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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

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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: vintage jewelry, gluing, VintageStyle Jewelry, 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

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  11.02.2007 | by Lynne Soto

  Take an unofficial bead magazine survey

  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 Tags: Learning new stitches, jewelry design, expert advice, how-to, projects, choosing materials, bead stitching

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  10.17.2007 | by lweiss

  Searching the bead stash

  Ever since I started at Bead&Button two weeks ago, I’ve been amazed at the level of detail that goes into each step of writing, photographing, and editing each article. Accuracy and precision are a primary concern, starting with the first step, whichMore Tags: projects, choosing materials, bead stash