Special Event Announcement!

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cleveland Bead Patch Challenge! Cleveland Rocks and Beads invites beaders, stitchers, and fiber artists to show their love for Cleveland, Ohio, in miniature bead art! Create a beaded patch that captures the spirit, landmarks, humor, or heart of Cleveland - something that could proudly be sewn onto a jean jacket - and compete for prizes, bragging rights, and in-store exhibition. Design Rules Your entry must: Be no larger than 3 inches by 4 inches, must include rocks or beads, be a patch suitable for sewing onto a jean jacket, be Cleveland-themed.   Cleveland Theme - Ideas & Examples: Your patch can interpret Cleveland in any creative way. Examples include but are definitely not limited to: A beaded Rock & Roll Hall of Fame  A Cleveland skyline with Lake Erie  A beaded pierogi or Polish Boy sandwich. The theme can be funny, gritty, nostalgic, glamorous - it all counts, as long as it screams Cleveland. How to Enter Mail or deliver your entry to: Cleveland Rocks and Beads 2499 Lee Boulevard Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 Your submission must include:  The beaded patch Your name and contact info A $20 entry fee Entry Fee & Prize Pool We are requiring the $20 entry fee in order to cover the prize pool and return shipping of your work. Prizes Grand Prize:  $200 Cleveland Rocks and Beads Gift Certificate First Runner-Up:  $50 Gift Certificate  Second Runner-Up:  $50 Gift Certificate Deadline: All entries must be received by February 28, 2026 Late entries will not be judged. Exhibition & Voting: All submissions will be on display for the entire month of March 2026 at Cleveland Rocks and Beads. Customers will vote in-store for their favorite patch. By entering, artists agree:   Their work may be displayed in the store   Their work may be photographed for promotion   Their work will remain on display through March Why Enter? Because Cleveland deserves bead art.  Because your jean jacket needs a story.  Because this is exactly the kind of weird, wonderful, handmade magic Cleveland Rocks and Beads was built for. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Last Updated 01/2026

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