March 2017 "Greenery" Challenge

Evi Csizmadia Lajosne has proposed the theme of "Greenery" as it is the Pantone color of the year!
Check it out here: http://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2017

"The spring buds burst, green plants slip out of the earth..."

The main color of your entry should be the color of the year (or very close!) and should be inspired by hopes for an early spring.

Make sure to have your entry listed in your Etsy shop by March 5, 2017 23:59 EST. Please refer to the Challenge Rules for details on what is allowed in Challenge entries and don't forget to include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry.

January 2017 "Rising Star"

January 2017 will be our 5th "Rising Star" Challenge.  Only new members and members who have not won a Challenge (Team or Blog winner) in the past 3 years are welcome to submit an entry for this Challenge.  A list of Challenge Winners from January 2014 to date is included below.


Note to team members:
There is no theme so let your imagination run free and show us your best, your signature style if you wish, or something you would simply love to do for the fun of it. Make sure to have your entry listed in your Etsy shop by January 5, 201
6 23:59 EST. Please refer to the Challenge Rules for details on what is allowed in Challenge entries and don't forget to include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry.

List of Challenge Winners 2014-2016

2016

Nov 2016 - "November Guest"
TBA

Oct 2016- "Shades of Shadows"
Team Winner/s: Milda Snaige of NetootiaJewelry
Public Winner/s: Milda Snaige of NetootiaJewelry

Sep 2016 - "Our Wonderful World"
Team Winner/s: Nina Savova of NinaSavovaArt and Angel McIlwain of PaintedTreeStudio
Public Winner/s: BlissWorksStudio
 
Aug 2016 -"Rainbows"
Team Winner/s: Ann of Francescas Fancy
Public Winner/s: Daiva Karsokienė of Daidija

Jul 2016 - "Mythical, Mystical and Magical Creatures"
Team Winner/s: Svetoslava Todorova of LuckyDesignCrafts
Public Winner/s: Svetoslava Todorova of LuckyDesignCrafts

Jun 2016 - "Cats"
Team Winner/s: SunShine Sturtz of OfYourLove
Public Winner/s: SunShine Sturtz of OfYourLove

May 2016 - "Four Elements"
Team Winner/s: SunShine Sturtz of OfYourLove
Public Winner/s:SunShine Sturtz of OfYourLove

Apr 2016- "Pompeii"
Team Winner/s: Sabina Vladimirova from SabinaJewel
Public Winner/s:Sabina Vladimirova from SabinaJewel

Mar 2016- "Masquerade"
Team Winner/s: Sabina Vladimirova from SabinaJewel
Public Winner/s:Sabina Vladimirova from SabinaJewel
 
Feb 2016 - "The Solar System"
Team Winner/s: Cira Troilo of CiraDesign
Public Winner/s: Sabina Vladimirova of SabinaJewel

Jan 2016 - “Rising Star” Special Challenge
Team Winner/s:  Anna Cohen of AnnaCohen
Public Winner/s: Anna Cohen of AnnaCohen


2015

Nov 2015 - "Landscape"
Team Winner/s:  Lisa Savoy – savoystudio
Public Winner/s: AngelqueCreations

Oct 2015 - "Abstract Painting"
Team Winner/s: Sarah Cryer – SarahCryerBeadwork
Public Winner/s: Sharayah Sheldon - 4uidzne

Sep 2015 - "Black, White, and One"
Team Winner/s: Lisa Savoy – savoystudio
Public Winner/s: Sharayah Sheldon - 4uidzne

Aug 2015 - "Lost Civilizations"
Team Winner/s: Laurie Moravec – WearableArtByLaurie
Public Winner/s: Sharayah Sheldon - 4uidzne

Jul 2015 - "Architecture"
Team Winner/s: Kris Empting-Obenland – KrisDesignFSP
Public Winner/s: Kris Empting-Obenland – KrisDesignFSP

Jun 2015 - “Game Of Thrones”
Team Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK
Public Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK

May 2015 - “Inspired By Chihuly”
Team Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun, Sarah Cryer - SarahCryerBeadwork and Hannah Rosner – HannahRachel
Public Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK

Apr 2015 - “Hardware”
Team Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK
Public Winner/s: Edita Kricenaite – RebelSoulEK

Mar 2015 - “Spring Migration”
Team Winner/s: Karen Parker – WizardIslandDesigns
Public Winner/s: Karen Parker – WizardIslandDesigns

Feb 2015 - “Let The Show Begin!”
Team Winner/s: Kris Empting-Obenland – KrisDesignFSP
Public Winner/s: Kris Empting-Obenland - KrisDesignFSP & Mariya Zhalnina – BeadCatcher 

Jan 2015 - “Rising Star” Special Challenge
Team Winner/s: Diana Coe - BeadworkAndCoe & Joanne Zammit – JoanneZammit
Public Winner/s: Ileana Munteanu – enchantedbeads


2014

Dec 2014 - “Warm and Fuzzy”
Team Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun
Public Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun

Nov 2014 “The Perfect Present”
Team Winner/s: Sandra Scholte - TrinketsBeadwork & Angie Mézes – RedTulipDesign
Public Winner/s: Shine Shurtz – OfYourLove

Oct 2014 - “Owl Totem”
Team Winner/s: Shine Shurtz – OfYourLove
Public Winner/s: Raven Pena – tatooedraven

Sep 2014 - “Your Favorite Children’s Book”
Team Winner/s: Marsha Wiest-Hines – HauteIceBeadwork
Public Winner/s: Albena Petkova – BenitaStyleBG

Aug 2014 - “Scotland The Brave”
Team Winner/s: Mariya Zhalnina – BeadCatcher
Public Winner/s: Mariya Zhalnina – BeadCatcher

Jul 2014 - “The Most Colorful Animals”
Team Winner/s: Shine Shurtz – OfYourLove
Public Winner/s: Shine Shurtz – OfYourLove

Jun 2014 - “Steampunk Style”
Team Winner/s: Dayna Miles – DaynaMilesDesigns
Public Winner/s: Cath Thomas – SamohtaC

May 2014 - “How Unusual!”
Team Winner/s: Ewa Machnik - Maewa Design
Public Winner/s: Ewa Machnik - Maewa Design & Raven Pena – tatooedraven

Apr 2014 - “Inspired By Kandinsky”
Team Winner/s: Chris Maj - beadn4fun
Public Winner/s: Laura Leupke – TheVerdantEdge

Mar 2014 - “Am I Blue?”
Team Winner/s: Évi Csizmadia Lajosné - Vicus & Dani Deli from dDeli
Public Winner/s: Raven Pena – tatooedraven

Feb 2014 - “Warmth”
Team Winner/s: Karen Parker – WizardIslandDesigns
Public Winner/s: Évi Csizmadia Lajosné – Vicus

Jan 2014 - “Rising Star” Special Challenge 

Team Winner/s: Cira Troilo – mysweetcrochet
Public Winner/s: Laurie Moravec – WearableArtByLaurie

August 2016 'Rainbow' Challenge Results

Congratulations to the 1st place of the team vote, Ann of Francescas Fancy, and 1st place winner of the public vote Daiva of Daidija.

TEAM VOTE RESULTS:


Rainbow of Flowers Necklace – FrancescasFancy – 10 votes (16.4%)

Glass Rainbow Necklace – Svetush – 9 votes (14.8%)
 

Rainbow and Gold Sun Cuff Bracelet - beadn4fun – 6 votes (9.8%)

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PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS:
 

Bead Crochet Necklace with Geometric Pattern – Daidija – 220 votes (37.8%)
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Glass Rainbow Necklace– Svetush – 211 votes (36.3%)
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Rainbow Garden Floral Cuff – OfYourLove – 24 votes (4.1%)

Well done to the winners and all who participated and thanks to everyone who voted!

September 2016 Challenge: “Our Wonderful World”

A great theme for September chosen by Svetoslava Todorova from LuckyDesignCrafts:

"Our wonderful world" - all that surround us, inspires us and make us feel the unique beauty of the Planet. I wish to all members of the Team, inspiration and creativity."

 

This is a very vast Challenge that will surely inspire many of our members in different ways. Your inspiration could be a place, a season (or all four!), scenery, life on land or sea, etc. Please include details in your listing.

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Remember to have your entry listed in your Etsy shop by September 5, 2016 23:59 EST and include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry.
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Kindly refer to the Challenge Rules for details on what is allowed in Challenge entries to ensure that your entry is compliant. 

Image by Buddy_Nath via Pixabay, published under CC0.

Entries for June's "CATS" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "CATS" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN FROM JUNE  9TH UNTIL JUNE 15.  Please choose your favorite entry from the images or links below, then select your choice in the blog poll that will appear on the right sidebar during the days that voting is open.


Click on the image mosaic or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece. 

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. Cat Paw Pendant - tropicalkaren

2. Black Cat with red Bow Pendant - enchantedbeads

3. Black and Copper Cat Steampunk Necklace - beadn4fun

4. Cat in the Handbag - STARARTjewelry

5. Tiger necklace - AnnaCohen

6. The Tiger's Eyes cuff bracelet - EsmerldasStudio

7. Lions Mane - AngelqueCreations

8. Black Cats Bracelet - Daidija

9. Bast, the Egyptian Cat Goddess - Beadditz

10. Cat's Eye Bracelet  - SpringColors

11. Back Cat Silhouette Pendant - OfYourLove

12. Blue cat pendant - Elentamente

13. Lion Eyes - RebeccasWell

July 2016 Challenge "Mystical, Mythical and Magical Creatures"

Thanks to Shine Sturtz for our Challenge theme for July ... 

 

Thanks to skeeze; https://pixabay.com/en/users/skeeze-272447/

 

“Mystical, Mythical and Magical Creatures” - take inspiration from folklore and fairy tales, witches and wizards, spells and potions, basilisks, dragons, griffins, pixies, fairies, elves, boggarts and more.

 

Important Note: Please keep copyright issues in mind if creating an entry using a movie, book, etc. as inspiration. Do not make copies of copyrighted creatures or use copyrighted images in your listings. Please note that even names may be copyrighted so be sure to check before starting your entry!

 

Please be sure to have your entry listed in your Etsy shop by July 5, 2016 23:59 EST and remember to include EBWC in the title and tags of your entry.

 

 

Kindly refer to the Challenge Rules in link below for details on what is allowed in Challenge entries to ensure that your entry is compliant.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/etsy-beadweavers-team/ebw-challenge-rules/935876293168291

 Some inspiration!
 

Thanks to terimakasih0;
https://pixabay.com/en/users/terimakasih0-624267/

Thanks to terimakasih0;
https://pixabay.com/en/users/terimakasih0-624267/

Thanks to PgmJanssen;
https://pixabay.com/en/users/PgmJanssen-52185/

Entries for May's "The Four Elements" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "The Four Elements" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN FROM MAY 9TH UNTIL MAY 15.  Please choose your favorite entry from the images or links below, then select your choice in the blog poll that will appear on the right sidebar during the days that voting is open.


Click on the image mosaic or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece. 

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. Serenity and Rose Quartz in the Air - SheWalksinCrystal

2. Our World as seen in the Four Elements - STARARTjewelry

3. Earth Day  - HannahRachel

4. Four Elements Cuff - OfYourLove

5. White Lace Necklace - BeautyGlamourLuba

6. Wind and Fire Dancing - NinaSavovaArt

7. Four Elements - beadn4fun

8. Four Elements Altar - BeadworkAndCoe

9. Elemental Embrace - kiwiscomet

10. Statement Crystal Necklace - SpringColors

11. Water Element Necklace - JoanneZammit

12. Earth, Water, Fire, Air Brooch - enchantedbeads

 

March 2016 "Masquerade" Challenge Results!

Congratulations to the winner of the March 2016 Challenge!

Public and Team Vote Winner: Sabina Vladimirova from SabinaJewel

TEAM VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
Amethyst Black&White Shibori Necklace - SabinaJewel - 21 votes (26%)
2nd place:
Unmasked - SharonEdelmanforEPEC - 19 votes (23%)
3rd place:
Masquerade Goblin Mask Necklace - OfYourLove - 16 votes (20%)

PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
Amethyst Black&White Shibori Necklace - SabinaJewel - 41 votes (33%)
2nd place:
Unmasked - SharonEdelmanforEPEC - 29 votes (24%)
3rd place:
Masquerade Goblin Mask Necklace - OfYourLove - 22 votes (18%)

 

Well done to the winners and all who participated and thanks to everyone who voted!

Entries for March's "Masquerade" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "Masquerade" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN FROM MARCH 9TH UNTIL MARCH 15.  Please choose your favorite entry from the images or links below, then select your choice in the blog poll that will appear on the right sidebar during the days that voting is open.


Click on the image mosaic or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece. 

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

1. Wearable Framed Wall Art - STARARTjewelry

2. Unmasked - SharonEdelmanforEPEC

3. Fiesta Necklace - Beadflowers

4. Amethyst Black&White Shibori Necklace - SabinaJewel

5. Summer Gold Cuff - SpiralDesignJewelry

6. Masquerade Goblin Mask Necklace - OfYourLove

7. Colorful Hare Mask Pendant - enchantedbeads

8. Masquerade Ball Mask - SheWalksinCrystal

February 2016 "The Solar System" Challenge Results

Congratulations to the winners of the February 2016 Challenge:


Public vote winner: Sabina Vladimirova from SabinaJewel (displayed below!)

Team vote winner: Cira Troilo from CiraDesign

TEAM VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
Solar System Soutache Necklace by Cira Troilo of CiraDesign (17 votes)
2nd place:
STARWAY TO HEAVEN broochlace by Kris Empting Obenland of KrisDesignFSP (11 votes)
3rd place:
Solar System Goddess Beaded Painting by Shine Sturtz of OfYourLove (10 votes)
AND
The Solar System by Sabina Vladimirova of SabinaJewel (10 votes)

PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS:

1st place:
The Solar System by Sabina Vladimirova of SabinaJewel (68 votes)
2nd place:
Solar System Goddess Beaded Painting by Shine Sturtz of OfYourLove (42 votes) 
3rd place:
STARWAY TO HEAVEN broochlace by Kris Empting Obenland of KrisDesignFSP (32 votes)

 

Well done to the winners and all who participated and thanks to everyone who voted!

Entries for February's "The Solar System" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "The Solar System" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN FROM FEBRUARY 9TH UNTIL FEBRUARY 15.  Please choose your favorite entry from the images or links below, then select your choice in the blog poll that will appear on the right sidebar during the days that voting is open.


Click on the image mosaic or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece. 

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. Floral Solar System - STARARTjewelry

2. STARWAY TO HEAVEN broochlace - KrisDesignFSP

3. Glam Alien Woman Pin & Earring Set - StudioNKM

4. NEBULA; A Star is Born - 4uidzne

5. Northern Lights - Beadditz

6. Northern Lights Bead Cuff - AngelqueCreations

7. Meteorite Cuff  - enchantedbeads

8. Starlight Cuff - SamohtaC

9. Crystal Galaxy Solar System Brooch - beadn4fun

10. Solar System Soutache Necklace - CiraDesign

11. Solar System Goddess Beaded Painting - OfYourLove

12. The Solar System - SabinaJewel

13. The Sun and the Moon - WizardIslandDesigns

14. Portal to the 'Verse Pendant - scarboro

15. Rings of Saturn - SpringColors

16. Comet Bangle - Crystalstargems

17. Spiral Arms - HannahRachel

18. Moon and Stars Sphere Necklace - ArtMasquerading

19. Rhinestone Star Brooch - BeadworkAndCoe

20. SunFlower system - BeadCatcher

 

Entries for November 2015 "Landscape" Challenge

Here are the entries for this month's "Landscape" challenge!  VOTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 15.  Please choose your favorite entry from the images or links below, then select your choice in the blog poll on the right sidebar.


Click on the image mosaic or links below to learn more about each entry and see larger, detailed images of each piece. 

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY.

 

1. Beaded Necklace - BeautyGlamourLuba

2. Bryce Canyon Landscape - RoseBluBeads

3. A Scuba Diver's Delight - 4uidzne

4. Caesarea port - zviagil

5. Purple and Orange Bead Embroidered Cuff Bracelet - beadn4fun

6. Van Dusen Botanical Garden Cuff - AngelqueCreations

7. Ontonagon Sunset - savoystudio

8. Tidal Pool - DaynaMilesDesigns

9. Statement Crystal Pearls Necklace  - SpringColors

10. City Photography, Bead Embroidery Picture - BeadworkAndCoe