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We need your vote for the Bead Dreams People's Choice Award! If you've ever questioned if beading is an art or a craft, here is your answer! Every year Bead&Button sponsors Bead Dreams , a juried competition for bead artistry. This is an
international...
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Thu, Jun 2 2011 9:45 AM
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Jane Cruz
Filed under: Bead&, Button Show 2011, People's Choice Awards, Button Magazine, lampworked beads, crystal jewelry, jewlery, polymer clay, magazine survey, beaded jewelry, jewelry competition, wirework, seed beads, Bead Dreams, Beading competitions, buttons, ButtonButton, metal clay
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I have a friend whose child attends a nonprofit school for students with autism. Every year my friend organizes a fundraiser for the school and I donate handmade jewelry for the silent auction. In past years, my jewelry has helped raise thousands of dollars...
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Bead&Button 's Lora Groszkiewicz has a secret, locked room that we all wish we had! Every day since we completed judging the first round of Bead Dreams , Lora has been receiving 2009 finalist pieces for this annual Bead&Button competition...
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We’re working hard on our upcoming special issue Brilliant Crystal Jewelry 2 , and I think you’re going to love the beautiful projects in it. It’s filled with gorgeous pieces bursting with color and sparkle, and we’ve included some great tips from our...
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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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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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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...
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Fri, Oct 24 2008 8:00 AM
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Ann Dee Allen
Filed under: Button, Bead&, Button Magazine, lampworked beads, jewelry competition, Bead Dreams, jewelry design, Button Show, beadwork, jewelry, inspiration, trends, BeadAndButton.com, competition, Creativity, International Society of Glass Beadmakers, beading competition, Behind the scenes, lampwork, glass beads, art glass beads, color palettes, ISGB, bead news, Larry Scott, choosing materials
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As the Bead&Button Show entered full swing in Milwaukee, the editorial staff met with a small group of longtime subscribers. We are pleased that this group of readers likes our photos of jewelry and considers Bead&Button a favorite "read...
Published
Thu, Jun 5 2008 10:45 AM
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Ann Dee Allen
Filed under: Bead&, Button Magazine, Bead Dreams, Button Show, beadwork, Bead Auction, 2008 Bead&, Behind the scenes, bead making, Bead Social, Show Us Your Stuff
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Today is the first day of workshops at the Bead&Button Show, which features seven days of immersion in jewelry-making, shopping, and socializing! It's the best and biggest bead show in the world, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. I wish...
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Sun, Jun 1 2008 9:39 AM
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Ann Dee Allen
Filed under: Button, Bead&, Button Magazine, Bead Dreams, Button Show, classes, beadwork, Bead Auction, trends, competition, Creativity, shopping, 2008 Bead&, art glass beads, June 2008 Bead&, Bead Social, Show Us Your Stuff, workshops, silent auction, Artist interviews, Beaded aquarium
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We are currently accepting entries for our 2008 Bead Dreams contest. Bead&Button has six Bead Dreams categories this year. Send in your online entry today for: Handmade beads or buttons Polymer clay Objects or accessories Seed bead jewelry Crystal...
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