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Color gradation has been big on the runway for the past couple of seasons . This summer I learned from Patricia Kimle how to make a Skinner blend with polymer clay at the 2008 Bead&Button Show . From time to time I’ll see a striking example of color...
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Tue, Oct 14 2008 8:30 AM
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Tea
Filed under: Bead&, videos, Button Show classes, Button Show, Button videos, classes, bead colors, BeadAndButton.com, 2008 Bead&, herringbone, beading videos, Diane Hyde
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One of the things I love most about working at Bead&Button is the inspiration I get from the designers and my coworkers. This week alone I had to go to the bead shop twice to pick up supplies for projects I’ve now started at home. Inspired by working...
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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...
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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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You know you’re popular when you’re mentioned in the media. Of course, this usually happens in the context of a story being about you or in a beading blog or even being listed in an events calendar . But what about when a friend forwards you a story from...
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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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Naomi Sakuma is bringing her beaded lantern to the Bead&Button Show for display! Naomi, an instructor at the show, beaded the lantern on a loom. It is intricate in its attention to detail and serene in its beauty. It is a longer-term project, to be...
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Occasionally, we are asked how we find the materials for Bead&Button's Bead Soup and Spotlight columns and how we decide what to cover. Mainly, we get ideas for these columns from shopping, receiving new products in the mail, getting a heads up...
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Thu, May 15 2008 8:50 AM
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Ann Dee Allen
Filed under: Bead&, Button Magazine, travel, Button Show, Tucson Bead and Gem Shows, 2008 Bead&, lampwork, Bead shops, art shows, resources, materials
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Here’s a chance to show off your work in the magazine. Send your original finished jewelry piece using the 2008 Bead&Button Show bead to Bead&Button . We’ll photograph it and include it in the Your Work section in the December issue. Send your...
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Mon, May 5 2008 3:00 PM
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Ann Dee Allen
Filed under: Button, Bead&, Button Magazine, bead stitching, Button Show, Creativity, 2008 Bead&, lampwork, art glass beads, June 2008 Bead&, bead making, Your Work images
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Bead&Button Show classes can mean many things to many people. Classes offer veteran beaders a chance to apply their skills in new and unusual ways. For beginners, classes provide the opportunity to learn the basics and get a glimpse of more advanced...
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I've just finished a square for the Bead Artists Against *** Cancer quilt. Thanks to Jill Devon and Liz Thornton, two well-known bead artists in the UK, I was able to embellish my square with a floral design from their new book, The Beader's Floral...
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Here's an update on the Beady Shenanigans beaded aquarium that is being assembled for the Bead&Button Show auction to benefit *** cancer research. We have some new sea creatures to share, from Ann Jacobs, Eileen Novak, and Kristie Deacon.
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