Challenge Winner! Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose EtsyHookers Challenge

Here is the winner of our 7th EtsyHookers Creative Challenge:





With 56 votes this Plarn Bag created by debs1967 is the winner! Gorgeous and cute at the same time, this bag fits the Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose theme perfectly. The "plarn" yarn is made from plastic grocery bags and "would make an excellent market tote or beach bag."

debs1967 also has a special section in her shop for Upcycled / Recycled Items. Stop in today and see what else this creative crocheter has to offer.

Congratulations debs1967!

The Winner - Creative Challenge No. 6, A Walk on the Wild Side

Congratulations to SturmDM (Doris) for her winning entry in the "A Walk on the Wild Side" EtsyHookers Creative Challenge No. 6! Garnering 19% of the vote, her Rocky Raccoon was a clear favorite. As winner of this contest, Doris will get to choose the theme of our next Challenge.

Thank you very much to all the members who entered - you are all amazingly talented crocheters! And thank you also to everyone who took the time to vote - thank you for supporting our team!

Friends in Love Scarf - Hooker Romance Challenge Winner - Congratulations spiffyspooner!

Voting ended today on our Hooker Romance EtsyHookers Creative Challenge No. 5. For this challenge members were asked to create a crocheted item that best represents the theme of romance, love, and friendship. Each entry was also required to include an additional embellishment such as a ribbon, button, bead, etc.

spiffyspooner’s entry, Friends in Love Scarf, won the hearts of the voters.

From the item description: “This 64" long scarf will warm your neck and your heart. One of the beautiful things about this scarf is that it gives the illusion of being a double scarf; but it is one scarf with two layers. The 5 heart buttons along the side allow the scarf to be buttoned at any point along the scarf so it can be worn in many ways.”

Please take a moment to visit spiffyspooner and see all of the beautiful items she has to offer. From her gorgeous scarves, and amazing afghans, you’ll be sure to find something lovely that you’ll want to make your own.

Red Pineapple Scarf with removable slide

Star Afghan (crocheted)

This is Stanley

Congratulations Candace (spiffyspooner) for winning the Hooker Romance Challenge!

I would like to thank Valerie of valeriesgallery for creating this theme. And thank you to all the members who participated and entered - you are all amazingly talented winners! And a very big shout out goes to everyone who took a moment to view the entries and vote for their favorite - thank you for supporting our EtsyHookers team!

The Mighty Oak - winner of the Creative Challenge No. 4 - Congrats valeriesgallery!

Voting ended today on our EtsyHookers Creative Challenge No. 4. Members were asked to create a comfort crochet item for Home and Hearth using autumn colors in their creation. We had some amazing entries! Voted best entry for this Challenge is The Mighty Oak felted bowl by Valerie of valeriesgallery. Her lovely design is a felted bowl on which she hand needlefelted the oak tree with rovings. It captured the theme of this Challenge beautifully! Her listing also includes this description about her inspiration for the creation of this entry.

“As I look out my living room window I am greatful to have a marvelous view of several aged maple tree that turn an amazing color in the fall. Although this bowl is an oak tree, I find comfort in knowing that nature will continue to show us her beauty no matter what life throws at us. For me, the bowl symbolizes rhythm, beauty and consistancy within the ever changing seasons.”

Please take a moment to visit valeriesgallery and see all of the beautiful items she has to offer. From her specialty gorgeous felted bowls to baby booties, hair ponies, clutches, knit items, and more, you’ll be sure to find something lovely that you’ll want to make your own.

Felted Booties

Pussy Willows Felted Clutch

Felted Ponies Set

Congratulations Valerie for winning the Home and Hearth Hooker Challenge!

I would like to thank Doris of SturmDM for creating this theme. And thank you to all the members who participated and entered - you are all amazingly talented winners! And a very big shout out goes to everyone who took a moment to view the entries and vote for their favorite - thank you for supporting our EtsyHookers team!

Creative Challenge No. 2 Rainbow Theme Winner

And the winner is . . .

DebzCreations Rainbow Puzzle Hand Bag

For this Rainbow themed Challenge, members were asked to create an item using at least 5 of the 7 colors of the traditional rainbow; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. They were also asked to describe how color influences their designs.

This winning design by DebzCreations is not only a colorful and creative entry, but it has a special theme, close to her heart, that ties in beautifully with this Challenge. “This bag was created as a tribute to my incredible 14 year old autistic daughter . . . Autism is a puzzle. Currently 1 in every 150 babies born have some form of Autism. The rainbow of colors represents the wide diversity of the Autism Spectrum.”

I hope you’ll take a moment to read her full description here.

With an amazing attention to detail, and the carefully crafted puzzle edgings, it’s not hard to see why this entry caught the attention of so many voters. You can see that same attention to detail in her shop items: shawls, ponchos, wraps; appendage warmers; brain warmers; afghans and much more.

Purple Peacock Lacy Crochet Wrap Cape Throw

Earth's Bounty King/Queen Crochet Coverlet Afghan

Cotton Crochet Hobo Shoulder Tote Bag

Congratulations to DebzCreations for winning the Rainbow Challenge!

Already, members and myself are eagerly awaiting the next Challenge (which will start in August), and as the winner of this Challenge, DebzCreations will get to choose the theme for the next one, and I can’t wait to see what creative theme she comes up with!

I would also like to thank NoraDora, for creating the Rainbow theme. And thank you to all the members who participated and entered - you are all winners! With 43 amazing entries and 321 votes cast, you have made this Challenge a huge success - thank you!