We received so many wonderful submissions and mini-stories. These included a road trip celebrating being cancer free, seeing a momma humpback whale with her newborn calf, and favorite family memories of camping and s'mores by the fire. We've posted most of the submissions below.
We thank you all for sharing your hand stamped treasures and inspiration with us. We've randomly selected and are excited to congratulate Lana Parker!
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Submitted by Lana Parker |
Lana's story:
My 13 year old daughter designed the attached necklace for our travel agent! My daughter, Paris, is a Junior Olympic gymnast and has never flown before! I have not flown since before 9-11 and was terrified of flying!! So when she qualified for regionals (Tampa, FL) and for Nationals (Rochester, NY)....we had to put on our big girl panties and fly!
Anyway, my new travel agent talked me off of so many ledges that it was ridiculous! She assured me how the plane wouldn’t crash and how it was safer in a plane than in a car, etc...it was silly! Paris designed, and I made this necklace for her! It's nothing fance as I am a newbie at stamping but we both love working with the Swarovski crystals!
The three crystals symbolize this:
Green: Start on land
Blue: Fly over water
Green: Return back safely on land!!! LOL!
~Lana Parker
In no particular order, please find the entries below.
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Submitted by Carmalyn McCracken |
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Submitted by Cathy Buckley |
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Cathy Buckley's Inspiration from Alaska |
We went to Alaska, and I cut copper sheet and enameled this piece with the colors that were so reminiscent of Alaska!
The cliffs were a clay terra cotta color, the forest so green , and the color of the water in Endicott Fjord amazing.
I then mounted it on a tabbed copper frame that I made.
~Cathy Buckley
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Submitted by Chriss Pooler |
Submitted by Dacia Hesiak |
Submitted by Dacia Hesiak |
~Dacia Hesiak
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Submitted by Robbie Arenson |
~Robbie Arenson
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Submitted by Ellie Grossman |
~Ellie Grossman
I love using Beaducation's campers and trucks in my camping designs. Some of my favorite childhood memories are of adventures in camping with my family roasting marshmallows by the campfire and wandering about the campground with my cousins.
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Submitted by Jackie Preisendorfer |
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Submitted by Jennifer Fiebig |
I recently purchased a used pop up camper so my own little family can begin creating our own amazing travel adventures! Maybe someday we'll be able to invest in a full size resort like my favorite Beaducation design stamp, but for now our little camper will do! :)
~Jennifer Fiebig
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Submitted by Joannemay Estoesta |
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Submitted by Kim Winn |
Made for my trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
~Kim Winn
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Submitted by Larisa Booth |
I was selected to represent the state of Wyoming as a local artisan in Yellowstone National Park this summer! This was one of my best sellers, featuring all beaducation stamps. We had so much fun traveling with our little ones and sharing my work with fellow adventurers.
~Larisa Booth, Joy in the Morning
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Submitted by Melanie LeGrand |
~Melanie LeGrand
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Submitted by Melissa Gregory |
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Submitted by Merrelyn Abelein |
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Submitted by Merrelyn Abelein |
P.s. The whales were pierced and hand sawn out of sterling silver and originally soldered on to a brass cuff, but my skin was extremely reactive to the metal so I had to saw out the design and riveted it on to leather.
~Merrelyn Abelein
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Submitted by Pam Raskin |
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Submitted by Sara Mawyer |
~Sara Mawyer
We started from home in Minnesota, stopped in Pawhuska, OK to visit The Pioneer Woman’s Mercantile and then on to Waco, TX for the Magnolia experience. They called us Thelma and Louise as we pulled into our destinations in a yellow Mustang convertible.
I made this leather wrap bracelet to commemorate the trip.
~Janet Sanda
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Submitted by Diana Fileccia |
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Submitted by Stacy Surman |
I created a camping scene using all stamps purchased from Beaducation. I choose to create this scene, because my family and I went camping for the first time this summer. We had so much fun, we hope to purchase our own travel trailer for next year (we rented this year).
~Stacy Surman
My family recently went on a tour of northern Michigan. This necklace was made for my awesome aunt who traveled with us! The smashed penny has a pic of the Mackinac Bridge. Also included on this pendant is a Petosky Stone bead and a Lake MI beach stone (used a dremel to drill a hole). I used my MI metal stamp on a tag for that extra something. I hope that she likes it!!!!
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Submitted by Stephanie Couch |
~Stephanie Couch
We go to a few music festivals. So I made a couple bracelets and a ring to wear.
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Submitted by Tanda Perry |
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Submitted by Tanda Perry |
~Tanda Perry
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Submitted by Ben n Terah |
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Submitted by Chandra Handleand |
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Submitted by Chloe Rose |
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Submitted by Emily Mazur |
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Submitted by Emily Mazur |
This piece is to commemorate a trip to Seattle with a cruise to Alaska that my sister-in-law went on. She and my brother spotted whales! I sawed the whale tale. I used a curved stamp to create birds and a texture hammer to create water. Then, I stamped the word Alaska.
I also put a thin piece of rubber between the metal to be the whale skin texture so my whale would not be confused with a mermaid tale. I riveted it all together and then covered the rivets on the front with crystals. The back is brass stamped with our last name and the year of the trip. This was used as a tag on a gift and is now a pendant/small Christmas ornament.
~Emily Mazur
~Emily Mazur
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Submitted by Genevieve Whittle Ford |
~Genevieve Whittle Ford
~Jane Ellery Diaz Navarro
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Submitted by Joyce Lucht |
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Submitted by Joyce Lucht |
While walking on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, my husband found this unusual piece of sea glass. I needed an unusual setting for it and I used Lisa’a tutorial as a guide. The spirals on the pendant and chain that I made represented the waves of the ocean. The Czech glass beads, light blue to aqua to dark blue, mimic the colors as I looked out onto the sea.
More than a decade later (and improvements in my wire skills), this piece is still very special to me.
~Joyce Lucht
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Submitted by TCGRNA |
The center brown circle is a chestnut from one of our tours in Ireland. Sort of a funny story... hubs found a huge shark’s tooth and I thought he found it in Ireland. So, I made the shamrock and wire wrapped the sharks tooth to it. When I showed it to him he said “I didn’t find the shark’s in Ireland. I found that at Wrightsville beach (NC)”. Groan!! So I soldered a post to the shamrock, drilled a hole in the shamrock, and mounted a chestnut on it. I have it on an ornament stand for him. I am sure it may look strange to people but it is sentimental to him and a fond reminder of our trip.
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Submitted by Katie Townes |
~Katie Townes
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Submitted by Pam Raskin |
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Submitted by Silly S |
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Submitted by Sondra C. |
Jambo - Hello
Twinde - Let’s go
Kwaherini - Go well
And I added a paw print to represent the animals 🐾
~Sondra C.
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Submitted by Stephanie T. |
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Submitted by Stephanie T. |
~Stephanie T.
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Submitted by Tejal Shah |
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Submitted by Amy Myers |
~Amy Myers
~Claudine Lietz
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Submitted by Dawn Lemie |
Submitted by Gisela Schall |
It's just a piece of aluminum, but it means a lot to me. Hard times, not really time to be creative. I've looked after my mother for almost half a year. She is 90. Now she is in the hospital. But in a short moment I stamped this piece of aluminum. This piece reminds me of my little travels with my Irish Setter "Lady".
I do not give up my dream of new travel and a lot of art and creativity. Even making such a small, simple piece of jewelry is another step forward. Never give up on your dreams!
~Gisela Schall
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Submitted by Jan Adams |
~Jan Adams
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Submitted by Claudia Ross |
~Claudia Ross
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Submitted by Janice |
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Submitted by Justine E. |
My company has just gone through a name change from JKLeathers to Cuffs that Inspire. This lil camper is what our newest project will look like when its completed in just a few months! We are building from scratch, a teardrop camper to use as part of our mobile boutique to travel all over sharing our Inspirational cuffs.
~Justine E.
Earring charms commemorating our drive out to the country in the middle of the night to watch the Perseids meteor shower :)
Orion was really bright in the sky!
Submitted by Rebecca Alexander |
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Submitted by Tracey LoVerde |
Orion was really bright in the sky!
~Tracey LoVerde
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Submitted by Ashley Smith |
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Submitted by Julie Hunter |
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Submitted by Deb Zoglmann |
~Deb Zoglmann
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2 comments:
Fabulous, inspiring designs and displays from everyone! I am glad I did not have to do the judging!
Some really wonderful pieces of work here. Very inspiring.
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