Saturday, 1 February 2014

The January Challenge - And the winner is...

Huge thanks to everyone who joined in with our January challenge, where we asked you to create something inspired by a famous painting. We had a massive response and a great range of paintings and artists chosen! Before we announce the winner, please take a look at all the fabulous entries!

Asri was inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's "Blossoming Almond Tree"





Carolyn was inspired by Degas' "The Sunrise"



Catherine was inspired by Georgia O'Keefe's "Oriental Poppies"


Coral was inspired by DaVinci's "Mona Lisa"




Dawn was inspired by Kevin Sloan's "Fog, Flowers and Bees"




Esther was inspired by Monet's "Water Lillies"





Ericka was inspired by Alphonse Mucha's "Reverie"




Gloria was inspired by DaVinci's "Female Head"




Iryna was inspired by Van Gogh's "Sunflowers"





Janice was inspired by Michaelangelo's "The Creation of Adam"
(Pattern by Pam Gordon)





Jeanne was inspired by Piet Mondrian's "Trafalgar Square"





 Jenny was inspired by Gustav Klimt's "Flower Garden"



Kristen was inspired by Picasso's "Portrait of Marie-Therese"
(Design by Mikki Ferrugiaro)




Louise was inspired by Monet's "Irises in Monet's Garden"





 Mary Kearney was inspired by Johannes Vermeer's "The Girl With a Pearl Earring"





Mary Marshall was inspired by Monet's "Water Lillies"





 Michelle was inspired by Josephine Wall's "Eros and Psyche"




 Liz was inspired by Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"




 Pam was inspired by Andy Warhol's "Marilyn Monroe"




 Rachael was inspired by Van Gogh's "Starr Night"




 Sarah was inspired by Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss"





 Sherry was inspired by Van Gogh's "Self Portrait with Straw Hat"




 Caroline was inspired by Van Gogh's "Starry Night"





 Stephwas also inspired by Van Gogh's "Starry Night"






 Tammy was inspired by Tamara de Lempicka's "Arums"





Tanya was inspired by Bruce Gray's "Raindrops"





 Tracy was inspired by Van Gogh's "Starry Night"





 Yasmine was inspired by Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"




Ev was inspired by Monet's Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe




Everyone's names were put in the list randomizer at Random.org and the lucky beader who is at the top of the list is...


Congratulations Gloria, you're the winner of the £25 worth of beads from this month's sponsor Beads and More by Yashma!

We hope you've all enjoyed this challenge, pop back tomorrow when we'll have a brand new challenge for February!