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!

FIRE and FLOWERS

That's the theme for the April challenge for the Etsy BeadWeavers, chosen by our own April Riemann (better known as Wolf, proprietress of DantesSpirit).

Wolf obviously put a lot of thought into her choice. Just look at all that went into the selection of the Fire and Flowers theme!

"April is my Birth month, my zodiac sign is Aries who's color is typically reds (fire colors), I'm ruled by Mars, who is also the god of war, and is typically seen wearing reds(fire colors), my element sign is Fire, and flowers start blooming in April in abundance."

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You'll start seeing the April entries on Etsy after March 15. Until then, take a look at the beautiful entries in the March challenge, Stormy Weather.

SPRING BREAK is over!

With 36 entries submitted by 30 members of the Etsy BeadWeavers Street Team, the voters were the ones who were truly challenged to choose a single favorite. We had a whopping 338 votes cast for the Spring Break challenge; and we truly appreciate everyone who took the time to visit the blog, to visit the members' shops, and to vote.

Morwyn (AnotherCountry) took her inspiration from a public art project called The Trail of Painted Ponies and created Maia, just one member of her own trail of beaded ponies. Maia cantered into the Spring Break challenge in first place!

Congratulations also to the nine runners-up in the Spring Break challenge and to all the members who participated. :-)

• 2nd - Spring In The Forest (24) by DantesSpirit
• 3rd - Sunflowers (34) by triz
• 4th - Till it Comes (40) by enso
• 5th - Cancun Sunset - Freeform Netted Cuff (35) by vickijensen
• 6th - The Spring Garden of Love - Necklace and Earrings Set (17) by TulipsTreasureBox
• 7th - Passion Flower Earrings (4) by triz
• 8th - Mostly Orange Bead Embroidered Clutch (3) by thejadedog
• 9th - Marianne Doesnt Like Winter in Nebraska (32) by thejadedog
• 10th - Arizona Spring Break-Turquoise and Silver Bracelet (9) by KathysKraftyKreation

To see these and all the other entries (and to find links to their Etsy listing), please take a look at the post below this one (February 6, 2008).

The members of the Etsy BeadWeavers Street Team are already busy working on their entries for the March challenge theme, chosen by Fennel Skellyman:

STORMY WEATHER

Be sure to check back often to see what else these busy beadweavers are doing!