Top Droppers for July

I can't believe July is already over! Thank you to my top 10 droppers!

And The Winner Is...

...of the July Etsy Beadweaver Challenge "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is Smadar of Smadar's Treasure with her gorgeous bracelet "Roses in the Night Sky". Her prize is she will get to choose the theme for the September challenge! Read about her win at her blog Smadar's Treasure or at the Etsy BeadWeavers Blog. And congratulations to all the entries! It was another tough choice.

Now the August entries for the "Art Deco" theme will start showing up for the next vote. Check those out by entering "EBWC" into the "tags, titles" section of Etsy Search.

A Midsummer Night's Challenge - Voting Starts!

Check out all these gorgeous pieces and be sure to vote for your favorite! http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com

Moonlight and Shadows

Well, I've completed my piece for the "Midsummer Nights Dream" EBW challenge and here it is:

A Work in Progress

Finally, here are some pictures of my July challenge piece as I work on it. There are three sizes of beads in different shades of purple and deep blue. I've also included a photo of the embellishments I'd like to use...if I can figure out how to incorporate them!

New Piece - July Theme

I am currently working on a new piece and it is something I've never done before. OK, I've done tubular peyote before, but not with three different sizes of beads that create the ridged effect. I've also done them in a spiral for this piece. I am going to make a choker/necklace out of it and embellish it with a variety of beads, crystals, charms and it is going to be my entry for the Etsy Beadweaver Challenge for July. That theme is "A Midsummer's Night Dream" and I think this new project will show my interpretation of that theme wonderfully! I'll keep you posted! It feels so great to be inspired to bead again!