Tuesday, July 23, 2013

September 2013 Theme Announced: "My Favorite Song"

Jacquie, winner of "Beautiful Summer Flowers," has an awesome theme for September for us! Here it is:

"My Favorite Song"

Everyone has a favorite song or two that speaks to them personally, pick one of your favorite songs and create a piece that tells your story. In your description highlight the lyrics that best describes your design and tell us why this song is important to you.

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.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Congratulations to the Winners of the July "Summer Flowers" Challenge

Popular Blog Vote Winners:
1st place - Duo Contessa Margarite Necklace by Isabella Lam with 120 votes

2nd place - Summer Flowers by zviagil with 88 votes
3rd place - Chrysanthemum Headband by AngelqueCreations with 61 votes
4th place - Floral Bead Embroidery by daniellart with 30 votes
5th place - Summer Flowers Necklace by Svetush with 24 votes
6th place tie with 19 votes each: Olivia's Garden Flowers and Beadwork Necklace by beadn4fun, and Netted Summer Flowers by SharonEdelmanforEPEC
8th place tie with 16 votes each: The Rosslynn Cuff by Crystalstargems, and Flower Miniature by AnnaCohen

Team Vote Winners:

1st place - Chrysanthemum Bead Woven Flower Headband by Jacquie with 16 votes

2nd place - Floral Bead Embroidery by daniellart with 14 votes
3rd place tie with 8 votes each: Netted Summer Flowers by SharonEdelmanforEPEC, and Duo Contessa Margarite Necklace by bead4me
5th place 4-way tie with 5 votes each: Olivia's Garden Flowers and Beadwork Necklace by beadn4fun, Summer Wildflowers Headband by BeadsForBeauty, Floral Cascade Collar by Beadditz, and California Poppies by RebeccasWell.
9th place - Summer Flower on a Trellis Bracelet by MaryTDesigns.

As the internal winner, Jacquie will be selecting the Etsy-Beadweavers September challenge theme - to be announced soon. Congratulations to all who entered!

Monday, July 8, 2013

Voting for July "Beautiful Summer Flowers" Challenge

Choose your favorite "Beautiful Summer Flowers" entry from the images and links below, and vote for it on the blog poll on the right sidebar. Voting will occur from July 9th through the 15th.

Click on the images 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. Olivia's Garden Flowers and Beadwork Necklace - beadn4fun 2. Pink Leather Summer Flower Cuff - suegoodebeads 3. Dark Bloom Necklace - CreationsofAgape 4. Summertime Flowers - LinZdesignsNY 5. Summer Flower - enchantedbeads 6. Blue Flower Accessory - MegansBeadedDesigns 7. Daisy Chain Necklace - beadsandblooms 8. Watermelon Blossom Necklace - jadebutterfly 9. Summer Flowers Bracelet - lostaloha 10. Iris Flower Pendant - Kamart 11. Golden Flowers & Leaves - TerahClassyCreations 12. Summer Wildflowers Headband - BeadsForBeauty 13. Beaded Brooch Flower - BeautyGlamourLuba 14. Floral Bead Embroidery - daniellart 15. Midsummer Celebration - FleurDeIrk 16. Summer Flower on a Trellis Bracelet - MaryTDesigns 17. Netted Summer Flowers - SharonEdelmanforEPEC 18. Bead Embroidery Bracelet - Vicus 19. Summer Flowers - zviagil 20. Floral Delight Necklace - Allamej 21. Duo Contessa Margarita Necklace - bead4me 22. Midnight Roses Bead Embroidered Clutch Purse - EsmerldasStudio 23. Summer Flowers Necklace  - Svetush 24. Poppy Field - BeadworkAndCoe 25. Summer Flowers Necklace - TheSpecialCase 26. Summer Flowers Necklace - njema 27. Summer Flowers Miniature - ArtMasquerading 28. Waterlily Brooch - alterdeco 29. Lavender Fields Brooch or pendant - BlueStarArts 30. The Rosslyn Cuff - Crystalstargems 31. Rivoli Necklace - SpringColors 32. Summer flowers - mysweetcrochet 33. Flower miniature - AnnaCohen 34. Flowers in Her Hair - FrancescasFancy 35. Summer Dreams Floral Necklace - SweetieAndTheBean 36. Floral Cascade Collar - Beadditz 37. Chrysanthemum Headband - AngelqueCreations 38. California Poppies - RebeccasWell Image Map
1. Olivia's Garden Flowers and Beadwork Necklace - beadn4fun | 2. Pink Leather Summer Flower Cuff - suegoodebeads | 3. Dark Bloom Necklace - CreationsofAgape | 4. Summertime Flowers - LinZdesignsNY | 5. Summer Flower - enchantedbeads | 6. Blue Flower Accessory - MegansBeadedDesigns | 7. Daisy Chain Necklace - beadsandblooms | 8. Watermelon Blossom Necklace - jadebutterfly | 9. Summer Flowers Bracelet - lostaloha | 10. Iris Flower Pendant - Kamart | 11. Golden Flowers & Leaves - TerahClassyCreations | 12. Summer Wildflowers Headband - BeadsForBeauty | 13. Beaded Brooch Flower - BeautyGlamourLuba | 14. Floral Bead Embroidery - daniellart | 15. Midsummer Celebration - FleurDeIrk | 16. Summer Flower on a Trellis Bracelet - MaryTDesigns | 17. Netted Summer Flowers - SharonEdelmanforEPEC | 18. Bead Embroidery Bracelet - Vicus | 19. Summer Flowers - zviagil | 20. Floral Delight Necklace - Allamej | 21. Duo Contessa Margarita Necklace - bead4me | 22. Midnight Roses Bead Embroidered Clutch Purse - EsmerldasStudio | 23. Summer Flowers Necklace - Svetush | 24. Poppy Field - BeadworkAndCoe | 25. Summer Flowers Necklace - TheSpecialCase | 26. Summer Flowers Necklace - njema | 27. Summer Flowers Miniature - ArtMasquerading | 28. Waterlily Brooch - alterdeco | 29. Lavender Fields Brooch or pendant - BlueStarArts | 30. The Rosslyn Cuff - Crystalstargems | 31. Rivoli Necklace - SpringColors | 32. Summer flowers - mysweetcrochet | 33. Flower miniature - AnnaCohen | 34. Flowers in Her Hair - FrancescasFancy | 35. Summer Dreams Floral Necklace - SweetieAndTheBean | 36. Floral Cascade Collar - Beadditz | 37. Chrysanthemum Headband - AngelqueCreations | 38. California Poppies - RebeccasWell