You may have noticed us throwing around the word "meld" lately and now we'll let you know why.
It's our new contest!!!!
"Maven Melds"
In discussions about what our new contest would be we decided we wanted to do something a bit different. As our hope is to share our knowledge and encourage growth in the realm of seed beads we wanted to do something that might help the budding seed beader take a first step into the world of designing and at the same time offer up a contest that could be challenging to even the best designer.
So we came up with 'Maven Melds'....what IS that? Ok... meld is defined as "a cause to merge" and a 'Maven Meld' is when you take two or more Maven tutorials and merge them together to create something new. A bit of this and a bit of that.
It's our new contest!!!!
"Maven Melds"
In discussions about what our new contest would be we decided we wanted to do something a bit different. As our hope is to share our knowledge and encourage growth in the realm of seed beads we wanted to do something that might help the budding seed beader take a first step into the world of designing and at the same time offer up a contest that could be challenging to even the best designer.
So we came up with 'Maven Melds'....what IS that? Ok... meld is defined as "a cause to merge" and a 'Maven Meld' is when you take two or more Maven tutorials and merge them together to create something new. A bit of this and a bit of that.
We've been busy creating melds to show you what we mean....a picture paints a thousand words, and all that. So, here are the ones we've finished so far...and over the next couple of weeks we'll each be posting about how we went about creating them to give you some tips for creating your own melded entry.
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| Mikki's meld of Heather's Anastasia and her own Wicked Weave. |
As usual, there will be fantastic prizes for the winners, and lots of fun in seeing what each person chooses to create!
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How To Enter
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| Callie's Meld of Nancy's Bezeled Chatons and Cynthia's "Orchid" Necklace |
Nancy's Meld of beaded beads designed or inspired by Cynthia, Callie, Heather and Mikki
Cindy's Meld of Nancy's Trellis design and Mikki's Arianne Bangle
The Rules
- You must use two or more Bead Maven tutorials...these can be any of the tutorials in our stores or any of the free tutorials we've posted on this blog. You are encouraged to add your own design elements, but the piece must include elements of the two (or more) tutorials you chose.
- The tutorials can be from the same Maven or a mix of different Mavens.
- Tutorials you have purchased from us previous to the beginning of the contest are fine to use.
- Only two entries per person.
How To Enter
- Send two good (clear, crisp and well-lighted) photographs, one showing the whole piece, one a close up or detail of the piece to BeadMavens@gmail.com
- Write a paragraph (up to 100 words) about your design and creative process, and what inspired you about the tutorials you chose.
- Email your entry to us by October 15th, 2011, midnight EST.
- Include your e-mail address and your full name in your email, please!!!!!
Judging
- Pieces will be judged on compatibility of tutorials chosen, technical skill, color harmony, and overall design.
- The Bead Mavens are not eligible to place in the contest or to receive prizes.
- We will choose three winners and one honorable mention from the entries.