Tuesday, July 24, 2012

September 2012 Theme Announced "A Lunar Obsession"

Kinga, winner of the July "Tangerine Tango" challenge has selected our upcoming September theme.

According to the farmer's almanac, the full moon of September is called the Harvest Moon.

This month, let's get inspired by the moon. Your piece doesn't have to directly portray the moon, but it should be inspired it. May the inspiration be it's light, it's movement, it's color, or anything moon related, like a beautiful carved cabochon with a smiling moon or a moonstone focal, you are free to experiment . Be a bit of a lunatic and go wild. Is it made of out cheese,are there mice on it, does it make you dance or howl when it's face shines on you? Let's celebrate the end of this busy summer by creating some beaded lunar wonder that the man on the moon would be proud of!

I hope you like this theme. I just want to come up with a theme that everyone can relate to and is all inclusive and celebratory. It still gives people a chance to create seasonal pieces if they choose to go with the harvest aspect of the challenge, but all moons are welcome. I think it will entice a large number of beaders to participate."

You may start your entry today July 23 and post to your shop by midnight September 5th Etsy time. Please do not tag your entry with EBWC until the August challenge is complete (August 16th)

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.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Congratulations to the Winners of the July Challenge "Tangerine Tango"

Congratulations to Daniella of daniellart, popular vote for her piece Tangerino Floral Symphony, with 88 votes (17%) of the 493 votes. The runners up are as follows:

2nd place - TANGO TANGERINE bracelet necklace set by KrisDesignFSP with 64 votes (12%)
3rd place - Sammy’s Fishie Cuff Bracelet by crimsonfrog with 61 votes (12%)
4th place - Burn Baby Burn Tango Inferno by gypsyeyesjewelry with 50 votes (10%)
5th place - Tangerine Summer Bloom by MiriamShimon with 37 votes (7%)
6th place - Orange Crush Cuff by KateTractonDesigns with 22 votes (4%)
7th place - BUKHARA by crownrosegems with 19 votes (3%)
8th place - Dreams of India by KraftKonfessions with 18 votes (3%)
Tied for 9th place - Beadwoven Floral Pendant by enchantedbeads and Tango Tangerine Supremes Cuff by leslievcreations with 13 votes each (2%)
10th place - Rivoli Crystal Beadwoven Necklace by SpringColors with 12 votes (2%)

Congratulations to Kinga of crimsonfrog, winner of the July "Tangerine Tango" team vote! As winner of the Team Favorite vote, Kinga will have the honors of selecting the theme for our September challenge.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Voting for July Challenge - "Tangerine Tango"

Kinga, winner of the May Challenge, chose "Tangerine Tango" for our July theme.

Every year the Pantone Color Institute hosts a secret meeting of experts in a European capital. After two days of debate, a “Color of the Year” is chosen. The 2012 Color of the Year is Tangerine Tango.

The chosen color captures the Zeitgeist: the spirit of our time. In this case, the vibrant, reddish-orange hue fills us with optimism and hope, recharges us, and helps us move forward. It's bold, encouraging, and signals vitality, urgency and strength. By now it's all over the place when it comes to fashion and interior design.

The requirement for this month's challenge was that the finished pieces be mostly orange.

Voting starts July 9 - July 15th, (See right side for poll which will be posted on the 9th.)

PLEASE VOTE ONLY ONCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ENTRY

Click on the links below the mosaic or the thumbnail images within to see additional views and read about each piece in detail.

Tangerine Tango Sphere Necklace - ArtMasquerading  Orange Crush Cuff - KateTractonDesigns Flower Power - SharonEdelmanforEPEC Tangerine Zest Crystal Bracelet - beadn4fun BUKHARA - crownrosegems Natural Seashell Tangerine Tango Bead Embroidered Pendant - ile1974 Tangerine Fresh Bracelet - TheSpecialCase Plumeria flower beaded brooch - AnnaCohen Tangerine Tango Cats Eye - Jewelrybyjane29 Tangerine Tango Necklace - annamei Tangerine and Mango Tango - time2cre8 Tangerine Orange Explosion - randomcreative Tangerino Floral Symphony - daniellart Spit Fire Earrings - njdesigns1 Tangerine Tango Necklace - elsielight Tangerine Dreams Necklace and Pendant - Medic5415 Tangerine Dancer - justbrez Tangerine tango lure - RebekeJewelryShop Dreaming of Tangerine - terran Tangerine Tango Time - crystalwonders Tangerine Spice Bead Embroidered Cuff Bracelet - beadsandblooms Tantalizing, Twirling Tangerine Bead Embroidered Bracelet - 4uidzne Tangerine Tango Galaxy Bracelet - BeadEnCounter Bead Woven Orange Garden Dragon Necklace - HannahRachel TANGO TANGERINE bracelet necklace set - KrisDesignFSP Tangerine Rose Tango Cuff Bracelet - dreambeadweaver Tangerine Summer Bloom - MiriamShimon Hexagon Beaded Circles - FrancescasFancy Orange Tangerine - ABeadedWorld Sammy\ Burn Baby Burn Tango Inferno - gypsyeyesjewelry Beaded Orange Cameo Hair Clip - MegansBeadedDesigns Tangerine Tango - alterdeco Rivoli Crystal Beadwoven Necklace - SpringColors Tangerine Tango Twist Neckpiece - cigarboxbeads Beadwoven Floral Pendant - enchantedbeads Tangerine Tango beadwoven earrings - BeadCatcher Five Tangerine Triangles Beadwoven Necklace- MaryTDesigns Dreams of India - KraftKonfessions Tango Tangerine Supremes Cuff - leslievcreations

1. Tangerine Tango Sphere Necklace - ArtMasquerading

2. Orange Crush Cuff - KateTractonDesigns

3. Flower Power - SharonEdelmanforEPEC

4. Tangerine Zest Crystal Bracelet - beadn4fun

5. BUKHARA - crownrosegems

6. Natural Seashell Tangerine Tango Bead Embroidered Pendant - ile1974

7. Tangerine Fresh Bracelet - TheSpecialCase

8. Plumeria flower beaded brooch - AnnaCohen

9. Tangerine Tango Cats Eye - Jewelrybyjane29

10. Tangerine Tango Necklace - annamei

11. Tangerine and Mango Tango - time2cre8

12. Tangerine Orange Explosion - randomcreative

13. Tangerino Floral Symphony - daniellart

14. Spit Fire Earrings - njdesigns1

15. Tangerine Tango Necklace - elsielight

16. Tangerine Dreams Necklace and Pendant - Medic5415

17. Tangerine Dancer - justbrez

18. Tangerine tango lure - RebekeJewelryShop

19. Dreaming of Tangerine - terran

20. Tangerine Tango Time - crystalwonders

21. Tangerine Spice Bead Embroidered Cuff Bracelet - beadsandblooms

22. Tantalizing, Twirling Tangerine Bead Embroidered Bracelet - 4uidzne

23. Tangerine Tango Galaxy Bracelet - BeadEnCounter

24. Bead Woven Orange Garden Dragon Necklace - HannahRachel

25. TANGO TANGERINE bracelet necklace set - KrisDesignFSP

26. Tangerine Rose Tango Cuff Bracelet - dreambeadweaver

27. Tangerine Summer Bloom - MiriamShimon

28. Hexagon Beaded Circles - FrancescasFancy

29. Orange Tangerine - ABeadedWorld

30. Sammy's Fishie Cuff Bracelet - crimsonfrog

31. Burn Baby Burn Tango Inferno - gypsyeyesjewelry

32. Beaded Orange Cameo Hair Clip - MegansBeadedDesigns

33. Tangerine Tango - alterdeco

34. Rivoli Crystal Beadwoven Necklace - SpringColors

35. Tangerine Tango Twist Neckpiece - cigarboxbeads

36. Beadwoven Floral Pendant - enchantedbeads

37. Tangerine Tango beadwoven earrings - BeadCatcher

38. Five Tangerine Triangles Beadwoven Necklace- MaryTDesigns

39. Dreams of India - KraftKonfessions

40. Tango Tangerine Supremes Cuff - leslievcreations