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Gold Medal Winner (Winner), each category ~ |
$100.00 FMG gift certificate |
Silver Medal Winner (1st Runner Up), each category ~ |
$75.00 FMG gift certificate |
Bronze Medal Winner (2nd Runner Up), each category ~ |
$50.00 FMG gift certificate |
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All 24 first place category winners will go on to the grand prize judging.
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| Beading Contest Categories |
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Natural Pearls |
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New Category! Gemstone briolettes and side-drilled faceted drops. |
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Gemstone Beads A-J(Excluding chips, nuggets and tumbled stones): Agates to "jades."(Includes coral.) |
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Gemstone Beads J-U (Excluding chips, nuggets and tumbled stones): Jaspers to unakite.(Includes turquoise.) |
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Gemstone chips, pebbles or small nuggets. |
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Gemstone Tumbled or Large nuggets |
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Shell beads (Includes mother-of-pearl) |
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Organic beads (wood/bone/horn/porcupine quills) |
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Plastic Beads |
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New Category! Crystal Beads(including Swarovski® crystal, Celestial Crystal™ and Czech fire-polished) |
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Glass beads (including Czech pressed, Dichroic, designer glass, glass pearls, porcelain and clay beads) |
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Seed beads (Delica, Matsuno, Czech, Ornela, square and triangle beads) |
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New Category! Precious metal beads (includes 18kt gold, 14kt gold, gold-filled, vermeil, sterling silver) |
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New Category! Plated, pewter and copper metal beads (includes aluminum and cloisonne |
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Accessory jewelry(earrings, pendants, tiaras, barrettes, pins, rings and all form of watches) |
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Cabochon use |
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Wirework |
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New Category! Purses and pouches |
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New Category! Non-jewelry wearable art(hatbands, shoes, clothing, shawls, ect.) |
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New Category! Home décor (coasters, wall hangings, ect.) |
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New Category! Sculpture (three-dimesnsional forms) |
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New Category! Art Clay(both jewelry and non-jewelry) |
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Kids' creations (ages 8 and under at the time of entry) |
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New Category! Youth creations (ages9-15 at the time of entry) |
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| First place-winning designs in each category will go on to compete for the Grand Prizes and will appear in the 2006-07 comprehensive Jewelry Maker's Catalog, on our website, in our back cover ads in top industry magazines, or in one of our bi-monthly catalogs. Your designs will be seen by hundreds of thousands of beading enthusiasts, along with your name and contact information, if you desire. |
To enter, submit your design on an 8x10 color photograph or a digital file on a CD or DVD disc. Resolution must be at least 300 d.p.i., so email entries will not be accepted.
One entry per person, per category. Please do not submit your design photographed on a person. Pictures and/or CDs become the property of Fire Mountain Gems;™ do not send in the actual jewelry piece for judging.
Your design must be composed entirely of products available in the Fire Mountain Gems'™ comprehensive catalog. Components purchased from the Outlet Store(online), or the Great Product Section(Flyer or online) do not qualify. Other components, such as fabric, feathers and items which Fire Mountain Gems™ does not sell may be obtained elsewhere and incorporated into the design.
Entries must be received by the closing date of October 31, 2005. Please use order confirmation or some other form of tracking if you need to know when we receive your entry. Include your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, Fire Mountain Gems™ account number, which category your entry is for and a list of the products used in your creation (including Fire Mountain Gems'™ item numbers).
For tips on taking a quality photograph to submit, click here
To download ingredient list form to send in with your design(s), click here
Send the photograph or disc to:
Fire Mountain Gems™ Beading Contest
C/O Fire Mountain Gems™ and Beads
One Fire Mountain Way
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Contest is open to all Fire Mountain Gems'™ customers only. Employees of Fire Mountain Gems™ are not eligible to enter.
Winners will be notified by mail or email by 11/30/05. Winning pieces must be submitted to Fire Mountain Gems™ for photography postmarked no later than 12/17/05. Shipping costs will be reimbursed by crediting your Fire Mountain Gems™ account. Winners may be asked to sign a release form which will allow Fire Mountain Gems™ unlimited use of the photographs of the winning pieces, although submission will constitute agreement. Winning pieces will be returned upon completion of photography.
We look forward to receiving your incredible creations!
Questions? click here |
Beading Contest Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Can designs contain components from other categories?
A:Designs can contain product from multiple categories. However, each piece can only be entered in one category, regardless of how categories are represented by the components in the design. (For example, a necklace could contain natural pearls, gemstones and crystal beads and could be entered in any one of those three categories.)
Q: Is there a limit to the number of categories I can enter, or designs I can submit?
A: Yes, only one entry per person, per category. Customers may enter any category they choose, provided they meet the age requirements, as long as a separate piece is used for each category.
Q: What other items, if any, are allowed to be in the design if they are not purchased from Fire Mountain Gems™?
A: If it's a bead or beading component, it must be purchased from Fire Mountain Gems™ or made by the artist. Other components, such as fabric, feathers, and items which Fire Mountain Gems™ does not sell, may be obtained elsewhere and incorporated into the design. The majority of the design, however, must be composed of product purchased from Fire Mountain Gems™. When a piece is made by the artist, please note that on the ingredient list accompanying the entry.
Q: Can customers based in a facility enter?
A: Absolutely. Due to facility regulations, we may not be able to send the pieces back to the customer. Facility entries will be sent to a family member after photography, instead of being returned to the customer.
Q: Can pieces made with Fimo or Sculpey be entered in the Art Clay™ category?
A: We are limiting entries in the Art Clay™ category to products made with actual Art Clay™ -- available on our website -- but not projects made with Fimo or Sculpey. You may enter such projects into any other category they may apply to, depending on what other Fire Mountain products are contained in the pieces. If a design contains elements made from Art ClayT you may enter it either in the Art ClayT category or into whatever other category the secondary elements qualify it for.
Q: My child has made some pieces and wants to enter your contest. Do I have to enter them in the Kids or Youth categories?
A: No. Designs by younger customers can be entered in the general categories or in the age-defined categories. However, they cannot be entered in multiple categories with the same piece. Each child or youth entrant is allowed only one piece in the age-specific categories. All other pieces must be entered in the general categories.
Q: My design uses cord/thread/twine as the main component. Which category should I enter it in?
A: Enter your design into whatever category the secondary component(s) qualify it for.
Q: Do entries have to original creations or can they be something that you make from a pattern?
A: Fire Mountain GemsT prefers that customers enter projects of their own design. However, if you are using someone else's pattern, contact that artist and receive their permission, in writing, to use their design for the contest. Please include a copy (you keep the original) of that document with your entry.
Q: If a design uses components from multiple categories, which category should it be entered in ?
A: If a design uses product from multiple categories, you are free to choose which category to enter it in. We recommend that you enter it in the category that it contains the most of. (For example, if you have a necklace made of 60% natural pearls, 30% gemstones and 10% crystal, we recommend you enter it in the natural pearls category. If the percentages of materials are very similar, choose what is visually dominant in the piece.)
Q: Why do you limit which components we can use in a Beading Contest entry?
A: Fire Mountain GemsT limits which products can be used in contest entries for the benefit of our customers. Many of our customers like the pieces in the Beading Contest so much that they choose to make one for themselves. To assist that, we request that Contest entries are composed entirely of products available in the Fire Mountain Gems'T comprehensive catalog. Designs may also contain "found" components or elements made by the artist.
Q: If a design uses "medium nuggets," which category should it be entered in?
A: Category #6
Q: I made a rosary. Which category should it be entered in ?
A: Rosaries should be entered under the same guidelines as a necklace: based on its components. If your rosary uses product from multiple categories, you are free to choose which category to enter it in, as with any necklace design.
If you have a question regarding the contest, please send an e-mail to: beadingcontest@firemtn.com
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