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True or false: It's OK to copy another jewelry designer's work, as long as you change the color of the beads. True or false: It's OK to copy and sell another jewelry designer's work, as long as you tell your customers that it's someone...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 1:02 PM by Stacy Werkheiser

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Sherry Serafini: What I'm working on now

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Guest blog by Bead&Button Top 10 jewelry teacher Sherry Serafini ! I’m beading away as always and loving every minute of it. Currently I’m working with Paulette Baron and Amy Katz on the new book Beads Across America, which will be published by Kalmbach...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 11:35 AM by Ann Dee Allen

Bead artist Diane Fitzgerald's tips on double and single thread

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Guest blog by Diane Fitzgerald , named one of Bead&Button 's Top 10 Jewelry Instructors in the U.S. for 2010! Diane is featured in Bead&Button 's current April 2010 magazine issue. Ever wonder whether you should double your thread for...

Published Fri, Mar 5 2010 3:33 PM by Ann Dee Allen

Laura McCabe riffs on her new beadwork and unconventional art

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This guest blog is by Laura McCabe , whose profile and project appear in Bead&Button 's April 2010 issue . Laura has been named one of Bead&Button's Top 10 Jewelry Instructors in the U.S. for 2010 and is teaching the Master Class at this...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 9:45 AM by Ann Dee Allen

Judging Bead Dreams

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Ever wonder how the annual Bead Dreams competition is judged? Are you ever curious about just how anonymous the judging is? Here’s a little sneak peak behind the scenes. Submissions start rolling in January 1 via online submission . They’re all collected...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 2:10 PM by Tea

101 secrets from top 10 jewelry teachers

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Our April issue is here ! At Bead&Button , our editors are always doing something interesting. But some of our magazine issues and our special issues include extra content that we really love to work on. This is true of our April "jumbo"...

Published Fri, Mar 12 2010 4:19 AM by Ann Dee Allen

You love sushi (beadwork) like we love sushi

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10,348. That's the number of people (as of March 1) who may be beading clever little ginger, California rolls, rice balls, wasabi balls, and tobiko rolls, thanks to Linda Rettich . You can find Linda's projects on BeadAndButton.com, in addition...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 2:12 PM by Ann Dee Allen

BrideStyle: 10 weeks to designing your own wedding jewelry

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For almost a year, I've been working on making wedding jewelry for my June 5th wedding. And while I was learning the ins and outs of designing jewelry, I was writing a series on the experience, a series meant to guide and hold the hands of newbie...

Published Mon, Mar 1 2010 7:00 PM by Stacy Werkheiser