6th CONTEST

JEWELS OF THE FUTURE

We are pleased to present the new contest BEADS PERLES.

This time we are going to create JEWELS OF THE FUTURE.

There are two categories, NECKLACE and BRACELET, in both cases you have to design a piece worthy for ladys of the future.

At this contest there will be a prize draw for people who vote thanks to our last winner.

RULES

1 .- PARTICIPATION. To participate it is essential to appear or to be included in BEADS PERLES artists' list. If you are interested in participating and you are not listed, send us an email and we will add you as soon as possible.

2 .- TERMS OF REGISTRATION. Registration period ends on 5th September, if you want to participate, simply send an email to beads.perles@gmail.com with the following data:
- Your NICKNAME used on your pages (blog, Flickr or WEB)
- NAME AND SURNAME
- ADDRESS (Where you would like to receive the Prize in case you win)
- E-MAIL
Also indicate us the category you want to participate (Neckalace or Bracelet).

These data will be confidentially treated and it will be only sent to the Sponsors stores in case you win.

3 .- CREATION PERIOD. The creation period ends on 12 September 2010. It is compulsory to receive all participants’ photos before this date. Photos must be sent to our e-mail address (beads.perles@gmail.com). Any photo received after this date will be excluded from the contest.

4 .- SIGNATURE OF DESINGS' PICTURES. In no way pictures can include any logo, text, signature, avatar, etc, that may identify or make recognizable her/his creator.

5 .- VOTTING PERIOD. The votting period will last for 6 days (3 days for each category).

6 .- VOTE TERMS. On September 15, 2010 we will publish all photos for the first category (Necklace) and the voting period will last for 3 days, until September 17 at 12 midnight. On September 20 we will publish all photos for the second category (Bracelet) and the voting period for this category will last for another 3 days, until 22 September at 12 midnight.

7 .- ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS. On September, 23rd we will announce the end of the contest and then winners will be published officially.

8 .- WHO MAY VOTE. Its only allowed one vote per person per category, and may only vote those artists who appear on our LIST OF ARTISTS, so if you plan to vote and you are not listed, send us an email with a link to your websites and after we review it, you will be included in the list.

9 .- VOTING. Votes will be made through comments on your favourite photo.When you open the comments window, you need first to write the commentary to the photo and then you have to identify yourself, this requires a choice of 4 ways to identify and only the 3rd one is valid: NAME / URL.
You will have to fill two tables: your NICKNAME, that you use at your web pages, and your URL, by pasting the link to one of your websites (listed).

10 .- There will be only one winner per each category.

11 .- Participants are not allowed to display/show their contest pictures on any other website till the announcement of the winners. Nor will seek the vote in any web, either, Blogs, galleries, forums, etc.. At the time that a participant fails to break this rule he or she will be immediately disqualified and get out from the contest.

12 .- Each participant can send a maximum of 4 original handmade designs by category, indicating in which category wants to participate:

a) Necklace of the future

Sponsor: La Tienda de las Cuentas

Among all valid votes there will be a prize draw from our last winner Alia.

b) Bracelet of the future

Sponsor: Miss Cuentas

Among all valid votes there will be a prize draw from our last winner Alia.

13 .- PRIZE. Apart from the obvious mention of the winner in our Blog, there is a monetary award. The prize is 100 Euros per category to spend on material purchased in the store that sponsors the category.