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2004

THE UGLY NECKLACE CONTEST
-- A Jewelry Design Contest With A Twist!

Noel Yovovich from Evanston, Illinois
FULL VIEW	When you've reviewed all the semi-finalists, then go VOTE! You can only vote for one. o Return to the page displaying all 10 Semi-Finalists o Click here for contest rules Ode to an Ugly Effort In the place I often teach, There sits a cardboard box Containing things that no one wants From beads to bling to rocks. On Mardi Gras I found myself Pondering the Ugly Challenge. Was contravening all the rules A thing that I could manage? The urge to order is quite strong -- There are those who call me "anal". So could I make an ugly thing And chance I'd just be banal? To win the contest I must lose The stuff of my beginning. Is that a chance that I should take? For me -- would that be winning? But heedless of conundrum dire With caution to the wind, I plumbed that cardboard treasure trove For things gilt, stamped and tinned. At first ignoring finished stuff Like earrings, toys and bracelets, I soon remembered "Break the rules! It's ugly! I embrace it!" Anything I'd never touch, In ways I'd never use things, I delighted in the freedom, now, Ignoring all my musings. My Ugly Necklace, friends insist, Should be a fine contender. I'm just proud a thing so vile Is one that I could render. Ugly, yes, without a doubt, Uncomforable and tacky. But fond of it, I find I am. It's good to free up "wacky"! Materials: Plastic, glass, stell, pot metal, brass, wood, copper, string, bone, silver, stone, beads, pendants, earrings, bracelets, assembled and partly-assembled jewelry, bails, toy boats, large barrette.
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-- A Jewelry Design Contest With A Twist!

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The Ugly Necklace Contest, 2004