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...
Ann Dee Allen, editor of Bead&Button magazine, recently asked the staff what method we use to follow instructions when we make something with which we’re unfamiliar, such as a bookshelf. Our answers ranged from “I read everything first before I begin...
How would you like to attend a party with Jeff Barber, Virginia Blakelock, Diane Fitzgerald, Christi Friesen, Suzanne Golden, Valerie Hector, Diane Hyde, Laura McCabe, Anne Mitchell, Lisa Niven Kelly, Sonoko Nozue, Hatsumi Oshitani, Lisa Pavelka, Cynthia...
This week marks my one-year anniversary at Bead&Button , and I thought I’d celebrate the occasion by sharing six projects that taught me something new about beading. Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order. 1. “ A metalsmith’s match...
I’ve been thinking a lot about jewelry design lately. Working with so many great designs here, I can’t help but be inspired to try making a project my way. Or I’ll get an idea from a technique that one designer uses, and I’ll start thinking about the...
There have been numerous books, movies, and TV shows that have deeply influenced my life. And yet, I have not met (and probably never will meet) the people behind those productions to tell them how much I appreciate their work. It was so refreshing, then...
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