Awards and Recognitions
*2013 - Angel pendant won 1st prize in wire jewelry boot camp contest!
*2013 - My wedding tiara "Crowning Glory" received a finalist award in Fire Mountain Gems 2013 metal contest.
*2012 - My necklace "Majestic Blue" was featured in the October issue of the Crafts Report
*2012 - My necklace "Abundance" is featured in a Fire Mountain Gems and Beads advertisement in the August/September issue of Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry Magazine.
*2013 This necklace will be featured in the June/July 2013 issue of Bead & Button Magazine.
*2013 This necklace will be featured in the July 2013 issue of Rock & Gem Magazine.
*2012, August - My tiara was chosen to be featured in the weekly broadcast at
Wire Jewelry Bootcamp.
Here is Frances Lediaev's spectacular handcrafted wire tiara -
"Crowning Glory" for that special wedding jewelry on her big day.
Any girl would feel like a queen with this beautiful hand made Tiara.
Thanks for sharing Frances.
*2012, April - My necklace was chosen to be featured in the weekly broadcast at
Wire Jewelry Bootcamp.
Ok Bootcampers - Riddle me this -What do you get when you mix a Lapis
donut with Paua shell cabs, sterling silver flower links, sterling silver wire,
peacock blue pearls and Czech turquoise beads? Ask Frances Lediaev
because she knows the right answer! Stunning necklace Frances!
*2011 - My necklace and earring set called "Abundance" became a finalist in
the 2011 Gemstone contest on Fire Mountain Gems.
http://www.firemountaingems.com/galleryofdesigns/jewelry_design_gallery.asp?docid=BBDC
*2010 - I submitted two pieces in the Wire-Sculpture 2010 snowflake contest and
got them into the top 14 spots. They are "Purple Majesty" and "Snowflake Valentine".
*2007 - I won 5th place in Preston Reuther's wire-sculpture.com collar contest with my "Hearts of the Ocean" collar.
