UGLY NECKLACE CONTEST II

Show off your mistakes in style by designing a piece to enter into our Ugly Necklace Contest II!

2010 entries and winners!

Some of the 2009 entries.

Contest Rules

  • One entry per person/group.
  • Your necklace must be 75% made up of beads.
  • Beads are objects with holes in them. They made be made of glass, gemstone, wood, bone, polymer clay, metal, metal clay, plastic, resin, lucite, paper, or ceramic.
  • These objects are made to slip over a stringing material. Stringing materials may be string, cable wire, fishing line, cotton, yarn, thread, or cord.
  • Beads may be assembled into necklaces in many ways, including using bead stringing, bead weaving and/or wire-working techniques.
  • Your necklace length must be between 16" and 30", from one end to the other. The "necklace" length is measured as the length of the circle going around the neck, and that assemblage of the piece which begins and ends with the two parts of the clasp assembly.
  • Your necklace needs to be functional and wearable - it should not fall apart under normal handling, and it should not contain pieces/parts that could injure the wearer in any way.
  • Use of food or food waste as part of your necklace will not be allowed.

The Spirit of the Rules

The idea of the contest is to take actual art/craft materials, attempt to ignore the standard rules of design, and make an ugly necklace. The idea is not to go outside, pick up 3 pieces of trash and some bird feathers, string them on a rope and call it a "necklace". If you need rules clarification, please contact me at uglynecklace@lushbeads.com. The owner of Lush Beads has final say as to whether or not a necklace is within the spirit of the rules.

Prizes

First prize: $50 beady gift basket from Lush Beads
Second prize: $20 beady gift basket from Lush Beads
Third prize: A bag of crappy beads, to help you do better next year.

Submission deadline

Submission deadline: Wednesday April 28, 2010 at 6:45PM. Items may be dropped off in person at Lush Beads or sent via postal mail. The actual jewelry piece must be submitted, along with the submission form.

Judging and Announcement of Winners

Items will be voted on by non-participating artists and open studios attendees on Saturday May 1, 2010 from 10AM to 4:30PM. The winners will be announced on Saturday at 5PM. Winners need not be present at the time of announcement.

Return of Submissions

Submissions are available for pickup at Lush Beads after the announcement of the winners on Saturday May 1st. Participants wishing to have their pieces mailed to them are responsible for the cost of return postage. Unclaimed items will be sold to gypsies after 30 days.

Eligibility

Employees of Lush Beads and their families are not eligible to participate in the contest, however they may feel free to create something ugly and show it off separate from the contest.