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  05.16.2008 | by Lynne Soto

  The red beaded necklace

  Are you on the Bead&Button e-mailing list? Did you receive the April 21 message about books for sale from Kalmbach Publishing? Did you wonder where to look for instructions to make the red necklace pictured at the top of the page? I designed thisMore Tags: vintage jewelry, VintageStyle Jewelry

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  01.24.2008 | by acrouse

  Road trips and small jewelry treasures

  I have always liked stopping at antique shops on road trips with family members and friends. All of my friends know that if we pass a shop, I will probably ask to stop on the way back. I don’t look for “just the right” antique table for the living roomMore Tags: Travel shopping, vintage jewelry, VintageStyle Jewelry

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  01.21.2008 | by Stacy Hillmer

  Out comes “in” jewelry

  On p. 8 of our new VintageStyle Jewelry issue, Lynne Soto suggests asking relatives about family jewelry. Despite reading this advice numerous times during the editing process, I did not heed it! But when I showed VintageStyle Jewelry to my grandma, sheMore Tags: vintage jewelry, VintageStyle Jewelry

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  01.17.2008 | by Stacy Hillmer

  Making the cut: Recycling old jewelry

  Lately, I’ve found that creating something new often involves deconstructing something old, a trade-off that never fails to make me nervous. For instance, I’m making a T-shirt quilt, which, of course, required me to take a scissors to some of my mostMore Tags: vintage jewelry, VintageStyle Jewelry

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  11.20.2007 | by Julia Gerlach

  VintageStyle Jewelry wrap-up

  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 Tags: VintageStyle Jewelry, Miriam Haskell, Diane Fitzgerald, Creativity, style, trends, Behind the scenes, Bead history, Special Issue, jewelry design, Bead&Button Show, workshops, beading techniques, expert advice, how-to, beading books, choosing materials, bead stitching, vintage jewelry, gluing

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  11.02.2007 | by lweiss

  Add new life to old jewelry

  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 Tags: Creativity, style, Behind the scenes, Gemstones, Special Issue, Learning new stitches, metal clay, jewelry design, Artist interviews, crystal jewelry, beading techniques, how-to, beading books, projects, choosing materials, bead stitching, dyeing, vintage jewelry, gluing, VintageStyle Jewelry