Thursday, January 15, 2015

Challenge #221

A creative challenge open to all members of Etsy! Create a treasury around the Inspiration Item. Win the Challenge and the Inspiration Item for the next Challenge will be something of yours! Who knows how many treasuries will be created with your item!?

Carye from CaryeVDPMahoney will be judging the Challenge this week. It is totally up to her as to what she is looking for. Make the best treasury you can and just maybe one of your items will be featured in our next Challenge! Please read the guidelines carefully before creating your treasury.

Our inspiration item is...





Failure to follow these 9 steps will disqualify you from the challenge:
 
1. Read the guidelines. 
2. Include the Inspiration Item in any of the first 4 spots. 
3. Do not use more than one item from any shop in your treasury. Use sixteen separate shops.
4. Leave a link to your treasury in our Entry thread on our team page before Sunday at noon eastern. Please leave it one time only. Judges and volunteers use this thread to find the current treasuries. You must leave your link in the correct thread by the deadline to have your treasury judged. Your link also needs to be there to have your shop added to the sidebar list and to be added to the buyer account. 
5. Tag your treasury with "nonteam" and "nonteamchallenge 221" (separated by a space before the number).
6. Be sure to include a link to the blog in the treasury description. If it doesn't fit into the description, you may leave it in the first comment. http://treasurychallengenonteam.blogspot.com/ 
7. Only one entry per person if you have more than one Etsy account. Only one entry per account if you have multiple people running a single shop. 
8. Support other participants - View/Comment/Click on as many other treasuries in the Challenge as possible. Do not leave a link to your treasury in the comments of another person's treasury. 
9. Don't tag your non-team treasury with tags for other teams that you are a member of. Our non-team treasuries are not meant to promote your other teams. 
*** Only participate if you'll be available to judge the next week's Challenge - and report the winning treasury by the next Tuesday. Judging is a hugely time-consuming job. There may be hundreds of treasuries. Please only participate if you have the time to judge next week. 
*** Make sure that your shop is in compliance with Etsy's TOS. We won't promote shops that are resellers, blatant copyright infringers, purposeful mis-taggers, etc. Those shops are disqualified from winning challenges. 

Recommended (not required)... 

* Become a follower of this blog to stay in touch with each new challenge, challenge winner, announcements, etc. 
* Use items from other participating shops if you'd like and if their items fit your theme. Visit our Etsy buyer account to see items from shops that participated in the previous challenge. 
* Replace missing items in your treasury. Don't replace sold items. 
* Tweet, Facebook, Blog, etc to spread the word about your treasury and our Challenges.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Winning Treasury #220

Some words from Gayle...

First, I want to thank Yoko again for choosing my treasury last week. I had such a fun week and she made it all possible!

I thought my pendant "We're all MAD here" would inspire some creative treasuries and I was right. From the whimsical journeys through Wonderland to the dark journeys through a tormented mind, I loved them all. Thanks, everyone, for taking the time to play and feature me in your MAD collections!

As usual, it was difficult to choose, but in the end I had to go with (drumroll...)
Carye's "Follow your inner moonlight ~ don't hide the madness." It is dark yet magical with a bit of fantasy mixed in with the madness. A perfect composition that beautifully portrayed the mad theme. And who can resist that beautiful teal color palette?

Congrats, Carye! Job well done. Thanks again, all!



Follow your inner moonlight ~ don't hide the madness

Nyx Greek Goddess of the Night Original Acrylic PaintingWe're All Mad Here Necklace, Alice in Wonderland Quote, Simple Copper Pendant Necklace, Quote JewelryExotic Jade Vine - Turquoise Tropical Flower PhotoOld Room with Bed, Abandoned Building, Mysterious, Doll, Urbex, Asylum, Color Photography, Signed Print
Dark Blue Eiffel Tower Print Paris Decor Starry Night,  Indigo, Eiffel Tower Decor, Paris Print, CelestialLunar Phoenix Art Print - Love Bird Wall DecorImaginationMaiden, Mother, Crone - City of the Ladies
Verdigris Patina Tulip NecklaceInfinity - print on wood panelGarden Black Cat Art Rosemary Daunis Original Oil Painting Cat Lover Gift Animal Lover  12x16 Free Shipping in USAbstract Fine Art Photography, Cloister Castle Staircase, Fairytale, Stain Glass, Spiral, Dreamy Art, Blue, Staircase Photo, 8x10 Print
The Selkie, 8x12 inches Photographic Portrait of a Woman, Irish Folktale, Seal, Merle Pace ArtsStardust, Fine Art Photograph, Nature, 8x10, Owl, Moon, Starry Night, Trees, Whimsical, Magical, Surreal, Green, Photo, Art, Wall DecorTEMPORARILY SOLD OUT* Custom Order- Personal CreatureConceptual Fine Art Photograph. surreal, creative, contemporary art. stars, blue woman girl portrait dark art

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Congrats to Carye!  She will be choosing the inspiration item for Challenge #221 from her shop CaryeVDPMahoney.  She'll also be judging the Challenge.  Check the team discussion page for a "Laying Odds" thread to make suggestions / predictions on the inspiration item. 

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Challenge #220

A creative challenge open to all members of Etsy! Create a treasury around the Inspiration Item. Win the Challenge and the Inspiration Item for the next Challenge will be something of yours! Who knows how many treasuries will be created with your item!?

Gayle from ATwistOfWhimsy will be judging the Challenge this week. It is totally up to her as to what she is looking for. Make the best treasury you can and just maybe one of your items will be featured in our next Challenge! Please read the guidelines carefully before creating your treasury.

Our inspiration item is...




Failure to follow these 9 steps will disqualify you from the challenge:
 
1. Read the guidelines. 
2. Include the Inspiration Item in any of the first 4 spots. 
3. Do not use more than one item from any shop in your treasury. Use sixteen separate shops.
4. Leave a link to your treasury in our Entry thread on our team page before Sunday at noon eastern. Please leave it one time only. Judges and volunteers use this thread to find the current treasuries. You must leave your link in the correct thread by the deadline to have your treasury judged. Your link also needs to be there to have your shop added to the sidebar list and to be added to the buyer account. 
5. Tag your treasury with "nonteam" and "nonteamchallenge 220" (separated by a space before the number).
6. Be sure to include a link to the blog in the treasury description. If it doesn't fit into the description, you may leave it in the first comment. http://treasurychallengenonteam.blogspot.com/ 
7. Only one entry per person if you have more than one Etsy account. Only one entry per account if you have multiple people running a single shop. 
8. Support other participants - View/Comment/Click on as many other treasuries in the Challenge as possible. Do not leave a link to your treasury in the comments of another person's treasury. 
9. Don't tag your non-team treasury with tags for other teams that you are a member of. Our non-team treasuries are not meant to promote your other teams. 
*** Only participate if you'll be available to judge the next week's Challenge - and report the winning treasury by the next Tuesday. Judging is a hugely time-consuming job. There may be hundreds of treasuries. Please only participate if you have the time to judge next week. 
*** Make sure that your shop is in compliance with Etsy's TOS. We won't promote shops that are resellers, blatant copyright infringers, purposeful mis-taggers, etc. Those shops are disqualified from winning challenges. 

Recommended (not required)... 

* Become a follower of this blog to stay in touch with each new challenge, challenge winner, announcements, etc. 
* Use items from other participating shops if you'd like and if their items fit your theme. Visit our Etsy buyer account to see items from shops that participated in the previous challenge. 
* Replace missing items in your treasury. Don't replace sold items. 
* Tweet, Facebook, Blog, etc to spread the word about your treasury and our Challenges.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Winning Treasury #219

Some words from Yoko...

Thank you so much again, Carice for choosing my treasury. It was my first win in this fabulous team and I can't describe how happy I was to receive all the outstanding entries as well as to learn a little bit more about each of you talented people. I am so honored to be part of this team, can't thank you all enough for this experience.

I was thrilled to see my garnet ring playing so many different roles in different story lines, both in real and surreal settings. You wouldn't know how many times I went back to all of your creations! It came down to one though in the end, which is Gayle's "You Are Here."
I instantly fell in love with the warmth of it, inviting cozy feel with such an uplifting positive vibe that I found is perfect for celebrating the new year. I was also amazed how preciously she displayed these colors. Simply beautiful...love it so much. Thank you & congratulations!


You Are Here

Sterling Silver Red Garnet Ring - Hammered Copper Leaf Ring - Rustic Boho Mixed Metal Ring - Marquise Garnet Ring - January RingGreat Expectations - Fine Art PrintRomantic, French mime, clown circus, hand painted, throw pillow, striped accent cushionBarn Wood Star Light. Handmade Primitive startlight decoration.
Macro Photograph, Cats Whiskers and Nose, Modern Home Decor Print, Animal PhotographyBig, Bold and Fiery Mixed Jasper, Agate and Red Coral Necklace - Large Red Statement NecklaceCopper and Red Agate Heart Pendant - Armored Heart - Made to OrderAntique Early 1900's Children's Folding Chair Primitive WilloughbyLane Vintage Gift
Landscape Photography, Cute Little Wren Bird House in Snow with Red Berries, Winter Cozy Home, "Home Sweet Home", Fine Art PrintLittle House No. 22 - Hand Embroidery Hoop Art - Rustic Folk Art - Ready To ShipRat in Love with Red Rose-Mohair Knitted Animal/Mouse-Romantic Gift for Her-Valentine's Day-Valentine's Home Decoration-Soft toy-White-UKThorn red orange mountain range deep blue sky mint teal aged road trip Travel fine art photographic print home decor
Woodland Tree Photo, Log Photograph, Fine Art Photography, Red Oak Leaf, Rustic Home Decor, Brown, Beige, Nature Print, Autumn, Fall DecorSurreal Fine Art Photography Still-Life Color Street Scene - Red Door 8x12Fearless - LIMITED EDITION, Framed Canvas, Surreal, Whimsical, Fine Art PhotographyCowl knitted in Grey and Red

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Congrats to Gayle!  She will be choosing the inspiration item for Challenge #220 from her shop ATwistOfWhimsy.  She'll also be judging the Challenge.  Check the team discussion page for a "Laying Odds" thread to make suggestions / predictions on the inspiration item. 

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Challenge #219

A creative challenge open to all members of Etsy! Create a treasury around the Inspiration Item. Win the Challenge and the Inspiration Item for the next Challenge will be something of yours! Who knows how many treasuries will be created with your item!?

Yoko from JooniJewelry will be judging the Challenge this week. It is totally up to her as to what she is looking for. Make the best treasury you can and just maybe one of your items will be featured in our next Challenge! Please read the guidelines carefully before creating your treasury.

Our inspiration item is...
 


Failure to follow these 9 steps will disqualify you from the challenge:
 
1. Read the guidelines. 
2. Include the Inspiration Item in any of the first 4 spots. 
3. Do not use more than one item from any shop in your treasury. Use sixteen separate shops.
4. Leave a link to your treasury in our Entry thread on our team page before Sunday at noon eastern. Please leave it one time only. Judges and volunteers use this thread to find the current treasuries. You must leave your link in the correct thread by the deadline to have your treasury judged. Your link also needs to be there to have your shop added to the sidebar list and to be added to the buyer account. 
5. Tag your treasury with "nonteam" and "nonteamchallenge 219" (separated by a space before the number).
6. Be sure to include a link to the blog in the treasury description. If it doesn't fit into the description, you may leave it in the first comment. http://treasurychallengenonteam.blogspot.com/ 
7. Only one entry per person if you have more than one Etsy account. Only one entry per account if you have multiple people running a single shop. 
8. Support other participants - View/Comment/Click on as many other treasuries in the Challenge as possible. Do not leave a link to your treasury in the comments of another person's treasury. 
9. Don't tag your non-team treasury with tags for other teams that you are a member of. Our non-team treasuries are not meant to promote your other teams. 
*** Only participate if you'll be available to judge the next week's Challenge - and report the winning treasury by the next Tuesday. Judging is a hugely time-consuming job. There may be hundreds of treasuries. Please only participate if you have the time to judge next week. 
*** Make sure that your shop is in compliance with Etsy's TOS. We won't promote shops that are resellers, blatant copyright infringers, purposeful mis-taggers, etc. Those shops are disqualified from winning challenges. 

Recommended (not required)... 

* Become a follower of this blog to stay in touch with each new challenge, challenge winner, announcements, etc. 
* Use items from other participating shops if you'd like and if their items fit your theme. Visit our Etsy buyer account to see items from shops that participated in the previous challenge. 
* Replace missing items in your treasury. Don't replace sold items. 
* Tweet, Facebook, Blog, etc to spread the word about your treasury and our Challenges.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Winning Treasury #218

Some words from Carice...

First I’d like to thank Adamandia and Dina for choosing my Fallen Petals and giving me the opportunity to have such a lovely week.
And thank you to each person who took the time out of this busiest time of year to make a treasury featuring my little violin.
I loved seeing each story unfold – passionate dramas and charming fairy tales all with music teeming through them. Every little vignette was so well done – Impossible task to choose just one!
In the end I kept coming back to three… and then one… and then finally this…

Night of Entertainment by JooniJewelry

It reminds me of everything I love about music and the stage – a sense of wonder and anticipation with sparkling lights and talented artists – the perfect story for a little violin to tell.
Thank you
PS I’m away for a few days so the HMs will be a little late getting posted

The Night of Entertainment

On Sale Vintage Austrian Miniature Violin.  In Case with Bow.Kira black dress with open backA Night at the Theatre 8x10 Photo with mat Home Decor rich red drama acting stage theater moodyParis Fine Art Travel Photograph, Paris Decor, Paris Photography, Bronze Scrolls, Notre Dame Cathedral - Notre Dame Scrolls
THE WHIMSICAL COLLECTION, photograph, stairs, gothic, architecture, Seattle, stone, moody, curved, angular, University of WashingtonNew Orleans Art Photograph "Bourbon Orleans Chandelier" Louisiana French Quarter Antique Chandelier Photography. Art Deco.Of a Shadowed Realm--Gothic style portrait of dark angel with mask and wings.black and white photography art print still life photography gothic decor wall art home decor black white print 4x6 5x7 6x8 8x10 8x11 10x15
The Tear (a scene from King Lear) Jocelyn Woods and Michael Messina8x12 Black and White Piano Print, Music print, Piano photograph, Musical Photography, Art Teacher, Grandmother gift, Grandfather GiftGet Ready To Dance Fine Art Photo 12x18 on CanvasVintage Piano Score Amadeus Motion Picture Sheet Music Book for Piano Mozart
Art Deco Theater Seats Vintage Antique Haywood Wakefield 1920'sVintage BinocularsStairs by Joy NicoleThe Portrait, Renaissance Style Photograph of a Woman, 8x12 inches, Merle Pace

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Congrats to Yoko!  She will be choosing the inspiration item for Challenge #219 from her shop JooniJewelry.  She'll also be judging the Challenge.  Check the team discussion page for a "Laying Odds" thread to make suggestions / predictions on the inspiration item. 

Due to the holidays, Yoko has elected to postpone Challenge #219 until next week.  It will run from January 1st through 4th.