Saturday, August 31, 2013

October 2013 Theme Announced ""The Art of Geometry"

Description: 

Artists have used geometry for centuries to create aesthetically pleasing works, whether it was a matter of determining proportions or using geometric shapes to create abstract designs. This challenge is an opportunity to participate in this grand artistic tradition. Geometry's concern with shape, size, area, and volume make it a resonant field for many forms of beadweaving, most notably those techniques for creating geometric shapes and structures out of beads.

Think broadly with your interpretation of this challenge theme - consider probing geometric issues of two- or three-dimensional beadwork, play with lines, angles, and shapes. Experiment with symmetry, explore the possibilities of repetition with tessellations, work with the geometric forms found in nature, or draw inspiration from classic works of art such as Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. Image

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.

Friday, August 16, 2013

Congratulations to Laura of The Verdant edge Winner of the August "Sea Adventures" Challenge both Team and Popular Vote

Congratulations to "Technicolor Tide Pools" by Laura of The VerdantEdge winner of the August Team Challenge "Sea Adventures" won Both the Team (19 votes) and Blog (52 votes) polls!!

Runners up in Team poll:
2nd place - Linda's Mermaid by crimsonfrog with 10 votes
3rd place - Waves on the Sand by MaryTDesigns with 9 votes
4th place - Marsha Mermaid by ArtMasquerading with 7 votes
5th place - Sea Adventures Cuff by SoulshineCorningNY with 5 votes
6th place, a 6-way tie - Shell Rock Castle by TinaHobbsJewelry, Seashell Barrette by ile1974, Beading for the Deep Blue Sea by Beadditz, Lenore the Mermaid by Janiesgems, Drop in the Ocean Earrings by FrancescasFancy, and Beachcombing Necklace by BeadCatcher, with 3 votes each.

Runners-up in the Blog Poll:
2nd place - Shell Rock Castle by TinaHobbsJewelry with 33 votes
3rd place - Seaboard Beadweaving necklace by Svetush with 29 votes
4th place - Waves of Aquatic Adventures by crystalwonders with 24 votes
5th place (tie) - The Kingdom of Seahorse by Maewa, and Waves on the Sand by MaryTDesigns, with 23 votes each
7th place - SANDsational Beach Memories by beadifuljewelry with 19 votes
8th place - Linda's Mermaid by crimsonfrog with 16 votes
9th place - Marsha Mermaid by ArtMasquerading with 14 votes
10th place - Seashell Barrette by ile1974 with 12 votes

Congratulations, ALL who entered their works! Great stuff this month,

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Voting for August "Sea Adventures" Challnege

Choose your favorite "Sea Adventures" entry from the images and links below, and vote for it on the blog poll on the right sidebar. Voting will occur from August 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. Linda's Mermaid Bead Embroidered Necklace - crimsonfrog 2. Sea World - enchantedbeads 3. Dolphin and Seahorse Bracelet - EsmerldasStudio 4. Dolphin Sea Adventures Cuff - AngelqueCreations 5. Herringbone Lariat with Starfish Slide - GlitzandGlitter 6. Marsha Mermaid and Her Story - ArtMasquerading 7. Underwater Treasury - FleurDeIrk 8. Sea Adventures Cuff Bracelet - SoulshineCorningNY 9. SANDsational Beach Memories - beadifuljewelry 10. Oceanaire - HauteIceBeadwork 11. Ocean Treasures Necklace - CreationsofAgape 12. Lila's Mermaid Cuff Bracelet - beadn4fun 13. Shell Rock Castle - TinaHobbsJewelry 14. Waves of Aquatic Adventures - crystalwonders 15. Amazing Nautical Mermaid Necklace - MegansBeadedDesigns 16. Bead Embroidered Seashell Barrette - ile1974 17. Rockpool 3D Beaded Wall Hanging - suegoodebeads 18. Technicolor Tide Pools - TheVerdantEdge 19. Beaded Necklace Sea Turquoise - Elinawonderland 20. Beading for the Deep Blue Sea - Beadditz 21. The pendant Le Coeur de la Mer - BeadsForBeauty 22. Lenore the Mermaid - Janiesgems 23. Tropical Lagoon - SpringColors 24. The Kingdom of Seahorse - Maewa 25. Arctic Queen - terran 26. Statement Bib Beadwork Necklace - RebekeJewelryShop 27. Seaboard Beadweaving Lampwork Necklace - Svetush 28. Coral Treasury - alterdeco 29. Waves on the Sand - MaryTDesigns 30. Frolicking Frogs Cuff - KraftKonfessions 31. Sea Urchin's Got Her Spike Necklace - gr8jewellery 32. Summer Love - RebeccasWell 33. Drop in the Ocean Earrings - FrancescasFancy 34. Sea Treasure Paua Shell Pendant Necklace - ambrosianbeads 35. Beachcombing necklace - BeadCatcher Image Map
1. Linda's Mermaid Bead Embroidered Necklace - crimsonfrog | 2. Sea World - enchantedbeads | 3. Dolphin and Seahorse Bracelet - EsmerldasStudio | 4. Dolphin Sea Adventures Cuff - AngelqueCreations | 5. Herringbone Lariat with Starfish Slide - GlitzandGlitter | 6. Marsha Mermaid and Her Story - ArtMasquerading | 7. Underwater Treasury - FleurDeIrk | 8. Sea Adventures Cuff Bracelet - SoulshineCorningNY | 9. SANDsational Beach Memories - beadifuljewelry | 10. Oceanaire - HauteIceBeadwork | 11. Ocean Treasures Necklace - CreationsofAgape | 12. Lila's Mermaid Cuff Bracelet - beadn4fun | 13. Shell Rock Castle - TinaHobbsJewelry | 14. Waves of Aquatic Adventures - crystalwonders | 15. Amazing Nautical Mermaid Necklace - MegansBeadedDesigns | 16. Bead Embroidered Seashell Barrette - ile1974 | 17. Rockpool 3D Beaded Wall Hanging - suegoodebeads | 18. Technicolor Tide Pools - TheVerdantEdge | 19. Beaded Necklace Sea Turquoise - Elinawonderland | 20. Beading for the Deep Blue Sea - Beadditz | 21. The pendant Le Coeur de la Mer - BeadsForBeauty | 22. Lenore the Mermaid - Janiesgems | 23. Tropical Lagoon - SpringColors | 24. The Kingdom of Seahorse - Maewa | 25. Arctic Queen - terran | 26. Statement Bib Beadwork Necklace - RebekeJewelryShop | 27. Seaboard Beadweaving Lampwork Necklace - Svetush | 28. Coral Treasury - alterdeco | 29. Waves on the Sand - MaryTDesigns | 30. Frolicking Frogs Cuff - KraftKonfessions | 31. Sea Urchin's Got Her Spike Necklace - gr8jewellery | 32. Summer Love - RebeccasWell | 33. Drop in the Ocean Earrings - FrancescasFancy | 34. Sea Treasure Paua Shell Pendant Necklace - ambrosianbeads | 35. Beachcombing necklace - BeadCatcher |