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Colored Stone recently held its first-ever Reader's Choice competition to give our readers and Web site visitors the opportunity to choose their favorite jewelry designers. The contest took place on Colored-Stone.com: Our readers first nominated the designers they felt were most deserving, and then we narrowed the field to 20 talented finalists for the decisive vote. More than 1,000 votes were cast online during the final round, and the tally was so close that we felt it was only fair to give you a peek at the runners-up:

Second Place:

Charles P. Bahringer
Charles P. Bahringer has owned and operated Out of Solitude Custom Jewelry for the past 11 years. Out of Solitude specializes in custom wedding rings designed and produced by Bahringer. He works in gold and platinum utilizing precious stones such as emeralds and colored sapphires as well as diamonds. Bahringer's pieces can be seen adorning the likes of Cher, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and Oprah Winfrey.

Third Place:

Lynn Harrisberger
"After spending 23 years as creative director and graphic artist, I felt a need to create art that would be long lasting, memorable, and enjoyable on a personal level," says Lynn Harrisberger. "My interests and hobbies have always been on the artistic side, and I have journeyed through various other creative paths through my life, such as fashion merchandising, fashion design, sewing, stained glass, enameled jewelry, paper jewelry, fused glass jewelry, Indian beadwork, wearing unusual jewelry, picking up any kind of interesting rock, shell, or Ôfound object' I see, and it seems appropriate that I now design and hand fabricate jewelry as my second career."

PHOTOS: Tension-set citrine and platinum ring from Charles P. Bahringer. Lynn Harrisberger's "Running Water" brooch with titanium drusy, amethyst, blue topaz, and freshwater pearl set in sterling silver and 14K gold.

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