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Written by Barbara Forbes-Lyons
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 Interweave Press, LLC and Beading Daily.com have announced the rules and categories for the 2009 Bead Star contest . There are plenty of opportunities for bead and clay artists to enter!
Categories (you may submit one entry only per category):
- Crystals: Designs created using predominantly* crystals.
- Glass:
Designs created using predominantly* pressed-glass, fire-polished
glass, sea glass, lampworked glass, and/or any other type of glass
beads or pendants.
- Heart
Designs: Designs created with a heart bead, heart beads, or beads made
into a heart motif. The heart(s) must be the focal element(s) of the
design.
- Metals: Designs created using predominantly* metal beads, wire, and findings.
- Pearls:
Designs created using predominantly* pearls. Faux pearls (including
Swarovski pearls) and mother-of-pearl can be used in your entry.
- Plastics: Designs created using predominantly* plastics. We will consider polymer clay a plastic.
- Seed beads: Designs created using predominantly* seed beads.
- Stones: Designs created using predominantly* stones.
- Under 25: Designs created at a total cost of $25 or less. Copies of receipts must be provided (either as a scan sent with the entry or via snail
mail). Total cost should be calculated as the sum of the cost of each
material used, not including the cost of the beading wire, thread,
cord, etc. For example, if you use one clasp from a $5 package of 5
clasps, your cost for the clasp is $1. In the spirit of fairness,
please use retail prices (not wholesale if you get discounts). This is the only category where receipts are required.
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By predominantly, we mean that when you look at the project, it should
be obvious that it is made mostly with the category material.
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