Metal Complex Presents: The Princess and the Bead Giveaway

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Once upon a time lived Princess Beadella, who lived in the Kingdom of Caspia™ with her Father King Steampunk. Princess Beadella was an adventurous maiden, who often ventured out with her pet bead Jasper seeking fun new ways to pass her time. She was always careful to not stray too far from the kingdom for fear of getting lost in the Seed Bead Forest, where brave knights have gone never to return again.

A short time later, the King’s health began to decline. There was only one thing that would cure him for certain but existed outside the kingdom. Queen Metallite told Princess Beadella that she must venture beyond the Seed Bead Forest to retrieve the lost Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear in order to heal the King. Princess Beadella and Jasper headed out into the forest, equipped only with her handy Metal Complex stamping kit to survive…

How would Princess Beadella survive the Seed Bead Forest and return home in time?

Leave a comment below telling us how the Princess would make it through the forest and retrieve the lost Swarovski crystal. Then, click on the official contest link to be entered for a chance to win a Metal Complex prize package. Three winners will be randomly selected to win the full Metal Complex kit which includes Storybook-style metal alphabet stamps, decorative metal stamps, a ball pein hammer and hole punch as well as an assortment of metal stamping blanks.

This contest begins today, January 25, 2012, and ends Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 11:59PM PT. Only one entry per person; must be 18 or older to enter. This contest is void where prohibited by law and open to US and Canada residents only excluding Quebec. Odds of winning depend on number of entries. Prizes valued at $350 each. No purchase necessary. Winners will be notified by e-mail and announced Wednesday, February 8. REMEMBER: To officially enter this contest you must click the link below and follow the instructions on the site.

Here’s everything you’ll receive if you win!

We will also award a special bonus prize for the best story on the blog! If your happily ever after is our favorite, you will win a $50 Artbeads gift certificate!

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    • dianne
    • January 29, 2012
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    The princess was very talented and altho she was scared she knew how much the swarovsky bead ment.With Jasper by her side and her equipment in hand she set out on her journey.AS she was entering the forest ideas entered her head and she began to grab the fearful beads and create something beautiful with them. Jasper could see how brave the princess was as he helped her collect the beads.As they continued towards the end of the forest her project almost done .She could notwithhold the beauty of what she had made.Finally at the end of her journey she took the Crystal and put it on her design. she knew she had overcome her greatest fear.Back home she gave her father the King a beautiful chain with all the things she had found. Her father was so proud of his daughter he wore the necklace always. This necklace & story of the Princesses talent & bravery were passed down from each ancestor from that day forward .The whole kingdom was now free of there fears and were finally happy.

    • Tomeka
    • January 29, 2012
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    As the Princess stamped a trail on the trees, she opened a secret passageway that took her through the forest and directly to her prize.

    • Carol
    • January 29, 2012
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    Princess Beadella was not only clever and creative, but she also had a ‘green streak’. She knew she must be careful not to damage the forest in her search for the magic Swarovski crystal that would save her father’s life. How could she reach her goal quickly and successfully, without becoming lost herself? She had only 24 hours to complete this mission.
    Reaching beneath her skirt, she managed to begin to unravel her silken petticoat, and using a single strand of this silken thread and a needle which she had thought to bring, she began to fashion a long strand by picking up seed beads along her way. Her faithful pet Jasper made sure the strand did not become tangled as they made their way into the forest, deeper and deeper. Only this strand of beads could help them find their way back, and leave the bead forest undamaged.
    In order not to become separated from Jasper, she quickly fashioned a necklace using the metal tabs so that they would gently ‘clink’ as she walked, taking care not to destroy the beads underfoot. With thoughts of her ailing father the King foremost in her mind, she knew she must move swiftly, keep her plan simple yet effective. Onward she forged, noticing that dusk was almost upon them and yet there was no sign of the magic crystal. Frightened as she was of spending the night in the forest, Beadella knew she must take advantage of her limited resources and use them as part of her plan.
    Indeed, as the sun began to set in the west, she scrambled up onto a small hill, scanning the horizon. Finally she saw a sign: “Look, Jasper — the famous ‘blue flash’ – it can only have come from one source — that’s where the crystal lies! Remember that spot – we’ll find it tomorrow for sure.”
    Thus comforted, the two huddled together, spent the night, and awoke refreshed and ready to continue their journey. As the sun rose, they kept to their trail and finally came to a small pond that shone like an Aurora Borealis in the sunlight. Jasper yelped happily as Beadella leaned over the water and retrieved a large, stunning crystal which almost seemed to jump into her outstretched arms. It was very large, quite heavy, and now the question arose: how to get it back to the palace quickly and without damaging it?
    Jasper began to wag his tail excitedly, jumping around Beadella, the silken cord full of seed beads in his mouth.
    “Of course,” she said, taking hold of the silken strand, “we’ll fashion the most beautiful beaded bead with the crystal in the center, and simply roll our way back on the path.”
    With Jasper leading the way, Beadella used the magic crystal as the core and swiftly rolled her way back to the place where she was greeted by he father the King and his attendants, well within her 24-hour limit.
    Putting his hands on the beautiful beaded bead, the King miraculously recovered, and all watched as the glow from the beautifully faceted crystal shone through its netting of seed beads.
    “It would be a pity to take this beaded bead apart,” the King said, “so I hereby declare that this miraculous bead be placed in the center of our garden where every man, woman, and child in the kingdom is free to come and enjoy its magic powers.”
    To this day, the magic crystal resides there, as a reminder to beaders everywhere, of the power of nature as the first source of creative inspiration.

    • Liz H
    • January 29, 2012
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    The princess fashioned a shining shield and placed it atop the highest tower of the kingdom. It was so bright that a ray of glittering light could be seen even in the light of day. Then she set forth with Jasper into the forest wielding her hammer, she was on a mission. For three days and nights Jasper and the princess travelled, through sparkling grove and echoing valley, until at last they reached the place where the crystal resides. A great trembling began and a massive dragon rose from the ground. She then saw that the crystal was part of the dragon, just barely visible it glinted at the back of his eye! “Speak now or perish!” he bellowed. “Please”, cried the princess and she told him of her dying father and her journey with such passion that the dragon began to weep. A great tear welled up and splashed to the ground and within the tear was the crystal. The dragon smiled upon the girl, “You have melted my stone bead heart and for that you can have the crystal, and for such a favour to me you may also have a wish. Do you want gold or silver beads or precious stones?” But the princess shook her head and the dragon knew what to do, he picked her up and flew her back to the kingdom on his back, following the ray of light. They arrived home and her father slowly healed with the help of the crystal and the dragon. And they all lived happily ever after.

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    She would start w/ the letter A and work her way through the alphabet. As soon as she finished w/ the letter Z she looked up and a glow began to form on the next tree. She used her hammer to chip yhrough the bark & found her prize. She rushed back following her alphabet and saved her dad. 🙂

    • Courtney S-W
    • January 29, 2012
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    While searching for the crystal, the princess got lost in the forest.. She ran into a mean, lonely ogre called TigerEye.. He would’ve surely killed her and eaten her pet.. However she remembered she had her survival kit.. She made the ogre a bracelet and he was pleased.. The ogre took her to where the crystal was but the path leading to it was gone.. The ogre took the princess’ ball pein hammer, some metal stamps and made a path for her… She returned back to her kingdom w/ the crystal and a friend.. Her father was healed and the ogre was no
    longer lonely.. They all lived happily ever after.. Fin

    • Kathy
    • January 29, 2012
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    Unbenknowst to the princess, the seed bead forest was the home of a lonely seed bead dragon. When he saw people, he exploded into a frenzy of joy and sprayed huge clouds of crimp beads everywhere. The frolicking of a seed bead dragon is a dreadful thing indeed and generally crushed everyone. The dragon was very, very lonely.

    The clever princess used her metal stamping kit to make herself a functional, yet fashionable set of armor. When she met the dragon, she quickly got out of the blast range. Protected by her armor, she approached and saw that the dragon was actually crying huge tears of malachite & turquoise beads. Thinking quickly, she quickly made up a little clockwork dog with her metal stamping kit. The dragon greeted it with great joy. While he was romping with the dog, the princess snuck past him into the dragon’s cave. There, discarded carelessly in a corner was the crystal! Grabbing it, she ran home and cured her father.

    In later years, they sent people into the forest, protected by metal stamped armor, to keep the dragon company and the kingdom became the main exporter of crimp beads in the whole world.

    (Ok, I’m a terrible writer, especially compared to others, but congrats to artbeads for creating such an amusing blog post!)

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    Thinking quickly Princess Beadella stamped the word “home” into a number of her metal blanks and stored them in her pocket. As she set out into the seed bead forest she hung them along her path in the branches of the seed bead trees in order to find her way home again.
    Along the way she used her ball pein hammer to fend off the dangerous creatures of the forest. With her trusty whole punch she cut through the twisted vines of griffon cord. Jasper with his keen beaded eye kept look out and alerted Beadella of any dangers along the way.
    Once she reached her destination, Beadella stamped “Thank You” into a heart shaped metal blank and left it in place of the Swarovski Crystal. Carefully she tucked it away in her most secure pocket and hurried back through the seed bead forest, her way home clearly and easily marked by the charms she had left for herself.
    She arrived home just in time, saving her father, King Steampunk, and they all lived happily ever after.

    • Lynn
    • January 29, 2012
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    The Princess never made it home…she and Jasper were eaten by the Jade Dragon.

    • Nat M
    • January 29, 2012
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    She would come across lots of beasties and hammer out throwing stars to defeat them!

    • Kathy Strom
    • January 29, 2012
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    Princesses—three I have—and princes three also. They all love the elf work that grandma supplies, whether from needle or wire or other great finds. Supplies of metals and stamps and great jewels will make them all happy—and Grandma K too.

    • Kali
    • January 29, 2012
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    Princess Beadella would use her magical Metal Complex Stamping kit to help her make her way through the sead bead forest by leaving herself path markers. It would do her no good at all to find the beautiful Swarovski crystal, if she couldn’t also get it back to her father. Along the way she also used her stamping kit to make weapons of various sorts. You see, all she needed to do was to stamp the weapon’s name on a piece of metal and the metal would become to weapon. Wondering if this amazing trick would also work for making a map,and a vehicle to transport herself and Jasper to their destination, she gave it a try stamping the word HORSE on a beautiful tarnished silver disc produced the finest Dapple Gray horse she’d ever seen. She had her answer. So with a horse to ride and a map as her guide, she found the lost crystal and returned to her ailing father safe and sound in no time at all. He was cured and happier than ever to see his precious daughter. So he ordered that a celebration should begin in honor of his daughter Beadella, her pal Jasper, and their amazing accomplishment.

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    Princess Beadella and Jasper made it through the through the seed bead forest maze and came across the Dragon guarding the lost Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear. She hit the dragon with her magical ball peen hammer and the dragon turned into Pegasus and Pegasus flew her back to her kingdom and her father. Her father got well and they all lived happily ever after.

    • Kathleen
    • January 29, 2012
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    Princess Beadella took a deep breath, put on her bead blinders and directed her trusty pet Jasper to lead her through the forest and back without delay!!

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    beadella rushed into the forest with jasper by her side. using her trusted metal complex kit, she stamped her direction into the seedbead trees so she wouldn’t lose her way. she could not help but notice the beauty of the sun shining through the colorful seedbead canopy. she gathered a few of the lovely leaves into her kit as she made her way deeper & deeper into the forest.
    beadella came to a sudden stop as her trusted companion jasper yelped out a warning! through the thicket of twisted wire scrap came out a handsome black knight of tourmaline. he was so happy to see the princess and her trail of stamped trees. they told each other the tale of how they came to be in the seedbead forest. he told beadella of a clearing in the center of the wood with a high tower and at its zinth was the glittering swarovski of yesteryear. however, it was guarded by a mighty mica dragon! he agreed to aid beadella & jasper in their quest if she would tool a design of bravery into his plain metal shield. beadella said to the knight, “I will do this for you but you must prove your bravery by helping me defeat the mica dragon.” he gladly agreed.
    the black knight followed a babbling brook of aquamarine to the clearing with the dragon guarded tower. as the black knight bravely engaged the mica dragon, beadella & jasper climbed the high tower. at its zenith was the sparkling Swarovski of yesteryear! beadella put the precious jewel into her kit. they made their way down the tower to find the brave black knight victorious! beadella picked up a few of the slain dragons mica scales to help create the amulet necklace to heal her father, king steampunk.
    the princess, jasper & the black knight made their way back through the seedbead forest to the great castle. beadella put the Swarovski of yesteryear amulet necklace that she embellished with the seedbead leaves, mica scales & stamped healing spell around her fathers neck. king steampunks gears began to spin again, he awoke full of vitality & vigor!
    beadella kept her promise to the black knight and tooled his shield with the brave scene of defeating the mica dragon.
    everyone lived creatively ever after…

    • Jennifer
    • January 29, 2012
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    With Jasper at her side, Princess Beadella walked on and on into the mystical Seed Bead Forest with no plan, no map, and no light to guide her. As the day wore on, Princess Beadella kept her head in the clouds, marveling at the beauty of the forest – the way the sunlight glinted off the intricately woven beads that formed the giant trees which had stood in the forest for a thousand years. She watched with delight as the sterling silver tree lizards scurried, fluid as mercury, across the smooth, beaded ground, then laughed at the gold finches fluttered down to snatch the lizards up in their beaks. Never having left her sheltered world in the idyllic Kingdom of Caspia, Princess Beadella was used to things always working out to her favor, and didn’t have the good sense to be afraid. Though she’d been warned that the Seed Bead Forest was dangerous, danger was a word she didn’t fully understand, and it wasn’t until she began to feel hungry that she realized that she was lost. Her excitement over the new adventure quickly disappeared, and it was a replaced with a feeling she’d never experienced before – fear. As the sun set and the dark and the cold set in, Beadella sat against the trunk of a big tree, and pulled her knees up to her chest, feeling utterly helpless. How would she ever find her way through the forest? Would she even make it to morning? Why had she been so stupid, volunteering for such a dangerous task when she had no idea what she was doing?
    Luckily for Beadella, Jasper had a bit more sense that she did. A large, oblong bead of unusual beauty, Jasper had eight little legs, two beady eyes, and two long antennae. He was a little larger than Princess Beadella’s thumb, and usually rode along on her shoulder. He had been brought to Caspia from an exotic, foreign land just for Princess Beadella’s enjoyment – but no one, not even Beadella, realized what a special bead Jasper was.
    As Beadella had been wandering excitedly through the forest, Jasper had been using one of his secret talents to mark their way along the path, and to gather some of the sweet, nutritious nuts of the seed bead trees. And he had other tricks, too. Just as Beadella began to really despair, he revealed one of them. Jasper turned on like a light bulb.
    “Oh, Jasper! “ cried Princess Beadella. “Oh my! You light up like a lightning bug! Oh, this is wonderful! If only you could know what a wonderful thing this is! But of course, you are only a bead, and you can’t.”
    But he did.
    “Oh, Jasper,” said Beadella. “I am so happy to have your light. But whatever shall we do? We are lost, and we have no food. All we have is this Metal Complex stamping kit, which is of no use to use here, in the Seed Bead Forest.”
    Jasper hopped from Beadella’s shoulder and landed on the little drawstring bag in which she kept her metal stamping tools. He used his weight – and he was surprisingly heavy for his size, to nudge it open a bit, and Beadella noticed something shiny and coppery that she hadn’t put there herself. She opened the bag to find that it was full of the nuts of the seed bead trees.
    “Oh!” Beadella exclaimed, whipping her long golden brown hair behind her head, “Seed nuts! But where did they come from?”
    She looked at Jasper, puzzled. “Maybe a kind fairy put them there,” she said. “But that can’t be. Fairies are greedy and never share. I know! I must’ve put them there myself and forgotten! It’s the only explanation, because you and I are quite alone in this forest, Jasper, and you can’t have done it, for you are just a mindless little bead, and besides, these nuts are as big as you are.”
    She rolled one of the copper-shelled nuts in her delicate little hand. “However shall I get it open?” She said. “Perhaps if I stomp on it.”
    She placed the nut on the ground and stomped with her right foot, but nothing happened. She jumped upon it with her whole weight. Still nothing. She was about to try to move it to a different spot, when she noticed a glint of light from the corner of her eye. She turned and saw her ball pein hammer, with Jasper, still lit up light a light bulb, sitting next to it.
    “Hmm,” she said, and struck the little knot at the top of the nut with the hammer. Just like magic, the shell opened up neatly, revealing the large, meaty nut inside. Beadella devoured it quickly and with great satisfaction, and then ate two more. She’d not eaten for 10 hours, and had never been so hungry in her life. When she was done, she even had the sense to refill her drawstring bag with more seed nuts – she didn’t want to find herself hungry again.
    Once the bag was full, Beadella settled into a nicely shaped nook at the base of a large seed bead tree and snuggled down for the night in the warmth of the forest, feeling once again that everything seemed to work itself out in her favor. She slept well through the night.
    Jasper also slept, but not so peacefully. If he could have, he’d have slept with one eye open.

    The next morning, Beadella awoke with the distinct feeling that someone was watching her. She looked around, and everything was as she’d left it the night before, but she just felt as if someone had been there when she was asleep – someone who was not so very far away now. Jasper was scurrying about at her feet, and she wondered if beads could also feel that feeling of someone watching.
    With few things to gather, it wasn’t long until Beadella was ready to go. She got to her feet and began to walk when she realized that Jasper wasn’t on her shoulder like usual. She scanned the forest floor and spotted him some feet away, but as she walked toward him, he moved away. She kept walking faster and faster, until she was almost running, but Jasper kept moving away just as quickly as she could chase him. She wondered why he was running away from her, but was too busy trying to keep up with him to really worry about. Finally, he stopped, and she saw that they were on a path.
    “Well, what do you know?” she said. “Jasper, you may be just a dumb bead that can’t understand a thing, but you’ve led us to a path! Let us see where it leads.”
    But before she could decided whether to follow the path to the right or to the left, an old woman appeared in front of her. She carried a basket and had a scratchy looking gray shawl thrown over her fragile-looking, hunched shoulders.
    “Are you lost, m’dear?” she said.
    “Oh, hello, old woman,” replied Princess Beadella. “Indeed I was lost, but now I have found this path, and think I am lost no more. But it is strange to see an old woman here in the middle of the forest.”
    “Oh, but it is not, for I live here in the forest,” she said. “It is strange, though, to see a fair young maiden like yourself in this forest. I never have seen it before. What brings you to these dangerous woods? Do not you know of the giant fire-breathing Fire Agate Crabs? Or the venomous Silver Serpents? Or the swarms of Blown Glass Wasps?”
    “Indeed I do, but I am on an urgent mission. I come from the Kingdom of Caspia,” she said. “I seek the Swarovski Crystal of Yesteryear on the other side of this forest, for without it, I cannot save my father, King Steampunk.”
    “Indeed,” said the old woman. “I shall help you on your way. But first, you must be very hungry, after wandering through the forest all night. Take this apple. It will nourish you.”
    The old woman offered Beadella the prettiest, reddest apple she had ever seen. But want it though, she did, she couldn’t eat it. She was just too full.
    “I’m afraid I cannot take your apple, madam, for I have just eaten as many Seed Nuts as I could bear to, not knowing if there would be more to be found along my way,” she said. “Besides, I could not take such a beautiful apple from such a kind old woman.”
    The old woman frowned. “This strawberry then. It is juicy and it will quench your thirst. And doesn’t it look so delicious?” The strawberry seemed to float just above the palm of the old woman’s hand, turning around and around. Beadella couldn’t take her eyes from it. She wanted it so very badly. She began to reach out for it, but then she was distracted by an odd flashing light. It was Jasper, flashing like a strobe. She turned back to look at the strawberry, but it didn’t look so wonderful anymore. In fact, it looked rather moldy.
    “No thank you,” she said to the woman. “You have been very kind, but really I must continue on my way, for my father is very ill, and needs the crystal as soon as can be.”
    And Beadella turned to her right and began to walk along the path.
    “Wait!” cried the old woman. “Before you go, you must take this map! You’ll never find your way without it, and I have another. I copied it to pass the time, alone in the forest.”
    Beadella reached out for the map and thanked the old woman, who smiled oddly and went out of sight as quickly as she’d appeared.
    Beadella looked at the map. “Good thing she gave us this!” she said to Jasper. “We were beginning to go the wrong way!”
    But as Beadella turned toward Jasper, she saw that he was already scurrying off in the direction the map said they should not go. “Not again!” she exclaimed, and chased off after him.
    On and on and on Jasper ran along the path, and on and on and on Beadella chased him. By the time she caught up with him, she was too tired even to scold him, much less continue her way through the forest. She plopped down onto the forest floor and immediately fell into an afternoon nap. When she awoke, the map was gone.
    “What a strange place this forest is!” she exclaimed in despair. “Where can it have gone, Jasper? And how will we find our way without it?”
    Beadella spent an hour searching for the map, while Jasper continued marking the path they’d taken in a way that neither Beadella, nor the old woman, nor anyone without special antennae like Jasper’s could see.
    Finally, Beadella became hungry and gave up looking for the map. After eating some more seed nuts, and wishing she had that apple because she was getting sick of seed nuts, Beadella returned to the path, which she had managed not to lose this time, turned to her left, and started walking, hoping she was going the right way.
    Beadella walked for days, and she began to wonder if all the stories of fire-breathing crabs and deadly serpents were true, for she was plagued by none of them. In fact, she thought the Seed Bead Forest was quite boring.
    Of course, Beadella had no idea that her clever little pet bead was leading her down the safest path, and that, while she slept, he was having a much more dangerous, adventurous time than she. Beadella might have noticed that something was odd about Jasper, but she wasn’t one to take notice of things. She wouldn’t have even noticed the stream of sweet white milk that ran along the path if she had not become thirsty.
    Finally, after more days of tedious trudging than Beadella had bothered to count, she and Jasper arrived at what appeared to be the other side of the forest. It was bright, almost blindingly so, and glittery, for all the surfaces there were made of sparkling white marble. Everything looked the same, and Beadella did not know which way to go until she saw Jasper, who stood out sharply against all the white, standing next to the stream.
    “Why, the stream continues right out of the forest!” She exclaimed. “Jasper, we must follow the stream, for it will quench our thirst and keep us from losing our way. How lucky that we found the path and the stream as we walked through the forest, for we surely would never have made it through otherwise!”
    After following the stream for a short distance, Beadella found herself inside of a cave, which seemed to have formed around her gradually. She almost had not noticed she was in a cave at all, for everything inside was just as white and sparkly as it had been outside. With no other ideas, she just kept on walking, and cave gradually changed color, until she was surrounded no longer by white marble, but by ruby colored glass. The cave widened, and the stream finally came to an end, where it encircled a dais of ruby glass. And there in the middle of dais, she saw it – a gigantic, emerald green Swarovski crystal, nearly as big as her head!
    “Jasper!” she cried, “That must be it! What else could it be! I found the Swarovski Crystal of Yesteryear!”
    She ran toward the dais. The stream that surrounded it was too wide to jump across, but it was easily shallow enough to wade through, so didn’t even slow down and she ran into it – but as soon as her foot touched the water, she froze in mid step, and was surrounded by a white mist. From the mist rose – Beadella couldn’t believe her eyes. It was the last person she expected to see so far from the Kingdom of Caspia. From the mist rose her stepmother, Queen Metallite!
    Still frozen, Beadella could not move her lips, so instead of crying out, she just gasped.
    A sparkling white cage materialized around Beadella, and with a wave of her hand, Queen Metallite allowed Beadella to move. Beadella grabbed the bars of cage and exclaimed, “Stepmother! Whatever are you doing here?! How did you get here? Why did you put me in this cage?”
    But Queen Metallite was not looking at Beadella. She was looking at Jasper, who had raised two sections of his stone exoskeleton to reveal little transparent wings, like a ladybug’s. He rose into the air, clumsily hovering just in front of Beadella’s cage. His antennae were glowing blue, while his body flashed white like strobe light.
    “That’s a remarkable little bead you have there,” the Queen said to Beadella, without looking at her.
    “Jasper! I didn’t know you could fly!” exclaimed Beadella.
    “I don’t mean that,” the Queen said, and then began addressed Jasper. “How did you stop my killer wasps? Any my venomous snakes? Any my fire-breathing crabs?”
    Jasper just continued to hover and flash.
    “And how did you destroy my map? What are you?” The Queen asked.
    But it was Beadella who responded. “Your map?” she said. “Your fire-breathing crabs? Jasper stop them? What’s going on here, stepmother? What are you up to? How did you trap me in this cage? And how come you’re here, and not home in Caspia, taking care of my father?”
    “Taking care of your father?!” the Queen laughed incredulously. “I’m not taking care of him, I’m getting rid of him. And once he’s gone, the only thing standing between me and taking over the Kingdom of Caspia is you, you little brat. But no matter. You’ll never escape from my enchanted cage. You’ll be stuck in this cave forever, while both the kingdom and the crystal will be mine.”
    The Queen walked over to the dais and picked up the crystal with both hands. She held it before and said, “Of course, you won’t be getting to the King in time, will you, my pretty little trinket?”
    “Wh-what?” said Beadella. “What do you mean? What have you done with my father?”
    “Oh, I told the people of Caspia that I was going to help you retrieve the crystal and save your father. But I’ll wait until he’s dead before I return with it. And I’ll tell them you died tragically, trying to fight a giant fire-breathing Fire Agate Crab. I’ll look like a would-be hero, and meanwhile the kingdom will be mine.”
    “B-b-but, but father! Oh no!” cried Beadella. “And what about the sweet old woman from the forest? Did you kill her too? And I don’t understand how all this happened. Where did this cage come from? Oh, what on Earth is going on?”
    “Wow, you really are dense, aren’t you?” said the Queen. “I was the little old lady. I’m a sorceress… Duh! And I must say, I thought that with your brains and my power, you’d be only too easy to get rid of – but that little bead of yours had me worried for a while there. I still don’t understand how he managed to fight off all my creatures. But no matter. He seems useless enough now that it’s me I have to deal with. It looks like all he can do now is flash lights at me. Nice try, little beadie! Just you wait till I learn how to activate this crystal! I’ll have you encased in enchanted glass and put on display in my dining room, like the pretty little trinket you are!”
    “Oh no! Please! Father! Jasper!” cried Princess Beadella. And she turned to look at her remarkable little companion, she found that he had fluttered over to her little drawstring bag, which was tied to her waist. He had nudged it partway open, and was sitting atop the ball pein hammer.
    Beadella picked up the hammer, though she didn’t know what she would do with it, and Jasper flew up to the corner of the cage and illuminated – Oh my gosh, Beadella couldn’t believe her eyes – a knot just like the one that had opened the Seed Nuts. Beadella, mouth agape, looked at the hammer, and then at the knot.
    “What are you doing?” gasped the Queen. “Stop it!”
    Beadella hit the knot with the hammer, and it dematerialized immediately. She looked up at the Queen, who didn’t waste time screaming no, and was pulling something from a pocket inside her robes. But Jasper was already above the Queen’s head, illuminating another little knot, right in the middle of her forehead! Beadella’s reflexes were much quicker than her wit, and she had thrown the hammer before the Queen even knew what was happening. Miraculously, it landed squarely on its mark.
    In the brief moment she had left, the Queen made a strange call, like an animal. Then she split open like the nutshell, and dematerialized like the cage.
    Beadella walked over to where the Queen had been, picked up the crystal and the hammer, put them in her little drawstring bag, and then slumped to the ground, exhausted.
    “Jasper,” she muttered, “I think you’re smarter than most beads.” As she looked up, she saw that Jasper was weaving a dense web around them, like a spider’s web, but thicker, stronger, and stiffer. It sparkled with tiny diamond-like crystals that surrounded each thread. Beadella didn’t know what Jasper was doing, and she wasn’t thrilled with the idea of going into another sparkly white cage, but she trusted him. She knew now that he was no ordinary bead.
    After sitting in the web for an hour, Beadella saw what it was for. She heard a rumbling that grew louder and louder until five giant crabs appeared inside the cave. At first, she was terrified, but then she saw that they could not hurt her or Jasper. The web was protecting them. They breathed fire, they clawed, they slammed up against the web, but they just could not get past it. Finally, the queen’s enchantment wore off, and they became normal crabs, and scuttled away.
    Over the next few hours, the enchanted wasps and the snakes came and tried to get at Beadella and Jasper, but like the crabs, they could not get through the web, and the enchantments eventually wore off.
    When all the attacks were over, Jasper took down his web, and Beadella followed him back out of the cave. When they got back to the Seed Bead Forest, she was worried that they wouldn’t be able to find their way back, but Jasper’s antennae glowed blue, and the blue light reveled a glowing path back home that Jasper had made when they came through the forest the first time.
    When finally Beadalla and Jasper completed the long walk through the Seed Bead Forest and arrived at the palace in the Kingdom of Caspia, Beadella was relieved to learn that King Steampunk had not yet died from his illness.
    She ran to his side the Swarovski Crystal of Yesteryear, but it was only then that she realized she didn’t know what to do with it. She held it in her hands and looked at it despairingly and she knelt by her father’s bedside. Then, without needing Jasper’s help this time, she saw a tiny knot at the base of the crystal. She knew exactly what to do.
    After striking the knot with her hammer, she held the crystal over her father’s head. It opened to reveal an emerald colored liquid inside. Beadella poured the elixir into her father’s lips, and watched his skin turn pink and healthy again as he drank. She put the hammer back in her drawstring bag, understanding now that she had always been destined to wield it, but that its job was now done.
    King Steampunk quickly made a full recovery, and though he was at first saddened to hear of Queen Metallite’s betrayal, he went on to live happily ever after with his ditzy yet extraordinary daughter, and her very special pet bead.

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    Love jewelry design and construction in all it’s forms.

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    She would fight her way all the way home, stamping out all the bad elements she comes across.

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    Princess Beadella would amaze all those who wanted to bring her harm in the forest with all her lovely stamping designs and all of their flowing, flowering designs. She would earn all of their repect and they would wind up joining her in her quest for the magical crystal. Eventually her followers would be so strong that the evil queen’s plans were thwarted and Princess Beadella would be handed the crystalwith pride and joy, something the kingdom had not felt in a very long time.The king was cured, and Princess beadella continued to create beautious creations for all to enjoy.

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    she’s a princess…all things pretty gravitate to her…she just sat back and studied nature when a beautiful white sparrow dropped the crystal onto her lap.

    • Tyrnan Gray
    • January 30, 2012
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    “Gather around Children”, said the old man at the inn as he sat down by the fire. “Today I am going to tell you the story of our beloved Princess Beadella How she saved not just the king but also the hopes of all of us with in the kingdom.”

    Once long ago in our fair kingdom our most beloved King Steampunk was ill and had succumbed to great sickness which very little could be done as this great terror creeped on the king. For no one could stop it. The only thing that could be done was to bring him the magical Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear. With its power the king would be made whole, as if he had never been sick at all.

    The only trouble was that the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear was past the Seed Bead Forest. Where many Brave Knights never came back. The old man stopped for a second to take a drink while watching the faces of the children who were all in great amazement. He set down his glass as he started once again to tell the tale.

    This Seed Bead Forest was a dangerous place with mean monsters and some even said that the forest itself would eat a lost Traveler should they rest for too long. As the time went on and the King’s sickness did grow, the Queen, Metallite, while staying at the side of her husband the king, asked Princess Beadella, the question that would change the kingdom forever.

    Queen Metallite turned to Princess Beadella and asked her, “Please take your pet bead Jasper and go to through the forest and get the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear. It is the only way we can save King Steampunk. The Queens eyes teared up as she asked such a great thing from her daughter. As the princess saw her mother crying she knew what she had to do.

    So that day she set off for the forest with only her loyal pet Jasper and a handy Metal Complex stamping kit. As she reached the end of town she looked back at the Kingdom a tear falling from her eye for fear she may never see her father again. With that thought in her mind she turned to the forest and set off on what would be known as the greatest adventure of our kingdom.

    As she started out she used her kit to start marking her way home putting a stamp on the trees she passed. The Forest was dark and she could hear animals creeping around the trees. Her trusty Bead, Jasper, stayed close to her. As she marched on the sun began to fall and darkness enclosed the Seed Bead Forest leaving no light save the light from the stars. Knowing that going on in the darkness would only get her lost, she stopped and started to set up a camp for the night. As she set the tinder for the fire Jasper brought her wood. Using the metal rods in her kit she hit them together making sparks to start her fire. Once she had a fire, she huddle close to Jasper in a hope the fire would last the night. As the night went on the sounds of Monsters and beasts grew. While she sat scared, she thought about the Kingdom and how beautiful it was and how she has to move on for her Father.

    As she drifted into thoughts about the things she had to do, she was snapped out of her dreamland by a deep growl. She looked up and there stood a Rust Wolf around four feet tall at the shoulder rusty liquid dripping from its fangs. The Wolf staring at her eyes fixed on her, fangs bared ready to attack. The princess knew not what to do as the Wolf leaned down to get ready to jump at her, for her metal stamping kit would be ruined if the Rust Wolf touched it. Not even her ball peen hammer could help. As it crouched in fear, she saw Jasper run from beside her to face the Wolf.

    As the Wolf stood there, Jasper rammed into it with a ferocity the Princess had never seen from Jasper. Jasper rammed the wolf so hard, the wolf fell to its side with a yelp. As the wolf laid there the Seed Trees themselves started to pull the wolf under the massive roots. As the wolf sank it yelped and fought till it sank into the earth below the tree. She pulled Jasper close as and hugged him tight as she cried for fear that her and Jasper almost did not make the night. As she cried she felt hopeless, as if she could not do this task that she had been asked to do.

    While tears ran down her face, Jasper gave a hug and pulled from her kit a stamp of the sun to remind her that the day will break and she just has to keep hope in her heart. As she looked upon the stamp, she knew she had to be strong not just for herself but also for her Father. The night finally passed after what felt like a lifetime. And she started out once again into the Forest with every passing tree she grew in hope to see the other side of the forest and to save her Father.

    As she looked for the sun with every step her eyes fixed on what she knew she had to do. A smile broke across her face as she saw the tree line and the grassy fields past it. She ran to the sun and the warmth and the beauty of the field. As she reached the field she laid in it laughing, for she knew she had made it half way there and was one step closer to saving her Father. As she lay there, she heard a voice from above her saying. “Hello there miss. Are you all right? I saw you come from the forest.”

    As she looked up she saw a young man on a horse with a bow on his back he looked like a hunter’s son. As her eyes met his she blushed and said. “Yes, I am fine but I must see the king, for my Father is ill and I need to request of him something great.”

    The young man smiled and held out his hand to the Princess. “Of course I can take you to the gate, but I cannot help you past that point.” He said with a sad look in her eyes. She took his hand as he helped her onto the horse she told Jasper to follow along.

    The Young man set out as they rode she asked him, “why is it you cannot enter the gate?” The young man said with eyes fixed on the trail ahead of him, “I am not of high birth, so outsiders like me are forbidden to enter into the castle.” The rest of the trip was taken in silence. As they reached the gate, the Guards called for the young man to stop. As the horse came to a stop the young man helped the Princess down and walked her to the gate.

    He looked at her and said, “I will be here when you return.” His eyes fixed on her eyes, the young man then got back onto the horse as he waited for her to enter into the castle. The Princess said to the guards, “Please move aside. I must see the King, for my father King Seampunk is ill and I must request a favor.”

    As she said this, the men moved aside at once and she walked in to the castle Jasper close beside her. She reached the King’s court. As she entered into the room she ran to the King and begged him for the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear. But as she fell to the floor, the King had her stand and with a smile handed it to her, and he said, “there is no reason for any one willing to brave the Seed Bead Forest to save their Father to have to kneel before me. But I should kneel for them,” said the King as he got on one knee. “Now go”, said the King, “time is short you must hurry.” As he said this, she ran out the door to the young man who was waiting for her outside as he said he would.

    She told him she must make haste to her Father. As she said this, the young man held out his hand and with a smile, said, “there is no one given faster legs than my horse and we will take you to the place you need to be.” As he helped her and Jasper on the horse the Princess smiled knowing that she was safe with this young man. As he got back up and kicked his heels, the horse bolted off with such speed the princess had never seen, reaching the outskirts of the Forest within minutes.

    As they hit the tree line the princess said to the young man. “You don’t have to come with me into the forest, it is full of monsters, even the trees themselves attack.” The young man smiled once again with a kick of his heels they started off into the Forest. As they passed into the tree line she said, “Look for the Stamped Charms I placed and they will take us to my Father.”

    The young man on his steed made great haste, so great that not one thing in the forest could even reach for them and within a matter of hours they broke the tree line and as the sun hit her face tears fell from her eyes as she knew she was home. The young man kept pace and rushed to the castle. As he reached the gate, he stopped and with great haste helped the princess and Jasper down and told them they must hurry to her Father.

    She ran to the side of her Father and placed into his hands the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear and as it touched his hands, it was like his very life came back to his body. As he breathed in deep, he looked into the eyes of his daughter the princess and said, “I love you my daughter, without you I would have been lost.” At the very moment princess Beadella The Queen Metallite and The King Steampunk cried with joy.

    The old man smiled at the kids all gathered around him, all of them eyes wide in excitement. Then one of them spoke up and asked, “ what ever happened to the Hunter”?

    The old man smiled as he looked out the window at an old shaggy horse. “He was never seen again, though some say he still watches over the princess even now.”

    The End.

    • Tiffanie
    • January 30, 2012
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    The Princess set out with her trusty Bead, and the magical Metal Complex Stamping kit. When she reached the edge of the Seed Bead Forest, she realized that a girl and her Bead, would not be enough to face the dangers of the Forest alone. So, she sat down with her Metal Complex kit and thought to herself, “what would King Steampunk do?”

    So, first, she used the kit to quickly fashion herself a set of steampunk armor and a scale mail vest for Jasper from the blanks, all nicely stamped and decorated.

    Then with her awl and ball peen hammer in hand, they headed into the forest. The Seeds twisted the path around, and the Beads dripped on her, startling her and before too long, they were lost!

    Princess Beadella hugged her Jasper close as they continued walking, hoping to see a familiar tree. Just when she thought all was lost, she caught sight of a knight’s tent. There was a whole encampment of lost knights!

    She ran to them and told them of her horrible plight and they admired her fine armor, but didn’t have an answer for her. Just then, she thought of her magical Metal Complex stamping kit, and quickly told the knights of her plan to save them all!

    They heartily agreed, and set to, cutting tents up and stitching them together using the awl and metal plating a large basket with metal blanks stamped with the heraldry of the kingdom. When it was all attached together, they filled the stitched tents with hot air from the fire and a steampunk zeplin rose into the air.

    They all got aboard, and the zeplin and rose up above the Seed Bead Forest and into the light. The metal plates shone brightly, and now they could see their way past the forest and to the shrine of the Swaroski Crystal of YesterYear! They flew the zeplin to the shrine, and Princess Beadella retrieved it.

    Then, getting back into the basket, they flew the zeplin back home over the forest, it being much more beautiful and intricate from above.

    When they reached the Castle, they landed in the courtyard, the stamped heraldry keeping the guards from shooting them down. And the Princess and Jasper ran with the Crystal to the chambers of her father.

    She placed the Crystal in his hands and she could see the healing start immeadiately! She was so happy. Once he was healed, he admired her armor and Jasper’s vest, and then she told him about finding the knights and building the Steampunk Zeplin, named in his honor. And he was very happy that not only had she saved him, but she had brought home all the lost knights as well. The End.

    • Elizabeth Kucera
    • January 30, 2012
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    I am a disabled senior with alot of time on my hands. So far I have been lucky or maybe the talent to pick up whatever I am trying to do. I would enjoy learning the metal complex, and do so hope to win, if not I will always try another of your contest. Thank you for the good ideas for projects that I have gotten from you.

    • Tina Huffman
    • January 30, 2012
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    When Princess Beadella found out about her father’s condition, she felt as if her heart had been shattered like a delicate Swarovski pendant.
    She asked her mother, Queen Metallite, “W

    • Christine
    • January 30, 2012
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    Princess Beadella, being very resourceful and wanting to make the best use of every minute possible, carries her beading needle and wire at all times. As she beads her way through the Seed Bead Forest, Jasper leaves a perfect trail of stamping blanks to be sure they can find their way back out. As Princess Beadella continues beading her way through, she completes this year’s winning entry in the Royal Seed Bead Competition, an entry fit for a king, and finds she has reached the cave where the Swarovski Crystal of Yesteryear has been hidden. She and Jasper quickly retrieve the Crystal and follow the trail of stamping blanks back to the entrance into the forest before the seed beads can cover their trail. Princess Beadella and Jasper present the Crystal of Yesteryear to the King, who is immediately restored to perfect health. Beadella is presented with the top prize for her entry, a brand new Metal Complex Stamping Kit, and everyone lives happily ever after.

    • Christy Grap
    • January 30, 2012
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    The princess was sad to leave her sick father, knowing that she may not ever see him again. She set out with a tear in her eye and a heavy heart.

    As she reached the edge of the Sead Bead forest she thought it would be nice to weave a beautiful blanket out of the beads for her father when she returned. She made a beautiful pattern that was a map of her travels so she could use it to return to her family. She was afraid, but kept on going.

    As she thought she would never get to the end, she saw a bright light! It was a grumpy gnome who had in his possesion the Swarovski crystal. She begged for the crystal and pled her story of her sick father back home. The gnome wouldn’t budge. The princess sobbed. This made the gnome very sad. He told the princess that he too was sick and the crystal was keeping him well. A raven had scooped up his wife and he never saw her again. He was heartbroken.

    The princess didn’t know what to do. Her friend Jasper climbed into her lap to comfort her. It made her think that jasper is a stone meant to heal, comfort, and nurture. That is how he got his name, after a raven (could it be the same!?!?) scooped up her fluffy bunny, Tierra, just a year before. Sadly, she made the choice to ask the gnome if she could leave her beloved Jasper in exchange for the crystal. The gnome agreed.

    The princess kissed her friend one last time and make her way home, using her sead bead map as a guide.

    When she finally reached the castle she was exhausted. She presented the crystal and beaded blanket to the King. He noticed that Jasper was not with her. The princess told of her journey. The King was proud that his daughter was so unselfish to help others. He demanded that the gnome and Jasper be brought back to the castle to live forever.

    The princess couldn’t believe it. She was overjoyed! Her father would be getting healthy again, she would see her friend Jasper, and the gnome wouldn’t be lonely any longer.

    In the end everyone was happy and well.

    • Allison
    • January 30, 2012
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    Beadella goes through the seed bead forest scared out of her mind. with every turn she fears the worst. suddenly all these little drops start falling from the trees. around her they swirl . they begin to lift her off the ground after they form into wings. Still afraid beadella starts to cry. Then out of nowhere the drop wings put her down in front of the lost knights. She asks why did you not come back?! We need you! I have to get the crystal! Can you please help? So the knight brings her to his stead made of pure jade and they both hop on and make it out of the forest and grab the crystal of yesteryear. now to only make it home. with the stamping kit drawn and ready to fight the knight dropped her off where they met. now that she had the crystal is when she was most vulnerable. As if the drops could read her fear out they came again carrying her to the edge of the forest before the rejected seed beads could get to her. She raced home to the king and he healed. But not a word did she utter about the lost knights… for they had found paradise in the forests of seed beads

    • Pattie
    • January 30, 2012
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    The princess would carefully stamp reminders on the metal blanks and hammer them to the trees.

    When she was ready to return home her path would be clearly marked and her trip home would be very fast. Allowing her to arrive home to save her father.

    And they lived happily ever after.

    • lorraine sutton
    • January 30, 2012
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    the princess always has more there one plan, first she would stamp marks all threw the forest to find her way around or so other could find her if not back in time, also the stamps would reflect the lighting in the woods to shine bright so others would see her and a great light show for her father to see when hes better,2 she would stamp natural forest items and metal to create a vehicle to more around faster.or sad to say if she never made it back in time she could make a tomb stone for her father and a path for all in village to find him to pay respect…

    • Vanessa
    • January 30, 2012
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    Princess Beadella of Caspia hugged her father, King Steampunk with tears in her eyes. “I promise to retrieve the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear in order to heal you Father”. King Steampunk begged his daughter not to venture into the Seed Bead Forest. “My life is not so precious that you should risk yours. Many of my fearless knights have gone into that acursed place and none have returned. I would rather spend my remaining time with you and my beloved Metallite by my side than to have you in endangered.” Princess Beadella assured her father that she and Jasper would be able to complete the task and return safely, insuring his health and wellbeing for years to come.
    The princess packed her metal stamping blanks, metal stamps, a hole punch and a ball pein hammer. and left. Beadella and Jasper stopped at the edge of Seed Bead Forest and studied the trees visible and devised a plan. Using the Heartwood, Ironwood, Mahogany, and Obsidian trees in the forest with beads in various shapes and colors from tree to tree. As Princess Beadella and Jasper stepped into the Seed Bead Forest, Beadella began her Metal Complex kit to very quickly mark every ninth tree on her journey. She stamped a metal blank, used a hole punch and hung it from a bead of a tree. She was almost out of metal blanks when she spotted a cave. Inside a voice boomed the question, “Who is blocking my view?”. “Princess Beadella of Caspia” she said, “I have come to locate the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear. King Steampunk will soon perish without it.”
    From the darkness appeared a glorious Dragon of Jade. “A kindness was shown to me by the king when he was a youth. I have a Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear. Take it with my blessing and let him know that his good deeds made such a difference for me that I am happy to part with a piece of my collection for his returned health.”
    Princess Beadella and Jasper followed their metal markers quickly back to the castle. As the crystal was placed in the ailing king’s hands he began to heal. After a full recovery, the king went into Seed Bead Forest. Using the lasting markers made by Beadella, the king carried a box of royal treasures to the Jade Dragon in return for his generous gift. The dragon replied, “Though I was happy to have done it, I truly appreciate all the gemstones and crystals.”

    • Melanie Higginson
    • January 30, 2012
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    To pass the time, and keep herself from thinking too much about the dangers of the Seed Bead Forest, Beadella began stamping her favorite poems onto the shining charms in her Metal Complex kit. With a tappety tap, amd a clinkety clink, she made her way happily down the path. As she finished the charms, she pinned them to her cloak for safekeeping, and soon her cloak flashed and sparkled like a chandelier.

    The sound of her stamping frightened all the beaded animals that lived in the Forest, and they hid in the bushes watching her pass by with their beady little eyes. The light that flashed off her cloak of charms pierced the darkness and helped her stay on the path. Soon, she reached the heart of the Seed Bead Forest, and there on a small pilar was the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear.

    With a shout of joy, she plucked up the crystal and tucked it into her pocket. As she turned to go back through the Forest to her kingdom, she was surprised to find the path behind her crowded with lost knights. They had heard her tapping away, and seen the light flashing off her charms, and found their way back to the path. They all talked and laughed as they made their way home, with Beadella leading the way.

    The princess hurried to her father’s room, and presented the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear to King Steampunk. The King was well again as soon as he touched the crystal, and he leapt to his feet and embraced his brave daughter.

    Meanwhile, Queen Metallite sent all the knights to take baths. One doesn’t spend ages wandering in any forest, even a beaded one, without needing a good scrubbing. And while Beadella’s journey through the Seed Bead Forest was a successful one, the knights had had quite enough of it and vowed to stay away. Thus the Forest’s reputation lived on… as a place where brave knights have gone, once, never to return again.

    • Debbie
    • January 31, 2012
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    Princess Beadella, with her pet bead Jasper ventured into the Seed Bead Forest and beyond. Armed only with her determination to save her father, the King, she used her handy Metal Complex stamping kit to survive. Princess Beadella retrieve the lost Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear and all of the lost Knights in the Seed Bead Forest. She returned home in time to save her father, and then had her pick of all the Knights, got married and lived happily ever after.

    • Barbara Colberg
    • January 31, 2012
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    Princess Beadella, realizing her father King Steampunk was in failing health, knew she must do something to retrieve the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear, in order to save his life. She told her mother Queen Metallite that she had devised a plan too make it through the dreaded seed bead forest.

    Princess Beadella took out her trusty Metal Complex stamping kit and told her pet Jasper what she had in mind. Both Jasper and Queen Metallite realized she might have a chance, if her plan succeeded.

    The Princess constructed a suit of armor out of metal blanks, by punching a hole in them and using jumprings to piece them together. It was a bit heavy to wear, to say the least, but Jasper assisted her into the forest. The seed beads, seemed to be astounded, for they could see their reflection in the blanks and they had never realized how beautiful they really were. The seed beads were so engrossed in themselves and their beauty, they were unaware of what was going on.
    The Princess made it through the forest and retrieved the crystal. She made it back to her father just in time. He was well again!!
    Afterwards, the princess hung her ” suit of armor” in the forest of seed beads, so they could reflect upon their beauty forever and ever.

    • Pam
    • January 31, 2012
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    Upon her entrance into the Seed Bead Forest, Beadella meets Miyuki, a bumblebead. Miyuki tells Beadella that long ago the beautiful forest was once filled with friendly and loving creatures that lived happily alongside each other. But evil forces took over the forest and though it looks beautiful and charming, the forest is now a very dangerous place. The birds and butterflies flying about that appear so friendly are actually deadly creatures wearing colorful disguises of seed beads. Miyuki is the lone survivor of the hostile take-over of the forest and she is the only thing left that is good and pure. Beadella tells Miyuki of her plight and how she must get through the forest to find the lost Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear. She asks Miyuki for her help but Miyuki merely smiles and tells Beadella that all the help she needs is in her Metal Complex kit. All she needs to do is stamp the word “LOVE” on one of the heart-shaped blanks. Then, using the hole punch, put a hole at the top of the heart so that she can wear it through the forest. Miyuki cuts a strand of seed beads from a nearby meadow and places the heart-shaped pendant on it. Together, they make one for Jasper, as he will also need protection. Now, wearing their protective pendants, they can walk freely through the Seed Bead Forest without fear or intimidation. The evil forces cannot harm Beadella or Jasper as long as they are wearing their heart-shaped LOVE pendants. But Beadella does not want to leave Miyuki behind so she makes a pendant necklace for her too and together the three of them go through the forest and find the lost Swarovski. On their way back home, Beadella invites Miyuki to come live with her and be her new pet bumblebead. Father King Steampunk is saved and Beadella, Jasper and Miyuki live happily ever after.

    • Jan T.
    • January 31, 2012
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    Princess Beadella kissed the King and Queen good-bye, and bravely headed to the Seed Bead Forest. Though full of fear, she hesitated not for her Father’s fate lay in her hands. As she stepped into the forest she looked as Jasper for strength and realized that he was sinking into the seed beads. The beads were as quick sand and Beadella reacted in a flash, pulling a blank disc out of her kit. She floated the disc in front of Jasper and realized that she too was sinking in the seed beads. She struggled to climb onto the disc…the float that would keep her alive. She struggled, and watched as Jasper sunk deeper unable to save himself. She had to save Jasper and worked even harder, finally pulling herself up onto the disc. Breathing heavily she looked for Jasper, only to see his little black nose among the sea of seed beads. She reached down and pulled Jasper onto the disc with her. She reached into the kit once again, and pulled out another disc pushed it in front of them, and she and Jasper jumped onto the second disc. They proceded across the Seed Bead Forest in this manner until the reached the other side. With their trail of disc’s behind them, they began to walk to the closest house to find someone who could give them advice on where to find the Crystal of Yesteryear. No one wanted to speak about the Crystal for it belonged to their beloved King Fredrick. King Fredrick was waiting for a spell to be broken by the crystal, for the crystal was to bring to him the love of his life. Fredrick had been waiting for 10 years for his beautiful bride to enter the kingdom. When she would arrive the kingdom would know for at Sunset the Crystal would continue to shine and sparkle as if there were no darkness, no night. Beadella continued to the next house, but still no one would talk about the crystal. As the sun was setting Beadella noticed that it was still as shiney as mid-day, and so did King Fredrick. The King’s knights went out to find who had entered their kingdom, and were directed to the beautiful Princess Beadella. Beadella was brought to King Fredrick. Soon they were married and King Fredrick escorted Jasper and Beadella through the Seed Bead forest, using the discs as their path, and carrying the Crystal of Yesteryear back to Beadella’s ailing father. Upon stepping out of the forest into the kingdom, the Crystal instantly healed King Steampunk. Beadella brought both the crystal and Fredrick to her father for his blessing, and all jeweldom was to live happily ever after.

    • Blue Goose studios
    • February 1, 2012
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    Wow what a prize to give away. I am not one to ever win things but this would be a prize I would love to win. My birthday is tomorrow, maybe it will make me lucky enough to be one of the three lucky winners. Good Luck Everyone!!!! These stories are all so wonderful and fun, thanks for sharing your creativity.

    • Alison M.
    • February 1, 2012
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    The Seed Bead Forest was one of magic and mystery with trees that sparkled in both sunlight and moonlight. Princess Beadella ventured with Jasper during the day with no plights, but once the sun set, the enigma of the shadowed trees made the butterflies in her stomach flutter.
    “Don’t worry, Jasper.” She nervously told her dear pet as she clutched her hammer tightly. “I’m sure there’s nothing to be afraid of! After all, everything looked so nice during the day…and the moon shines just enough light through the trees to make sure there are no ghosts…or animals…” Her voice tightened a little as she glanced around. “Or thieves…”

    “I really wouldn’t be so sure about that.” A voice spoke out from the shadows, causing Beadella to jump in her place and spin to face it.

    “After all,” the voice continued, “with all the stories that travel around from kingdom to kingdom…I take it even YOU would be tempted.” A sly smirk framed the face of a young man as he stepped out from around a tree, tilting his head as he eyed the Princess. “I mean, you’d HAVE to be just as much of a thief and I am to risk coming out here…though you don’t really look the part, if you ask me.”

    Beadella stared at the man, slowly raising an eyebrow at him.

    “Really, you don’t look suited to it. Your dress, far too gaudy, your shoes…ouch, the blisters you must have. Oh, and that hammer? Don’t make me laugh.”

    Beadella had enough, her anger and frustration peaking, and without even thinking, she abruptly threw the hammer at the man with a grunt. That would have at least made him stop talking if it hit him, right?
    It went silent for a while until she dared to open one eye…and then the other only to find the man still standing there, that ever annoying and arrogant smirk on his face, holding the hammer in his hand and waving it at her.

    “And your aim stinks.”

    “UGH! Is there a reason you’re here, or are you just trying to make an already bad situation even worse?” She finally spoke, crossing her arms as Jasper growled at her ankles.

    “Well, I DO have a habit of making a bad situation go in strange directions, but that’s not the important question. No, the important question is what is a cute girl like you doing all alone in woods like these?”

    “I’m not alone, thank you very much.” She lifted her chin pointedly at him.

    “Oh, right…that…” The man pointed the hammer towards Jasper. “Yeah…it doesn’t count to me. And you didn’t answer my question.”

    The princess frowned as she picked up a whimpering Jasper, stroking him until he calmed down. “Well, if you MUST know, Mr. Full-of-Himself…My father…he’s very sick, and I need to find the Crystal of Yesteryear to make him well again.”

    “Crystal of Yesteryear? Pft! That’s just a myth.”

    “It is NOT!” She got so angry at that she nearly dropped Jasper. “My mother told me it was in a tower just past the forest!”

    “Wait…that decrepit looking tower three miles that way?” The young man pointed to the side.

    “You know where it is?!” Princess Beadella nearly tackled the young man as her heart jumped into her throat with joy.

    “Well…yeah.” He stared at her almost incredulously.

    “CAN YOU TAKE ME THERE?!”

    “Hey! Watch the decibel level there.” The man winced as he rubbed an ear. “Yeah, sure…I’ll take you there. But I expect payment…”

    “My parents are very rich!” She jumped with glee. “They will reward you handsomely, I’m sure!”

    “Just the words I wanted to hear…” He grinned at her. “Shall we then?”

    So Princess Beadella and the young thief, who’s name Beadella had discovered was Brass, made their way through the Seed Bead Forest with very few problems, other than a few tears in her dress and unexpected walks through mud.
    Soon the found themselves in front of the mysterious tower, looking at the door, which had no handle…just a design in the middle with small shapes.

    “But how do we get in?” She wondered, as she scuffed it with her shoe after many efforts of trying to open it.

    “Yeeeeeeah…about that. You can’t.”

    “What do you mean, I can’t?” She frowned as she spun on Brass.

    Brass simply shrugged. “There’s no way in. People have tried…place is completely on lockdown for some reason.”

    It took Beadella all of her strength to keep herself from wailing on Brass with her fists…but that ended up failing and she did so anyway. “WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME THIS BEFORE?!”

    Brass lifted his arms to protect himself from a Princess’s beatdown(which wasn’t very difficult, to be honest). “Hey, you said I’d be rewarded if I took you here. You’re here…so my job is done, right?”

    Beadella didn’t answer, she simply slumped down against the door as Jasper nuzzled against her leg, her voice lowering. “Now I’ll never get to the Crystal of Yesteryear…and my father is going to die…”

    Just then, there was a glowing in her satchel. Curious, despite her despair, she opened it to discover her stamps were glowing with a beautiful light. She stood up as she scooped them all in her hands and held them up in wonder.

    “You know…I don’t think that’s normal…” Brass spoke up as he stepped closer, curious himself.

    “Shut up, will you?” Beadella hissed. Her animosity was very short lived as just then the stamps started to float out of her hands. One by one, each of them found a place on the door and slid into it until the design was complete and the door vanished in a swirl of glowing mist.

    Her heart filled with hope now, Beadella scooped up Jasper and grabbed Brass’s shirt as she moved to run up the spiral stairs to the top. “Come on! We don’t have a moment to lose!”

    Once at the top, the two adventurers found a room with a glowing crystal in the center enclosed in a magic glass case.
    Brass started looking nervously around, his nose scrunching slightly.

    “What are you doing?” Beadella asked.

    “I dunno…kinda feels like this is a trap or something. Like some giant stone ball is going to come out of nowhere and crush us.”

    “Oh, now you’re just being silly.” She mused as she stepped along the pedestal.

    “He has a right to be afraid!” The sound of a sword is what caused the two to spin around, Brass unconsciously moving to protect Beadella with the hammer.
    “Aww…who am I kidding?” The voice that spoke out dropped the sword they had heard unsheathing to the floor as an old man in knight’s garments stepped forward. “That sword’s so dull now, I can’t even cut my bread with it…”

    “Who are you?” Both Brass and Beadella asked at once.

    “I am a knight who was sent into the forest to retrieve the Crystal of Yesteryear. Alas…I came alone and was unable to free it from it’s unbreakable case.”

    “Oh, come on, nothing is unbreakable.” Brass commented.

    “This is…trust me…I tried everything. Even tried blowing it up.” The old man grunted as he held up a stump of a hand. “That didn’t go as planned…the tower has more stairs than I counted.”

    “Moving on, please…” Beadella sighed, Jasper purring in agreement from her arms.

    “I couldn’t release it on my own, so I set myself on a quest to protect it from those who might use it for evil.” The old man squinted his eyes at the two. “But you don’t look very evil to me…” He pointed at Brass. “You look like an annoying troublemaker, but not evil…”

    “Gee, thanks, ya wrinkly ol’ geezer.” Brass muttered under his breath.

    “So…” Beadella stepped forward. “How DO we get the Crystal out?”

    “Oooh…” The old knight smiled. “It takes a heart of gold wrapped in dross to touch a heart of diamond.”

    Brass raised an eyebrow. “…What?”

    The old man simply shrugged then gestured to the two of them. Beadella and Brass blinked at each other.

    “If that means what I think it means…” Brass said.

    “Hate to be honest here, Brass…but…you haven’t done THAT much to make me fall in love with you…”

    “Yeah…ditto. Though…you have great hair and aren’t THAT bad for a princess.”

    “Yeah…still not working there, buddy…” Beadella crossed her arms again…before realization kicked in. “We’re so close…it’s right here, and we still can’t get to it.”

    “Hey, now…” Brass sighed. “Come on, don’t act like that…at least you tried, right?” He gently set a hand on her shoulder to comfort her, offering her a smile.
    At that moment, the room filled with a bright light, brighter than the sun…and the magic case that held the crystal opened.
    As the light faded, Beadella blinked in surprise as she carefully took the Crystal of Yesteryear and placed it in her satchel.

    She turned to the old man. “But…I thought your riddle said we had to fall in love…”

    “What is with you kids these days in thinking everything is deeper than it should be.” He grumbled as he shook his head, moving towards the stairs. “Nobody takes things literally anymore. I mean, in MY day when a magic spell said that filth would spew from your mouth, it didn’t mean you’d have a colorful vocabulary…it really meant that you’d have sh—” His voice faded as he moved down the stairs.

    Brass and Beadella glanced at each other for a while before they both smiled. Their task was done…it was time to return home.

    The Crystal of Yesteryear did exactly as the legend said it would, and King Steampunk grew well again and ruled for many years after. Brass got the reward he was hoping for…and he and Beadella became close friends who shared many other adventures together…but those are stories for another time…

    • Lisa D.
    • February 2, 2012
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    Beadella took the carriage that was made out of a tin container and had the craftsmen do their quick work to camouflage it for her trip through the woods. They put pave beads for the wheels, lillypilly copper sheets to cover the clear top, and encrust the entire carriage with metallic silver delicas. Two skull charms adorned the front to scare any other creatures that may come her way. She would be safe inside the carriage, with her lucky talisman (a tree of life charm that her mother gave her to protect her and give her strength). She also had a prayer box with her to keep the Crystal of Yesteryear once she found it.

    Off she went! She sent Jasper off ahead with her storybook stamps to create a false trail with hopes to keep others from following her. She had faith with his cunning hunting abilities and swift movement, he would succeed without harm. Two silver horses pulled the carriage through the seed bead forest. Their lively, brisk pace finding their way with ease.

    While on her travels she meditated, with the powers that Jasper had taught her they could communicate telepathically. If she were to encounter any trouble, he would be by her side in a lightening flash.

    The camouflage was working! The carriage covered in seed beads, was virtually undetected. She hoped to reach the crystal before the sun set, otherwise it may be more difficult to see.
    Suddenly, her tree of life talisman began to glow! The forces of the Kingdom were guiding her and Jasper had made it to the crystal! As she exited the carriage the sun was peeking through the Forest making it’s last twinkle for the day. Without delay she snatched the lost crystal of Yesteryear and carefully laid it in the velvet lined prayer box. She reached into her royal robe and pulled out a fire polished glass bead. It was very close in size and color of the lost crystal of yesteryear. She was cautious to place it in the same spot as the crystal. It was her desire to appease those that lived in the seed bead forest with a replacement. Not to be considered a thief but to try and build a relationship of trust and communication for the future of the Kingdom.

    Jasper and Beadella looked at each other with a smile of satisfaction. Then they proceeded to load the carriage with the metal stamps, the Prayer box with the crystal and themselves for the trip back to the castle. Bags of seed beads that were mounted on the silver horses were tied to the back of the carriage and small holes were poked in them. As they made their way, seed beads would spill out of the bags and cover their trail home.

    Although darkness had now crept upon the Forest, the silver horses had no difficulty reaching their destination. The carriage pulled up to the castle and Beadella and Jasper exited straightaway up to the King’s room, where he lay pale and weak. She kneeled at his side, opened the Prayer box and gently placed the magical crystal in his hands on his chest. Bending over him, she sweetly kissed him on his forehead and stroked his silver hair. She turned to the Queen and put the tree of life around her mother’s neck and kissed her on her cheek, softly saying, “thank you Mother for having faith in me”! Jasper started to whimper and as they turned to look, they were astonished at what they saw! The King had opened his grey-blue eyes, his color came back and a small smile graced his thin lips! As they rejoiced, a warm glow bloomed in the room.

    Later that evening, Beadella and Jasper stood outside her room on the marble balcony. A gentle breeze blew, and she looked in the glimmering night sky at the most beautiful moon ever. It had a heavenly luminesce about it and it looked as though it was smiling down on her. She looked down and said, “Do you see that Jasper? The moon is smiling at us”! That day love, courage, hope and faith had all come together and all was right in the world…and her world had changed forever.

    • Clydia DeFreese
    • February 3, 2012
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    If it’s up to me, she’s lost. I can’t find my way out of a paper bag!

    • Stacy
    • February 3, 2012
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    She clicked her beautifully beaded shoes together and said “There is no place like Artbeads” 3 times, and poof! She was home.

    • Christine
    • February 3, 2012
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    Beadella knew the great dangers she’d face if she ventured into the forest. Had she not heard of them since she was but a tiny Princess on her father’s knee … she knew that all the bravest Knights of the kingdom had faltered and failed. What power did she possess, a mere Princess, that the Knights did not??? She wasn’t stronger … or braver … or cleverer … she had no magical weapons … no spells or potions … no stores of great endurance … no limitless knowledge of arcane subjects …. “All I have is Jasper, and he’s not very bright” she thought. “What ever will help me on such a dangerous quest?” she cried. “Creativity” a small voice whispered. Beadella looked about startled not knowing where the voice came from. “Creativity my Daughter” the voice whispered again. Her Father!! She ran to his side … “what Father … what!”. “You have creativity, my Daughter. None of my brave Knights had that … yes they were strong and clever, well versed in magic and knowledge, but not the least of them was “creative”.” Beadella kissed her Father, and gave him a hug, and went on her way. She entered the forest without fear, and wielding her “creativity” like a sword she braved the dangers, changing them all into bracelets, rings, and necklaces of fabulous design. At long last she came upon the crystal, and without fear transformed it into her most magnificent piece … one fit for a King.

    • Kalia Xiong
    • February 3, 2012
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    Beaderella set out on her long journey with her pet Jasper. When they arrived in front of the Seed Bead forest Beaderella was hesitant to enter, however with Jasper and Metal Complex stamping kit by her side she set foot in to the forest. The forest was deep, so the intelligent Beaderella came up with a plan. Every few meters they walked she would Stamp a letter so that they ca follow the same path back. As Beaderella and Jasper continued their long journey stamping every now and then “a” “b” “c”… they came upon the Hill Tribe Silver Bead village. Now, the Hill Tribe Silver Bead villiage a quite friendly. Of course no one knew of their existence since no one every made it back out to inform anyone. They stopped in the village to ask for help. The Hill Tribe Silver elder told them they must go meet the Pearl fairy. Beaderella asked the Hill Tribe Silver elder where they could find this the Pearl fairy. The Hill Tribe Silver elder replied “down in Artbeads city of course.” Beaderella was shocked. “There’s a city? In here?!”
    “..or at least whats left of it,” replied the elder, “now child, get along now. If you do get out alive don’t forget about us Hill Tribe. Go on.” And so Beaderella continued on their journey to seek the Pearl fairy, stamping here and there “l” “m” “n”… at last they reached Artbeads city. Of course, Artbeads city look nothing like a city. This made Beaderella wonder. They asked around and finally found where the Pearl fairy was. Beaderella asked the Pearl fairy where she could find the Swarvoski Crystal. The Pearly fairy laughed, “go back home. You’ll never make it.” However, Beaderella was determined and continued pestering. The Pearl Fairy eventually saw that Beaderella was not going to step down so she said ” you must go to Firemountaingems. In order to get there you must go through the Caspia Tunnel. In the tunnel there will be many Artistic Treasures. DO NOT, and i repeat DO NOT touch or take anything or the tunnel will come crumbling down do you understand?” “yes” Beaderella replied. “And if you make it through alive, beware of the SteamPunk peices. If you meet any hammer it with the letter S.” Beaderella wanted to ask why “S” specifically but she the pearly fairy left without another word. So Beaderella and Jasper continued their journey stamping letters here and there. When they finally reached the Caspia Tunnel, Beaderella reminded Jasper not to take or touch anything since she knew Jasper loved Artistic Treasures. The beginning of the tunnel went fairly well. Midway Jasper could not continue to ignore the Artistic Treasure and touched one. Before Beaderella could stop him she heard the tunnel entrance come tumbling down. Beaderella picked up Jasper and ran as fast as she could. A stranger from nowhere swooped Beaderella off her feet and the next thing she knew they were out of the collapsed tunnel. When she looked around she saw a stranger. The stranger said “did you guys not hear the Pearl Fairy?! She said to not touch anything!! Now isn’t it a good thing she sent me after you two idiots.” Beaderella shocked and angry at his tone of voice couldn’t say anything back but mumbled “thank you. now we will get going. AND there’s no longer any need to follow us.” With that Beaderella and Jasper walked off. Still this stranger was still following them. While looking back at the mysterious stranger who saved her life she walked into something big and hard. To her surprise it was a Steampunk. Beaderella had forgotten all about the Steampunk with all the craziness that had happened. She even forgot how to defeat it. While scrambling around to save her life the stranger shouted ” Hammer it with an S!” Quickly she took out her Metal Stamping Kit and with all her might Stamped an S onto the Steampunk. The Steampunk froze in place and fell over. Tired and exhausted they continued. Beaderella finally asked the stranger his name, and he said “Sterling, Sterling Silver.” There was few words afterwards and the journey was done in silence except for the little hammering here and there to keep track of the path. Finally at long last they reached Firemountaingems. Little did they know that they would have to defeat the biggest bad guy before they could get the Crystal. The Gemstone. I was a long and hard battle even with the help of Sterling Silver. At long last she finally defeated the Gemstone when she hammered the last letter (z) on to the Gemstone. What she wonder was how Sterling Silver know how to defeat it. But before she asked, as the Gemstone broke she realized that the Seed Bead Forest that covered the Hill Tribe Silver and Artbeads City began to disappear and a bright smile on Sterling Silver’s face. She realized instantly, it was Prince Sterling Silver, whom was to take over Silver Empire. It also explained why she had to hammer an ‘S’ on the Steampunk and how he knew how to destroy the Gemstone. Everything was pointing to him. Prince Sterling Silver turned to her and thanked her. It was Beaderella who was destined to save the empire. He handed her the Swarvoski crystal and she went back to save her own father, the king. With her intelligence and the artistic skills of Jasper, Beaderella made a wonderful piece fit for any king. A few days later, as the king got better, they got a notice from the Silver Empire. It was from Prince Sterling Silver asking for Beaderella’s hand in marriage. They had a beadtastic wedding and lived happily ever after. ~THE END

    • Debbi D
    • February 4, 2012
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    So Princess Beaderella and Jasper set off to find the magic Swarovski crystal. They had never been closer to the spooky forest than the treeline before, but with a big gulp they started through the trees. The deeper into the forest the darker it got…but imagine her surprise when Jasper, her little pet bead, started to glow with such an inner fire and beauty that it lit up the forest floor! She was then able to use her stamping kit to make marks on the tree trunks so she could tell from whence she came! Suddenly, in front of her, was a path that no one could have ever seen without a Jasper to light the way. They followed that path for 3 days and nights and were just about totally exhausted until they saw a bright light thru the trees. There they came to a clearing in the trees where they found a small house. It was the most beautiful thing (next to Jasper, of course) she had ever seen. The house was made of Swarovski crystals and was just almost too dazzling to look upon! The roof was decorated in ruby red and the house of gleaming white opal. The door was decorated with a mix of topaz and copper and had delicate designs and scrollwork that said ARTBEAD STORE- COME ON IN and looked like it was done by a master. She tiptoed up to the window and peeked in and was amazed at what she saw! There were beads of all colors and kinds. There were components and silver and everything you could want!..and there all sitting at desks… were the missing brave nights!! They were making such beautiful jewelry out of fine silver and Swarovski crystals that she walked up to the door and started to knock but the door swung open and there was the cutest knight she had ever seen!..After introductions all around she explained her mission and asked it they had seen the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear. But alas, none of them had heard of this wondrous thing. Poor Princess Beadella, tired and defeated a singled tear squeezed out and fell to the floor at their feet. Suddenly there was a bright flash where that single tear fell and then there stood a beautiful fairy. “My dear” she said…”I have heard your plight and know of your dangerous journey and I believe that I can help you.” And lo and behold…the fairy held out what was the most beautiful of ALL the Swarovski crystals she had ever seen. THIS was the crystal of Yesteryear! “Oh thank you” the Princess said. “Now my Father will be cured!” Then the fairy said she would lead them back through the forest so she wouldn’t get lost. The Princess (smart girl that she was) explained that she could find her way back because of her pet bead Jasper and the fact that she marked the trees with her fabulous metal toolkit! The very cute knight that answered the door then decided that this beautiful and obviously smart Princess was too good not to marry and so the Princess, Jasper and the very cute knight followed her stamps back through the forest and King Steampunk was cured. The knight had all the other knights make beautiful jewelry for the wedding but the ring he made himself… from the Swarovski crystal of Yesteryear!! (of course!) And they lived happily ever after! THE END!

    • Karen Farmer
    • February 4, 2012
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    She wore a beautifully beaded dress to blend into the forest ~ when the forest sparkled, she did too…she was hiding in full sight!

    • Dina Payne
    • February 4, 2012
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    She must rush to the forest and uncover and locate the missing metal stamping letters spelling B-E-A-D and return them to the castle by midnight in order to save Father King Steampunk.

    • Carol
    • February 4, 2012
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    She stamped her way through the forest, leaving a clear path for return, retrieved the crystal and returned home in time to save her father.

    • Laura De La Garza
    • February 4, 2012
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    Princess Beadella used a stamp blank like a magic carpet. She and her pet bead Jasper hopped on it and they ventured out into the seed bead forrest. She could see the swarovski crystal of yesteryear glowing. She landed her stamp blank by the crystal and Jasper picked it up and held on to it tightly as they ventured back home. Princess Beadella brought the crystal to King Steampunk’s bedside. Right away his health improved. THE END.

    • Jamie Hintzen
    • February 4, 2012
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    Princess Beadealla and her trusty dog Jasper went bravely through the Seed Bead Forest, as she went along she stamped her initials into the trees to mark them, so she would be able to find her way home, as she did each tree came alive. She managed to find her way with the help of her tree friends overcoming obstacles. Upon arriving to the protected Swarovski of Yesterday, they found that it was protected by the guardian of the Swarovski Crystal of Yesteryear. So with her trusty Metal Complex stamping kit – she made a beautiful basket with the help of her tree friends, worthy enough to hold the Swavorski Crystal of Yesteryear and was able to prove the love and care she would give it and was able to bring it safely home to her father, where he is now to this day still alive and well and ruling his kingdom of gems.

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    Princess Beadella made her way through the forest, weaving the seed beads so she can always find her way back. When she found the Crystal, she stamped a message to the rightful owner, explaining she’ll bring it back as soon as the King recovers, secured the Crystal on Jasper’s collar and quietly returned home.
    We can add some Prince of Swarovski in there – maybe he came after her… and they lived hapily ever after? 🙂
    This was fun – good luck everyone!

    • Michelle
    • February 5, 2012
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    I would love to win these….I would have as much fun using them as the posters above did writing !

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