Best-In-Show - Sponsored by Fire Mountain Gems and Beads - $1,000 gift certificate
Miyuki Sugimura, Hiroko Toda, Masako Kato, and Akemi Hara - Early summer wedding bouquet
Runner-Up Best-In-Show - Sponsored by Fire Mountain Gems and Beads - $500 gift certificate
Hiroko Toda - Sakura
People's Choice Award - Sponsored by Fire Mountain Gems and Beads - $500 gift certificate
Nobuyo Chiba - Beaded Chess
Handmade Beads or Buttons - Sponsored by Soft Flex Co.
1st Place - Robert Jennik - Barely a Bear's - $300 gift certificate
2nd Place - Barbara Caraway - Fall Berries Collection - $200 gift certificate
3rd Place - Melinda Willis - Finding the Pieces - $100 gift certificate
Polymer Clay - Sponsored by Rings & Things
1st Place - Carol Simmons - Korean Embroidery Series - $300 gift certificate
2nd Place - Julie Picarello - Cityscape - $200 gift certificate
3rd Place - Louise Fischer Cozzi - Symmetry Denise Necklace - $100 gift certificate
Crystal Jewelry - Sponsored by Swarovski
1st Place - Diane Hyde - Libra and Her Sparrow - $450 gift certificate
2nd Place - Sherry Serafini - Rocks - $200 gift certificate
3rd Place - Irina Astratenko - Viktorija - $100 gift certificate
Finished Jewelry - Sponsored by Rio Grande
1st Place - Heidi Kummli - Wolf Tracks - $450 gift certificate
2nd Place - Kim Yamakawa - Giggles & Smiles - $200 gift certificate
3rd Place - Kevin Siggins - Fiery Sculptural Piece - $100 gift certificate
Seed Bead Jewelry - Sponsored by Beadalon
1st Place - Hiroko Toda - Sakura - $300 gift certificate
2nd Place - Heidi Kummli - Transformation - $200 gift certificate
3rd Place - Susan Mandel - Journey - $100 gift certificate
Objects or Accessories - Sponsored by Art Clay World USA
1st Place - Miyuki Sugimura - Early summer wedding bouquet - $300 gift certificate
2nd Place - Hiroko Yokoi - Ohinasama - $200 gift certificate
3rd Place - Yuko Shiba - Jumped! - $100 gift certificate
We'd like to thank everyone who submitted to the 2008 Bead Dreams competition. Watch for photos of the finalists in the October issue of the magazine and online at BeadAndButton.com We hope you will all consider entering again in 2009. Entries will again be accepted online only. Watch the Web site for more information.