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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...

Published Thu, Jun 2 2011 9:45 AM by 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

Inspiration point

Whenever I tell anyone I'm a beader and a jewelry artist, they typically respond by asking, "How do you come up with all those ideas?" You wouldn't think that would be a hard question to answer, but it is for me. Having a vivid imagination...

Published Fri, Feb 4 2011 11:15 AM by Jane Cruz

Filed under: Bead&, Button Magazine, wirework, learning new skills

Beading for beginners

At Bead&Button headquarters, we have a joke among the staff that our friends and families aren’t sure what we do for a living. They don’t know what we mean when we say that we test projects and refine instructions, and they may be confused about what...

Published Tue, Apr 7 2009 10:11 AM by Tea