Proudly presenting the entries in October's Etsy BeadWeavers Challenge
Study in Monochrome

Don't fret: even larger, individual pictures are below for your careful review! :D And remember to vote for your favorite.

1. Dusty Lavender Fringe - Beadwoven Necklace
by time2cre8

2. Many Shades of Royalty -- Purple Freeform Bead Bracelet
by ForbesFarm

3. Bronze lights Bracelet
by clairecreations

4. Blue
by DantesSpirit

5. Pink Princess Bracelet and Ring Set
by Patchers7

6. Who Got The Blues Cuff Bracelet by Sooz
by BoodlersBeads

7. Dutch Spiral Bracelet
by noeasybeads

8. Anyone can whistle necklace
by enso

9. World on a String Necklace
by ambrosianbeads

10. For the love of Pink
by LauriDesigns

11. Study in Iolite
by thebeadedlily

12. Pearl Waterfall Necklace
by nardiesarttowear

13. Seismic Wave Peyote Cuff
by Tresijas

14. Fractured Orchid - Ruffly Beadwoven Necklace
by time2cre8

15. Delica Triangles Bracelet
by BeadJewelryShopGirl

16. Beadwoven Leaves and Vintage Brass Button Bracelet and Earring Set
by beadbug

17. beaded picture - Green Lady Green Mother Gaia
by LauriDesigns

18. Green Ruffles
by DantesSpirit

19. October - Freeform Bead Bracelet
by totallytwisted

20. Gold Rush Log Cabin Braid Peyote Cuff
by SandFibers

21. Shades of Silver
by maneklady

Beadwoven Luxury

That's the title of this gorgeous treasury Susan of ClinkscalesArts put together last night. It will be up live until Thursday evening, so please go look closely and comment.



Who knows? If we get enough visits and comments, a treasury like this might actually make it to the big leagues: The Etsy Front Page!

October Challenge Theme - A Study in Monochrome

Congrats to Helena and her gorgeous winning piece for the September challenge! The winner of the challenge chooses the theme for the next month and Helena has chosen "A Study in Monochrome" as the theme for October.

Monochromatic colors are all the hues (tints and shades) of a single color. As a result, the energy is more subtle and peaceful due to a lack of color contrast.

Search EBWC for a sneak peak at the entries for our October challenge! To see all of the other fabulous pieces being created by the Beadweavers team, search EBW.

Step By Step Beads is a bead jewelry-making magazine from Interweave Press, in publication since Spring 2003. The magazine is published bi-monthly and features 12-20 bead jewelry projects per issue.

The November/December issue of the magazine will hit newsstands on October 9, and two members of the Etsy BeadWeavers group are featured in the magazine!

Beverly Herman, aka noeasybeads, has an article on Page 22 for an even-count peyote stitch bracelet called Bumps in the Road.

Regina X. Jiron, aka BeadJewelryShopgirl, has an article on Page 48 for a Sophisticated Squares Embellished square stitch bracelet.

Congratulations, Bev and Regina!

Show Your Colors

The poll is closed, and the winner of the September challenge is... (drum roll, please)... Helena, aka maneklady. There were 268 votes this month, a good showing for only the second Etsy BeadWeavers Monthly Challenge. More importantly, there were more than twice as many entries for this month's challenge!

You can see all the gorgeous entries below. These entries were created by the following members (left to right, top to bottom):
1. time2cre8
2. Forbesfarm
3. arosebyname
4. Tresijas
5. beautyinthebeads
6. clairecreations
7. dawnchastain
8. DantesSpirit
9. enso
10. MEjewelry
11. time2cre8
12. beadbug
13. BeadJewelryShopgirl
14. beautyinthebeads
15. maneklady
16. noeasybeads
17. kerinskreations
18. thebeadedlily
19. ambrosianbeads
20. SandFibers

Take a few moments to visit their shops to see more gorgeous beadweaving! You can also visit the other members' shops by clicking the links at the right of the page.

Hot August Nights

The August Challenge was completed, and everyone's hard at work on their September challenge, chosen by the August winner, noeasybeads. There were 154 votes total, and it was really close! The September challenge is Show Your Colors, and it's sure to bring out some wonderful beadwork from this talented group of beadweavers.

Make sure you check out the shops of all the participants in the August challenge:
beadbug

MistyRidgeBeads

beautyinthebeads

time2cre8

clairecreations

blazinbeads

SandFibers

dawnchastain

Forbesfarm

...and come back to check out the September entries and cast your vote for your favorite!

The First Etsy BeadWeavers Monthly Theme!!!

Thanks to Dawn Chastain for posting the suggestion that the Etsy BeadWeavers participate in a theme. It sounds like a lot of fun, and it appears that several members will participate!

The first theme will be Hot August Nights. You can read more about the theme and who's participating in the Etsy Teams forum: http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5199655

Keep an eye out for links to everyones' creations.