Some very exciting news from Artbeads!

I heard from Artbeads! This is their latest, extremely exciting news!

"Dear Design Partners,

Artbeads is proud to announce our first ever ‘What Inspires You?’ jewelry contest! The theme of Artbeads.com’s first beading contest is to let beading artists share their inspiration with others. There are two categories, necklaces and other beaded designs for this contest. Voting will be open to the public to determine the top 3 winners in each category. A picture of the inspiration and design will allow the voters to see how each entry is represented.

The Grand Prize Winner in the Necklace and Beading contests will each receive a $500 Artbeads.com Gift Certificate, the

2^nd Place

winners will each receive a $250 Artbeads.com Gift Certificate and the

3^rd Place

winners will each receive a $100 Artbeads.com Gift Certificate.

This is a fun event to share with your blog readers (that's you!--jean), family, friends and fellow beaders. This is a contest of originality, design, and vision. All entries MUST be an original design. At least 50% of the beads and components in a submitted entry must be purchased from Artbeads.com. Participants must upload one picture of their design and one of picture of their inspiration, such as you see below in the banners. This contest is open to beaders worldwide, aged 18 and older."

So go for it,  age eighteeners and up!

best wishes,

jean