And the winner is... Forbesfarm (aka Sandy), with her Many Shades of Royalty purple freeform beadwoven bracelet, #2 in the mosaic you see in the previous post.

Oh... but you want to know who won MY contest!

That would be purplehug! I'm off to email her now to see what color pendant she'd like me to weave for her.

Thanks for voting, and thanks for participating in my contest! Next month's Etsy Beadweavers Challenge is Caught in a Net, meaning that everyone will be creating something using a netting stitch. So please check out the entries again, and please visit me again!

The Etsy BeadWeavers October Challenge, A Study in Monochrome, has once again resulted in some gorgeous entries! Carol Dean (aka SandFibers) has created a mosaic of the 21 entries.

This month, in honor of the challenge and... well... just because I want to, I'm offering a prize! Here's the deal. The poll will be open until midnight on the 29th, so you have a few days to decide on your favorite. It's going to be a tough decision!

1. Go to the Etsy BeadWeavers Street Team Blog and vote for your FAVORITE entry into the October Challenge "A Study in Monochrome".

2. Come back here and leave a comment telling me that you voted (I don't need to know for whom). Your comment must be left by midnight on the 29th (same time the poll on the EBW blog closes).

3. Your entry will be entered into a drawing to win a beadwoven pendant in your choice of colors. Click here to see some pendants that are listed in my Etsy shop.

4. Visit my blog again on October 30th to find out who won (the winner will receive an email) and to find out what the November EBW Challenge will be.

Don't wait! Go vote NOW!

I'm in such good company in the Etsy BeadWeavers group. Although the monthly challenges just began in August, it's apparent that this group of beadweavers has a passion for the craft.

Although some of the Street Teams on Etsy have regular themes or specials, I've noticed that most of them promote items that may already be in their shops. While there's nothing wrong with this concept, I love the 'rule' that was established with the BeadWeavers' challenges -- each piece submitted must either be newly created for the challenge or not previously listed in the participant's shop.

It's fun to see what everyone creates for these, and the challenge for October is no exception. Just check out what's been created so far! The month's not over yet, with almost two weeks remaining for more challenge pieces, so I expect there will be even more.

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