Breaking New from Bead Trends

I got an email from Bead Trends, they are having issues with their submission page - Need to pass it along to you!!

GOOD LUCK!!!!

If you have submitted to Bead Trends for publication for the April or May 2013 issue, or if you would simply still like to submit a design for consideration please email those submissions directly to me at tatia@beadtrendsmag.com. We are extending the submission deadline to October 31, 2012, giving designers one more week to get those gorgeous designs submitted!!! Our April issue calls are listed below:

Bead Trends is currently looking for designs with the following themes for our April 2013:

Inspired By — Do your designs tell a story? What inspired your latest creation? We love pieces that were inspired by people, places, colors, art, nature, and more. Submit your photos and tell us your stories!    Metal Smithing & Wire Work — A great trend in jewelry design is the use and manipulation of all types of metals. Metal stamping, PMC, texturizing, soldering, wire working and more.
Quick & Easy – Featuring beautiful designs that can be created in less than an hour and are perfect for designers of all levels.
Fashion Favorites – Features designs from a variety of styles and mediums that can be a personal favorite or necessary staple in any wardrobe.
Seed Beading — The popularity of seed beading is growing in all areas of jewelry design and in new and creative ways. Show us your creations.
Bead Weaving — Whether you use seed beads, pearls, crystals, or gemstones: How do you weave your beautiful masterpieces?
Mixed Media — We love the trend of mixed media designs. Combining the unexpected, edgy, recycled, industrial, and found objects with traditional jewelry elements. Get creative!
Crystals & Quartz — In honor of the April birthstone submit your favorite designs that sparkle!
Celebrate Spring — Flowers begin blooming, birds begin making their nests and we want to see your designs that celebrate and are inspired by Spring!

Deadline for the April 2013 issue is 11:59 p.m. MDT, October 31st, 2012. All ideas should be your original work and not previously published.

We will review all submissions, and if selected, we will contact you by November 2nd with additional information. All pieces will need to be shipped to us directly for photography and arrive in our office by November 12th. Your creation will be returned to you insured, after the issue has been printed.

Jewelry Submission Sites

Hey kids!

Bead Trends is looking for submissions for their April 2012 edition. This is a great time to sort through your treasury of creations that you have left from last spring or summer, as you are putting out your fall and winter designs for your shoppers!

Bead Trends is a series of beautiful idea books. They feature a great variety of incredible jewelry and bead creations.

Bead Trends April 2012 Call

Bead Trends is currently looking for designs with the following themes for our April 2012 issue:

• Birthstone - Diamonds are a girls best friend! Crystals that sparkle and clear quartz can make a great statement too! Send us your favorites!

• Anything Goes - The beaded possibilities are endless and not just limited to jewelry. What about pillows, table runners, picture frames, lamps, clothing, candle collars, wine glass charms, and home decor. This category can contain jewelry and a whole lot more!

• Quick & Easy – Featuring beautiful designs that can be created in less than an hour and are perfect for designers of all levels.

• Fashion Favorites – Features designs from a variety of styles and mediums that can be a personal favorite or necessary staple in any wardrobe.

• Fabulous Focals - Focal pieces are HOT! Make a statement and show us your designs featuring great focal pieces.
• Multi-Strand Designs - Long layers, short twists, and everything in between. We want to see your multi-strand creations.
• Earrings- Simple or elaborate, elegant or casual, long or short! There is an earrings style perfect for everyone.
  
• Bead Weaving - Whether you use seed beads, pearls, crystals, or gemstones. How do you weave your beautiful masterpieces!
• Color Me Spring - Send us your designs and styles that set the stage for spring!

If you would like to submit your work to this publication, please e-mail a photograph, the name or title of your piece, and contact information to: beadsubmit@northridgepublishing.com.

If submitting multiple pieces, please send a separate e-mail and photograph for each design.

Deadline for the April 2012 issue is 11:59 p.m. MDT, October 25th, 2011. All ideas should be your original work and not previously published.

We will review all submissions, and if selected, we will contact you by November 1st with additional information. All pieces will need to be shipped to us directly for photography and arrive in our office by November 12th. Your creation will be returned to you insured, after the issue has been printed.

Beadaholique's Beading Contest - Hurry - deadline is Oct 26th!!!

Bead and Button is another great source for you to submit your pieces, or for you to contribute to the magazine!

Bead The Pattern Magazine - this is the submission form for Bead The Pattern Magazine, but I will say I am a bit perplexed on exactly how it works.....

Bead Style Magazine - The contributor guidelines for their submissions

Stampinton & Company - This site offers so many different submissions, some are ongoing some are dated, some are not even jewelry related but still something you may want to get involved with!

Canadian Beading - They pay for submissions :)

Creative Beading - in Australia, they have a competition link that is empty right now, but bookmark it, may be some fun later!

Stringing Magazine - They have several submission guidelines posted!

Oh gosh kids - good luck to any of you and your submission - please pop back in with me if you are accepted! I would love to hear about it!

Good LUCK!!!

Share your designs - Win Beads!

Got this email today, looks fun!
I am gonna try - what bout you?

This is a monthly GIVEAWAY.

EcuadorianHands.com is proud to feature your artwork, and we invite you to submit images of your favorite projects to the Customer photographs section and participate in our monthly draft. You can win US$20-worth of tagua beads and coconut beads (free shipping) to incentive your creativity and environmental awareness using ecofriendly beads. Here's how you can be included:

• We accept and will participate all designs of jewlery beaded WITH ANY MATERIAL), NO RESTRICTIONS!
• Email your name and attached image to contest@ecuadorianhands.com
• Please describe your project (ie: necklace, bracelet, home décor)
• Include the name of your design... If you have named it!

Photography tips:

• Photos should be a minimum of 500x500 pixels
• To best results, place dark designs on a light background and light artwork on a dark background.
  

Winners:

• Will participate all the designs that we will recibe until the 25th of each month (deadline). All these designs will be published in our blog site under the category (contest & promotions). The wining design will be the one that recibes the larger number of comments unitl the 25th day of the next month (counting day). Winner will be announced 5 days after. Ex. Designs receipt until Feb 25th (deadline) will be participating until Mar 25th (counting day), and on Mar 30th we will announcing the winner.
  
• Only one comment per person will count. No repeated comments will be accepted, nor offensive or out of line comments.
• Winner will be notified by email, and will be published in our blog.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the artistic credit of the artwork displayed here, please contact us at contest@ecuadorianhands.com

Would you like to receive information about our Giveaways, Promotions and cool stuffs about our beads? Join our Beads Mailing List!

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Winners Jewelry Making Contest

FEB 2011 - Meet the Mystic Jaguar by Allie Thornton

MAR 2011 - Design by Accesorios Sara Maruri

April 2011 – Biambi by Coffee Lovah

May 2011 - No contestants

Bead Trends October 2011 Call

Ok kids - there is still time to get your ideas into Bead Trends for their October 2011 call!!!

Bead Trends is a series of beautiful idea books. They feature a great variety of incredible jewelry and bead creations.

Bead Trends October 2011 Call

Bead Trends is currently looking for designs with the following themes for our October 2011 issue:

• Color Challenge - Pantone's color of the year is Honeysuckle, a beautiful reddish pink. Mix your favorite version of Honeysuckle pink with any other colors and create your favorite combinations!

• Anything Goes - The beaded possibilities are endless and not just limited to jewelry. What about pillows, table runners, picture frames, lamps, clothing, candle collars, wine glass charms, and home decor. This category can contain jewelry and a whole lot more!

• Quick & Easy – Featuring beautiful designs that can be created in less than an hour and are perfect for designers of all levels.

• Fashion Favorites – Features designs from a variety of styles and mediums that can be a personal favorite or necessary staple in any wardrobe.

• Matching Sets – Trendsetting styles that can be worn together or alone.

• Wire Artistry – Gorgeous designs using wire working and wire artistry at its best.

• Mother Earth – Designs made from natural elements from the earth.

• Earrings

• All Mixed Up – Mixed media jewelry! We love mixed metals, fabrics, shapes, textures, and mediums. Rethink how you design and come up with something new!

If you would like to submit your work to this publication, please e-mail a photograph, the name or title of your piece, and contact information to: beadsubmit@northridgepublishing.com.

If submitting multiple pieces, please send a separate e-mail and photograph for each design.

Deadline for the October 2011 issue is 11:59 p.m. MDT, April 25th, 2011. All ideas should be your original work and not previously published.

We will review all submissions, and if selected, we will contact you by May 1st with additional information. All pieces will need to be shipped to us directly for photography and arrive in our office by May 12th. Your creation will be returned to you insured, after the issue has been printed.