And the winner is...

Using a random number generator the winner of the $25.00 gift certificate for beads of their choice from thebeadchest.com is Boot-C from Mamas got to Doodle! 

Congratulations to the winner and a big thank you to every one who participated. Boot-C commented that if she won her choice of beads, she would choose snake beads. The original snake beads were actually made from the vertebrae of snakes, but the modern version is made of glass!

Turquoise Snake Beads

Enjoy Boot-C, can't wait to see what you make with them...

And a very big thank you to thebeadchest.com for the $25.00 gift certificate giveaway, and a wonderful introduction to the beads of Africa!

African beads for sale!

The Bead Chest is a leading online retailer of trade beads, millefiori beads, Krobo beads, and other great glass beads.