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Swinging Christmas

Creator/Artist Name:	Murida Gardiner
Country:	Canada
Date Completed:	Oct 14th 2004
CONTEST Item #:	18
Swinging Christmas
Swinging Christmas because ladder stitched pony beads lends the hand to weave lines of seedbeads and back with bugles so that they over lapped each other in a swag and swinging motion.
Stitch	ladder and stringing
Beads Used	e-beads, 4mm bugles, 10/0 seedbeads
Approx Finished Size	3.5 inches
Category:	Ornaments

Christmas Aquarium

Creator/Artist Name:	Dawn Marvin
Country:	U.S.A.
Date Completed:	February, 2004
CONTEST Item #:	17
Christmas Aquarium
It's hard to see, but, there is a hinged, enameled fish bead hanging inside the clear glass ball. This was made for a gift to a friend who owns a pet shop.
Stitch	Netting
Beads Used	silke delicas, pearls, seashells, crystals, gemstone chips for aquarium gravel, sterling silver spacers
Approx Finished Size	large ornament cover
Category:	Ornaments

Springtime in The Snow

Creator/Artist Name:	Dawn Marvin
Country:	U.S.A.
Date Completed:	January 2004
CONTEST Item #:	16
Springtime in The Snow
Lacy ribbon roses, green beads, and pearls seem to burst with color against a white/crystal netting as if heralding an early spring!
Stitch	Netting
Beads Used	seed beads, crystals, pearls and bugles
Approx Finished Size	large ornament cover
Category:	Ornaments

Christmas red,white bracelet

Creator/Artist Name:	Jennifer Quinn
Country:	Canada
Date Completed:	October16,2004
CONTEST Item #:	15
Christmas red,white bracelet
It is a cellini spiral that i got from a tutoriol.Which I added to it bugles seed beads and pebbles. I designed the braclet.
Stitch	Cellini Spiral with ruffles
Beads Used	seed beads,delicas,number 8,6 and bugles.
Approx Finished Size	aprox.3 inches across,9 inches around
Category:	Jewelry

TearDrop

Creator/Artist Name:	Wendy Hunt
Country:	Canada
Date Completed:	August 2004
CONTEST Item #:	14
TearDrop
Clear glass teardrop shaped Christmas ornament draped with gold, ivory and clear beads. Simple yet elegant.
Stitch	Square stitch, netting stitch and straight stringing of the beads
Beads Used	4mm gold bugles, ivory seed beads, gold seed beads (rochailles), acrylic tear drop beads
Approx Finished Size	2.5" tall x 4.0" wide
Category:	Ornaments

Blue Onion

Creator/Artist Name:	Wendy Hunt
Country:	Canada
Date Completed:	September 2004
CONTEST Item #:	13
Blue Onion
Clear glass onion shapped christmas ornament encapsulated with gold, cobalt blue and clear beads/crystal. The crystals that adorn this ornament were from a necklace that was my Grandmothers so it has a sentamental value to me. I love the shape of the ball, you don't see this shape very often any more, but I remember seeing ornaments that were shaped like this when I was small.
Stitch	Ladder stitch, Square stitch, and straight stringging of the beads
Beads Used	6mm gold twisted bugles, 4mm gold bugles, cobalt seed beads, gold seed beads (rochailles), 4mm cobalt facetted round glass bead,7mm x 5mm cobalt facetted oblong glass bead Clear crystals recovered from an antique necklace
Approx Finished Size	2.5" tall x 3.5" wide
Category:	Ornaments

Gold dreamcatcher

Creator/Artist Name:	Jennifer Quinn
Country:	Canada
Date Completed:	Jan 2004
CONTEST Item #:	12
Gold dreamcatcher
Dream catcher is made out of number 11 seed beads done on a braclet for a hoop. I added two moon charms to it.
Stitch	Netted stitch
Beads Used	aprox1500 beads
Approx Finished Size	about 3 inches wide
Category:	Ornaments

Cat,crow and Moon bag

Creator/Artist Name:	Jennifer Quinn
Country:	Canada
Date Completed:	October 13,2004
CONTEST Item #:	11
Cat,crow and Moon bag
I made this bag from a Gail H.Devoid design with her permission she is letting me use it for the contest. I made two straps with a russian spiral and peyote stitch strap. The fringe is a twig fringe. On one side of the bag is a cat on the other side it a crow and a moon. On the strap the words are Trick or Treat, Happy Halloween and Have fun. The date is on the strap too.
Stitch	Peyote stitch,russian spiral and twig fringes.
Beads Used	delica seed beads with moon charms.I used approx.8000 beads.
Approx Finished Size	The width of the bag is 3 inches wide and 3 and half inches tall. With the peyote stitch strap 18 and half inches in length. With the russina spiral 15 inches.
Category:	Jewelry

Tudor Gown

Creator/Artist Name:	Tina Delorme
Country:	Canada
Date Completed:	March 2004
CONTEST Item #:	10
Tudor Gown
This picture consists of a back and front view of the gown, with the background being a lightened version of the fabric with a portion of the beaded design layed out on it. I created this gown last December for a feast our local re-enactment group was hosting. I didn't add any beads, however, until this past March (2004), when I had to attend another feast hosted by the sister group to ours. This Halloween, I plan on wearing it to our office party.
Stitch	beaded embroidery/sewing
Beads Used	700 plus beads of 8mm Tiger Eye, 6mm Japanese Glass Pearls (Dark Olivine Colour), and 2 variations on the same pressed glass leaf bead---one was opaque black with gold accents, the other clear topaz with gold accents
Approx Finished Size	A polite lady NEVER gives her dress size! However, I am 5 foot and fully figured, if you know what I mean, and it fits me!!!! So I\'d have to say -- life size!
Category:	Decorative

Bastet on Halloween

Creator/Artist Name:	Billie Sanchez
Country:	USA
Date Completed:	Oct. 9, 2004
CONTEST Item #:	9
Bastet on Halloween
This girl is all dresseed up for Halloween. I made this up as a Tapestry for my Mom who loves cats. I love how it turned out.
Stitch	Peyote/Stringing
Beads Used	Seed beads, Rice shaped Hemetite, Cobolt drops, Cobolt 4 mm rounds, 24kt gold charms
Approx Finished Size	9inches by 2 1/4 inches
Category:	Decorative


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