Amanda Senger captures the color and joy of an early summer day with this art inspired jewelry set.
Bib-Style Necklace
Inspired by the cool blues and greys of a moonlight night, Rosalind R Burch’s Night Spirit encompasses the feeling of staring up at a star-filled sky.
Double-Strand Necklace
Padme ("lotus" in Sanskrit) by Wanaree Tanner captures the beauty of its namesake flower with Labradorite cabochons and embossed designs on the settings.
Cuff Bracelet
Filled with wire spirals and pastel gemstone sparkle, this cuff is fit for a fairy princess.
Single-Strand Necklace
Crafted entirely from metal clay, the unique links and captivating clasp and pendant in Sheila Schwede's Chain of Shells make this necklace a treasure fit for a mermaid!
Bib-Style Necklace and Earring Set
Brimming with visual texture and verdant green crystals, Susan Bailey's Summer Moss set is a striking design in any season.
Earrings
Ildiko Gyimesi uses wirework to imitate the graceful lines of a bygone era in her gorgeous Turquoise Art Nouveau earrings.
Bracelet
Sarah Thompson's sinuous wirework bangle titled "Betty" has a subtle industrial vibe, accented by a vibrant purple cubic zirconia that adds a striking pop of color.
Bib-Style Necklace and Bracelet Set
Keiko Wada has outdone herself with this incredible jewelry set! Bead-adorned wirework bursts into Lace Flower Floral Bloom with spectacular effects.
Three Piece Ornament Set
Embellish a glass ornament with polymer clay poinsettias inspired by this design by Eriko Page.
Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set
Rangashrii Santhanam used Crystal Passions® fancy stones, bicones, and seed beads to create the spectacular "Flora" set. This versatile ensemble is equally suited for a night on the town or adding a touch of elegance to a casual jeans outfit.
Shoes
When Lorae' Angle-Nguyen's daughter needed customized dancing shoes, she stepped in and bedazzled them with rhinestones with spectacular results.
Multi-Strand Necklace
Recapture the glitz, glamor and elegant beauty of the Roaring ’20s with this necklace and earrings set by designer-artist Christy Lensch.
Pendant
Let this award-winning wirework piece inspire your next creation. Amid this seemingly tangle of wire is precise wrapping, reminding us that there is often order amid the chaos if we look for it.
Collar-Style Necklace
Morra Giovina took inspiration from the color lilac to breathtaking levels in her exquisite necklace, "Kabilia." No wonder it won First Place in the Seed Beads category of our 2022 Beading Contest!
Collar-Style Necklace
James Franco’s Nile Dreams embodies the beauty and mystery of ancient Egypt in a detailed and colorful collar necklace.
Bracelet
Ezartessa’s The Secret Garden uses seed beads to beautifully evoke a sense of fantasy and wonderment—just don’t eat the berries!
Pendant
Little cubic zirconias twinkle amid the golden vines of this award-winning metal clay design like stars seen through an arbor on a warm spring evening.
Single-Strand Necklace
Inspired by the artistic style of the Ashanti region of Africa, Natasha Downs’ Ashanti Lace puts a modern spin on a unique style steeped in cultural heritage.
Pendant
O Gnomeo, Gnomeo, wherefore art thou Gnomeo? Right here, on this whimsical precious metal clay pendant made by designer-artist Ann Holden!
Single-Strand Necklace
This award-winning design offers an eclectic combo of copper, jeweler's bronze, ParaWire™ and Zebra Wire™ in gold and silver finishes. This necklace and earring set is certainly All Mixed Up and spot-on with the mixed metals jewelry trend.
Choker Style Necklace and Pendant
Inspired by the movie "Men in Black," this award-winning piece uses fifty individual pieces of sterling silver soldered together to form the cage-like pendant of Orion's Belt. This impressive piece elevates the glass marble inside from dollar store trinket to wearable art.
Single-Strand Necklace
This award-winning design inspired by Lake Michigan captures a sunrise over the lake, with soldered sterling silver wire and lapis lazuli representing water and rays of sunlight.
Three-Piece Bracelet Set
Let these award-winning “spikey cuffs in wire” with their edgy spiked layers and intricate wire-wrapping inspire your next wirework project.
Collar-Style Necklace
Aristotle's Psyche
"Spark" Inspirational Bead Mosaic
Sabrina Frey set out to capture the majestic beauty of our American Eagle in beads, and we think her magnificent mosaic, "Spark," has done just that. According to the artist each seed and bugle bead was individually placed on its repurposed cabinet door background!
Ring
Nina Weidner portrays "Magnificent mountain scapes and throngs of trees highlighted by the moon's light, clear skies and starry nights" in her visually impressive ring, "Luna Peak." Petrified wood and deer antlers represent the mountains, while ocean jasper and a glittering diamond float across the oxidized sterling silver "sky" like clouds and stars.
Rattlesnake Sculpture
This "Diamond Back Rattler" is rendered with photorealistic detail in seed beads.
Single-Strand Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Set
Consult your inner oracle with this mystical set featuring twisted wire tendrils licking the smooth surface of gemstone cabochons.
Flower Earrings
Reminiscent of the Asiatic Lily, this beautiful earring set by designer-artist Christine Calhoun reminds us that flowers can be as striking as they are beautiful.
Interchangeable Bracelet, Earring and Ring Set
An interchangeable bracelet, rings and earrings made this labor of love (and pop culture) an easy victor for the Employee's Choice award.
Bib-Style Necklace, Bracelet, Ring and Earring Set
Gay Isber performed wonderful alchemy when she began Turning Crystals into WOW Water with her Bronze Medal tie winning piece in the Crystal contest.
Open-Ended Necklace
GLITZYstones and beads took her inspiration from the swan floating over the lake, and its elegant nature earned her the Whimsy Award in the crystal contest.
Bib-Style Necklace
Winning a Silver Medal winner in the crystal category, Jody Young really made a standout with her necklace, a wonderful mix of Crystal Passions® and Czech glass.
Costume
Sherazade (and love triumphs) took home the Grand Prize Silver Medal, an amazing labor of love and technique to create a story telling piece of clothing.
Bib-Style Necklace
Get a boost of confidence with this Trendsetter Award-winning piece "Queen of Hearts" by Ekaterina Uskova. The large gemstones and bold colors made the wearer feel like a queen.
Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set
"Nefetiti" won the Gold Medal in our 2019 Jewelry-Making Contest with its geometric, intricate and beautiful mix of copper and Crystal Passions® bicones.
Pendant
Magic Sphere
Dance Costume
Melinda Baur took home the Grand Prize Bronze Medal with her intricate dress containing over 3000 crystals that were added as part of the hand knitted process!
Collar-Style Necklace
Sheila Christie melded Greek myths with Native American materials, combining two hemispheres for the Pacific Northwest Inspiration Award.
Bib-Style Necklace, Bracelet and Earring Set
Sharing a tie for the Bronze Medal in jewelry design, the Homage to Cartier's Toussaint is a throwback to a famous jewelry piece. A mix of stunning Crystal Passions® and intricate seed beads.
Bib-Style Necklace
A rivulet of crystal fire pours down an obsidian mountainside in Karen Carmichael’s Firefall Illusion, inspired by the beauty of sunset striking beautiful Horsetail Falls.
Single-Strand Necklace and Earring Set
Named "Hanabi," meaning "fireworks" or "fire flower" in Japanese, this piece by KaoriNa lives up to its name with a breathtaking display of color and sparkle.
Earrings
Graceful as willow trees and sparkling like diamonds, these dramatic earrings combine a variety of Crystal Passions® elements, seamlessly merging art and elegance.
Brooch
In a tie for Silver Medal in the crystal contest, this cicada was a stunning example of a nature themed brooch.
Bracelet
When the desire to design hits you, you just can't deny it. Crystal Passions rivoli and bicones combine with galvanized silver Toho beads in a beautiful finalist in the crystal contest.
Bib-Style Necklace
The Grand Prize Gold Medal Winner, sent in by Giovanna Cau, is a wonderful necklace mixing seed beads and crystals in visual harmony.
Bib-Style Necklace
The Bronze Medal winner in the necklace category of crystal contest. An Alaskan Summer captured in one piece of jewelry, brings beautiful nature themes to life.