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In the latest Ask Anna column, Andrea L. Dono asked about what to look for in quality pearls, and how to recognize low quality. Joe Ducey, an ABC reporter out of Phoenix, recently investigated one cause of low-quality cultured pearls, and how to detectMore
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Naomi Sakuma is bringing her beaded lantern to the Bead&Button Show for display! Naomi, an instructor at the show, beaded the lantern on a loom. It is intricate in its attention to detail and serene in its beauty. It is a longer-term project, to beMore
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This week I’ve been learning to crochet with beads. As much as I love beading and knitting, I seem to be crochet impaired. There were so many things I had trouble figuring out. Where do I stick the needle? How do the beads sit in relation to each otherMore
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Just a quick note to let everyone know that Ask Anna has a new format so that registered users can post comments. If you have a question, click here .
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I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of the people who took the time to contact me after reading my Editor's Profile in the December 2007 issue of Bead& Button . It is always nice to connect with readers, but in this case some of you broughtMore
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I'd like to announce my first column ! It's posted under the "How To" tab. Thanks to Debbie Melter for supplying me with a question about incorporating art-glass beads into a spiral rope necklace. Her question prompted me to finallyMore
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I just finished the December Spotlight necklace, and I think it turned out well. Akihiro Ohkama’s mosaic bead is fabulous, so it was easy to design around. That is one project I can cross off my list, now I need to get back to work on the rest becauseMore
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Later this fall, Bead&Button will launch a new BeadAndButton.com online column called "Ask Anna," featuring our own Anna Elizabeth Draeger, associate editor of the magazine. Anna is a beaded-jewelry designer extraordinaire. You may be familiarMore
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