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News & Newsletter Submission Guidelines
Want to send us noteworthy news to post online?
Here's how:
For Website News - send via email to: admin@aussiebeadmakers.com
For Newsletter - send via email to editor@aussiebeadmakers.com
2009 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Text Format: Submit your articles in an editable format using MS Word. Provide photographs where possible to add visual interest to your article Word Limit: Articles and Tutorials up to 1,000 words where possible. Articles will be edited to fit available newsletter space. Photographs: Supply images in electronic JPG format at a minimum of 300 dpi quality, with 600 dpi the preferred quality. Try to photograph beads on a plain background (white, grey, black) Copyright: Please do not submit any articles/tutorials/photographs where the copyright is not owned by the contributing author. 2009 SUBMISSION DEADLINES: Sun 22nd Feb – for March issue Sun 24th May – for June issue Sun 23rd Aug – for Sept issue Sun 15th Nov – for December issue Email Newsletter submissions to Carolyn Martin: editor@aussiebeadmakers.com NEWSLETTER SECTIONS - Topics: Calender of Events – what is happening in your neck of the woods – Upcoming Meetings & Events? Please advise Name of event, dates, time and venue and a contact name and number for more information General Articles – have you attended a workshop to learn new techniques – share your experiences with us. Send us your interesting Beadmaking stories. Tutorials - there can be related to beadmaking, photography, how to use lampwork beads in jewellery designs, setting up market displays, etc Reviews – have you tried any new tools lately or found good resource books. Share your experience with us. Tool Talk – got any ideas for great home made tools, Or just general ideas about tools? Brain Teasers/Puzzles - send your brain teasers and puzzles along with the answers Tips & Tricks - tips and trucks you would like to share with your fellow Beadmakers Question Time – are there some questions you have about Beadmaking – send us questions and we can try and source answers for you Showcase – send us photographs of your latest work to display in our Showcase page. Photographs should be in jpg format and preferably on a plain background. Glass Colour Notes – have you tried new glass brands/colours lately? Send us your opinion and some photos of your results. For 104 COE glass, test using the following base colours as a standard test suite: Use the test colour over base beads made in: Effetre White Effetre Ivory or Dark Ivory Effetre or Vetrofond Black Effetre or Vetrofond Clear Petroleum Green/White Mix - 1:10 mix of 218 Petroleum Green and Effetre White Effetre White rolled in strips of silver foil Comment on any other wonderful discoveries you may have made with other base colours. |