The final deadline for this year’s Halstead Grant competition is fast approaching. Applicants must submit materials by June 9th. The long Memorial Day weekend is a great opportunity to focus on your grant application and get it sent off in the mail. The Halstead Grant awards a $6,000 prize package to a new US silver [...]
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Call for Entries: The 7th Annual Halstead Grant for Silver Jewelry Designers
Posted by halsteadbead on February 14, 2012
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Apply to the 2012 Halstead Grant for new silver jewelry artisans and you could win a $6,000 prize package!
Gliteratti from the City of Brotherly Love: Layne Designs
Posted by halsteadbead on November 3, 2010
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The burgeoning Philadelphia craft scene is home to Layne Freedline of Layne Designs. Freedline’s heirloom jewelry is made with traditional bench techniques and trendy lapidary cut stones like druzy and cabochons. This black druzy piece is my favorite. It is gorgeous! Freedline is an accomplished jeweler who can boast an impressive resume of education and [...]
Sticky Sweet and Sparkling Tiffany Kunz Design
Posted by halsteadbead on October 7, 2010
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Diamonds used to be called ice. Thanks to emerging artists like Tiffany Kunz Design they may be picking up a new moniker. The clusters of glowing, earth-tone, rough diamonds that Kunz uses as her signature in the new Concord Collection are more like dripping golden honey. She even offers a suite within the collection entitled [...]
Lisa Robin Jewelry for Classy Ladies
Posted by halsteadbead on September 30, 2010
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Lisa Robin Jewelry is a new design house out of Dayton, OH. Owner and designer Lisa Adkinson has been a finalist in our grant competition for two years in a row. Her work features heavy cast silver components in classic jewelry styles. In my opinion, this line is ideally suited for the professional woman’s wardrobe. [...]
Cowboy’s Sweetheart Jewelry Wins National Award & Business Grant
Posted by halsteadbead on August 11, 2010
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Cowboy’s Sweetheart is the 2010 winner of a national competition sponsored by Halstead Bead, Inc. The Jewelry Design Business Development Grant is awarded to a new jewelry entrepreneur each year.
Julia Failey Eco-Friendly Jewelry
Posted by halsteadbead on April 22, 2010
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What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with an emerging designer profile? Julia Failey is a hot new jewelry talent who is making a name for herself through great PR and her line of sustainable jewelry. All of Failey’s designs are meticulously handcrafted using reclaimed precious metals and Earth-friendly manufacturing techniques. Moreover, her designs [...]
