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Jewelry-Making Contest Entry Form

The 2024 Jewelry-Making Contest is open for entries through April 27th!

Why Enter?
Learn more about what you could win. >

Contest Winners
View past winning designs. >

As we transition to a new computer system, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this year’s Jewelry-Making Contest. This will allow us to give your entries the time and attention they deserve when the contest returns.


Stay tuned for more details, and in the meantime, keep creating! We’d love to see what you’re working on—share your jewelry designs with us on social media and tag #FMGShare for a chance to be featured!

About Signup

All judging will be completed using the photos submitted with entries. Level of difficulty, application of technique, creativity and use of product will be the basis of judging. All entrants will receive an email with additional information after the first round of judging is completed.

Details, Rules, and Limitations

  • Submissions can be made through:
    • The online entry form
    • E-mailing the entry information to beadingcontests@firemtn.com
  • Submit a complete materials list of all products used in the design – size, color, material, shape and item number if available.
  • Submit a clear color image of the design – either upload a digital file up to 300 ppi and no larger than 4 MB. Up to 3 images may be submitted. See photo tips.
  • No purchase is necessary.
  • The design must contain at least 50% of the featured product/technique of the specific category being entered. (See the following design examples, Fig. 1 and 2, for an entry to the Seed Bead category.)
  • No more than three entries per person.
  • Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the deadline.
  • Pieces that have won other jewelry contests may not be entered.
  • Once a design has been through the judging process, it may not be resubmitted to future Fire Mountain Gems Jewelry-Making Contests unless requested by the judging panel.
  • Domestic and international submissions are accepted. Click here for a list of countries not allowed at this time.
  • Entrants must be at least fifteen (15) years old at the time of entry.
  • Employees of Fire Mountain Gems and Beads are ineligible.
  • Entrants release the unlimited use of the photographs of the piece to Fire Mountain Gems and Beads. This agreement is on the online entry form. Submission of a design through any means will constitute agreement.
  • Entrants must document details on the entry packet regarding the use of any commercially purchased patterns, works of another artist used in the submitted design or any collaboration.

Countries Not Allowed at This Time

Thank you for your interest in the Jewelry-Making Contests. At this time the following countries are unable to participate (subject to change):

  • Andorra
  • Ascension Islands
  • Belarus
  • Bora Bora
  • Borneo
  • Burma
  • Caroline Islands
  • Corsica
  • Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
  • Cuba
  • Falkland Islands
  • lran
  • lraq
  • Leeward Islands
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Saint Helena
  • Santa Cruz Island
  • Somalia
  • St. Pierre & Miquelon
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Wake Island
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe
example of qualifying design using at least 50% seed beads

Fig. 1

example of unacceptable design using less than 50% seed beads

Fig. 2

Status & Deadline

The 2025 Jewelry-Making Contest has been postponed.