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So how are you all doing on your Bead&Button Show class projects? Have you finished? Are you stalled? Did you decide that the technique you tried just isn’t your thing? I took Naomi Sakuma ’s Prima Rosa Lariat class, a beginner loomwork course, and...
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Did you survive the Bead&Button Show ? I did! And one thing I learned this time around is that beaders love to show each other their work, their purchases, and what they learned along the way. Here at Bead&Button , BeadStyle , and Art Jewelry...
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I spent the weekend getting myself organized for the Bead&Button Show and thought I’d share my personal checklist. Do you have something to add? Leave a comment below! • THE MOST COMFORTABLE shoes I own, plus spares • A purse that won’t slip down...
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Last year, following my first experience with the Bead&Button Show , I told BeadStyle magazine about some of my rookie mistakes . Now, as the show approaches again (May 31 – June 7), I’m digging up my former list of do’s and don’t’s and revisiting...
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Here at Bead&Button , we love it when non-beaders recognize the value of our hobby! We were pleasantly surprised, then, that USA Today named the Bead&Button Show one of 10 great places to get creative . The lead photo for the story features 2008...
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We hear from readers all the time, asking us to include more projects and techniques from around the world. I think we’d have to work pretty hard to avoid it! Beading is such a multicultural hobby. Right now I’m surrounded by great pieces using a variety...
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If you’re in the vicinity of the Corning Museum of Glass in New York this Thursday, you might want to stop by for the latest installment of the museum’s Meet the Artist series , which will feature lampworker Kristina Logan. Kristina was the subject of...
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When I first started learning about beading, I approached it in much the same way I’ve approached many creative tasks: I picked up some supplies and started playing around to see what I could do with them. There are, of course, many other ways I’ve gathered...
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Tue, Feb 24 2009 4:23 PM
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Tea
Filed under: forum, Bead&, jewelry design, blogs, beading inspiration, Button Show classes, Button Show, beads, Button videos, subscribers, classes, Maggie Roschyk, bloggers, beading books, inspiration, beading with friends, 2009 Bead&, beading videos, beading techniques, Beading Basics
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I’ve got bead shows and bead societies on the brain. Last week, thousands of people descended upon Tucson, Ariz. , in the U.S., for the mind-bogglingly enormous number of gem and bead shows , and I look forward to hearing stories and seeing purchases...
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Lately my interest in polymer clay has been reinvigorated. It started with the class I took last year with Patricia Kimle at the Bead&Button Show. This year, she’s teaching four classes: Perfect Couple: Polymer Clay and Metal Clay , Polyform Products...
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Sometimes I can end up in a rut, especially during winter. I open up my bead box and look through the same old stash that I’ve looked at a thousand times. Lately, however, there have been inspiring ideas all around me. It is as if I’m in an idea orchard...
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The results are in! Thanks to everyone who voted in our 2009 Bead&Button Show Commemorative Bead necklace challenge. Because the votes were pretty evenly distributed, we decided to post the instructions for all five necklaces . Download your favorite...
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I was pleased to see that my class Crystal Beaded Beads sold out right away yesterday, and Crystal Cubes has limited seating! Both of these classes are sponsored by Swarovski. I have one other class, Netted Stars , that is also a good class. It covers...
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Now that online registration is open for the 2009 Bead&Button Show , it’s time to sign up for classes ! I’m particularly excited to be taking Looking for the way , taught by Louise Duhamel and Robert Dancik. I’m eager to learn more about incorporating...
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Tue, Jan 13 2009 10:58 AM
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Tea
Filed under: Bead&, Bead Dreams, Button Show classes, Button Show, Button Show class registration, classes, competition, crochet, 2009 Bead&, beading competition, Valerie Hector, Master Classes, Button Show teaching, bead crochet, Beading on a loom, Naomi Sakuma
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