Wire Lace Contest

I almost missed it...On August 6 I received a call from Cathy Jakicik, the editor of BeadStyle Magazine. She wanted to find out if I received the e-mail informing me that I was a finalist in the Wire Lace Design Contest 2010! I was so exited to hear that. She told me they needed my wording and that I needed to send the piece to them. Lucky me my picture was good and they were able to publish it without a problem. As you can imagine, I don't receive e-mail from magazine editors very frequently so her e-mail went to "spam"...oh no!!! Thanks God for the phone.


BeadStyle published the five finalists and I am very honored to be selected with other great artists like Christie Friesen. The projects are wonderful...we are all winners!


For my piece I wanted the wire lace to keep the beautiful ruffles it gets when you expand it and I accomplished this with resin. The pendant colors included the chocolate brown of the lace that was the main purpose of the contest. It was a lot of fun to create and I am very happy to be a finalist. The winner piece will be published in the BeadStyle Magazine January 2011 edition.


To vote for your favorite design just follow the link below.

http://www.beadstylemag.com/en/How%20To/Bead%20Room/2010/08/WireLace%20Finalists.aspx



Enjoy!

Gemstone of the Month Update

I know I owe you the birthstones for June, July and August. I will not try to excuse myself. I will just publish a snapshot the gemstones I missed and that way I will have more to talk about next year :)

June - Moonstone

Moonstone was associated in antiquity with the moon. It has always been the stone of love and lovers. They are believed to promote fertility and bring inner harmony. Also known as the soul stone, it is said to be excellent for attracting love and goddess energy.

July - Ruby

Ruby was called the mother of all gemstones for its beauty and rarity by the ancients Greeks. It is said that Ruby combines sensual and spiritual love creating divine love in crystallized form. As a good luck stone for love, ruby encourages sensitivity and harmony in relationships.

August - Peridot

Peridot is also known as the evening emerald. Lively green peridot is the stone for inner harmony , positive feelings and for strengthening friendships.