Saturday, September 19, 2009

Beads, Beads, Beads Treasury on Etsy

When I see the word "Beads," it gets my attention. Just imagine all the beads it took to create all the lovely bead woven items in this Etsy Treasury.


SF Beads created this treasury and included my "Royal Affair" necklace with all the other lovely work. I checked out her shop and found many other items that could have been included, like this pretty "Summer Necklace."

This bracelet is called "Copper Age" would be perfect for fall.

If you've never stopped to consider the beauty of beads before, now is the time. You can find many beautiful bead woven items on Etsy, all handmade and created with love.

Friday, September 18, 2009

And the WInner Is ....

The winner of the Etsy Beadweavers September Indian Summer Dream Challenge has been announced. Lorraine of TrinityDJ won with her beautiful Indian Summer Sunset necklace.

You can read more about the winner on the EBW Blog and you can see more jewelry created by Lorraine in her Etsy shop.

Parvati's Grace necklace, created by CieloDesign came in 2nd.



Indian Summer Nights by Triz came in 3rd.


The top ten winners are listed on the EBW blog. In reality, everyone that entered was a winner as all of the pieces created were just outstanding.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Indian Summer Dream Beadweaving Challenge

The Etsy Beadweavers "Indian Summer Dream" Beadweaving Challenge has 33 beautiful entries this month. Voting is now open on the Etsy Beadweaver's Blog. You can click on the names below the mosaic to go to the shop of each artist to read about the piece they created.


Voting is only from the 9th thru the 15th so put on your thinking cap after checking out the entries and vote to choose which is your favorite.

BEM September "Fall" Challenge

As the winner of the BEM "New Horizons" challenge, Dini of Beadazzled of Oregon chose "Fall" as the September Challenge theme. She states "I love fall! I love the smells and sounds, the dryness of the leaves, the really cold mornings and the beautiful still warm afternoons. Above all, I love the fall colors."

There are 5 entries for the new "Fall" challenge. The first picture is by Bedazzled of Oregon and is entitled Shades of Fall.

This 2nd entry is by Nans Glam and is entitled Autumn Flora Brooch.


The 3rd entry is by Rachele's Originals and is entitled Inspire' d'Automne.


The 4th entry is by GG's Designs and is called Fall Bargello Bracelet.


The 5th entry is by Silver Dragon Creations and is called Autumn Goddess.


All of these entries can be seen on the BEM blog. Voting will take place from September 5th through September 9th. Stop on by and vote for your favorite.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Colorful Treasury on Etsy

Smadar's Treasure on Etsy created a Colorful Treasury and she included my Summer Garden Bracelet.

This bold ethnic necklace by Smadar fits this colorful treasury perfectly. She has so many beautiful items in her Etsy shop.


There is lots of eye candy and color in her shop. Stop by and give her some well deserved love.