Interview with September Challenge Winner Nina Savova of NinaSavovaArt

Nina Savova is the winner of the September Challenge 'Our Wonderful World'. We asked her to tell us a bit about herself.

See all the beautiful original submissions!

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Hello Ms. Savova,

Congratulations on your winning entry for the September challenge, Ledenica Cave. It is a beautiful vision of Our Wonderful World.

Where in Bulgaria are you from, and is that where you currently live?
Is there a someplace you would like to visit or even live some day?

I live in Sofia, Bulgaria.
There are many beautiful places in the world, but I'm fine at home.

Do you have a background in the arts?
What type of work do you do for a living?

I was an expert in telecommunications, but now I'm retired.

How long have you been working with beads?
What is your favorite technique?

I have worked with beads since 2011.
I love all bead techniques.



Your piece, Ledenika Cave, is lovely. I see it is inspired by a famous place in Bulgaria. The center stone evokes images of a pool of water deep in a cave. Can you tell us a little more about the place, and perhaps more about the materials in your necklace?

Ledenika Cave is just one of the many beautiful places in Bulgaria. Come and see them!
The semiprecious stone in the necklace is agate. Agate is my favorite stone; it is always different and always beautiful.

Are there any beaders you admire?
Which artists or bead workers do you feel have had an influence on your beadwork?

I have learned from all the known masters. I try to have my own style. I would like people to recognize me when they see my work, but it is slow. I hope I have time for that.

-Interview by Patti Parker

March 2015 Challenge Winner

Congratulations to Karen Parker from WizardIslandDesigns who won both the team and public votes with her fantastic "Monarch Migration" necklace!

TEAM VOTE RESULTS

1st place: Karen Parker from WizardIslandDesigns - 32 votes (36%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/225089994/monarch-migration

2nd place: Dayna Miles from DaynaMilesDesigns - 10 votes (11%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/225134186/the-bluebird-bead-embroidery-cuff

3rd place: Barbra and Meredith from bjswearableart - 9 votes (10%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/223893851/a-spring-garden-in-soutache-ebwc


PUBLIC VOTE RESULTS

1st place: Karen Parker from WizardIslandDesigns - 49 votes (25%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/225089994/monarch-migration

2nd place: Mariya Zhalnina from BeadCatcher - 31 votes (16%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/208589567/welcome-spring-beadwoven-necklace-ebwc

3rd place: Angel McIlwain from PaintedTreeStudio - 24 votes (12%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/224863961/flight-of-the-bluebirds-or-spring


Congratulations everyone!

Thanks to all who participated in the March 2015 “Spring Migration” Challenge and to everyone who voted.

Congratulations to our "Rising Stars"!

Team Co-Winners: Diana and Joanne

Congratulations to our EBW Team co-winners for January 2015 “Rising Stars”. Diana of BeadworkAndCoe and Joanne of JoanneZammit both had 13 votes (22%).

Team Vote Results:

1st place: Diana (BeadworkAndCoe) & Joanne (JoanneZammit) 13 votes (22%)

Diana’s entry: https://www.etsy.com/listing/217275397/seed-bead-embroidery-necklace-beadwork

Joanne’s entry: https://www.etsy.com/listing/217378475/sea-urchin-necklacewith-seaglass-drop

2nd place: Linda (TraditionsJewels) 10 votes (17%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/214619605/the-ocean-floorfree-form-peyote-collar

3rd place: Ileana (enchantedbeads) 9 votes (15%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/215468373/ebwc-beadwoven-peacock-necklace-vintage



Blog Winner: Ileana

Congratulations to the winner of our public vote, Ileana of enchantedbeads who won with 86 votes (31%)!

Public Vote Results

1st place: Ileana (enchantedbeads) 86 votes (31%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/215468373/ebwc-beadwoven-peacock-necklace-vintage

2nd place: Joanne (JoanneZammit) 60 votes (22%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/217378475/sea-urchin-necklacewith-seaglass-drop

3rd place: Diana (BeadworkAndCoe) 30 votes (11%)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/217275397/seed-bead-embroidery-necklace-beadwork

Thanks to all who participated in the January “Rising Star” Challenge and to everyone who voted!

Congratulations to the Winner of the May "Hungarian Folk Art" Challenge

Congratualtions to Maewa for winning both the popular blog vote, and internal team vote for the 1013 May Etsy-Beadweaver challenge. You can view the winning piece "Summertime!" below:

The blog poll runner-ups are as follows:

1st place - Summertime - Maewa 21%
2nd place - Hungarian Star Necklace - FrancescasFancy 15%
3rd place - Paprika Pendant - Svetush 12%
4th place - Hungarian Folk Art Beaded Purse - ArtMasquerading 10%
5th place - Kalocsa Folk Embroidery Necklace - MoonsafariBeads 9%
6th place - Marika SuperDuo Beaded Necklace - Lirigal 6%
7th place (2-way tie) - Duck Duck Goose - TheBeadedBead 5% , and Floral Hungarian Bridal Wreath - SharonEdelmanforEPEC 5%,
9th place (2-way tie) - Purple Tulip Brooch - beadn4fun 4%, and Floral Brooch - suegoodebeads 4%

Team vote runner-ups are as follows:

2nd place – Hungarian Star Necklace by FrancescasFancy (20 votes)
3rd place – Hungarian Folk Art Beaded Purse by ArtMasquerading (14 votes)
4th place - Kalocsa Folk Embroidery Necklace by MoonsafariBeads (9 votes)
5th place - Hungarian Folk Art Woven Cuff by jess2bead (7 votes)
6th place, a 3-way tie - Purple Tulip Brooch by beadn4fun, Floral Hungarian Bridal Wreath by SharonEdelmanforEPEC, and Beaded Wall Hanging by DowntheCopperLine (5 votes each)

Congratulations to all of the winners and all who entered!

Congratulations to the Winner of the January 2013 "Rising Star" Challenge

Congratulations to the winner of our January "Rising Star" Challenge HannahRachel for her beautiful Mermaid's Abalone Beaded Collar! HannahRachel won our member poll with 24 votes, as well as our Blog poll with 78 votes!

The runner ups are as follow:
2nd place - Tiger Pendant by jewelrybyjane29 with 73 votes
3rd place - Life's Little Things by CherCMeyer with 25 votes
4th place - Beaded Ribbons and Bows by TerahClassyCreations with 24 votes
5th place - Coral Sparkles Set by AnnaCohen with 23 votes
6th place - Pink Golden Necklace by SpringColors with 21 votes
7th and 8th places, with 15 votes each: Pea-Clock Steampunk Necklace by beadn4fun and Golden God of the HAPPINESS by Maewa
9th place - Cotton Candy by terran with 14 votes
10th place - Golden Turquoise Mask Bracelet by savoystudio with 13 votes

Congratulations to Sydney of Lost Aloha,winner of March "Destinations: challenge

Congratulations go to Sydney of LostAloha Fan favorite winner of March's Destinations challenge  Sydney's BeadedPlumeria Lei captured 199 of the 763 votes (26 %). Congratulations also go to Sydney as her entry won the Member vote and she will have the honors of selecting the them for the May challenge

Here is a look at the runners up in this months challenge and congratulations to all who entered.

2nd place - 23. Coral Reef Beadwork Necklace - bead4me with 84 votes (10%) also congratulations to Isabella as her necklace sold
3rd place -17. Magic of the East - zviagil with 77 votes (10%)
4th place - 42. Lotus Lands Bracelet - thistledew4u with 51 votes (6%)
Tied for 5th place - 7. Final Destination - KrisDesignFSP and 12. Yucatan EARTH, SEA & SKY - crownrosegems with 27 votes each (3%)
Tied for 6th place - 27. My Mine Bead Embroidery Bracelet - crimsonfrog and 44. Emerald Isle - HauteIceBeadwork with 24 votes each (3%)
7th place - 28. Wavy Sand - AnnaCohen with 21 votes (2%) also Anna's entrys sold as well so double congrats
8th place 47. Renaissance - enchantedbeads with 20 votes (2%)
Tied for 9th place - 33. Green Maze Embroidered Sash - SpiralDesignJewelry and 8. La Belle Paris - SpringColors with 18 votes each (2%)
and 10th place - 34. Green, Brown and Tan Beadwoven Necklace - MaryTDesigns with 15 votes (1%)

Congratulations to all 48 members who entered this challenge we all all winners every one.

Congratulations to the Winners of the December Challenge "Arabesque Style"

Congratulations to Isabella of Bead4Me winner of the December Challenge Fan favorite "Arabesque Style" vote.  Isabella's Arabesque Bouquet Necklace received 63 of 667 votes (9%)
The runners up are:
2nd place - 7. Iznik bracelet - MoonsafariBeads  with 50 votes (7%)
3rd place - 22. Bead Embroidered Cuff Bracelet - HannahRachel with 44 votes (6%)
Tied for 4th place -4. Paisley Brooch - beadn4fun and 14. Jasmine - a Persian Princess Necklace - Vicus with 41 votes each (6%)
Tied for 5th place - 17. Peacock Necklace - TerahClassyCreations and 19. Arabian Nights Arabesque Cuff - AngelqueCreations with 39 votes each (5%)
6th place - 5. Your Heart was my Motif - josjewels1 with 33 votes (4%)
7th place - 9. Turkish Delights Necklace - 4uidzne  with 32 votes (4%)
8th place - 1. Aladdin's Treasure - beadifuljewelry with 30 votes (4%)
9th place - 12. The Sultana's Necklace - crimsonfrog with 28 votes (4%) and
10th place - 18. Rivoli Beadwoven Necklace - SpringColors with 25 votes (3%)

Congratulations also go to Jacquie Champion of AngelqueCreations and her #19 - Arabian Nights Arabesque Cuff winner of the Team vote, Jacquie will have the honors of selecting the theme for the March Challenge

Congratulations to the winners of the July Challenge "Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Water:

Congratulations go to Anna of AnnaHatvani for her Galapagos Cuff winner of the July Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Waters challenge receiving 66  (15%) of  the 427 fan votes.   The runners up are:
2nd Place - #6. Sizzlin" Summer Sun - 4uidzne with 45 votes (11 %)
3rd Place - 8. Sunset Lake Beaded Dangle Earrings - carosell with 39 votes (9%)
4th Place - #19 Sizzling Sunshine and Soothing Water Lariat - daniellart with 37 Votes (9%)
5th #32 Sun Setting over Water - TapestryBeadwork with 34 votes (8%)
6th Place - 24. Blazing Sunset Bracelet Cuff - FrancescasFancy with 21 votes (5%)

Tied for 7th Place - #4. South Sea Treasure - crimsonfrog and #10. Baja Sunlight Bead Woven Necklace - AngelqueCreations with 19 votes (4%)

8th Place - #3 Aegean Jewel - PeregrineBeader with 17 votes (4%)

9th Place - #14 QUEHANNA Soothing Waterfall Pendant necklace - crownrosegems with 15 votes (3 %)

and 10th Place - #9. A Gem in the Med - Lacygems with 12 votes (3%)

     

Congratulations also go to Ann of FrancescasFancy and her Blazing Sunset Bracelet winner of the Internal vote with 21 member votes.  Ann will have the honors of selecting the theme for the September Challenge.

 

Congratulations the winners of the June "Heal the World"

Congratulations go to Sharayah of 4uidzne, winner of this months "Heal the World" popular vote.  Sharayah's entry Eating Disorders won 73 (15%) of the 472 popular votes. 

The runners up were:

2nd place - 10. Forgotten Coast - TheBeadedBead with 57 votes (12%)

3rd place - 19. Mojo for a Mustang - BoonieBeads with 46 votes (9%)

4th place - 13. Uranium238icus Paeonia Suffruticosa - Beadhisattva with 39 votes (8%)

5th place - 15. Motherhood - Annahatvani with 32 votes (6%)

6th place - 12. Curly Leaves - debger with 31 votes (6%)
7th place - 9. Honeybee - formely WhiteRabbitJewels now CrimsonFrog with 27 votes (5%)

tied for 8th place 3. Onyx beadwoven necklace - Navajo - Kankou and 8. Dying Coral Reef - AngelqueCreations with 26 votes (5%)

9th place - 5. Ray of Hope - beadn4fun with 21 Votes (4%)

10th place - 4. This Island Earth - ElementalNature with 15 votes (3%)

Congratulations also go to Sharri of TheBeadedBead  and her entry The Forgotten Coast for winning the internal member vote.  Sharri will have the honors of selecting the theme for the August Challenge.

Once again I would like to thank and congratulate all of our members who participated in this challenge, to friends, family and general puplic for voting for your favorite and for making our EBW monthly challenges the joy and fun that they are.

 



Congratulations to Amanda of chrysanthemumveil Winner of the "Lord of the Rings" Popular Vote

Congratulations go to Amanda of chrysanthemumveil and her Nightingale Necklace.  Amanda received 108 (17%) of the popular vote.

This month we also had an internal vote with the members of Etsy Beadweavers on our new forum Etsybeadweavers Freeforums.  The winner of the internal member vote is Marsha of HauteIceBeadwork and her "Ash and Amber" The Balrog. 

On Saturday/Sunday Blogger had some problems and we saw an influx of voting that was very odd (several enteries votes were increased by over 100 votes in one day).  Because of widespread blogger isses over the weekend (our blog was one of thousands affected) when the polling closed it revereted back to the Friday count.  The problems we experience were out our control and so any ligitimate votes we received on weekend are not included in  this tally.  The winning order of the voting was not affected but some of us lost votes (mine included - AngelqueCreations).

So moving on I would like to announce the Popular Vote runner's up of the May Challenge "Lord of the Rings"

2nd Place #5. The Dead Marshes - 4uidzne with 100 votes (15%)
3rd place #10. EDORAS - crownrosegems 81 votes ( 12%)
4th place  #17. Ash and Ember - The Balrog- HauteIceBeadwork with 46 votes (7%)
5th Place #9. Key to the Shire Beaded Necklace - crystalwonders with 38 votes (5%)
Tied for 6th place - #4. Leaves of Lothlorien Necklace - RareSpecimens and #31. Ent Necklace- Burarum - WhiteRabbitJewels each with 27 votes (4%)
7th Place #25. The Eye of Sauron Ring - bysalla with 25 votes (3%)
Tied for 8th place #6. The Light Star of Earendil - AngelqueCreations and 29. Sea Green Ornate Necklace - SilverDragon with 23 votes (3%)
9th place #8. One Ring to Rule Them All - MyOrcaDreams with 20 votes (3%)
and 10th place #1. The One Ring - NewWorldElegance with 14 votes (2%)

Congratulations to everyone who entered the challenge this month, it was awe inspiring to see all the wonderful creations.  I can't wait to see what everyone enters for "Heal the World" the theme for the June Challenge 

Congratulations to AnnaHatvani Winner of the April "Spring Around the Corner" Challenge

Congratulations AnnaHatvani and her La Primavera necklace winner of the April Challenge "Spring Around the Corner" with 291 (31%) of the popular votes.

Congratulations to the runners up

Tied for 2nd place - 14. The Key to My Heart is Spring - 4uidzne

and 44. Raindrops on Lilacs - HauteIceBeadwork with 76 votes each (8%)

3rd place - 43. Coronation of Spring Necklace - CieloDesign with 45 votes (5%)

4th place - 39. Spring Is Coming Beaded Bottle - notsoplainbyjane with 40 votes (4%)

5th place - 31. A Spring Bouquet - ladyvoodoo with 31 votes (3%)

6th place - 21. Gold and Pink Swirly Flower Pendant Beadwoven Necklace - SmadarsTreasure with 28 votes (3%)

7th place - 35. Spring Bridal Clutch - WhiteRabbitJewels with 25 votes (3%)

Tied for 8th place - 27. Spring Tulips - ArtfulAr and 1. Spring Fantasy - enchantedbeads with 20 votes each (2%)

Tied for 9th place - 45. Cherry blossom Spring brooch - BeadCatcher and 42. Snow on the Crocus - savoystudio with 17 votes (2%)

and a three way tie for 10th place

28. Spring Flowers Necklace - BettyStephanBeadwork,  17. Diva Delight - beadifuljewelry and  4. Rock On Spring - vickiethomas with 16 votes each (2%)

Congratulations to everyone who 49 entries to the challenge, all the pieces were worthy of a win and we are all winners as we challenge ourselves to expand our skills.

Congratulations to Sharayah of 4uidzne winner of the March challenge "Fashion Through the Ages"

Congratulations Sharayah and her Flapper barrette winner of rthe March Challenge "Fashion through the Ages" with a landslide of 248 votes (26%) of the record 942 votes. 

A big round of applause also goes to the following runners up and to all 38 entries.

2nd place - #5 Dragonfly Diva - Annahatvani - 167 votes (17%)

3rd place - #1 The Baroque Baroness - GinaParisJewelry - 68 votes (7%)

4th place - #20 Victoria's Secret - HauteIceBeadwork.- 59 votes (6%)

5th place - #19 Art Deco - TapestryBeadwork - 47 votes (6%)

6th place - #15 Pucci Fashion Inspired Bib Necklace - beadn4fun - 43 votes (4%)

7th place -  #8 Art nouveau Necklace - MacrameByMaja - 34 votes (3%.)

8th place - #17 Fuchsia, Purple and Bronze Textured Bracelet - SmadarsTreasure - 30 votes (3%)

9th place - #24 Black and White Art Nouveau Flower Necklace - notsoplainbyjane. - 27 votes ( 2%)

and 10th place - #36 Romantic Vibes - enchantedbeads - 25 votes (2%)

Congratulations to everyone who entered the challenge, beautiful entries everyone!

The first challenge of 2011 is February "Royalty Throughout Time"

The first challenge of the new year (2011) was chosen by Miriam of CeiloDesigns winner of the November challenge "Holiday Treasures, Miriam has challenged our members to design for "Royalty throughout time - From the aristocrats of the French revolution to ancient kings and queens and modern day princesses, royalty has always inspired and set new trends in the jewelry world. This challenge should reflect and be inspired by one specific royal figure! Anything goes!"  You may start your entry today and list in your Etsy shop by midnight February 5th, 2011.

Any EBW member may create one new beadweaving of your own design (not from a kit, book, magazine, or class) in response to the challenge theme. You 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. 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 time. Your listing date is proof you entered by the deadline, so DO NOT RENEW your work until after the voting poll opens on the 9th. If your listing sells, you can still participate in the challenge, but please alert the moderators to the sale.

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, www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com (http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com) between the 9th and 15th and vote for your favorite entry.”

4) Tag your entry EBWC but not before the current challenge has ended. This is how we find your entry. Remove the tag after the voting poll closes, so entries for the next month’s challenge can be feature

Congratulations to Miriam of Cielo Designs Winner of the November Challenge "Holiday Treasures"

The November  challenge was another great success with 36 entries and 645 votes.The winning entry Wreath of Good Tidings necklace created by Miriam of Cielo Designs received 82 (12%) of the popular votes. Wreath of Good Tidings sold November 10. Our thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in this months challenge and for voting for their favorite entry

Congratulations are also due to the following runners up:

2nd place - #27. Christmas Office Party - crystalwonders with 63 votes (9% )

3rd place -#35. Precious moment - AnnetaValious with 53 votes (8%)

4th place - #16. Suzy Snowball bead woven bracelet - crownrosegems with 48  votes (7%)

5th place - #9. Poinsettia brooch - AnnaCohen with 40 votes (6%)

6th place - #15. Christmas star necklace - MacrameByMaja with 37 votes (5%)

7th place - #4. Poinsettia Holiday Treasure Corsage - AngelqueCreations with 33 votes (5%) also sold on November 10, 2010

8th place - #5. Frosted Rose- Annahatvani with 32 votes (4%)

9th place - #23. New Year's Eve Champagne Under Starry Skies - gypsyeyesjewelry with 22 votes (3%)

and

10th place - #33. Light From Heaven - SpringColors with 20 votes (3%)

Congratulations to all 36 entries and to Marsha for picking a great theme, look for next months challenge "Simon and Garfunkel"

Thanks again to Anne of FransescasFancy for pulling together the Mosaic and to Marsha for checking all the entries.

Congratulations to Olga of Madeby Olga, winner of the October challenge "Autumn Falling of Leaves"

The October challenge was another great success with 59 entries and 900 votes.The winning entry Sigulda-ooak-necklace created by Olga of MadebyOga received 106 (11%) of the popular votes.  Our thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in this months challenge and for voting for their favorite entry.

Congratulations to the runners up and to all the wonderful entries

2nd place #29. Maple Autumn Falling of leaves Necklace - bead4me with 91 otes (10%)

3rd place #17. Falling Autumn Leaves Necklace - StickLizardDesigns with 89 votes (9%)

4th place #42. Autumn Splendor - BeadsAndI with 79 votes (8%)

5th place #23. Maple leaves bracelet - AnnaCohen with 58 votes (6%)

6th Place #45. Russian Leaves of Fall Woven Necklace - AngelqueCreations with 37 votes (4%)

7th place #49. Maple Medley Necklace - thistledew4u with 35 votes (3%)

8th Place #48. Autumn Breeze necklace - CieloDesign with 30 votes (3%)

9th place #40. Autumn's Falling Fire Necklace - FrancescasFancy with 24 votes (2%)

and

10th place #54. Canadian Autumn Colours Memory Crystal Beaded Bracelet - crystalwonders with 23 votes (2%)

Congratulations to all 59 entries, we are all winners

Look for the December challenge theme to be posted in the next couple of weeks.

November Challenge - Beauty of the Flower Winner!

This month's EBW challenge had 17 entries and received 685 votes and we have a clear winner! With 174 of the votes, our winner is 13. Hibiscus Necklace - grakowsky.



Here is what she had to say about her piece:

When I saw the photo of the Hibiscus shown in my thumbnails, I knew it was the flower I wanted to use. The color of the petals was so striking to me, especially against the green background. I also loved the shape of the gently curving petals and immediately thought I could model them.

Here are the other 9 runners-up:

Second: 11. Pink Flower Sun Necklace - demetgun3

Third: 10. Mystical Orchid Necklace - CieloDesign

Fourth: 14. Water Lily - oraninbar

Fifth: 17. Warm Winter Bloom Necklace - SmadarsTreasure

Sixth: 5. Lady Slipper - savoystudio

Seventh: 12. Midnight hibiscus - Lauralia

Eighth: 1. Mother of Pearl Brooch - enchantedbeads

Ninth & Tenth Tie: 4. Bird of Paradise - ArtfulAr
and 9. The Beauty of the Columbine - dreambeadweaver

Congratulations to all of our entries for creating such gorgeous pieces!

If you haven't already started work on your entry for the December EBW Challenge - Peace Piece - it's not to late to get started. This is an interesting theme and I'm sure it will spawn many beautiful and creative pieces. You can read all of the details about it here. Don't forget, this is the last Challenge for 2009 so if you haven't participated yet...DO IT NOW!!

October Challenge - Super Power Jewelry - Winner Announced

With fifteen entries in the challenge this month and 257 votes, not only do we have a winner...first place is a tie between two EBW members!

First place goes to 1. Cuff of Power - AngelqueCreations and 5. Black Spider Woman Necklace - SmadarsTreasure. Both pieces received 36 votes. Visit the winners' Etsy shops to read more details about the winning pieces.

Third: 3. Emerald Enigma Necklace and Earring Set - HauteIceBeadwork

Fourth: Again a tie: 4. K - MadeByOlga and 14. The Power of Three - enchantedbeads

Sixth: 10. I've got the Power - RachelesOriginal

Seventh: 12. Super Woman in Style - kraftymax

Eighth: 7. A Wonderous Woman - sedonaskye

Ninth: A third tie! 11. Galaxy Stars Super-Powered Collar - FrancescasFancy and 13. Xena - Suede Necklace with Beadwoven Beads - alatvian

Here's hoping that Etsy BeadWeavers are already at work on the November Challenge - "Beauty of the Flower" . You can read all about it here. If you haven't already begun working on your entry, now is a good time to get going. Don't forget that this is the last challenge opportunity for this year. There won't be another due until February and you only have until midnight November 5th to have it completed and listed in your Etsy shop.

A huge Thank You! and Well Done! to everybody who entered the October Challenge!

September Challenge - Indian Summer Dream - Winner Announced

The September EBW Challenge had 33 entries, with a total of 817 votes (a few less than last month) and 94 of them went to our winner.

20. Indian Summer Sunset - trinitydj

Here is what she had to say about the piece and how it related to the challenge theme:

I chose these rich and vibrant colours to recall and capture the beautiful colours of the Indian Summer Sunsets. There is nothing like nature, in this case, SUNSETS, that reminds me more of our Creator God.

Here are our runners-up:

Second: 4. Parvati's Grace necklace - CieloDesign

Third: 1. Indian Summer Nights - triz

Fourth: 25. I Dream of an Indian Summer - sedonaskye

Fifth: 11. Tropical Indian Summer-Cabochon Necklace - RachelesOriginals

Sixth: 27. Indian summer sunset OOAK necklace - Lauralia

Seventh: 31. Night Guard Owl necklace - BeadCatcher

Eighth: 24. Indian Summer Dreams - ThePreciousBeads

Ninth: 7. Mexican Indian Summer Peyote Bracelet - AngelqueCreations

Tenth: 28. Indian Summer Beaded Necklace - SpringColors


All of the beautiful and unique pieces created by EBW members who participated in this challenge deserve congratulations for their efforts. Bravo!

Etsy BeadWeavers are already at work on the October Challenge - "Super Power Jewelry" . You can read all about it here. If you haven't already started on your entry, start now as time is ticking. You only have until midnight October 5th to have it completed and listed in your Etsy shop.

EBW July Challenge - Here comes the bride... Has a Winner!

The July EBW Challenge had 39 entries, with a total of 735 votes (which is an amazing number!) and 109 of them went to our winner - Intertwined in Love for Wedding Bliss by kraftymax.



Here is what she had to say about her entry:

I recently was accepted as a member and immediately set out to make a special piece for my first entrance into the monthly challenge. I must tell everyone that I had a design in mind, however, when I was about 80% done with it I broke a bead (after about 10 hours of work) and the bead cut 3 strands of beading thread and my piece of art literally fell in half in my hands. Frustrated I was about to start over when this design pushed its way into my mind. The broken piece still sits on my desk (I haven’t even taken it apart yet) and this one took on a life of its own.

Second: 28. Jewels of Dawn Bridal necklace - CieloDesign

Third: 33. Champagne Sparkle necklace - FleurDeIrk

Fourth: 38. Indian Bride - BeadCatcher

Fifth: 32. Sparkling Bride - Amykohndesigns

Sixth: 27. Beadwoven Bridal Necklace and Earrings - SmadarsTreasure

Seventh & Eighth were tied: 31. Stars in my Eyes Bridal Necklace - SpringColors and 12. Champagne Dreams - HauteIceBeadwork

Ninth: 37. Here Comes the Bride - enchantedbeads

Tenth: 4. Neptunes Bride - triz

All of the contestants deserve a hearty round of "applause" for their efforts in participating in this challenge!


Etsy BeadWeavers are already at work on the August Challenge - "First Ladies of Style" . You can read all about it here. If you haven't already started on your entry, better hurry. You only have until midnight August 5th to have it completed and listed in your Etsy shop.

Let's see if we can set a new record for the number of entries!

EBW June Challenge - Humor Has A Winner!

The June EBW Challenge had 20 entries, with a total of 396 votes and 82 of them went to our winner -Curiosity killed the Toilet Paper necklace by LiciaBeads. Didn't she do a great job interpreting the Humor theme!



Second: #9. Where's Waldo - Oops... I Mean Where's Lizard - fashionsfrome

Third and Fourth are a tie between #4. WEED Necklace - HauteIceBeadwork and #19. Pond Frog Bracelet - savoystudio

Fifth: #1. Adios Pollo - BeadazzledofOregon

Sixth: #2. HOUSE for RENT with Garden View - enchantedbeads

Seventh: #17. Harlequin - Free Form Beaded Cuff - ThreeFatesDesign

Eighth: #16. Money doesn't grow on trees Necklace - CieloDesign

Ninth: #14. Where Is My UFO - binkaminka

Tenth: #6. Curly Black Rock Bacelet - SpringColors

Etsy BeadWeavers are already at work on the July Challenge - "Here comes the bride..." . You can read all about it here.