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I’m still playing around with ideas for a herringbone/St. Petersburg chain combination. I’ve moved past the sketching phase, and onto my next step: playing with beads. I’ve gotten into the habit of stitching little swatches of beads to try things outMore
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I’ve been thinking a lot about jewelry design lately. Working with so many great designs here, I can’t help but be inspired to try making a project my way. Or I’ll get an idea from a technique that one designer uses, and I’ll start thinking about theMore
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Wild rose designed by Nancy Zellers I have a lot of shade in my yard, so all of my flowers are late bloomers. Right about now, my rose bush is starting to look a little sad. Having had such a short time to properly enjoy them (it’s rained a lot here thisMore
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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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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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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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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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I've just finished a square for the Bead Artists Against Breast Cancer quilt. Thanks to Jill Devon and Liz Thornton, two well-known bead artists in the UK, I was able to embellish my square with a floral design from their new book, The Beader'sMore
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It is no secret how much I love crystals, so of course I was very excited to get accepted to teach for Swarovski in Tucson in February at the Omni Resort because it combines my two favorite things: crystals and teaching. But the best part is that SwarovskiMore
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Here's an update on the Beady Shenanigans beaded aquarium that is being assembled for the Bead&Button Show auction to benefit breast cancer research. We have some new sea creatures to share, from Ann Jacobs, Eileen Novak, and Kristie Deacon.
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Before I was an Associate Editor here at Bead&Button magazine, I couldn't wait to receive the latest issue in the mail. I would scan each article and become inspired by a technique I hadn't tried yet. Now that I've done a lot of beadingMore
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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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Watch for the Index of Bead&Button’s 2007 issues in the February 2008 magazine. You can look up your favorite projects by designer name, stitch or technique, and project type (necklace, bracelet, pendant, earrings). The Index will list both the issueMore
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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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The Bead&Button editors regularly review our story layouts. We have our list of components we think should be combined to make a successful project story. What do you find most helpful when you read a story and make a project? • Step-by-step instructionsMore
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