Etsy Beadweaver's November Challenge Winner

This month's EBW challenge entitled "Beauty of the Flower" had 17 entries and received 685 votes. With 174 of the votes, the winner is number 13 - Hibiscus Necklace - grakowsky.


You can read more about the winning entry as well as the top ten winners on the EBW blog. Congratulations to all the beautiful entries.

Marguerita Treasury

Here is the pretty Marguerita Treasury created by Sweet Surrender Candle on Etsy. She included my Watermelon Blossom earrings. I love all the pink and lime creations.

I checked out her shop on Etsy and found some wonderful candles with names that just make me want to try eating them. How about these Orange Carmel Crunch candles, for example?


I also received a convo from another Etsy seller, Nifty Knits, who said my earring looked like the fuschia flower. Here's a pretty "Golden Sunset Corsage" from her shop.


She lives in Britain and gave me the url for the British Fuschia Society. I checked out the site and she's right! I don't think I'll change the name of my earrings, but it does inspire me to try creating the fuschia flower out of polymer clay!

In fact, I'm feeling inspired right now! But wait, the dishes from yesterdays party are waiting. Oh, the struggle between artistic endeavors and reality!

Tropical Holiday Challenge

WHEW! I completed my entry into the Etsy Beadweavers (EBW) Team Challenge entitled "Tropical Holiday." I keep wanting to call it Tropical "Vacation" - I must need one!

I called my piece "Paradise" as it certainly would be paradise to be lying on a warm white sand beach listening to the ocean waves lapping against the shore and enjoying all the colorful flowers.

Please visit the Group blog here to see all the entries once the mosaic is posted. Members have until Feb 2 to post their entries. Be sure to come back between Feb 9 - 15 to vote for your favorite.

This is my entry into the Etsy Beadweaver's December Challenge titled "Snow Queen." I chose to use shiny silver and gold rocaille (size 15) seed beads to make the flowers and leaves and the chain is a spiral stitch.