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  03.06.2009 | by Lynne Soto

  A beading career

  In 1994 when Bead&Button published its first issue, beading was an emerging hobby. Fifteen years later, beading is a leading hobby and for some a business. Some people have even developed their hobby into a career. How did they do this? Let’s startMore Tags: Anne E. Mitchell, beading career, Christi Friesen, Cynthia Rutledge, Diane Fitzgerald, Diane Hyde, Laura McCabe, Lisa Niven Kelly, Sherry Serafini, Sonoko Nozue, Valerie Hector, Virginia Blakelock

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  01.19.2009 | by Stacy Hillmer

  You can’t go wrong with cabochons at the Bead&Button Show

  In Time magazine’s winter 2008 special issue Style & Design , an index of luxury jewelry “A to Z” took note of what beaders already know – C is for cabochon, and cabs are fab. The article showed some pretty upscale examples of cabochon-studded jewelyMore Tags: cabochons, classes, Laura McCabe, Sherry Serafini

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  10.30.2008 | by Ann Dee Allen

  Party with the best crowd ever, in Bead&Button!

  How would you like to attend a party with Jeff Barber, Virginia Blakelock, Diane Fitzgerald, Christi Friesen, Suzanne Golden, Valerie Hector, Diane Hyde, Laura McCabe, Anne Mitchell, Lisa Niven Kelly, Sonoko Nozue, Hatsumi Oshitani, Lisa Pavelka, CynthiaMore Tags: 15th anniversary, Bead&Button, Christi Friesen, Cynthia Rutledge, December Bead&Button, Diane Fitzgerald, Diane Hyde, Hatsumi Oshitani, Jackie Truty, Jeff Barber, jewelry design, Laura McCabe, Lisa Niven Kelly, Lisa Pavelka, Sherry Serafini, Sonoko Nozue, Suzanne Golden, Valerie Hector, Virginia Blakelock

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  09.30.2008 | by Tea

  Beaders who inspire you

  From time to time, I like to explore the notion of inspiration . Recently, I came across a blog post by Patrizia Tager . In her post, she cites one of my favorite sources of inspiration: Sherry Serafini , who is one of the 15 featured designers for Bead&ButtonMore Tags: Bead Dreams, inspiration, Sherry Serafini

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  09.02.2008 | by Tea

  I dream of beading

  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 Tags: August 2008 Bead&Button, August Bead&Button, beads, buying beads, Creativity, December Bead&Button, jewelry design, Linda Rettich, Sherry Serafini, shopping

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  08.20.2008 | by Ann Dee Allen

  Celestial Seasonings honors Heidi Kummli

  Bead artist Heidi Kummli was recently commissioned to create beadwork for Celestial Seasonings' tea boxes. If you buy tea boxes featuring Heidi's work in October, part of your purchase will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Heidi isMore Tags: Button Show, Laura McCabe, Sherry Serafini

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  07.24.2008 | by Ann Dee Allen

  Bedazzled at the Lux Center in Lincoln

  The Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska, unveils its monthlong exhibit on contemporary beadwork, Bedazzled: 2008 Lux Center for the Arts Bead Invitational, on August 1. The exhibit includes works by JoAnn Baumann, Wendy Ellsworth, Susan FraermanMore Tags: beading, beadwork, Sherry Serafini

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