Beading Contests > Bead Dreams > Bead Dreams Contest 2004

Congratulations to Peter Ciesla, the 2004 Bead Dreams contest winner for his necklace, Laguna Beach. Bead Dreams, the annual, juried competition of bead artistry from around the world, is sponsored by Bead and Button magazine, and entries are displayed at the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin each June, with ribbons awarded in seven categories.
View all winning designs from the 2004 Bead Dreams beading contest in the Gallery of Designs, where the designs and jewelry-making techniques can be viewed up close using the zoom feature for even greater inspiration. |
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Place | Name | View Winning Design | ||
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Best-In-Show and 1st Place | Peter Ciesla | |||
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2nd Place | Elizabeth Larsen | |||
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3rd Place - Tie | Heather Trimlett | |||
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3rd Place - Tie | N/A | N/A | ||
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Place | Name | View Winning Design | ||
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Runner-up Best-In-Show and 1st Place | Sara Sally LaGrand | |||
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2nd Place | Heather Trimlett | |||
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3rd Place | N/A | N/A | ||
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Place | Name | View Winning Design | ||
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1st Place | Patricia Kimle | |||
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2nd Place | Libby Mills | |||
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3rd Place | Patricia Kimle | |||
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Place | Name | View Winning Design | ||
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1st Place | N/A | N/A | ||
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2nd Place | Skye | |||
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3rd Place - Tie | Jo Lessa Willey | |||
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3rd Place - Tie | ||||
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Place | Name | View Winning Design | ||
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1st Place | Sharmini Wirasekara | |||
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2nd Place | Elfleda Russell | |||
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3rd Place | Betsy Youngquist | |||
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View additional Bead Dreams Contests here.
The pieces featured in the Gallery of Designs are copyrighted designs and are provided for inspiration only. We encourage you to substitute different colors, products and techniques to make the design your own.
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Customer Photographs
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads is proud to feature your artwork, and we invite you to submit images of your favorite projects to the Customer photographs section. Here's how you can be included:
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the artistic credit of the artwork displayed here, please contact us at designs@firemtn.com.
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads is proud to feature your artwork, and we invite you to submit images of your favorite projects to the Customer photographs section. Here's how you can be included:
- Email your name and attached image to designs@firemtn.com
- Please describe your project (ie: necklace, bracelet, home décor) and include the main components of your design, if known.
- If you've named your piece, please let us know!
- Photos should be a minimum of 500x500 pixels (or 6.94 inches)
- To best showcase your artwork, place dark designs on a light background and light artwork on a dark background.
- For additional photography tips, click here.



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