Sunday, February 19, 2012

ArtFire Beadweaver's Guild 1st Bead Swap


Announcing our first ArtFire Beadweavers Swap.  

Please join with your fellow guild members in a Bead Swap.  Each Participant will be paired with another beader on/before the March 1st.  You will then send a 'swap' package to your partner by the 15th of March.  Then you will create something with the beads you receive and publish them on our sites as well as yours.  Each swap package should have a focal bead and a special clasp.  There should also be enough beads to complete at least ONE beadwoven project.  

Finished project will be do on May 15th. 

If you are interested in participating, please put your shop name and email in the comments below and you'll be contacted on/around the first for the next step! 

Please join in, it is the start of GREAT and NEW features of our GUILD!

Our Member Rules

We have updated our rules a little.  Here is our new version!  Please read them over and make sure you understand them.  If you have any questions you can contact us at AFBeadweavers@yahoo.com

Revised February 2011
 These rules are subject to change.

1) Quarterly Challenges.  You MUST participate once a year in at least one Challenge or other event to stay active in the Guild. 

2) Keep your shop stocked! Must have an average of 30% seed bead work/tutorials in your shop at all times, you may list a few supplies , but the majority of your shop should be creations and tutorials for bead weaving.  This percentage may vary depending on the studio and will be voted on and approved by the officers of the Guild.  If we see an empty shop, you will be removed from the Guild with no notice.

New members will have 60 days to list at least 10 items, 3 of which have to be seed beading (30%). After your shop is set up, we encourage you to apply for a 'Certified Handmade' artifact. You must have 100% Handmade in your Studio for this. (Amendment: You will NOT be disqualified for being a Guild Member if you also sell tutorials and destash your bead supply. It is a lot of work to set up multiple Studios and keep track of both(all). We understand this.)

3) Please be active!  Post new creations or patterns on any of our sites.

4) Make Collections from time to time with only members from our Guild. Cross reference your Collections onto Facebook and Twitter and all social networking sites that you use. Support and comment on collections that other members have created.  Post links back to our sites from your sites – promoting our guild will help promote your work.

5) Failure to comply with any of our membership rules will result in your being removed from the Guild without notice.  

6) Questions or concerns can be handled by any of our officers.

Krafty Max - Krafty  Max Originals     


Bonnie Schilder – Bonnies Place

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

January Challenge

We have a WINNER!!!!


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Here is the way the voting ended up!!

1.AngequeCreation - 9 (18%)
2.DragonflyWhuspers Beadwork -  1 (2%)
3.McClureDesigns -  28 (56%)
4.FireSpiritDesigns -  4 (8%)
5.KraftyMax -  8 (16%)

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This weekend will will be announcing some AMAZING changes to our Guild.  Please keep checking ALL of our sites to find out what we are going to be doing... you will not be disappointed!!! 

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

January Voting Challenge

Please VOTE for your favorite ArtFire Beadwoven Creation to the right.


ENTRIES are shown BELOW
with each artist, link to the listing and title under the photo.


The theme for this challenge was Daytime Soap Operas!
This theme has been chosen by one of our ex-members.  She was the winner of the last challenge.  Your creation can reflect the colors, images or theme Daytime Soap Operas.  The only requirement is that it is MOSTLY or FULLY beadwoven. 
Click on any photo or title to visit the creators studio.
 


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4. Hopes Lace- OOAK beadwoven necklace 

by FireSpiritDesigns 

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*** Voting starts on the 7th of February and runs till midnight (EST) on the 14th of February ***