Heaven - SpringColors

34. Christmas Tree and Wreath Woven Bracelet - aJewelryDilemma

35. Precious moment - AnnetaValious

36. Beadwoven Autumn Harvest in a Basket - beadbug

Once again I want to thank Ann of FrancescasFancy for putting together the Mosaic and Marsha for reviewing each entry to ensure that it meets the requirements of the challenge.

November Challenge Theme - Beauty of the Flower

The September challenge was won by "trinitydj" and her prize is getting to choose the next theme. Here is what she says:

In celebration of the soil…. “Consider the lilies of the field”

Most ladies like flowers and many have made beaded jewelry with flowers. The challenge is to find a picture or photo of an exotic or tropical flower, something that one would only find in places like the Amazon, etc. Use your photo/picture to mimic the flower using techniques and skills that will bring forth the true Beauty of the Flower, making it look alive.

Will you take on this challenge? And how will you interpret the theme?

You may start your entry today and must complete and list it by midnight Etsy time, November 5, 2009!

Rules:
Any style, any technique with a majority of beadweaving is welcome.
ONE only entry allowed per person.
The piece MUST be created between now and November 5, 2009.

See our Challenge FAQ here for all of the details on the rules of our challenges.

November Challenge Winner

There were 480 votes (up again from the last month's number!) this month and fewer entries so we have a resounding winner with 140 votes (29% of the total). Congratulations to triz of who won with her Let My People Go Collar ! Triz says about this piece:

The inspiration behind “Let My People Go” came from the story of Pesach (Passover). Pesach commemorates the departure of the nation of Israel from Egypt. It marks the birth of the Jewish people as a nation led by Moses over 3000 years ago. It is as much a celebration of our spiritual freedom as it is the physical liberation from slavery.

Second: 14. The Hoshen - a Breastplate - beadshead

Third: 4. hands against time cuff - thebeadedlily

Fourth: 6. The Greek Key - BeadsAndI

Fifth: was a tie between 9. ONE WORLD Bead Woven Embroidered Cuff Bracelet - caraway and 15. Plaid Pride Bracelet - FrancescasFancy

Sixth: 12. Proud to be an American - dreambeadweaver

Seventh: Another tie: 16. Patchwork Cuff - playnwithbeads and 1. Catching A Dream Bracelet - myfairladyvt4

Eighth: 5. Celtic North American Native - SilkenLariat

Ninth: The third tie! 3. Beaded Ancestral Expressions Petroglyph Totem Cane - SalamanderHouse and 8. DNA in Violet and Blue - Wide Beadwoven Peyote Cuff - time2cre8

Tenth: 7. Hungarian meets French - beaddiddy

And now, it's time to start watching for the entries for the December Challenge. You can be sure that many of our EBW members have been working on their entries for the 'Snow Queen' theme. As you know, our winner's prize is the opportunity to choose the theme for the next challenge. So watch for the announcement of the January/February Challenge theme at the end of November.

Many thanks to all of the amazing beaders who entered the November Challenge. And many thanks as well to everyone who took the time to vote! We appreciate your participation! If you haven't participated in our challenge before, it's time to get your thinking cap on and get beading!

Etsy BeadWeavers' November Challenge - Ancestral Expressions

The entries for the challenge are in and yet again, they are simply beautiful, creative and amazing! Click on the item in the text list below the mosaic to see more detail of each piece! Be sure to come back on the 9th when the poll will be available for you to cast your vote, November 9th thru the 15th!

Voting begins on Sunday, November 9th and ends midnight November 15th. The best way to show your appreciation for the efforts of these amazing artists by taking on the difficult task of voting for your favorite. (The ballot will appear on the side bar at right on November 9th.) The individual pieces are listed below the mosaic where you can visit each entry for more information by following the link. Thank you, enjoy and be sure to come back to vote between November 9th and 15th!

1. Catching A Dream Bracelet - myfairladyvt4

2. Florida Gators Orange and Blue Herringbone Bangle - njema

3. Beaded Ancestral Expressions Petroglyph Totem Cane - SalamanderHouse

4. hands against time cuff - thebeadedlily

5. Celtic North American Native - SilkenLariat

6. The Greek Key - BeadsAndI

7. Hungarian meets French - beaddiddy

8. DNA in Violet and Blue - Wide Beadwoven Peyote Cuff - time2cre8

9. ONE WORLD Bead Woven Embroidered Cuff Bracelet - caraway

10. Trail Mix - ThesePreciousThings

11. Roses and Pearls Necklace - SpringColors

12. Proud to be an American - dreambeadweaver

13. Let My People Go Collar - triz

14. The Hoshen - a Breastplate - beadshead

15. Plaid Pride Bracelet - FrancescasFancy

16. Patchwork Cuff - playnwithbeads

November Challenge - Caught in a Net - Time to Vote!

The Challenge entries are in, and we have more than ever before! There are 31 entries by 22 of our members. You can see them all in the mosaic, but you'll want to click the individual links to check out these gorgeous pieces. And don't forget to vote for your favorite!

1. Royal Copper Lace, by arosebyname

2. Netted Fringe Explosion Choker, by cigarboxbeads

3. Beaded Netting Necklace, My Blue Lagoon, by nardiesarttowear

4. Capturing The Stone, by noeasybeads

5. Moss Agate, Green Netting Necklace, by LauriDesigns

6. Lacy Netted Collar, by clairecreations

7. Sweet Dreams, by totallytwisted

8. Caught in a Bronze Net Beadwoven Bracelet, by SandFibers

9. First Frost, Netted and Coral Fringed Necklace, by cigarboxbeads

10. Caught in a Net Captured by Pearls Bracelet, by noeasybeads

11. Mist on the Lake, by thebeadedlily

12. Beaded Holiday Evening Bag, by Forbesfarm

13. Champagne Bubbles Freeform Netting Bracelet, by myfairladyvt4

14. Beautiful Blues Netted Bracelet, by SandFibers

15. Arizona Copper Necklace, by KathysKraftyKreation

16. Caught in a Net, by bylynette

17. Winter Ice Bracelet, by LauriDesigns

18. Copper Bangle Watch, by LauriDesigns

19. Caught in a Net, Necklace, by LauriDesigns

20. Bead Woven Netted Gold Flower Bracelet, by MistyRidgeBeads

21. A Gift from Neptune, by Tresijas

22. Snow Garden Waltz, by DantesSpirit

23. Netted Pearl Cuff, by maneklady

24. Turquoise and Teal Freeform Netting Bracelet, by myfairladyvt4

25. Netted Christmas Ornament, by clairecreations

26. Beadwoven Matt Golden Large Christmas Ornament with Pearls, by beadbug

27. Princess Anastasia, by RegalBeads

28. Flowers in the Net, by Beadaholics

29. A Twist of Lime - Ruffly Beadwoven Necklace, by time2cre8

30. Russian Royalty, by RegalBeads

31. Aurora Borealis Netted Panel, by SalamanderHouse

November Challenge - Caught in a Net

Wondering what the Etsy BeadWeavers are up to in November? Sandy (aka Forbesfarm), the winner of the October challenge, has selected a new challenge: Caught in a Net.

When asked to choose the November challenge theme, Sandy said:
When looking at the other beader's work, it appears that many of them stick to one or two stitches. I try to use a variety of techniques when I work. I was thinking about a challenge using just one stitch. It would be new to some of the group, and perhaps not their favorite one, but it would challenge them to get out of their comfort zone. Peyote and Herringbone seem to be done to death. How about a challenge for the Net stitch with no limit on color, beads used, etc.? Personally, I have used this stitch quite a bit, but always in a flat necklace. There must be more to it than that!

We'd love to have you join us for the challenge! If you're not a member of Etsy BeadWeavers, you can click the link on the blog to join. You just need to be a seller on Etsy and love to do beadweaving to be a member. You can send a convo (via Etsy) to either me (time2cre8) or Carol Dean (SandFibers) to join the Etsy BeadWeavers Street Team.

I thought I'd save everyone some searching by posting some links to sites with information about netting stitches:
http://www.beadwrangler.com/samplers/netting1/making_bead_netting_samples1.htm
http://www.whimbeads.com/cart.asp?pg=classroom_3beadnet
http://www.angelfire.com/co2/beltana/net.html
http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/Arts_and_Craft_Idea/bead_netting_instruction.html

In addition to those sites, there numerous books and patterns available. Check 'em out and get started on your November challenge!