The voting has begun

It's that time again!! This challenge was an especially fun challenge for me. Indian Summer is all about the last bit of warm whether, with all the beauty of Autumn. My challenge piece is called Tropical Indian Summer (shown below) and she is one of my favorite pieces to date.

The members of the Etsy Beadweavers really knocked this challenge out of the park, with all of there interpretations of Indian Summer! I was blown away, by the beautiful array of colors and textures used in their work. Come take a look for yourself, and show your support by placing your VOTE for your favorite entry!! Please don't be shy and tell your friends about it as well!!

Tropical Indian Summer

Tropical Indian Summer is my entry piece for the Etsy Beadweavers September challenge themed "Indian Summer". This necklace is truly a beautiful OOAK hand sewn piece of wearable art. The voting will begin on the 9th through the 15th of September at the Etsy Beadweavers Blog . Please show the members of EBW your support by placing your vote for your favorite.

Nefertiti's Treasure

Nefertiti's Treasure is my entry for the Etsy Beadweavers August challenge, themed "The First Lady of Style". I chose Nefertiti because she was known for her beauty, and there are many mysteries about her life and death. One theory is that she had shared the throne with her husband, the Pharoah, Akhenaten. Another theory was that she became the ruler, and had changed her name to correspond with her higher station. There was thought to her possibly being considered a goddess. One thing is for sure, for a woman in that time period or any time period for that matter, she held great power, and that's ok in my book!!

The "First Ladies of Style" voting begins on August 9th through the 15th at the Etsy Beadweavers Blog. Were counting on your votes.

We have a Winner!!

Congratulations to Dini of Beadazzled of Oregon for taking the win in our very first Market challenge. Here's what Dini had said about her challenge piece. "The challenge is: "A New Horizon" and there is a second challenge to use the color green in some way. So here is what I came up with ~

I loved the colors and the way this bracelet worked out so I used it for the photo when I made my shipping labels for Beadazzled. I mailed a custom order to a great customer in Texas, she saw the bracelet on the shipping label and emailed me: "I can't find this bracelet in any of your shops: I HAVE TO HAVE IT!" I really had to chuckle ~ I was saving it for moi!

So, off it went via Priority mail but the photos stayed at home!"

Dini, We love your work, and we look forward to hearing what the next challenge is going to be!!

So everyone let's hear it for Dini, Congrats girl!!

New Horizons Voting has begun

The VOTING has begun at the Beadweaving Emporium Market, for our first challenge themed "New Horizons" These friendly & fun challenges are beneficial to our market for several reasons. They are a great way to increase our beadweaving skills, inspire us in a new and unexpected ways, and give us the opportunity to showcase our works. We ask that you please take the time to review the challenge pieces and then go to our offsite Beadweaving Emporium Blog at http://www.thebeadweavingemporium.blogspot.com to vote for your favorite. The voting polls will be open from July 9th through July 15th, 2009.



The participants are as follows:

1. Sandfibers with "You are my sunshine" can be seen at http://www.1000markets.com/products/65802

2. Njema with "New Horizons Bowl" can be seen at http://www.1000markets.com/products/63517

3. Slavetobeads with "Green Earth the New Horizon" can be seen at http://www.1000markets.com/products/58179

4. Beadazzled of Oregon with "A New Horizon; Sunrise" can be seen at http://www.1000markets.com/products/70758

5. Three Fates Design with "Rising Sun-New Horizon Necklace" can be seen at http://www.1000markets.com/products/71244

6. Rachele's Originals with "A New Horizon Barrette" can be seen at http://www.1000markets.com/products/71317

7. Enchanted Beads with "New Horizons Wedding Necklace" can be seen at http://www.1000markets.com/products/71388

8. Beadsforever with "Night Vision Necklace" can be seen at http://www.1000markets.com/products/71521

Thanks again for your support!