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Bead Dreams

Bead Dreams Competition and Exhibit

Each year, Bead&Button magazine sponsors Bead Dreams, a juried competition of exceptional bead artistry from around the world. We display the accepted pieces at the Bead&Button Show and award ribbons in nine categories.

The outstanding piece among category winners receives a Best in Show trophy and a $1,000 gift certificate from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.
How to Enter

The deadline for Bead Dreams 2011 will be April 5.
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads - Sponsorship of Bead Dreams
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads - Sponsorship of Bead Dreams
We are pleased to announce that Fire Mountain Gems and Beads will again underwrite the top three Bead Dreams awards in 2010.

Fire Mountain Gems and Beads will sponsor the following prizes to the winners:

$1,000 Fire Mountain gift certificate for the Best In Show

$500 Fire Mountain gift certificate for the Best In Show Runner Up

$500 Fire Mountain gift certificate for the People's Choice

In addition, we have underwriters for each additional category in the competition.
Bead Dreams Categories and Sponsors
Bead Dreams awards will be gift certificates from the underwriting companies.
No cash awards will be issued.
Handmade Buttons and Beads
A unified collection of 4 or more buttons or beads in any media including but not limited to ceramic, raku, resin, bone, etc. (This excludes lampworked, glass, polymer clay, metal clay, and beaded beads.)

Sponsor: Whole Lotta Whimsy - Booth Numbers 733, 735, 737.
Prizes: 1st Place/$300; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$100
Wirework
NEW for 2010 - This category will include jewelry, accessories, handmade beads, jewelry-related objects, and sculptural objects that are made predominantly with wire or in which the primary techniques used are wirework techniques.

Sponsor: Beaducation - Booth Numbers 743, 745, 844, 846
Prizes: 1st Place/$400; 2nd Place/$300; 3rd Place/$200
Finished Jewelry
One piece, or an ensemble of jewelry, that is made from materials such as, but not limited to, glass beads, crystals, semi-precious stones, wire, metal clay, seed beads (piece must be less than 50 percent seed beads), found objects, etc.
Sponsor: Rio Grande - Rio Grande will be located in the foyer near the Silent Auction and Bead Dreams Display Prizes: 1st Place/$450; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$100
Crystal Jewelry
One piece or an ensemble of jewelry, that is predominantly machine-cut crystals, including, but not limited to, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Jewelry made using fire-polished beads, or cathedral beads, should be entered in the Finished Jewelry category.

Sponsor: CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements - Booth Numbers 634, 636, 638
Prizes: 1st Place/$450; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$100
Lampwork Category
Includes beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85 percent or more glass made by the applicant. Entries that use someone else's glass beads or components will be placed in the Finished Jewelry category.
Sponsor: Soft Flex Company - Booth Numbers 433, 435, 437, 439, 534, 536, 538, and 540.
Prizes: 1st Place/$300; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$100
Metal Clay
Includes beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85 percent or more metal clay.
Sponsor: Art Clay World, USA - Booth Numbers 511 and 513.
Prizes: 1st Place/$300; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$100
Seed Bead Jewelry
One piece, or an ensemble of jewelry, that is predominantly seed beads or bugle beads, including, but not limited to, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, or sets of beaded beads.

Sponsor: Beadalon - Booth Numbers 618, 620, and 622.
Prizes: 1st Place/$300; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$100
Objects and Accessories
A non-jewelry item or accessory, including, but not limited to, purses, shoes, sculpture, or wall hangings in any bead-related media.

Sponsor: Rings & Things - Booth Numbers 544, 546.
Prizes: 1st Place/$300; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$100
Polymer Clay
This category includes beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85 percent or more polymer clay.

Sponsor: Polymer Clay Express - At the ArtWay Studio
Prizes: 1st Place/$300; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$100
Bead Dreams Display located in the foyer of the Midwest Airlines Center, 3rd Floor

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