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I’ve hunted for a few different types of gemstone beads this week without success, and I know that I’m not the only beader who faces this challenge. Unlike crystals or seed beads, which are manufactured in large quantities with plentiful raw ingredientsMore
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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
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Have you checked out the new features in our Resource Guide yet? If not, take a look. The Resource Guide (under the Magazines tab) has always been the place to find online extras, such as templates or bead sources, but now you can find even more. StartingMore
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Occasionally, we are asked how we find the materials for Bead&Button's Bead Soup and Spotlight columns and how we decide what to cover. Mainly, we get ideas for these columns from shopping, receiving new products in the mail, getting a heads upMore
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We sometimes hear from readers who are gemstone enthusiasts and want to see more gemstone projects in the magazine. I'm a big fan of gemstones myself, so, in honor of my six-month anniversary here at Bead&Button , I came up with my personal topMore
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Here at Bead&Button we are often asked where we find the beads featured in the projects. If we feel a bead or finding might not be easy to find, we’ll list a source for it in the project materials list, or on our Resource Guide . We also provide readersMore
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One nice thing about magazine schedules is that we’re always looking ahead. Right now we’re hard at work on our June issue and our Beading Basics: Right-Angle Weave special issue, and we’re starting work on August. Since we’re having a very long, snowyMore
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Last week, I was working on a project here at the office and was dismayed to discover that my seed beads weren’t the right color. In the store, the dark-blue seed beads looked great with my crystals, but back at the office the beads were a little tooMore
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I’ve been working on a fun stitching project, but I ran into an all-too-common problem: getting the right amount of supplies. The materials list called for 15 g of cube beads. I purchased my beads from a source that sells them in 14 g tubes, so I orderedMore
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