Monday, September 24, 2012

November 2012 Theme Announced "Circles and Squares"

Kris, internal and popular vote winner of our September 2012 "Lunar Obsession" challenge has chosen the theme for our November 2012 challenge.

CIRCLES & 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.

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.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Congratulations to the "Lunar Obsession" Challenge Winner

Congratulations to Kris of KrisDesignFSP for accruing the most popular AND internal team votes for her fantastic entry "WEREWOLF." The beadwoven pendant won with a total of 80 blog votes.

The runner ups are as follows:

2) Southern Night Necklace - Svetush - 72 votes.
3) Eclipse Bracelet and Ring - DebgerDesigns - 64 votes.
4) Bella Luna Lyric Cuff - thistledew4u - 55 votes.
5) Do wolves really howl at the moon - Lirigal - 38 votes.
6) Metallic Moonscape - Barbaraellis - 31 votes.
7) Moon in Lattice - AnnaCohen - 26 votes
8) TIE - By the Light of the Silvery Moon - JewelrybyJane29 and Silver Moonbeam Necklace - MaryTDesigns - 20 votes each.
9) Moon-inspired beaded bag - Suegoodebeads - 19 votes.
10) Celtic Knot Crescent Moon Hair Comb - AngelqueCreations - 18 votes.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Voting for September Challenge "A Lunar Obsession"


Kinga, winner of the July "Tangerine Tango" challenge, selected our September challenge theme. Because the farmer's almanac calls the full moon of September the Harvest Moon, she selected that this month's challenge creations be inspired by the moon.


While the entries do not have to depict the moon to qualify, they did need to draw inspiration from it.


Voting starts September 9th - September 15th, (See right side for poll which will be posted on the 9th.)


PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY


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


Sea of Tranquillity Necklace - PeregrineBeader Moon inspired beaded bag - suegoodebeads Moonrise - beadn4fun On a Moonlit Night - KellyJAngeley Moon in lattice - AnnaCohen It’s Just a Phase - RareSpecimens Lunar Landing - MayaMani Princess Luna Necklace - jess2bead Crescent Moon Glow Cuff - leslievcreations Moon Dance - justbrez BLUE MOON - ArtMasquerading Lunar Eclipse - MyAmari Do wolves really howl at the moon... - Lirigal Moon glow - FleurDeIrk Phases of the Moon - EsmerldasStudio MoonBeams Pendant - enchantedbeads Celtic Knot Crescent Moon Bead Embroidered Hair Comb - AngelqueCreations Harvest Moon Necklace - njdesigns1 Howling Full Moon Scarflet - FrancescasFancy If Crystals Were Craters, and Turquoise Was Blue Cheese - HauteIceBeadwork Eclipse Bracelet and Ring - DebgerDesigns By The Light of the Silvery Moon - Jewelrybyjane29 La Bella Luna - BlissWorksStudio Southern Night Necklace - Svetush Man in the Moon - ABeadedWorld Moon Drop - ByMaja Deco Lunar Obsession - alterdeco Lunula Necklace - DesignByMiSt Silver Moonbeam Necklace - MaryTDesigns WEREWOLF pendant - KrisDesignFSP Harvest Moon - TapestryBeadwork  Lunar Obsession Challenge - nellienits Silvered moonlight sonata necklace - daxdesigns Moon over Moominvalley  - ajBead Metallic Moonscape - barbaraellis Bella Luna Lyric Cuff - thistledew4u Space Invaders Cuff - SallyGoRoundTheMoon Lunar Labradorite bracelet - njema Once in a Blue Moon - 4uidzne I will give you the moon - AGEjewelry Moonlight blossom bracelet - BeadsForBeauty Moon and Sky Necklace - kuzmadesign Blue Moon - SpringColors

1. Sea of Tranquillity Necklace - PeregrineBeader

2. Moon inspired beaded bag - suegoodebeads

3. Moonrise - beadn4fun

4. On a Moonlit Night - KellyJAngeley

5. Moon in lattice - AnnaCohen

6. It’s Just a Phase - RareSpecimens

7. Lunar Landing - MayaMani

8. Princess Luna Necklace - jess2bead

9. Crescent Moon Glow Cuff - leslievcreations

10. Moon Dance - justbrez

11. BLUE MOON - ArtMasquerading

12. Lunar Eclipse - MyAmari

13. Do wolves really howl at the moon... - Lirigal

14. Moon glow - FleurDeIrk

15. Phases of the Moon - EsmerldasStudio

16. MoonBeams Pendant - enchantedbeads

17. Celtic Knot Crescent Moon Bead Embroidered Hair Comb - AngelqueCreations

18. Harvest Moon Necklace - njdesigns1

19. Howling Full Moon Scarflet - FrancescasFancy

20. If Crystals Were Craters, and Turquoise Was Blue Cheese - HauteIceBeadwork

21. Eclipse Bracelet and Ring - DebgerDesigns

22. By The Light of the Silvery Moon - Jewelrybyjane29

23. La Bella Luna - BlissWorksStudio

24. Southern Night Necklace - Svetush

25. Man in the Moon - ABeadedWorld

26. Moon Drop - ByMaja

27. Deco Lunar Obsession - alterdeco

28. Lunula Necklace - DesignByMiSt

29. Silver Moonbeam Necklace - MaryTDesigns

30. WEREWOLF pendant - KrisDesignFSP

31. Harvest Moon - TapestryBeadwork

32. Lunar Obsession Challenge - nellienits

33. Silvered moonlight sonata necklace - daxdesigns

34. Moon over Moominvalley - ajBead

35. Metallic Moonscape - barbaraellis

36. Bella Luna Lyric Cuff - thistledew4u

37. Space Invaders Cuff - SallyGoRoundTheMoon

38. Lunar Labradorite bracelet - njema

39. Once in a Blue Moon - 4uidzne

40. I will give you the moon - AGEjewelry

41. Moonlight blossom bracelet - BeadsForBeauty

42. Moon and Sky Necklace - kuzmadesign

43. Blue Moon - SpringColors