Archive for October, 2008

 
Pocket GHOST #4 of 13 by Gwen LeBlanc
Time is running out to enter your Halloween Art Dolls in EBSQ’s Halloween Doll Challenge. Entries will be accepted through Friday, 24 October 2008. Winning entries will be featured in next week’s EBSQ Art of the Day(which will bring you and your doll a heck of a lot [...]


Swirlyworld features a delightful mix of faeries, felines and more. This soothing treasury on Etsy spotlights the artwork of Carolyn Schiffhouer, Teresa Dresden, Mark Satchwill, Loredana Mariotto, Carmen Keys, Lori Rase Hall, Noelle Hunt, Aimee Marie Wheaton, Valarie Wade, Lindsay E. Cheesewright, Matilde Caceres-Zelinger, and Shannon Fogl.
 
Check it out while there is still time – These gems [...]


 
Tea with Lemons by Torrie Smiley
 
Albert N Tea by Lori Andrews
 
A Lovely Cup of Tea with Lemon by Catherine Darling Hostetter
View more Tea Art at EBSQ


Halloween is a fantastic time for artists to put their creative skills to practical use. Tired of banal triangle eyes and noses? Want to do something a bit different, or even personal, with your jack-o-lanterns this year? Photojojo has a great tutorial on how to make a scary photo pumpkin pattern that is sure to make your pumpkins the [...]


The EBSQ/Etsy Street Team is proud to announce a new feature on the EBSQ Blog “Treasuries in Action”.
Who is the EBSQ/Etsy Street Team?  Members of EBSQ who sell on the popular arts & crafts website Etsy. We use common traffic to boost our sales by using the EBSQ keyword, and work as a community to [...]


 
The Trunks of Time by Sameera
Are you here looking for information about the EBSQ Juried Artist application process? Check out our EJA FAQ first for general information including step-by-step instructions on how to apply.
Looking for more nuanced information? Please check out our EBSQ Juried Artists Applicants Q & A forum (you must be specifically logged [...]


A look at some of the links we liked this past week, found via our feedreader:
DIY: Organic Painting
Painting doesn’t have to be toxic. If you give this a go, we’d love to see your results!
via Crafting A Green World
Vintage Halloween
Get inspired by this gorgeous vintage Halloween ephemera!
via Bad Banana Blog
Maybe you can’t make [...]


A sampling of our Freshest Art uploaded on 10.18.2008:
 
Alice in Wonderland: Alice in the Pool of Tears by Jasmine Becket-Griffith
 
Springtime Joys by Valerie A. Brock
 
Man in the Moon by Nan Thompson


Like Depp’s character, Mort Rainey, I tend to wake up looking just like this. Even the hair is the same. I think our twin powers for moping, creative funks, and bed hair really connect us as artists. Okay, but seriously, I do look like this every morning, and sometimes it’s nearly impossible to start work. [...]


The Bat Show
From 10/1/2008 thru 10/31/2008

Bats. The only mammal capable of true flight. Most bats eat insects, some eat fruit and a few are carnivorous. They are nocturnal. They … more
 
Fragile! Handle With Care: Glass
From 10/1/2008 thru 10/31/2008

Glass as a medium creates magic. There is something about the quality of glass that we are drawn [...]