VOTE

Ok, so this is a little late in posting as my life is a little crazy at the moment, but....
GO AND VOTE!!! :)
It's time again for the Etsy Bead Weavers monthly challenge.
This months theme?
Ancestral Expressions!

Click on this^ and go and drool and vote!! From now through the fifteenth!!

Beading Against Breast Cancer

A bit ago a member of our street team Clickscalearts proposed an idea to our street team , the etsy bead weavers: to participate in the beaders against breast cancer fundraiser.

For the past few years Jeanette Shanigan has been collecting squares from beaders who donated their time and talent, and then assembled them into quilts, which she then puts in shadow boxex and donates to the bead and button show to be auctioned off. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the Medical College of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Every year there is a theme. This year's is "Bead artist's have a heart to take on breast cancer."
Previous themes have been a rose them and a butterfly theme.

Over 25 members of our team have decided to particpate in this.

You can read the article the Storque talks about us if you so desire, and in the bead and button blog.

Above is my contribution. It may sound funny to some who have woven in peyote for years , but this was actually a bit of a stretch for me. I have hardly touched the stitch, so I was very pleased with the outcome.

Art Deco

It's time to vote again!
The August Challenge for the Etsy Beadweavers Street Team is Art Deco.
You MUST see these entries :).
Head on over to our and vote for your favourite piece!!!
Voting ends on the fifteenth of the month :)

Ring

A few days ago I got a convo on etsy from another user ( MaggieMoo ) wanting to know if I made rings.
Well, I haven't really tried this, but she wanted something really simple and said she didn't mind being the guinea pig.
She had been looking on etsy and unable to find what she was looking for.
So, I tried a few things. Some didn't work out so well ;).
But, I came up with a very simple herringbone ring.
I really like it!
Not only was I able to create something for someone that they were looking for and will love, but she helped me create a new item for my shop!

The Food Chain

Etsy Bead Weavers creative theme this month is the food chain! Pop on over to our blog http://Etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com and vote for your favourite piece!

Fire and Flowers!!!!!!!!!

Come and vote for the April Etsy Bead Weavers Challenge!
The them this month is Fire and Flowers and has inspired may amazing pieces!
Come and drool and vote!!!!

Stormy Weather!!!

This is the theme of this months Etsy Bead Weavers challenge!!!
As always, the pieces are extremely diverse!! Come and vote for your favourite piece at http://Etsy-BeadWeavers.Blogspot.com from now until the fourteenth of March!!!

Spring Break!!

It's that time again!!
The Esty Bead weavers February Challenge has begun!
Come and vote for your favourite piece!
http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com
You won't be disappointed if you come and take a peak!!

Dive In!!

"Below Sea Level"

Today I am featuring myfairladyvt4-http://myfairladyvt4.etsy.com
http://myfairladyvt4.blogspot.com/.

What she has to say about herself:
I love to bead. Seed bead weaving by hand and gemstones are my favorite.
I am a Wife and Mom. Currently I am a stay at home Mom, which I love. I have 2 great kids, a boy age 12 and a daughter age 10. They are both Basketball stars at the moment. We also have 2 cats and a toy poodle.

The amazing piece above was created for the Etsy Bead Weavers Monthly Challenge "Spring Break." (Be sure to come and vote for your favourite piece begining February the seventh!! http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com)

Like what you see??
Take a look at the rest of her beautiful shop!!

Of Roses and Daffodils

Today I am featuring ARoseByName.
http://arosebyname.etsy.com
http://arosebyname.blogspot.com

What she has to say about herself:
I am a self-employed wife and mother of two teenage daughters. I enjoy beading and find that it is my therapy for stress!

My daughters and I first tried beading many years ago. Over the years, the beads have gotten smaller and the designs more intricate. Although my girls no longer bead, they enjoy wearing the pieces that I have created.

Below is just one of her amazing creations-

"Spring Daffodil Bangle"

She created this piece for the Etsy Bead Weavers February Challenge "Spring Break."
(You can come and vote for your favourite piece beginning February the 7th at http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/! Be sure to take a peak, you won't be sorry!!!!)
She has so many stunning pieces (brides, take a peak as well!!! She has an amazing bridal necklace for sale!!) that you would be cheating yourself to not take the time to take a look at her whole shop!!

Hungry For Spring???

Today I am featuring cigarboxbeads
(http://cigarboxbeads.etsy.com
http://cigarboxbeads.blogspot.com )

What she has to say about herself:
I'm a retired Home Ec teacher, loved what I did, love what I'm doing now.

Beadweaving is my joy, along with knitting, crocheting, sewing AND being with our twin grand daughters. Not at the same time though, they love to 'help'! We do have 'crafting time' every day that I watch them, so I hope I'm instilling the love of creating in them.

PS- I just opened another etsy shop---suchandsort-go there to read where THAT name came from!

The piece above, beautifully named Cottage Garden Bracelet, is her entry in the Etsy Bead Weavers Monthly Challenge ("Spring Break").
Be sure to hop over and vote for your favourite piece - http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/-Begining February the seventh!!

AND be sure to go and drool over the rest of Marilyn's work in her shop!!!!!!!

RED!!!!!!!

The Etsy Bead Weavers December-January Challenge is almost here!!!!
Come and vote for your favorite piece beginning tomorrow, January 7th!!!!!!!
http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/