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 We have a challenge for you this year! The challenge is to see who can create the prettiest, brightest closed-c axis green tourmaline! Click here for entry form. |
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1) Material: The material must be closed c-axis green tourmaline. The stone must be at half to fully closed c. We will verify this before judging. We will have this material available at PrettyRock.com for purchase, but it does NOT have to be purchased from us to be entered in the contest. So, if you have some stuck in the back of your drawer, this is the time to dig it out and do something with it!
2) Categories : Traditional Cut - a standard design. For example emerald cut or cushion cut. Creative Cut- Skies the limit! It must be your own design. It can be a carving, or fantasy cut for example. ALL entries must be between 1 and 100 cts. Larger or smaller stones will be disqualified. 3) Prizes: There will be One Best in Show with a Grand Prize of $500 worth of faceting rough (winner’s choice) , faceting goodies. There will be 3 winners in each category: HALL of FAME: Anyone who places two years (or more) in a row, will be inducted into our Faceter’s Hall of Fame! They will also win the honor and privilege to use the rare and much sought after GPF ™(Grande Poobah Faceter) after their name on all official faceting documents. 4) Judging: The stones will be judge by a group of faceters and gem lovers. They will be invited over, plied with pizza and beer and asked to judge the stones. The stones will be judged blind (meaning your name will not be on it, not that the judges will be blindfolded. Although if there is a tie, we may have to resort to such measures.) The scores will be tallied, and the decision of the judges is final. |
5) Judging Criteria: Stones must be the appropriate material and size. Unlike many faceting contests, this is not about perfection. This is an old-fashioned beauty contest. After all we are PrettyRock.com not perfectrock.com! If you cut a stunner of a stone, but some of the meetpoints don’t match, you still have a solid chance of winning.
1. Beauty 2. Light return 3. Best use of material 6) Timeline: Entries must be received by March 1, 2011. Winners will be announced on or before April 1, 2011. Winners will be announced on the website, forum, blog and individual winners will be notified by email. 7) Legal Stuff: By entering the competition you agree to the following: 8) Submissions: The competition is open to faceters anywhere in the world. Incomplete entry forms will be disqualified. There is no entry fee. We will return the stone to you after judging. We highly suggest entries be shipped with delivery or signature confirmation. Please ship gems in a suitable, protective container such as a small plastic gem jar for its protection. All stones will be transferred to matching white containers for judging and return shipping purposes, and your original container may not be returned. Questions or concerns, email: service@prettyrock.com Click here for entry form. |
