Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy

The theme for the February monthly challenge was “Gemstones and Flowers associated with your Birthmonth”.   The artists had their choice of which part of the theme they would like to depict.  The Flower or the gemstone.  Along with the traditional gemstones, they could choose modern, mystical or even star signs.  Please go to the list of entries to see a more detailed picture and description of each entry before making your decision.  Voting will be from February 1st through midnight Eastern February 7th.  The winners will be announced here on February 8th.            

1. Summer Pendant by M.E. of BeeTreeByMe

2. Red and Burgandy Pillow Beads by Linda of NKDesigns

3. Morning Glories by Kelly of KellyPlaysClay

4. Victorian Rose Necklace by Lynda of SCDiva

5. Faux Amber Bangle by Eugena of Eugena777

6. Cortney’s Life by Angela of ElementalDragons

7. Faux Topaz Cuff Bracelet by Susan of 11BoldStreet

8. The June Twins by Cindy of ArrowDaleArtStudio

9. Celebrating March by Marie of YoungCreative

10. Marigold Clay Painting by Angela of PolymerClayCreations

11. Emerald Beads by Terrie of Cloud9ClayCreations

12. Peridot by Jill of JKollmann

13. Daffodil on Faux Turquoise Bracelet by Janice of BlessedBeadJewelry

Please follow this LINK to cast your vote beginning Feb. 1st through midnight Eastern Feb.7th.  You will directed to a new website to cast your vote.  The voter box is at the bottom of the page.  So please scroll all the way down.

The theme for the February Monthly Challenge is “Gemstones /Flowers associated with your birth month”.  The entry can be interpreted anyway you choose, so long as it is at least 50% polymer clay and has something to do with this month’s theme. 

Every month there are 5 lucky winners chosen at random from the pool of public voters.  Here are the prizes up for grabs this month.

First Row:

 A desk pen set by ClayCenter, a brooch by SCDiva, a magnet set by SilverGate and a necklace by JKollmann

Second Row:

Pendant by MarciaPalmer, Necklace by RMKDesign, pendant by WorthingtonFox and pendant by RiverValleyDesign

Thrid Row:

Pendant by ClayHappy, Set of buttons by PolymerClayCreations, Pendant by LaurelSteven, and a pendat by NKDesigns

Fourth Row:

Pendant by BeeTreeByMe, set of beads by Jencom72, earrings by StudioSchiek, and a pendant by SpiritMama

Entries will be accepted in our flickr challenge pool until midnight January 28th.  Here are two of the beautiful entries so far:

Summer Pendant by BeeTreeByMe

 and a beautiful set of Red and Burgandy Pillow Beads by NKDesigns

January Challenge Winners!

Congratulations to all the winners in our January challenge. We had 13 gorgeous entries depicting butterflies or interpreting the butterfly them, all of which deserved to win!

We are very excited about the changes in the voting we announced at the beginning of the challenge. For the first time, voters were able to choose their top 3 favorites; and we implemented two categories, winners voted by the public and winners voted by their fellow PCAGOE guild members.

The Winners chosen by the PUBLIC are:

1st place goes to Berit of ClayCenter for her beautiful Butterfly Barrette

2nd place goes to Susan of PhoenixRose for her stunning Steampunk Flutterbye

3rd place goes to Angela of PolymerClayCreations for her gorgeous Colorful Millefiori Butterfly on a 3D Flower Artist Trade Card

The Winners Chosen by PCAGOE Guild Members:

1st Place goes to Susan of PhoenixRose for her Steampunk Flutterbye

In a tie for 2nd place, the winners are Berit of ClayCenter for her Butterfly Barrette and Jeanette of ClayHappy for her Beautiful Black and White Butterfly and Flowers Necklace

We also had a tie for 3rd place between Linda of NKDesigns for her stunning Butterflies Necklace and Lynda of SCDiva for her Faux Collage Multiple Layer Image Transfer Pendant