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

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  06.24.2008 | by Tea

  The invaluable value of quality jewelry materials

  A few weeks ago, I was talking to Stacy about the change in her beading habits over the time she’s spent working here. She said one of the hazards of the job is being around so many great materials and wanting to buy all of the best stuff to make herMore Tags: changing tastes, projects, choosing materials, bead stash, materials, seed beads, Bead&Button Magazine, beads, buying beads