New Team Challenge Soon!

The Etsy Beagles Team will be starting our summer team challenge very soon! The theme is "Lazy Days of Summer," and anything with a summertime design is eligible to enter! This is a team challenge, so only team members can post their entries. Remember, Beagles Team members, we ask that you participate in at least ONE team challenge per year to maintain your "pack member" status! Details about the challenge can be found in the Etsy Teams and Events forum, in the Beagles team chat thread. We plan on posting our challenge entries in the Etsy forums July 14 - 17. We will be holding our blog giveaway the week after that. I hope we can have a lot of entries this time, and see the creativity of our team members shine like the summer sun! MsA

Meet Copper, June's Hound in the Header!

The adorable Springer Spaniel in our header is named Copper. He belongs to teammate AnnieK of AnnieKDesigns, AnnieKClothing, and CodysCloset. Cody is Copper's big brother, and he's shown in the photo in this post. Cody is part weimarainer and part black lab. We call him our team's "big black beagle!" Copper is all springer, and he looks so dapper in his lovely fleece dog coat made by his mom. I thought Copper (and Cody)were a great choice for June, because Father's Day is right around the corner, and hey, they're male dogs, and handsome ones and that!

Also right around the corner is our next team challenge! The theme is "Lazy Days of Summer" and the thread to post your challenge entry in will be in the Etsy Teams and Events Forum starting July 14th. Please check the Etsy Forums for our team's current chat thread. The details about the team challenge are there. Looking forward to many entries from our talented team! MsA

Etsy Beagles New Hounds on the Header!

You may be thinking, "Hey, those aren't beagles!" No, but the Etsy Beagles team is for all dog owners...or, all people who are owned by their dogs! ;) The much-loved 4 Italian Greyhounds we call the "Fab Four" (shown left to right in the header photo) are Sweet Pea, Pepie, Farfie, and Gemma, who belong to our team member Sue of Frums Glass Menagerie. These four svelt canines have a marvelous sense of fashion! Their beautiful Spring sweaters are perfect wear for a Mother's Day gathering!
Sue had a beagle, PeeWee Buddy, when she was a child. She loves all dogs, but Italian Greyhounds captured her heart (no wonder - just look at those sweet faces)! Sue is very active on the Etsy Beagles Team, and she has been and is currently involved with IG rescue organizations. Her blog, can give you info. about her IG rescue organization involvment, plus, you can see more cute pictures of the Fab Four - each of them has their own blog! The Etsy Beagles Team truly enjoys having Sue and her beautiful little dogs as team members.

We Have A Winner!

The Etsy Beagles team would like to announce the winner of our "Dog Tired of Winter" team challenge blog giveaway. Congratulations Art and Sew Forth! Please contact Janice, through her Etsy shop, DogsRule with your mailing address. Please contact Janice before Wed., March 31st, or an alternate winner will be chosen!

Dog Tired of Winter blog giveaway!

It's time for Spring, and time for the Etsy Beagles "Dog Tired of Winter" team challenge/blog giveaway! Springtime really blossoms with color in this challenge! The entries pictured above are listed in the order they are pictured, starting with the upper left corner and going across, then down (just like reading)! Have fun checking out the entries for this Beagles Team challenge.

CiaoHound, Homemade Carrot Cookies for Dogs - Celebrating Spring
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42215655

OldHound, Signs of Spring
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43112858

AnnieKDesigns - Springtime Reversible Placemats - Set of 4
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23034514

dogsrule, Holiday Spring Dog Blanket...Soft pastels
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21742731

MsAnomaly, Spring Flowers Lampwork Bead Necklace
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42690187

Cody's Creations - The Pocket Treat and Training Pouch
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43150006

SavorTheFlavor, Spring Scarf in Sherbet
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42987928

creativecomforts07, Teli's Pawty slippers
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43087895

Duffy Designs, Spring Colors Necklace
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42937897

BeagleBeads, Wildflower Garden
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42420161

2RavenChicks, Puppies in the Garden Charm Bracelet
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42959175

FrumsGlassMenagerie, Dog Tired of Winter Necklace
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43240215


*Here's how to enter: First, visit the entries from the shops linked above for a close-up view of our challenge entries. Then, come back here and post to tell us your favorite challenge item and/or shop (the item doesn't have to be from your favorite shop and vice versa). And that's it! You're entered. Contest begins Wed., 3/24, and ends on Sat., 3/27 at 11:59 PM, EST. Winner will be chosen randomly from all entries on Sunday, 3/28. We'll announce the winner here on our blog, so make sure you check back to claim your prize! The lucky winner will receive a beautiful gift card set from team member Janice of Dogs Rule!

The small photo above shows the card set you will receive. If you're the winner, contact Janice, with your mailing address, via her Etsy shop. Winner will have until Wednesday, March 31st to contact DogsRule to claim their prize. If winner doesn't claim prize before that date, we'll select an alternate winner, who will then have until Saturday, April 3rd to claim their prize.

*One entry per person. Only those in the U.S. are eligible to win. Sorry, Beagles Team members, you aren't eligible to enter this contest. Thanks for looking at our entries! MsAnomaly and the Etsy Beagles Team

Surprise, Cathy! It's a Baby Shower for You!

Dear Cathy, on behalf of the Etsy Beagles Team, this lovely collection of gifts will soon be on its way to you! We hope you enjoy the handmade gifts. Our team members jointly purchased (from Etsy, of course) the blanket and bib, and the other gifts were handmade with love by some of your Beagles Team sisters. We send our joy and best wishes along with these gifts to you and baby Cora Ann! With All Our Love,
The Etsy Beagles Team's "Doggie Dozen" lol!
Amanda, AnnieK, Christie, Duffy, Janice, Kerrie, Kristy, Linda, Lorraine, Shari, Sue, and Tricia

All our furbabies send their love, too and say Paws Up! They'd also like to ask Francisco and Buckley to please not keep the baby slippers for themselves! ;0)
We couldn't find a blanket with hounds on it, but a Scottie Dog won best of Show at Westminster this year, and we thought the Scottie receiving blanket was appropriate!
Please check back here for greetings your team members will be leaving for you!

New Hounds in the Header!

Who are those two adorable hounds in the header? They are a basset named Francisco and his beagle brother Buckley! Francisco and Buckley belong to team member Fatbasset. Fatbasset is expecting her first child on April 22nd, so Francisco and Buckley have been given our blog's place of honor to welcome their new baby sister as well as spring! They are too (two?) cute!

MsAnomaly note: Be sure to check this blog on Wednesday, March 24th - Saturday, March 27th for our "Dog Tired of Winter" team challenge blog giveaway! Thank-Arrrooooo!