Bracelets

First Place: Milky Way Cuff, Nina Basharova
Second Place: Petra Luz (tied)
Second Place: Wooly Worm, Jackie Reinhart (tied)

Nina Basharova, First Place, Bracelets
Milky Way Cuff
(Above) 18K gold. Soldered, cast, satin finished, rhodium plated. 70mm high, 80mm in diameter. Piece was made for and included in the book 500 Bracelets, Lark Books 2005. Photo: Todd Murray. www.ninabasharova.com.

Petra Luz, Second Place (tied), Bracelets
Bracelet: sterling silver, smoky quartz, citrine (all 3mm), black pearl. Constructed bracelet with a ninch to open. 10 x 7 x 0.5 cm. www.petraluz.com

Jackie Reinhart, Second Place (tied), Bracelets
Wooly Worm
(Right) Miyuki and other seed beads, Czech twisted bugle beads, Swarovski crystal bicone beads, magnetic tube clasp, Fireline. Bracelet base is peyote stitch, overall 8" x 2"; 119 grams; 7,340 beads total. Photo Todd Murray.

Earrings

First Place: Neon Dusters, Beth Rosengard
Second Place: Dmitri Pavlov

Beth Rosengard, First Place, Earrings
Neon Dusters
Boulder opals, apatite; 14, 18, & 22K gold. One-of-a-kind broom-cast gold pieces, modified and recombined with bezel-set stones. 1-7/8". www.bethrosengard.com

Rings

First Place: Blue Mountain Ring, Jon Ryan
Second Place: Barbed Wire Rings, Nina Basharova

Jon Ryan, First Place, Rings
Blue Mountain Ring
Aluminum, sterling silver. Carved from a solid piece of aluminum and anodized. Silver band in the finger hole fabricated and held in place by flaring edge with a punch. 27mm x 35mm x 12mm. www.jonmryan.com

Pins & Brooches

First Place: Southern Alps, Susan Brown
Second Place: Rhythm Stick, Pam Caidin

Erin Dolman, First Place, Pins/Brooches
Sweet William
Sterling silver, 18K gold, copper, vintage photograph, burs, brass bolts, acrylic. Hand fabricated using etched and roller printed sterling silver, copper, and 18K gold. Layers of metal and acrylic are joined with machine bolts, rivets, and tube spacers. 1-3/4". Photo: Erin Dolman. www.erindolman.com

Pendants & Necklaces

First Place: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Caito Amorose
Second Place: Sweet Freedom, Nina Basharova

Left: Caito Amorose - First Place, Pendants/Necklaces ,
(also Best of Competition (tied))
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
8-9mm fresh water pearl sticks, Czech glass beads, Czech seed beads, freshwater potato pearls, ultrasuede. Bead embroidery. 11". www.caitoamorose.com

Miscellaneous Jewelry

First Place: Nina Basharova
First Place: John - Barely Corn, Dmitri Pavlov
First Place: Autumnal Tiara, Elizabeth Bucheit

Nina Basharova, First Place (tied), Miscellaneous Jewelry
Platinum silver alloy, 14K, chrysoprase, amethyst, pink quartz, chalcedony, tourmaline, onyx, peridot, citrine, carnelian. Cast, hammered, filed, texturized. Bracelets: 8mm wide, 65mm in diameter; rings (shown): 6mm wide, 18mm in diameter; earrings: 50mm long, 8mm widest part. Photo: Jason Bolger. www.ninabasharova.com.