SABOS 2006 Challenge Bead

Each January the President of SABOS chooses a special, unique or crazy bead for members to challenge themselves to create a piece of beautiful art work.

This year, Norma took the meaning of the word "challenge" very seriously:

chal•lenge - (chăl´ənj) - noun

1. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: a challenge to a duel.
2. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation: a challenge to the government's authority.
A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question: a challenge to a theory.
A sentry's call to an unknown party for proper identification.
A test of one's abilities or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertaking: a career that offers a challenge.
A claim that a vote is invalid or that a voter is unqualified.
Law. A formal objection to the inclusion of a prospective juror in a jury.
Immunology. The induction or evaluation of an immune response in an organism by administration of a specific antigen to which it has been sensitized.

This year's Challenge Bead is pictured below. They may be purchased by the strand for $2.50 at SABOS General Meetings. Purchases will be limited to one strand per person until everyone has had an opportunity to buy one.

What do you do with the Challenge Bead? Make anything you want and then bring it to the SABOS Party in May. There is only one rule - whatever you make must include at least one Challenge Bead.

Photo of Challenge Beads

The Winner

Entries were voted on at the party in May. Shelly Ristow won the prize for Best Technique, Best Design and Grand Prize. Shelly's entry is pictured below.

Shelly Ristow winning entry

Mary Ann Johnston won the prize for Originality. Her entries are pictured below.

Mary Ann Johnston winning entry

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