{"id":10376,"date":"2010-06-23T03:19:21","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T10:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=10376"},"modified":"2013-07-10T15:49:38","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T22:49:38","slug":"1-to-15-contest-entries-posted-polymer-clay-bead-giveway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/1-to-15-contest-entries-posted-polymer-clay-bead-giveway\/10376\/","title":{"rendered":"#1 to #15 Contest Entries Posted – Polymer Clay Bead Giveway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Polymer <\/span>“…then along came
\nPhase 3<\/em> of your bead
\ngive away contest! I am
\nnow the proud owner of
\na little…” ~Susan-B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

If you have been following my blog for at least the last couple of weeks, you will know that Phase 3 of my Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway Contest is underway. Here are links to first two contest announcement and discussion articles:<\/span><\/p>\n

Article #1:<\/strong> June 14, 2010: Phase 3 – Polymer Clay Bead Give Away – Your Feedback Needed<\/a>: “I still get butterflies in my stomach when I realize that I actually won this fabulous collection of beads!” ~Carolyn-F<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Article #2:<\/strong> June 17, 2010: More Discussion… Polymer Clay Tutor Bead Giveaway (Phase 3)<\/a>: ” “If there is anyway we can help do this and keep your contests going I vote YES, YES, YES!”
\n~Peggy-B<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Today, I’m excited to present the first batch of contest entries for everyone to see. The links directly under the photos posted further down on this page,\u00a0 will take you to some examples of how to participate in this fun contest. On each photo entry page, you will see the following common elements:
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1) <\/strong><\/span>A photo or a series of photos relating to techniques learned here at the blog or at the members video library. These images can be uploaded to your blog or to any other web site that allows you to publicly share photos on the Internet (i.e. Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, PictureTrail, FacebookPages, etc.) .<\/span><\/p>\n

2) <\/strong><\/span>A description or caption about your project. Creative stories are always a fun to read. Everyone loves to be entertained :-)<\/span><\/p>\n

3) <\/strong><\/span>An anchor text<\/em> link (or multilpe links) pointing back to the pages here at my blog that provided you with creative inspiration for your project. The best pages to link to are usually the Tuesday Teaser<\/em> video posts. And when I say anchor text<\/em>, that means the link is series of two or three or four contextual words that are clickable<\/em>. You’ll see some good examples by looking at today’s contest entries below. Plus there is more discussion on the topic in the following comment thread: Creating Anchor Text Links<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

After you have completed the three steps listed above, you will then need to send me an email which includes a direct link to your contest entry page or pages. You can enter as often as you like.<\/span><\/p>\n

On a regular basis (weekly if enough entries are submitted), I will post a summary of the most recent contest entries… just like I have done below.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please note that if your photos are only posted on your Facebook Wall, I will not be able to include them in these summary posts at my blog. This is because they can’t be viewed by everyone.\u00a0 What you will need to do is also post your pics on pages that are publicly available, where the visitor does not have to be approved as a friend in order to view the page.
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<\/a><\/span>Here are the Contest Entries
\nThat have Come In So Far…<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #1 ^^<\/strong>
\nMitered Corner Cane<\/a>
\nBrenda Moran<\/td>\n

\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #2 ^^<\/strong>
\nJupiter Beads
\nSusan Bates<\/td>\n

\n

^^ Entry<\/strong> #3 ^^<\/strong>
\nDeep Crackle Raku<\/a>
\nNicole Rennell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #4 ^^<\/strong>
\nFaux Jade<\/a>
\nCarolyn Fiene<\/td>\n

\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #5 ^^<\/strong>
\nLeopard Cane<\/a>
\nBrenda Moran<\/td>\n

\n

^^ Entry<\/strong> #6 ^^<\/strong>
\nZebra Cane<\/a>
\nLoretta Carstensen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #7 ^^<\/strong>
\nZebra Cane<\/a>
\nBrenda Moran<\/td>\n

\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #8 ^^<\/strong>
\nJupiter Beads<\/a>
\nNicole Rennell<\/td>\n

\n

^^ Entry<\/strong> #9 ^^<\/strong>
\nHammered Metal Bezel<\/a>
\nBrenda Moran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #10 ^^<\/strong>
\nInterchangeable<\/a>
\nBrenda Moran<\/td>\n

\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #11 ^^<\/strong>
\nExtruder Flower Cane
\nSusan Bates<\/td>\n

\n

^^ Entry<\/strong> #12 ^^<\/strong>
\nMushroom Beads<\/a>
\nBrenda Moran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #13 ^^<\/strong>
\nFaux Raku<\/a>
\nNicole Rennell<\/td>\n

\n

^^ <\/strong>Entry<\/strong> #14 ^^<\/strong>
\nPuffy Hollow Beads<\/a>
\nBrenda Moran<\/td>\n

\n

^^ Entry<\/strong> #15 ^^<\/strong>
\nJupiter Beads
\nSusan Bates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you don’t see your contest entries referenced above, then please send me another email<\/a>,\u00a0 and I will include them in the next bead summary post. Make sure to follow all of the rules as outlined at the beginning of this article.
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Some Q&A and Commentary<\/strong>…<\/span><\/p>\n

Hi Cindy, I am a relatively new member, but I wanted to get more involved with the new contest by sending in some links to my work. Right now, I’m keeping everything at Flickr, and have three items linking back to your site. There will be more to come in a few days. Do we need to contact you with each new link, or is my main Flickr address sufficient?<\/span> ~Nicole-R<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for participating in the contest, Nicole. The way you set up your photos, links and descriptions on Flickr is perfect! Where you have two links on the same page to two different destination url’s, will go a long ways to helping you get more clicks to win the big prize. Oh and including individual links to each of your individual pages is definitely how you want to email your entries in to me. It’s the only way I will be able to effectively keep tabs on everything you are posting. Can’t wait to see more of your work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you once again Cindy! I have been playing around with the idea of posting images on the internet for some time, but have been fiddling around and felt no great urge to work out how to set something up since I wanted to dedicate all my free time to polymer… then along came “Phase 3” of your bead give away contest! I am now the proud owner of a little blog and have also learnt how to do links thanks to your helpful input. This is great fun!
\n<\/span>~Susan-B<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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