I Made the Semi-finals!

Well, I made it to the semi-finals in the Bead Star design competition! I posted about this creative exercise endeavor in May - click here for the back story. Over 1500 entries were judged and two of my pieces were selected; My resin necklace in the plastics category and my pearl necklace in the pearl category. There were only 20 pieces selected for each category so I feel pretty good about making it this far. I didn't make the final cut that made it into the February issue of Bead Star but was instructed to hang on to both necklaces in case they are featured in another of Interweave Press's venues like Stringing Magazine. Pretty exciting for a first timer, huh!? I'm just enjoying the ride and having fun :)