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We’ve opened a new Forum on BeadAndButton.com for participants in the joint ISGB-Bead&Button project Convergence: Contemporary Jewelry Design with Art-Glass Beads. It's not really meant to be an administrative space for questions about the processMore
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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, 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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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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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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It’s been exciting to watch the VintageStyle Jewelry special issue take shape. Looking at how our contributors create vintage-looking jewelry and find new uses for vintage components got me thinking about a few of the older pieces sitting in my own jewelryMore
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We receive a number of proposals each month from designers who submit projects for Bead&Button and BeadAndButton.com. The editorial staff meets as a team to review these proposals. We look for originality, unusual combinations of techniques and materialsMore
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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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Earlier this year, I spent months making this necklace: Designing it, stitching it, taking out the work, and then beading it again. Then I entered it in the Swarovski Bright and Beautiful Design Contest 2007. Although I didn’t win, I’m glad that I wentMore
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