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In case you haven't noticed yet, we have the button bug here at the magazine. We've been to the National Button Society convention and now we're ready to celebrate Count Your Buttons Day on October 21. In honor of button day, we are creatingMore
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Last week I wrote about being haunted by a particular necklace. I like to think that haunting is an important aspect of creativity. Allowing your mind to linger on a design — or even an element of a design — and letting it simmer on the back burner givesMore
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Last week, I started a new scrapbook after taking a break from the hobby for a few months. Whenever I do this, I notice an interesting (and slightly annoying) phenomenon. The first two or three pages of my scrapbooks tend to feature bland designs — aMore
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Last week, associate editor Lynne Soto wrote about pearls for first ladies (and later, she wrote about pearls on TV shows ). About the same time, the Canadian Press wrote an article about Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama’s pearls. There must be somethingMore
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The Bead Society of Greater Washington and the Bead Museum in Washington. D.C. have launched the first annual International Juried Jewelry Design Competition. The contest has 12 categories and a deadline of July 25, 2008, so you have a little time toMore
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Today is the first day of workshops at the Bead&Button Show, which features seven days of immersion in jewelry-making, shopping, and socializing! It's the best and biggest bead show in the world, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. I wishMore
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Here’s a chance to show off your work in the magazine. Send your original finished jewelry piece using the 2008 Bead&Button Show bead to Bead&Button . We’ll photograph it and include it in the Your Work section in the December issue. Send yourMore
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Bead&Button Associate Editor Lynne Soto has been working with designer Linda Rettich on this beautiful collar for the August issue of the magazine. Linda's inspiration came from sea fan coral, and we are presenting two intriguing methods for stitchingMore
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If you want to see and make some beautiful beaded jewelry like this bracelet by Marcia DeCoster, you're in the right-angle place! The Bead&Button editorial, photo, design, and production teams are wrapping up our new Beading Basics: Right-AngleMore
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Swarovski is looking for entries for its annual Create Your Style contest. Do you have a concept for a beautiful jewelry, home decorating object or paper craft made with Swarovski crystals? Your project must be 80 percent Swarovski crystals, but afterMore
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You might want to check out “Beads of Whimsy” at the Minneapolis Textile Center’s Joan Mondale Gallery from March 7 to April 12, sponsored by the Upper Midwest Bead Society and the Textile Center. Thirty works from the U.S., Canada, and the UK have beenMore
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I made it through one whole week of following through with my New Year’s resolutions. In years past, if I did make resolutions, I gave up by the end of January, and that made every January the hardest month of the year. This year I gave up a bad habitMore
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Beads and bead making are becoming more recognized for their cultural significance, leading to new projects that explore and preserve information about bead history. Three Northwestern University experts in anthropology, history, and media and technologyMore
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Last Friday, Associate Editor Anna Draeger and I attended the One of a Kind show in Chicago. The show floor was filled with a variety of handmade items, including furniture, clothing, accessories, and even food. And, of course, there was jewelry. TheMore
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We’ve been wrapping up our February issue this past week and we’re also finalizing details on our special VintageStyle Jewelry magazine, due out in January. I think you’ll like the assortment of projects and articles we’ve put together for these two issuesMore
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