Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "fortune"

Our winner is Melinda from Crabapple Vintage
with her shabby chic vintage tin.

Andrea (who choose our winner this week) said, "Wow, this is a tough decision! I think I'm going to have to go with Melinda's tin, though, because I love her description of fortune having an air of not only mystery, but of possibility as well. I think her tin captures that mystique perfectly.”

Congratulations Melinda!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our only other participant:
Erica from Mazzy Jewelry Designs

You can check out her fabulous entry
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Melinda's choice
for this week's theme:
"rejuvenation"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (January 31st) at 12 midnight EST.

**I want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "saucy"

Our winner is Andrea from Sacred Suds
with her Valentine Hot Goddess Gift Set of Handmade Soap.

Joe (who got to choose our winner this week) said, "I could easily give both of these artists a Blue Ribbon for First Place." But he chose Andrea's entry because "bearing in mind the 'saucy' challenge, I find that the soap maker created a complete package of color, fragrance and well researched descriptions that are both satisfying and 'saucy.'”

Congratulations Andrea!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our only other participant:
Pearl from The Beading Gem

You can check out her fabulous entry
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Andrea's choice
for this week's theme:
"fortune"

"I think it can be interpreted lots of different ways," said Andrea. "And I can't wait to see what the team comes up with."

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (January 24th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "connections"

Our winner is Joe from Prospero's Bookshelf
with his set of 3 vintage postcards depicting scenes from
the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Kristin (who got to choose our winner this week) said, "I was a 'goner' when I saw the Bridge from Joe! Talk about all kinds of metaphors for connecting and building bridges between people, Nations, cultures...connecting us all by reaching across and over difficult terrain, not to mention they are somewhat engineering marvels connecting pieces of iron or timber or whatever to reach across the chasms."

Congratulations Joe!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants:
Anne of Wish Art Glass
Stevie from Designs by Stevie J
Mollie of Rough Magic Holidays

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Joe's choice
for this week's theme:
"saucy"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (January 17th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "fresh"

This week we had just one sad, lonely little entry.
It's fabulous, but sad and lonely none the less.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to
Kristin of loveartstudios
for taking the time to participate by
entering this fabulous black and white photo entitled "Tracks."

Thank you Kristin!

Now there are 82 pieces that come up in an Etsy search
when you put in the tags "teamepe, fresh."
Here are just a few of the pieces that could have been entered:

Fresh spring grass quilt, btaylorquilts; Tomatoes 5x7 photo, emmarts; Candy baby cardigan, bysweetmom

Peridot stacking ring set, littlebugjewelry; Sugared grapefruit body butter, bodyluxe; Fresh zucchini hand-painted vase, shebbodesign

Kristin's choice
for this week's theme:
"connections"
Kristin said: "I can't seem to get that word out of my head. We are all connected on this planet. We are connected on a Team and here in Etsyland. Our connections are what we live and breathe everyday: Family, Friends, Job, Pets. We're connected physically by roads and we travel across our connections.... I don't know, the possibilities seem ENDLESS on this one."

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (January 10th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

For the first time ever,

we had no entries in our last Weekly Challenge!

Now I know the issue was not the theme.

Amarilys from To Mommy's Scrappin'

chose "All I want for Christmas" as the theme,

which should have been easy as pie for any of our teamies!

I'm going to chalk it up to everyone being in a holi-daze

and trust that the new year will bring a fresh start

for our good ol' Weekly Challenge.

With that in mind, our new theme will be

"fresh"

There are so many different ways to interpret this theme!

I want to see some creative thinking!

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (December 20th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "winter wonderland"

Our winner is Amarilys from To Mommy's Scrappin'
with her Let it Snow Christmas Card.
Those gorgeous glittery snowflakes
just screamed winter wonderland!

Congratulations Amarilys!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants:
Pearl from Beading Gem
Melinda from Crabapple Vintage

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Amarilys's choice
for this week's theme:
"All I want for Christmas"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (December 20th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "oh so quiet"

Our winner is Leslie from Leslie Lee Art
"Seeking Center" limited edition giclee print.
Ngan said "I definitely felt serene as soon as I saw it."

Congratulations Leslie!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants:
Kristin from loveartworks
Dona from Random Order

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Leslie's choice
for this week's theme:
"winter wonderland"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (December 13th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "a time for reflection."

Our winner is Ngan from Daily Dose
with her Introspection necklace.
Gabriele was immediately grabbed by its beauty...

Congratulations Ngan!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants:
Rebecca from Knee Deep Originals
Melinda from Crab Apple Vintage

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Ngan's choice
for this week's theme:
"oh so quiet"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (December 6th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "first frost."

Our winner is Gabriele from emmarts
with her "Sugared Blur," a cool fine art photo.

Leslie said: "Although the other entries beautifully captured the hard brilliance of ICE, I liked the warm colors peeking through the cold sparkle of frost in Gabriele's photo."

Congratulations Gabriele!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants:
Stevie from Designs by Stevie J
Kristin from loveartstudios

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Gabriele's choice
for this week's theme:
"A time for reflection"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (November 29th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "gather."

Our winner is Leslie from Leslie Lee
with her "The Dilemma" note card.
Kristin said: "Oh MY!! This is a TOUGH ONE!!!
What a MOST EXCELLENT GATHERING of Goodies!!
I love the ingenuity of each entry."
In the end, she went with Leslie's because she says
"Not only do I adore her explanation of it,
but it's how the Holidays can sometimes feel
for all of us Independent Artist/Business people...
this time of year is like gathering Insanity and constantly juggling it...
at least that's how it feels to me!!"

Congratulations Leslie!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants:
Audrey from Audrey Garden Lady
Tina from Adorn Me Jewelry
Julie from Oooooh Shiny!
Joe from Prospero's Bookshelf
Stevie from Designs by Stevie J

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Leslie's choice
for this week's theme:
"first frost"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (November 22nd) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "rememberance."

Our winner is Kristin from loveartsworks
with her Hope Hummingbird Dish.

Lana really believed that for different reasons, she could choose any of the entries as a winner.
She decided to go with Kristin's because "Her piece touches my heart in a personal way as she talks about strength and hope. Both of my parents have passed away ~ my Dad in 1997 and my Mom in 2006. Prayers from my family and friends for Strength, and the Hope that's in my heart that tells me I will see them again are what have sustained me through these losses. "

Congratulations Kristin!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants:
Stevie of Designs by Stevie J
Julie from Little Altars Everywhere
Melinda from Crab Apple Vintage
Rebecca of Knee Deep Originals

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Kristin's choice
for this week's theme:
"gather"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (November 15th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "giving thanks."

Our winner is Lana from Simple Joys Paperie
with her Thanksgiving vintage hymnal wreath.
Andrea chose this entry "because it resonates so deeply with [her] own philosophy of magnifying joy/love/God/happiness/(insert positive energy here) by focusing on it and giving thanks for it. Just beautiful!"

Congratulations Lana!

A huge, hugtastic thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants:
Audrey from AudreyGardenLady
Kristin from loveartworks

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Lana's choice
for this week's theme:
"rememberance"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (November 8th) at 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "cinnamon and spice."

Our winner is Andrea from Sacred Suds
with her Vesta, Goddess of the Hearth and Home hand soap.

With so many fabulous entries this week, Rebecca had an awfully hard time picking our winner. In the end, she went with Andrea "because that soap is a wonderful combination of scents." She even said she "might just have to get some for [her] kitchen!" I don't know about you, but I'm right there with her!

Congratulations Andrea!

A huge thank you to our other
participants this week:
Melinda from Crabapple Vintage
Jean from 3squares
Jill from Moonlight Beadworks
Julie from Oooooh Shiny!
Kristin from loveartworks
Stevie J from Designs by Stevie J
Suz from Simply Suzula

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Andrea's choice
for this week's theme:
"giving thanks"
**And remember: thinking outside of the box is encouraged! If at first glance your piece doesn't seem to fit the theme but the story behind it does, send it on over!**

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (November 1st) 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "mysterious."

Our winner is Rebecca
from Knee Deep Originals
with her "It's Only the Wind" painting.

Congratulations Rebecca!

A huge thank you to our only other
participant this week:
Suz of Simply Suzula

You can check out Suz's fabulous entry
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Rebecca's choice
for this week's theme:
"cinnamon and spice"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (October 25th) 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen

Weekly Challenge

Hello lovelies!

It's time to announce our Weekly Challenge winner!
This week's theme was "the power of pink."

Our winner is Ames
from Adorn by Amy Singley with her
EtsyProjectEmbrace Breast Cancer Survivor - Awareness Bracelet.

Kristin had an especially difficult time choosing the winner this week since, as she said, "they are all so 'deserving' of winner-hood, and they ALL come straight from the creators' hearts."

But since she could only choose one, she had to go with Ames. "The design, the colors, the motivation and the whole story behind it, are quintessential Project Embrace and I just think it's Phenomenal, and so is Ames!!" said Kristin.

Congratulations Ames!

In case you missed the story of this bracelet over on the Challenge blog, this bracelet is a very meaningful one for Ames. The description in her listing explains: "Okay, so this is the piece that started it all. 8 years ago, as I battled this terrible disease, I found beading. During chemo, my body just didn't work but my mind did. Beading was my outlet and I made this bracelet to honor my sisters surviving this disease and those who want to show their awareness and support to the cause." This is the bracelet that led Ames to Etsy and to Laura and ultimately to the team.

A huge thank you to our other
oh-so talented participants this week:
Colette from Colette's Boutique
Stevie J from Designs by Stevie J
Mollie from Rough Magic Holidays
Lana from Simple Joys Paperie
Gwen from Dancing in the Rains
Pearl from Beading Gem
Erica from Mazzy Jewelry Designs
Anne-Marie from Lime in the Sky Designs

You can check out their fabulous entries
on our Weekly Challenge page.

Ames' choice
for this week's theme:
"mysterious"

To participate in the fun:
1) Start creating!
2) List the item in your Etsy shop.
3) Contact me with a link to your entry by next Monday (October 18th) 12 midnight EST.

**I just want to remind all of our teammates
who sell vintage or supplies that you can enter too!**

I also want to make sure that everyone knows you don't have to create something brand spanking new for the Weekly Challenge. If there's something in your shop that fits the theme, enter it!

I will post all of the lovely entries on our Weekly Challenge page as they come in. The new winner will be posted here next Wednesday. The winner then gets to choose the following week's theme, and of course, it's winner!

Happy creating!
xo, Jen