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Start Date: March 26, 2007
Close Date: August 2, 2007 6:59 PM MST
Public Voting begins: August 5, 2007 5:00 PM MST
Public Voting closed: August 20, 2007 6:59 PM MST
Winners to be announced: August 27, 2007
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| Chat de Mer |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Loraine
Perkins |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
07/26/07 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
26 |
| This is a Labyrinth
wall hanging. It is made of over 20,000 beads. The stitches used are
right angle weave, peyote and brick stitch. In the fringe are
handmade beads done by several friends of mine. Some are lamp work,
raku, wood carved, paper-mache and ceramic. I design the Labyrinth
myself and a friend of mine told me she thought it looked like a
cat. Another friend said she thought it looked like a fish. So I
added fringe to make it look like the ocean, hence the name "Chat de
Mer" |
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Stitch |
Peyote, Right Angle
Weave & Brick |
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Beads
Used |
Glass, Wood, Ceramic
& Raku |
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Approx Finished
Size |
19" X 30" |
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Category: |
Hobbyist | |
| Table/Jewelry Box - Inlaid
Jasper |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Herb Stout |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
7/29/07 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
25 |
| Table/Jewelry
Container - French Metal Cut 15', Charlotte 13' Beads. Using Nymo
00' thread, English 13 beading needle |
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Stitch |
Peyote |
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Beads
Used |
French Metal Cut 15'
& Charlotte 13' Beads |
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Approx Finished
Size |
6" x 6" x 4" |
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Category: |
Professional | |
| Spiral |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Herb Stout |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
5/27/07 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
24 |
Life's Spirals -
Jewelry Box, created with Czech 24 kt Gold Charlotte size 13' cut
beads, black hand etched, Charlotte size 13' Nymo 00' thread,
English 13' Beading Needle
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Stitch |
Peyote |
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Beads
Used |
Charlotte 13' 24 kt.
Gold/Black |
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Approx Finished
Size |
2 1/2 " x
4" |
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Category: |
Professional | |
| Lighted Centerpiece - Red Pinwheel w/
Oak Base |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Herb Stout |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
2/17/07 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
23 |
Lighted Table
Centerpiece
(example would be to put cedar boughs around for
Christmas Holiday display on dining room or coffee table), hand
turned Oak base, w/ LED light and using Czech Charlotte 13' beads,
using Nymo 00' thread, and 13' beading needle. |
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Stitch |
Peyote |
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Beads
Used |
Charlottes
13' |
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Approx Finished
Size |
7" x 6" x 5" |
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Category: |
Professional | |
| Asian Wonder Vase |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Billie
Sanchez |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
July 28,
2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
22 |
| I created this
beauty as a Birthday Gift for my Mother In Law. Her house has an
Asian theme to it and I wanted this piece to fit in. I got the vase
for a steal and added beads and a UTEE cab to add flare to it. This
is one Birthday Gift that will be a major hit. |
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Stitch |
Peyote, Netting,
Pecote |
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Beads
Used |
Size 11 Seed beads,
Drops in Various sizes, Jumprings and a Utee Cab |
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Approx Finished
Size |
Vase is 19 inches by
43.5 inches |
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Category: |
Professional | |
| Stained Glass
Tapestry |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Ronit
Florence |
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Country: |
Canada |
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Date
Completed: |
July 26,
2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
21 |
| This small wall
hanging was stitched from a pattern by Genevieve Crabe, using 3-drop
square stitch in 8 colours of size 10/0 Czech seed beads. The black
lines create the stained glass look of the piece. |
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Stitch |
3-drop square
stitch |
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Beads
Used |
size 10/0 Czech seed
beads |
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Approx Finished
Size |
oval 9.25" by
5" |
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Category: |
Professional | |
 2nd Prize - Hobbyist
Velvet in the Snow |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Cynthia
Penaskovic |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
July 20,
2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
20 |
Pictures rarely do
justice to the live image. The silverlined cobalt beads that I used
to make this French beaded floral centerpiece seem to have an inner
glow that look like a deep rich velvet.
I only used 2 colors
of beads to make this piece. Silver silverlined beads were the 2nd
color which resemble ice. Hence the name "Velvet in the Snow".
I combed through every floral beading book on the market
along with Burpee seed catalogs for inspiration! Then I put my own
twist on it and came up with this whimsical creation.
This
has turned into a never ending project. Thank goodness there was a
deadline to this contest, or I would keep adding to it. Never enough
beads in a piece for me! |
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Stitch |
French beaded flower
technique |
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Beads
Used |
11/0 Czech seed
beads |
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Approx Finished
Size |
24" x 18" |
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Category: |
Hobbyist | |
2nd Prize - Professional
This Tea Light Doily |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Sandra D
Halpenny |
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Country: |
Canada |
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Date
Completed: |
July 21,
2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
19 |
| 2 or my favorite
things around the house are tea lights and doilies. This Tea Light
Doily combines both together with beads. |
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Stitch |
Net Weave |
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Beads
Used |
Delica, 3mm cubes, 4
& 7mm Firepolished |
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Approx Finished
Size |
6" |
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Category: |
Professional | |
| Lotus Basket |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Carol
Ventura |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
6/07 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
18 |
| Since tapestry
crochet is done with several threads, each one was strung with just
one bead color. Only the color that was needed at the time was
crocheted to form the motif while the other bead-strung thread was
carried. The colored threads contributed to the pattern and helped
form a substantial fabric. |
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Stitch |
bead tapestry
crochet |
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Beads
Used |
size 8 seed
beads |
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Approx Finished
Size |
3 1/2" high x 5 1/4"
diameter |
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Category: |
Professional | |
 1st Prize - Professional
Beaded Floral Arrangement |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Barbara
Ellis |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
07/2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
17 |
This beaded floral
arrangement has been a labor of love. It is showcased in my living
room on a pedestal, in a special glass vase with a wrought iron
screen used as a back drop.
The flowers were created using
vintage beaded flower books from Virginia Nathanson with the French
beaded flower technique. The flowers used include, Lilacs, Roses,
Poppies, Freesia, Lilies, Baby's Breath, Spider Mums, Carnations.
Pussy Willow, Delphinium, Dahlia, Canterbury Bells and
Chrysanthemums. The arrangement is breathtaking and one of the most
cherished decorations in my home. |
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Stitch |
French Beaded Flowers
Technique |
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Beads
Used |
15/0 and 11/0 seed beads
(kilo's) |
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Approx Finished
Size |
30" x 40"
Overall |
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Category: |
Professional | |
| Door Hanger |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Rebecca S
Bell |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
June 15 2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
16 |
| Friendlier than "go
away" or "Do Not Disturb", this expresses my passion for bead
weaving. |
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Stitch |
peyote/daisy |
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Beads
Used |
11o seed
beads |
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Approx Finished
Size |
4wide by 11 1/2
long |
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Category: |
Hobbyist | |
| Beadland Birdie |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Barb Nichols |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
07-15-2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
15 |
From early spring
till late fall I awake to the songs of various birds in my backyard.
This bird represents all those birds. The colors used are all
borrowed from a number of birds I have seen.
I am very proud of
this bird because this is my very first attempt to draw a pattern on
vertical netting. |
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Stitch |
3 bead vertical
netting |
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Beads
Used |
japanese toho size
9/0 |
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Approx Finished
Size |
14 cm x 19
cm |
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Category: |
Hobbyist | |
| Lamp shade |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Joanne Muzzy |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
May 2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
14 |
| This started out as
a Saraguro Collar, didn't work, so I added a few rows at the top and
bottom and turned it into a night light. |
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Stitch |
netting |
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Beads
Used |
Delicas |
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Approx Finished
Size |
4.5 high x 13"
around |
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Category: |
Hobbyist | |
| Dry Aquarium |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Joanne Muzzy |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
June 2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
13 |
| This is a valance
for my bathroom. Fish are from various pattern makers, and the
swimmer is me! |
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Stitch |
Square, Peyoter &
Netting |
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Beads
Used |
delicas and #8 glass
beads |
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Approx Finished
Size |
32" x 12" |
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Category: |
Hobbyist | |
| Lamp |
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Creator/Artist
Name: |
Amy
Chevalier |
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Country: |
USA |
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Date
Completed: |
May 2007 |
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CONTEST Item
#: |
12 |
| I created this
beaded lampshade cover. It was made using ribbon, thread, and beads.
There wasn't a particular stitch involved. Once completed I glued
the ribbon onto the lampshade. |
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Stitch |
sewing
stitch |
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Beads
Used |
seed beads, bicone
beads, and fauceted cone |
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Approx Finished
Size |
approx 11 inches in
diameter |
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Category: |
Hobbyist | |
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