Another chance for fame

Here's another heads up for folks looking to get their work into national magazines... The Crafts Report is looking for pictures and insights from artists. Metal Clay (due 5/15) and Mixed Media (due 6/15) will be published in the fall & winter. Go to their website for more information. INSIGHT allows artists to share their business insights with fellow craftspeople in the same genre. To submit your own tips and photograph, e-mail a high-quality image (high-resolution digital is best) of your work, along with your business insights and tips for fellow craftspeople (100-word maximum). Please include your name and city of residence. Entries must include all of this information to be considered. E-mail to editor@craftsreport.com Get creative!!!

Time to show your stuff

Sometimes we get a heads up of what the bead magazines are looking for to include in upcoming issues. Here is a recent one from Bead Trends Magazine. And look ahead for their wish list for November...VINTAGE!

Bead Trends is currently looking for designs with the following themes for our October 2010 issue: Handmade Beads - Whether polymer clay, PMC, or lampwork, artists make the most beautiful designs with handmade beads.If you would like to submit your work to this publication, please e-mail a photograph, the name or title of your piece, and contact information to: beadsubmit@beadtrendsmag.com.If submitting multiple pieces, please send a separate e-mail and photograph for each design. Deadline for the October 2010 issue is 11:59 p.m. MDT, April 30th, 2010. All ideas should be your original work and not previously published. Visit their submission page for complete details.