Beading Contest 2021 – The Results

We would like to THANK OUR SPONSORS who provided prizes for our winners!

The main sponsor of the Beadingschool Contest is Matubo Beads and each category has a separate sponsor too.

Categories:

1. Beadingschool colors category – Sponsor of category: The Beadsmith
2. Bead embroidery category – Sponsor of category: Beadingschool.com by Erika Sándor
3. Preciosa crystal category – Sponsor of category: Preciosa

Prizes for awarded beaders:

1.prize:
70 EUR Gift card to the Beadingschool.com website
OOAK art cabochon
Gift bag from Matubo Beads
Gift bag from the sponsor of the category
Choose a bead-related book and we’ll order it for you, so you can learn even more!
Interview on Coffeetime with Erika – live video broadcast

2. prize:
50 EUR Gift card to the Beadingschool.com website
Gift bag from Matubo Beads
Gift bag from the sponsor of the category

3. prize:
30 EUR Gift card to the Beadingschool.com website
Gift bag from Matubo Beads
Gift bag from the sponsor of the category

We also would like to THANK OUR JURY who dedicated their time to award the winning points!

• Heather Kingsley-Heath of Heatherworks,

• Siân Nolan of Beadwork by Sian,

• Helena Tang-Lim of Manek-Manek Beads!

They did an amazing job reviewing more than 90 pictures of jewelry submitted to the contest! It is enormous work if you imagine the time frame between the due date for submitting the entries and the announcement of the winners.

And the winners of the Beadingschool Contest 2021 are:

1. Category: Beadingschool colors

Sara Lilja – 55 points

Based on the Passiflora necklace tutorial.

Daniele Heine – 51 points

Based on a Petronella earrings design.

Sandra Lindahl – 49 points

Based on Lea pendant tutorial.

Virginia Bremken – 49 points

Based on a Little Treasure tutorial.

2. Category: Bead embroidery with L2Studio cabochons

Elena Lazovik – 54 points

Elena’s own design – Deux Ex Machina N 951, where she used Iceberg, Galaxy, and Oval cabochons.

Sara Lilja – 53 points

Sara’s own design, where she used Tiffany Green Big navette.

Vania Jacobs – 53 points

Vania’s own design,  inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night. She used Circles Warm Yellow cabochon.

3. Category: Preciosa crystal category

Sara Lilja – 57 points

Sara combined her own design with Erika’s bezel from Estrella pendant.

Faye Williams – 50 points

Flower Cascade pendant designed by Faye.

Laura Embrey – 49 points

Laura’s own design.

Extra Prize to award – Best Newcomer

Veronika Královičová – scoring high points in all 3 categories

Veronka started to bead in May 2021. She was brave enough to accept the challenge and she joined all three categories, creating beautiful jewelry and scoring high points! She’s an encouragement to everyone who may have some doubts to join in the future. Don’t! Bead with the rest of us to celebrate the joy of creating!

This is one of her jewels based on Petronella earrings design.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Elena Lazovik’s first reaction after the announcement sums it all up for all the participants:

…I congratulate all the winners – your pieces are amazing, and you have well-deserved wins! Congratulations!

But let me congratulate actually all the participants for such beautiful masterpieces you have created! Honestly, I was amazed by the quality of work and your creativity! Thank you for participating and demonstrating your fantasy and great skills! We are all winners, you know since we are able to create such beauties!

Thanks a lot to Erika Sándor and #beadingschool team for organizing this great contest and letting us be inspired by so gorgeous works! Thanks a lot to sponsors for making it happen! And huge thanks go to the jury – I can only imagine how tough was the task to judge our works! Thank you very much for your effort! …

Sara Lilja’s says:

…This made me so happy and so grateful. Many thanks to all of you who congratulated me and to Erika and the team for making this amazing competition! It was really fun to challenge myself! Thanks to the sponsors and the jury! A big hug and congratulations to all the winners and to all who entered the competition! So many amazing pieces!