Yup, I’ve blithered on for years about myself on this blog.  Its way past time to show a little bit of love.

I’ve been on the Etsy Beadweavers Team for a number of years now.  Its really active – members have to join in on the challenges on a regular basis as well as keeping a minimum number of beadwoven pieces in their shop.

I am part of a number of teams on Etsy and I’ll speak about a few more of my teams over the next few weeks.

From the team announcement: “The Etsy Beadweavers Team is made up of bead artists who aspire to successfully market their beadwoven creations on Etsy.com and elsewhere. As such the EBW Team has two areas of focus:1) Practical business help, including sales promotion by networking, marketing and creating awareness of beadweaving as an art. 2)Artistic inspiration, instruction and encouragement.. The Beadweavers’ creations are different from many of the traditional beaded items, in that they are woven from hundreds or thousands of tiny beads to create intricate designs and pictures. These weavings take the form of both art and jewelry. Each piece takes many hours to complete, with some larger pieces taking weeks or even months.”

Each month, the Etsy Beadweavers pose a challenge to their members.  Many of these pieces are some of the most creative beadweaving pieces I’ve seen.  You can see the current challenge by typing in EBWC in the search bar when you go to Etsy or heading on over to http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

I’ve actually managed to finish a brand new piece in time to get into the most recent Etsy Beadweavers challenge.  I’ll write more about it on the 10th when the polls are open and you can vote for your favorite!

Its a huge team!  Ready for the list?  Go on and have fun – they have some wonderful pieces and will be thrilled if you favorite them or share them on pinterest, twitter or facebook.

EBW Shop Links

1. 4uidzne – Sharayah
2. ABeadedWorld – Megan
3. Adina Halpern Designs – Adina
4. AJbead – Cajsa Lisa
5. Allamej – Vernonica
6. AllasArt – Alla
7. AliseExclusive – Alla
8. AlterDeco – Jana
9. Ambrosian Beads – Carol
10. Amy Kohn Designs – Amy
11. Angelque Creations – Jacquie
12. AnnaCohen – Anna
13. Annamei – Anna
14. AnnetaValious – Anneta
15. Annette Mackrel – Annette
16. April Is Forever – Sarah
17. Arjarvis – Amy
18. Art Beadwork – Iryna
19. Artizen Beads – Laura
20. ArtfulAr – Arlene
21. ArtMasquerading – Chris
22. AZJoLeeBeadweaver – Joan
23. AzuriteCreations – Heather
24. Backstagecrafts – Rhiannon
25. Barbaraellis – Barbara
26. Bead4me -Isabella
27. Beadacious1221 – Sylvia
28. Beadbug’s Boutique – Judy
29. BeadDivasFlorida – Cookie and Pam
30. Bead Catcher – Mariya
31. Beaded Dreams8 – Jagoda
32. BeadenBead – Natasha
33. BeadEnCounter – Lynn
34. BeadFatuationDesigns – Katerina
35. Beadhisattva – Nyah
36. Beadiful Jewelry – Linda
37. Bead Matrix – Catherine
38. Beadn4fun – Christine
39. Beadoodled – Erik
40. Bead Prestige – Patty
41. Beads and Blooms – Debra
42. Beads Head – Orly
43. BeadsnJane – Jane
44. Beadsofaquarius -Mouna
45. BeadThoughts – Wilha
46. BeadUnsupervised – Carol
47. Beadwoman3 -Gretchen
48. Beadyjan – Jan
49. Beagle Beads – Amanda
50. Benomama – Ester
51. BetelgeuseStar – Yuliya
52. Betty Stephan Beadwork – Betty
53. BlingJewelryDesigns – Lisa
54. BlissWorksStudio – Sandra
55. BlueStarArts – Andrea
56. Bobbianncook – Bobbie
57. BodyArtbyJennifer – Jennifer
58. Bohodame – Sarah
59. Boonie Beads – Laura
60. ByMaja – Miriam
61. BySalla – Sarah
62. CarlKennedy – Carl
63. Carosell Creations – Kirsten
64. Cascreates – Chris
65. CatonaBeadMat – Vickie
66. CharmCityTrinkets – Sarina
67. Chatterboxhouse – Susanne
68. CheriCMeyer – Cheri
69. ChristianvRodriguez – Christian
70. Chrysanthemumveil – Amanda
71. Cielo Design – Miriam
72. CigarBoxBeads – Marilyn
73. Cjewelcreations – Cammy
74. ConniqueJewellery – Connie
75. CraftyWeaves – Cecilia
76. CreationsbyAlle – Alice
77. CreationsbyAna -Anita
78. CreationsofAgape – Dee
79. CrestieCuties – Heidi
80. CrimsonFrog – Kinga
81. Crown Rose Gems – Rosita
82. Crystal Star Gems – Tracey
83. Crystal Wonders – Sue
84. Daniell Art – Daniella
85. Davianna – Eva
86. Dax Designs – Glenda
87. DDeli – Dani
88. Debger – Debbie
89. DeborahaWeaver – Deborah
90. DefinitiveDesignsrlw – Rana
91. DealanDeDesings – Dayna
92. DesignbyAnce – Ance
93. DesignbyMiST – Milena
94. Designing Rose – Rachel
95. DolgovaSvetlana – Svetlana
96. DorisDesignz – Doris
97. Down Stream Diva – Shannon
98. Dream Beadweaver – Susan
99. DustysTreasure – Sue
100. EKLfunkyJewels – Erin
101. Elemental Nature – Kathy
102. Eliana1971– Eliana
103. Ellimei – Elli
104. Elsielight – Luella
105. Enchanted Beads – Ileana
106. EsmerldasStudio – Bev
107. Fan De FanFan – Francoise
108. Far From Plain Jane – Janie
109. FionaMaya – Fiona
110. Flagrantdesigns – Gloria
111. Fleur de Irk – Irina
112. Francesca’s Fancy’s – Ann
113. FreeSoul – Simera
114. FullCircleDesign – Annie
115. Ginja Girl Designs – Mary
116. Glimmerstone – Ellen
117. GoldenZelda – Zelda
118. Gypsy Eyes Jewelry – Karin
119. HannahRachel – Hannah
120. Haute Ice Beadwork – Marsha
121. House of  Tiswan – Beverly
122. IBBeading – Tina
123. Iceboxgems – Cindy
124. IdahoBeadweaver – Michele
125. ile1974 – Ileana
126. InetasJewelry – Ineta
127. JadeButterflyDesigns – Scarlet
128. JaniceMarieBridal _ Janice
129. JaninaGrigoreJewels – Janina
130. JaniesGems – Jane
131. JayceePatterns – Jaycee
132. jdnative – Venetia
133. Jewelry By Jane 29 – Maddy
134. Jess2bead -Jessie
135. JMCFineArtJewelry – Joyce
136. JosJewels1 – Joanne
137. JoyFully Jewels – Caryn
138. Justbrez – Skylar
139. Kaleidoscopecolours – Debbie
140. KanKou – Mariam
141. KathysBeadTreasures – Kathy
142. KraftConfessions – Kristin
143. Krisdesignfsp – Kris
144. KateTracton Designs- Kate
145. KellyJAngeley – Kelly
146. Kuzmadesign – Valerie
147. KVBJewelry – Kathleen
148. LacyNecklace – Breda
149. LadyNayana – Kim
150. LadyVoodoo – Tammy
151. LaLooJewerly – Jeannie
152. LaPerlaA – Antonella
153. LaurenElise – Lauren
154. LeafDroppings – Kimberly
155. LeeLaBeads – Lea
156. Leslie V Creations – Leslie
157. LeviraArt – Iryna
158. LexiHavlinDesigns – Lexi
159. Little Stone Design – Cheryl
160. Lirigal – Svetlana
161. Lostaloha – Syndey
162. LuckySammy – Kathyrn
163. Lutita – Liutauras
164. LuxMysticaBeadworks – Bonnie
165. Maneklady – Helena
166. MarsiesCrafts – Kristina
167. Maryniky Designs – Maryanne
168. Mary T Designs – Mary
169. MayaMani – Sonali
170. Medic5415 – Elaine
171. Megansbeadeddesigns – Megan
172. MelJoyCreations – Melissa
173. MFDBeadworkOriginals – Mikki
174. MIDesign – Melissa
175. ModernDayCinderella – Dawn
176. Moonsafaribeads – Agi
177. Mordakk Designs – Nicole
178. More Than Somewhat – Charlene
179. MyAmari – Yvonne
180. Mygo2Pieces – Mercer
181. Myfairladyvt4 – Ann
182. MyOrcaDreams -Shannon
183. NazoDesigns – Pinar
184. Nellienits – Nellie
185. New World Elegance – Gloria
186. NigosDesign – Nigar
187. NJ Designs 1 – Norma Jean
188. Njema – Ginny
189. Noralynnedesigns – Nora
190. NotsoplainbyJane – Jane
191. Olgaterranova – Olga
192. OneCheekCrafts – Jobi
193. Otila – Ioana
194. Pacific Bead and Wire – Nathan
195. Pasipuosiu – Ramoune
196. Peregrine Beader – Callie
197. Pixelated Glass – Carol
198. Play’n with Beads – Dawn
199. Pleasabledesigns – Pamela
200. PreciousHeartBeads – Anna
201. PrincessStarfish – Kelly
202. Rabbit Hollow Creations – Holly
203. Random Creative – Rose
204. Rarespecimens -Erin
205. Rebeccanebesar – Rebecca
206. RebeccasWell – Becky
207. RebekeJewelryShop – Gintare
208. Reginao – Regina
209. Room 3 Designs – Tiffany
210. SallygoroundtheMoon – Anne
211. SallyJeansBeadedGems – SallyJean
212. Sandy’s Treasure – Sandy
213. SashaSi – Sasha
214. Savoy Studio – Lisa
215. Scarboro – Elizabeth
216. SharonEdelmanforEPEC – Sharon
217. ShonetteDaniels – Shonette
218. SierraBeader – Kathy
219. Silver Dragon Creations – Patricia
220. Smadar’s Treasure – Smadar
221. Sobby – Silvia
222. SoulshineCorningNY – Ann
223. SparrowsMeadow – Mindi
224. Spring Colors – Hadass
225. Starwaves – Marilyn
226. Stick Lizard Designs – Laura
227. Suegoodebeads – Sue
228. Svetak – Svetlana
229. Svetush – Svetlana
230. Tapestry Beadwork – Rachael
231. Tauriel – Joanna
232. Ten Storey Love Song – Janet
233. TerahClassyCreations – Terah
234. Terran – Terran
235. The Beaded Bead – Sharri
236. The Bumble Beader – Susan
237. TheSpecialCase – Maria
238. The Studio Elle – Ellen
239. This One Woman – Melissa
240. Thistle Dew for You – Joanne
241. Thunderboltbeadwork – Rachel
242. Time2Cre8 – MaryLou
243. TropicalKaren – Karen
244. Vicus – Eva
245. WildWoodBeadworks – Nancy
246. Windy River – Sylvia
247. ZoojaDesign – Csilla
248. ZviaGil Designs – Zvia

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