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  • New Forum for jewelry designers

    We’ve opened a new Forum on BeadAndButton.com for participants in the joint ISGB-Bead&Button project Convergence: Contemporary Jewelry Design with Art-Glass Beads. It's not really meant to be an administrative space for questions about the process. If you are involved in the project, please be...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by Ann Dee Allen on 10-24-2008

  • Designing beaded jewelry: Choosing colors

    There’s an interesting question on our BeadAndButton.com forum right now about how to choose colors and what resources you can use. Do you follow the trends for the coming season, or do you simply go with colors you like? Either choice is valid, and there are times to consider both. If you’re looking...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by lweiss on 08-28-2008

  • 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 her own jewelry. Being a generally thrifty gal, I wondered...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by Tea on 06-24-2008

  • Bead shopping

    When I tell people I just started working at Bead&Button , their eyes usually light up. They say, “Do you get to play with beads all day?” Well, yes and no. There are other things involved, too. But yes, I get to play with beads. Even on the first day. On my first day I arrived at work bright and...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by Tea on 06-10-2008

  • Choosing beadwork colors: Change hues by changing companion colors

    I’m very picky when it comes to color, and I’m always amazed by how different colors look when you change the lighting, background, or surrounding colors. This week I’ve been busy moving and dealing with changing paint colors. Has this ever happened to you: You look at the paint on the card (or the beads...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by lweiss on 04-24-2008

  • Resources for finding beads

    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 readers with a number of ways to find beading supplies...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by lweiss on 03-28-2008

  • Altered beads: Make your own matte-finish seed beads

    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 too purple. Bead&Button's offices are in Waukesha...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by lweiss on 02-01-2008

  • 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 issues. One of the stories that will appear in VintageStyle...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by Julia Gerlach on 11-20-2007

  • 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 jewelry box. I have a several pins that my mom gave...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by lweiss on 11-02-2007

  • 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 instructions • How-to photos • Illustrations showing the...
    Posted to Bead&Button Blog (Weblog) by Lynne Soto on 11-02-2007
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