Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy

March Challenge Winners

pcagoeadmin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:21:53 +0000

March Challenge Winners!

The votes have been counted and here are the winners of our March challenge.

THE WINNERS VOTED ON BY THE PUBLIC:

1st Place - Yonat of YonatDascalu

2nd Place - Christi of RiverValleyDesign

3rd Place - Dottie of Stonebrash

WINNERS VOTED ON BY PCAGOE MEMBERS:

1st Place - Sage of TheSageArts

2nd Place - Yonat of YonatDascalu

3rd Place - Arzu of ArzuMusa

Congratulations, everyone!

221 votes were cast this month, from the following countries:

United States - 177
Isreal - 22
Australia - 7
Canada - 4
Turkey - 3
Great Britain - 2
New Zealand - 2
Spain - 1
Latvia - 1
Malaysia - 1
Czech Republic - 1

Comments left by the voters:

Yonat Dascalu is one of the greatest artists ever! And the best I have ever seen!

I don’t know how we’re supposed to choose only three winners! They’re all winners in my book. All of the artists create the most beautiful designs and are all very talented people. I hope they persue their passions for the rest of their lives. Thank you for the opportunity to view them.

I love the classic look of the Lost City Amulet Necklace by RozPetalz Studio. It would coordinate beautifully with several of my outfits and one in particular that I plan to wear to a Spring concert.

Lovely items, as always. I love #19 as it not only uses texture in its construction,but has a quirky and unusual theme. I love it when people use some lateral thinking!

I loved all the entries, but I especially liked #16. It seem so peaceful!

In awe with all the entries this month. Everyone did an amazing job with this theme and it was difficult to choose. All the artists here are sooo tallented!!Makes me proud to be a member!

I adore these challenges. All of the artists are very talented! It is fun voting, too.

The colors, symetry and originality make it (#14) a winner to me.

Every one of those are beautiful. I love an artist who creats from the heart.

What inspiring textural eye candy. So enjoyed looking at some wonderful pieces!

I absolutely love this leafy textured bangle. It is beautiful and I think it is a perfect winner for this challenge. I also love this rainbow seashell pendant. Beautiful colors and design. This would also be a great winner. The violet textured Star is also one of my favorites. I would love to wear this myself! I had a very hard time deciding. Each and every peice is wonderful! So much talent!!!

All the entries were outstanding, it took a couple of hours to finally make a decision.

I am continually amazed with the variety thay you can create with polymer clay. Great job.

I chose SC Diva’s entry as my number 1 because it is so innovative, not to mention totally beautiful and gorgeously finished. An amazing array of talent this month, and even though I had three votes - it was still a very hard choice.

I have been impressed by the way MichelesArtJewerly has to transform “plastic” into “stone”, it’s amazing and inspiring. I also liked the tiny and almost real flowers by ArrowdaleArtStudio. Thanks a lot to all the other artists for their creations!

The bracelet by HiGirls is very beautiful and graceful.

A couple of photos missed out on my vote because I could not see their picture either at all or close up. I like to see the photo close up especially when it is a texture vote.

The entries were hard to choose from. I know detail is very hard to achieve and many had intricate detail. Hard to choose from. Enjoyed taking the time to vote and appreciate the hard work put into them.

Love your site. So much info

This was one fabulous challenge-all the entries were stunning making this one tough voting process! But all these entries are #1 in my book!!

This is by far the best and hardest challenge to choose just 3 favorites. Every entry is great.

The entries are all so beautiful. It was very hard to choose but SC Diva’s tribute to her partents tugged at my heartstrings. I had to choose the Wedding Invitation as my 1st place recipient.

The level of expertise in this month’s challenge is truly awe inspiring. It was almost impossible to just vote for three.

Our voter winners this month:

Petra Monaco
Daniella Flakowicz
David Polakoff
Maite Mora Ferrer
Stevie Rocco

Thank you again to everyone who voted in and entered the challenge this month. Please join us again next month for our April challenge, the theme of which is “Inspired by Fabric.”

March Challenge Entries

pcagoeadmin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:31:01 +0000

March PCAGOE Challenge - TEXTURE!

The theme for our March challenge is “Texture.” Each member who entered this month was challenged to create a textured entry. This is always a popular theme among our members, and this month, we are pleased to present 31 fantastic entries from which to choose your top 3 favorites!

The only rules are that the entry must be at least 50% polymer clay and must interpret or depict the theme in some way.

Please vote for your top three favorites in the pull-down voting box shown at the bottom of this page. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, it may take a few moments to appear. Only one vote per person, please. One (1) vote consists of choosing a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place entry. If you choose an entry for 1st place, please do not also vote for it as your 2nd and/or 3rd place choice. Duplicate votes will not be counted.

Voting is open to the public and to PCAGOE guild members. Voting begins March 1, 2010 and ends at midnight, Eastern U.S. time on March 7, 2010. The winners chosen in each category will be announced here on March 8, 2010.

March Challenge Entries: Please click on the entry title under the mosaic to see more views of that entry.

1. Cactus Flower Pendant by BeeTreebyME

2. Snake Skin Mica-Shift Bark Choker by 11BoldStreet

3. Leaf Topped Pendant by Stonebrash

4. Faux Handmade Paper Commemorative Wedding Invitation by SCDiva

5. Sea Grass Brooch by CrazyDay

6. Victorian Lace Switchplate Cover by ClayCenter

7. Faux Granite and Lapis Trintity Necklace by MichelesArtJewelry

8. Violet Textured Star by PhoenixRose

9. Salmon Floral Barrette by JKollmann

10. It’s Alive! by RiverValleyDesign

11. Leafy Textured Bangle by HiGirls

12. Pucker Up! by Cloud9ClayCreations

13. Give That Doll a Pizza by Polyclarific

14.TH Influence Necklace by BLeeKreations

15.Picture Yourself In Spring by PolymerClayCreations

16.Lotus on a Gentle Pond Pendant by YoungCreative

17.Fun With Fantasy Flowers by ArrowDaleArtStudio

18.Big Focal Bead Pendant by Juliespace

19.N10-07 Necklace by JanGeisen

20.Can-Can Lace Ruffle Garter Bangle by BlessedBeadJewelry

21.Lost City Amulet Necklace by RozPetalzStudio

22.Bronze Age Pendant-Boadicea’s Trove by RMKDesign

23.Paradise Ring by PipsJewellery

24.Faux Raku Picture Frame by Ashpaints

25.An Antique Textured Bangle from Anatolia by ArzuMusa

26.Rainbow Seashells by YonatDascalu

27.Forest Fairy Autumn Choker by TheSageArts

28.Steampunked Heart by DreamLeaping

29.Wooden Flower Pendant by WiredOrchid

30.Springtime Picnic Necklace by LauraBeeStudios

31.Textured Vase by CreativeArtCenter

Remember 5 lucky public voters chosen at random will win a lovely gift.

Many of the entries are also available for sale in our members’ etsy shops, so please check them out to see these and more one-of-a-kind works of polymer clay art.

You may sign up for our monthly e-newsletter when you vote. We would love to be able to tell you about our upcoming challenges and our special promotions and charitable projects.

Our members love to read your comments. Please take a moment to give us your thoughts on the entries or the challenge when you cast your vote.

Thank you for voting, and please join us next month, when our theme will be “Inspired by Fabric”, which promises to be VERY challenging!

Upcoming themes for 2010:

History/Historical Events (May)
Think Outside the Box (June)
Faux (July)

Please cast your vote for your favorite HERE.

March Voter Prizes

pcagoeadmin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:10:41 +0000

These are the possible prizes up for grabs in our March Challenge.

First row: earrings by StudioSchiek, pen by PolymerClayCreations, covered tin by ClayCenter, necklace by KDollDesigns

Second row: pendant by NKDesigns, brooch by RenGalSA, pendant and beads by Ashpaints and pendant by BeeTreebyME

Third row: earrings by 11BoldStreet, clay painting by AlisonEKurek, pendant by RiverValleyDesign and a necklace by LaurelSteven

Fourth row: earrings by Juliespace, earrings by JanGeisen, beads by ClayHappy and a pendant by SCDiva

The theme for this month is “Texture”. Once again, the possibilities are endless. The only criteria is that the entry had to be at least 50% clay. We have had several entries already uploaded to our Challenge Photo pool on flickr. Here a just a couple of the wonderful entries so far:

It’s Alive! by RiverValleyDesign

Salmon Floral Barrette by Jkollmann

There is still time to get some more entries. Photos need to be uploaded no later than midnight eastern time on Feburary 27th, 2010.

February Monthly Challenge Winners

pcagoeadmin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:35:51 +0000

I’m sure I speak for everyone, there were so many beautiful entries this month, it was hard to choose. This is where the new voting format came in handy. You didn’t have to pick just one. The votes have been tallied and here are this month’s winners as voted on by the public:

1st Place BeeTreeByMe

2nd Place 11BoldStreet

3rd Place JKollmann

This month’s winners voted on by the members of PCAGOE:

1st Place BeeTreeByMe

2nd Place SCDiva

3rd Place JKollmann

Congratulations, everyone!

127 votes were cast this month, from the following countries:

Unites States - 113
Canada - 7
United Kingdom - 2
Spain - 1
Isreal - 1
Netherlands - 1
Australia - 1
Czech Republic - 1

Comments left by the voters:

Love the big and bold bracelets!

I love your newsletter and updates!

It’s been so hard to decide my vote. All the designs should win, they all are lovely.

Always hard to vote, so many nice things shown. Great inspiration. Working on a theme scares me so I appreciate the artists who can do so.

The Summer pendant by BeeTreeByMe is so simple, yet so elegant. The way it flows downward is a testament not only to the nature of the gladiolus itself, but the drooping heat of the month of August. The addition of peridot crystals in the center of the blooms ties the whole piece in to this month’s theme beautifully.

I love 11BoldStreet’s playful take on the rule that the piece has to be 50% polymer clay. Soaking the gauze for her faux topaz bracelet with liquid polymer clay is ingenious, and I could not believe that the cabochon was polymer clay as well! The style of the bracelet is misleadingly simple, when it must have taken some time to get the gauze wrapped so perfectly.

Overall this was a great show from many talented artists, kudos to everyone who entered. I can’t wait to see what next month’s challenge is!

I like the new voting format. It is always so hard to pick just one. They are all good.

I saw the news about this month’s challenge on Eugena’s Creations blog. I chose my 1st place entry because I adore anything roses and she incorporated them so nicely with the pearls and alexandrite. I love the vintage look overall. I hope she will have it in her shop. My 2nd and 3rd choices were based on overall eye appeal and their use of the theme in their compositions. Wonderful job by everyone. Very hard to choose!

I chose the Faux Amber Bangle because I love not only the level of expertise, but the setting for the stones. Lovely work!

The gladiola pendant looked as if it would actually smell good, it is so lifelike. Wonderful work!

The peridot piece is not only done well, it is a really nice usage of a sort of triptych effect, with the vines spanning all of the elements seamlessly.

SCDiva, you do such consistently beautiful work. Love it!

I like the new way of voting. Thanks for listening!

All the entries are fantastic and all the prizes offered are amazing, too! You are all great artists!

Such great talent is displayed here!

Each entrant is a winner - for creativity, vision and technique!

Thank you again to everyone who voted in and entered the challenge this month. Please join us again next month for our March challenge, the theme of which is “Texture”, a favorite theme among our members. It promises to showcase creativity at its best!

Our voter winners this month:

Pat O’Neill
Sharon Foster
Lois Shull
Zuda Gay Pease
Shanti Peschler

February Monthly Challenge

pcagoeadmin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:38:12 +0000

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.

Potential Prizes for Voter Winners

pcagoeadmin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:27:41 +0000

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

pcagoeadmin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:16:37 +0000

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

January Challenge- Butterflies

pcagoeadmin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:05:04 +0000

Welcome to the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy’s January, 2010 challenge, the theme of which is “Butterflies.” When the weather outside is frightful, isn’t it nice to take a mental break and think of warmer weather, Spring and beautiful butterflies?

All the entries were created using polymer clay to depict or interpret a Butterfly theme. The only other rule is that all the entries must be at least 50% polymer clay.

Butterflies are a popular theme among polymer clay artists who specialize in caning or canework, and several of the entries were created using butterfly canes. Also representated are other techniques, image transfers and sculpting, to name two.

Many of the entries are also available for sale in our members’ etsy shops, so please check them out to see these and more one-of-a-kind pieces of polymer clay art.

We have some exciting changes in the voting process to announce, which we hope you will like. First, we now have two voting categories, a public vote and a PCAGOE member vote. Second, you may now choose your top 3 favorites! Many of you have commented each month that you have a difficult time choosing one entry and would like to vote for more than one, and we listened!

Only one vote per person, please. One (1) vote consists of choosing a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place entry. If you choose an entry for 1st place, please do not also vote for it as your 2nd and/or 3rd place choice. Duplicate votes will not be counted. Voting starts January 1st and goes through midnight of January 7th. Winners will be announced here on the 8th.

Click here to place your vote. The voter box is at the bottom of the page. Please be patient as some computers take awhile for it to load.

You may sign up for our monthly e-newsletter when you vote. We would love to be able to tell you about our upcoming challenges and our special promotions and charitable projects.

Our entrants also love to receive comments about their work, so please do take a moment to leave your favorite entrant a message in the space provided in the ballot box, and please tell us how you heard about the challenge, too. And please leave us feedback on the new voting changes!

JANUARY CHALLENGE ENTRIES: (Click photo to see larger sizes)

1. Butterfly Fairy Pendant by BeeTreeByMe
2. Steampunk Butterfly by PhoenixRose
3. Butterfly Barrette by ClayCenter
4. Butterflies Necklace by NKDesigns
5. Faux Collage Image Transfer Pendant by SCDiva
6. Stained Glass Effect Square Butterfly Bangle by BlessedBeadJewelry
7. Pink Butterfly Pendant by ArtistTooStudios
8. Black and White Butterfly Floral Necklace by ClayHappy
9. Glitter Blue Flower and Butterfly Barrette by KellyPlaysClay
10. Copper Butterfly Necklace by Ashpaints
11. Butterfly Whimsy Cake Topper by YoungCreative
12. Iron Butterfly by LaurelSteven
13. Colorful Millefiori Butterfly on 3-D Flower ATC by PolymerClayCreations
Five (5) lucky voters, chosen at random, will also receive one of the beautiful polymer clay prizes created by our member artists:

JANUARY PRIZE POOL: (Click photo to see larger sizes)

Another change to the challenges we have implemented is a prize pool. Beginning with the January challenge, five (5) voters, chosen at random, will receive one of the prizes shown below. To add to the suspense and your surprise, you won’t know which prize you’ve won until you open the package! But I think you will agree they are all beautiful and all are handcrafted by our wonderfully talented PCAGOE member artists.

1st Row, L-R: 1. Necklace by Ashpaints 2. Barrette
3. Cell Phone Charm and Beads by Juliespace 4. Pendant by YonatDascalu
2nd Row, L-R: 1. Bead Set by 11BoldStreet 2. Pendant by StudioSChiek 3. Pendant and Bead Set by WorthingtonFox 4. Pendant by LaurelSteven

3rd Row, L-R: 1. Necklace by KDollDesigns 2. Pendant by BeeTreeByMe 3. Earrings by LauraBeeStudios 4. Beads by Jencom72 5. Raw Polymer Clay Cane by ToniNZ

4th Row, L-R: 1. Cat Figurine by AlisonEKurek 2. Pendant by MarciaPalmer 3. Pendant by SpiritMama 4. Earrings by ClayHappy

Thank you, and please join us in February for the next challenge, the theme of which is “Gemstones and Flowers Associated With Your Birth Month.” And here is a sneak preview of some of the upcoming challenge themes for 2010, so stay tuned. We have more excitement and beauty in store for you.

Texture (March)
Inspired by Fabric (April)
History/Historical Events (May)
Think Outside the Box (June)

Winners of our Stocking Giveaway

pcagoeadmin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:05:18 +0000

The winner of the first place stocking went to traderbob1. Her purchase came from Lynda of SCDiva. The winner of the second place stocking was AEGross. Their purchase came from Jenny of jencom72. The winner of the third place stocking went to jdc54. Their purchase came from Barbie of BarbiesBest.

Thank you for everyone who participated in our promotion. It was successful all the way around.

The Great Stocking Giveaway!

pcagoeadmin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:08:55 +0000

Don’t forget you have until December 12th to get your name into win one these three great stockings! For every item purchased from one of the shops below you get one entry!

Participating shops: