The rules are available on the Textile Center’s website.
Basically, work entered must have been completed after January 1, 2007 and contain at least 50% beads. Submissions are due November 30, 2007, and artists will be notified by January 28, 2008.
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The Beadwrangler has a great introduction to this art form. There are several adjustments that you’ll need to make when you decide to start filling your embroidery stitches with beads, and she goes over all the basics!
Would you like to see some beadwork by an artist who is equally proficient in vessels and sculptural pieces as she is in jewelry? Then visit Melanie Doerman’s website, The Magpie.
Melanie has created a loomed self-portrait which I find fascinating:
And her vessels, which she has made to illustrate the Tarot, are astounding:
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This piece is called Florence, and it contains 6,468 glass beads! Beautiful, huh? Go see the rest of Melissa’s stunning beadwork!
Robin Atkins is an extraordinary bead artist, and she also writes an entertaining blog! Here, you can keep up with Robin’s new projects and her musings on life.
She is also the co-author of one of my favorite bead embroidery books:
I smile when I see Ingrid’s beadwork. It’s fun, cute, mostly happy, and the colors are great! She makes a lot of non-wearables, but I’ll encourage you to go visit her to see them rather than show them all here!
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Don’t miss the Bead Database site. There’s a lot of information for the bead lover, including a discussion forum, an interactive database, and lots of articles of interest. The image database is also available as an RSS feed so that you can be alerted to new postings in your blog reader.
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C.A. Therien, an online friend of mine, makes beautiful polymer clay beads. But that’s not all! She recently shared on her blog that she had turned her hand to making tea caddies from altoid tins! Check this out:
Go visit C.A.! She’s got a wonderful polymer tutorials on her blog, and she’s just delightful to read 
All out of beads, of course!
Alexandra makes these beauties on a loom, weaving thousands (millions?) of Japanese delicas. I’m not sure I even want to think about it! But I sure do like looking at them
Deadline: April 9, 2007
Bead Dreams contest information
Finalists will be on display at the Bead&Button Show, June 6-10, 2007 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Enter the Bead Arts Awards - Fill in the online form
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Global Crafts is a site that belongs to the Fair Trade Federation. Members are committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide. So you can feel good about purchasing artisan-made pieces from this site. These beaded animals are found in the Metal and Tin Art section.
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Open to any bead artist. Entries must be submitted by the designer/maker, or in cases of collaborative work, the principal designer/maker.
Deadline: April 1, 2007
Lapidary Journal Bead Arts contest information
Announcement of Winners:
Winners will be announced in the October Lapidary Journal Bead Annual, Step by Step Beads September/October issue, and showcased on the web.
Enter the Bead Arts Awards - Fill in the online form
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Lisa Kokin has an artistic vision that is very hard to categorize, because she does so many things so very well. Consequently, Lisa has gallery representation in both New York and California…believe me, it’s easy to see why! But don’t take my word for it…visit her site and spend a little time admiring her buttonworks, altered books, sewn photos, and sculptures.
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Come on a journey through a bead and jewelry wonderland, where no item is considered too strange to use in making something...especially if that item has a hole in it! All types of beads are welcomed and cherished here, and no techniques are off-limits. You'll be amazed and inspired by the beadwork that is being done today!
Bead Arts Author(s)
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