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printer friendly versionFire Mountain Gems and Beads Announces the Winners of the 2008 Annual Beading Contest
(Grants Pass, Oregon) -- Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®, America's favorite beading and jewelry supply company, announces the winners of the 2008 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Annual Beading Contest.
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads received more than 1,300 entries in over 20 main contest categories from designer-artists around the world. This year's categories included cabochons, jumprings, metal beads, briolette/glass, dolls, clothing, home décor, holiday ornaments, freeform jewelry, kid's creations, Kato Polyclay™, Art Clay®, metal chain, pearls, organics, seed beads, Swarovski®, turquoise and wire work.
The panel of judges selected 380 finalists from the entries received. Many of the winning pieces will be showcased in future Fire Mountain Gems and Beads catalogs and in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Gallery of Designs.
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads received more than 1,300 entries in over 20 main contest categories from designer-artists around the world. This year's categories included cabochons, jumprings, metal beads, briolette/glass, dolls, clothing, home décor, holiday ornaments, freeform jewelry, kid's creations, Kato Polyclay™, Art Clay®, metal chain, pearls, organics, seed beads, Swarovski®, turquoise and wire work.
The panel of judges selected 380 finalists from the entries received. Many of the winning pieces will be showcased in future Fire Mountain Gems and Beads catalogs and in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Gallery of Designs.
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Winning Designer-Artists in Each Category | |||
Category | Gold Medal Winner | Silver Medal Winner | Bronze Medal Winner |
Art Clay® and Metal | Dianne Sims | Gwen Bernecker | - Tie -
Kim Rausch Ruth Baillie |
Briolette | Lana May | Suzanne Neve | Nicole Miller |
Cabochon | Louisa M. Meece | Crystal Probst | Lenny R. Talmi |
Freeform Expression -
Doll | Lorna Dwyer-Carfano | Tamara Allison | - Tie -
Maria Teresa Caballero Nancy Hall |
Freeform Expression -
Clothing and Accessories | Sarah Mock | Michela Verani | Teresa Ford |
Freeform Expression -
Home Décor | Tania M. Begg | Salli Weigert Rathburn | Barbara D. Rakovec |
Freeform Expression -
Jewelry | Jennifer Jane Buck | Natalie Laurijsen-Kopra | Keith Pearson |
Freeform Expression -
Ornament | Dawn Arnote | Dawn Grogg | C.D. Shannon |
Gemstone | Sunshine O'Neal Qualls | Jeannette Froese LeBlanc | Mary R. Griffin |
Glass | Janice C. Hernandez Cordova | Susan Terese McKechnie | Mary Carter |
Jumprings | Rachel Savage | Cathy Beal | Barbara Johns |
Kato Polyclay™ | Susan Bailey | Kaaren Poole | - Tie -
Julie Anstaett Eugena Topina |
Metal Beads and/or Chain | Suzanne Doyle | Jo Frost | Rachel Flemming |
Pearls | Cyndi Lavin | Deborah Weaver | Rachel Rose |
Shell, Wood, Bone | Natalia Walton | Jamie Cloud Eakin | Melissa Reid |
Seed Beads | Susan L. Crisfield | Sherral McGrail | - Tie -
Claire Pelletier Carole E. Marlin |
Swarovski® | Debbie Lawrence | Diane Baas | - Tie -
Nydia Diaz Sara Veronica-Ramones Freites |
Timepieces | Caito Amorose | Kate Buchta | Christy Cleary |
Turquoise and/or Coral | Caryn Hall | Deirdre Taylor | Sarah McGuire |
Wire Work | Marianela Milagros Freites Valbuena | Catherine Ross | Kristi Snyder |
Due to the limited number of entries in the acrylic and/or resin bead category, this category was not judged. The entries submitted in this category were given consideration in the next closest fitting category. Thank you for your understanding.
This year's winners will receive Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Gift Certificates in the following amounts:
Gold Grand Prize Winner: $1000.00
Silver Grand Prize Winner: $750.00
Bronze Grand Prize Winner: $500.00
Gold Medal Category Winner: $100.00
Silver Medal Category Winner: $75.00
Bronze Medal Category Winner: $50.00
Congratulations again! Thank you to all the talented designer-artists who participated in this year's Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Annual Beading Contest. For more information on how to enter the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads 2009 Beading Contest, click here
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