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I just received a copy of the new Make It Mine magazine and it's fabulous! If you already love crafts in general, this new publication offers tips and tricks in many techniques. Embroidery, felting, stenciling, dyeing, gluing, etching, decoupage ...
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You can now order an advance copy of Seed Bead Stitching: Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques online. This new book showcases off-loom stitches that we use in Bead&Button magazine, and includes an explanation of each stitch as well as ways...
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Every hobby has its own lingo. For instance, beaders talk about stitches, tools, and materials. I learned some new hobby lingo the other day as I was reading a copy of another Kalmbach Publishing publication — Model Railroader . This magazine is to model...
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I'd like to announce my first column ! It's posted under the "How To" tab. Thanks to Debbie Melter for supplying me with a question about incorporating art-glass beads into a spiral rope necklace. Her question prompted me to finally...
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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, which...
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Jeanette Shanigan's Yahoo beading group, Beady Shenanigans, is diving into a fabulous project for the Bead Artists Against *** Cancer auction. The group is collectively creating sea creatures and objects for an aquarium that will be auctioned off...
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Watching for the latest beading trends is a favorite activity among the editors of Bead&Button . We follow what’s new in the craft, fashion, home-decorating, and color industries. One source we regularly review is the National Craft Association’s...
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I have been standing in on the last few photo sessions in which Bead&Button's in-house photographers and the art director take pictures of the jewelry for our step-by-step articles. I am amazed at how much time it takes, from concept to finished...
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We receive a number of proposals each month from designers who submit projects for Bead&Button and BeadAndButton.com. The editorial staff meets as a team to review these proposals. We look for originality, unusual combinations of techniques and materials...
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This past week, one of the Bead&Button editors brought in her collection of 1940s Vogue magazines. We were looking through them for ideas for the soon-to-be-published VintageStyle Jewelry special issue. After looking at the Vogue stories — creating...
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It’s supposed to be unseasonably warm this weekend (83°F!), but there’s still a crisp coolness to the nighttime air that reminds me that there are only 81 days until Christmas! For me, that means it’s time to start making holiday ornaments and beaded...
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