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So way back in September, Annie posted a blog asking for everyone to weigh in on some of the video tutorials they would like to see us film. We got a lot of great responses, and Annie has been working us like minions working up a great line-up of videos and setting up days for us to work with our video...
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In the coming months, we're going to be working on updating our video tutorials — shooting more and revisiting a few that may need some tweaks. And we need your help! We want to know what techniques you, our dedicated readers, want to see. Maybe you've always wanted to learn a specific chain mail...
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It's September 1, which means two things: 1) It's time for us to reveal our new free projects and other online extras for the month, and 2) many of us in the U.S. have a long weekend ahead of us! How perfect is that? Check out these beady bonuses this Labor Day weekend: Fall colors will soon...
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It's the first of the month, so it's time to unveil our May free projects: Associate Editor Jane Danley Cruz stitched chevron chain through Tila beads in her "Tila temptation" bracelet (above). Sue Jensen's "Clematis on the vine" peyote pattern would make Mom a great bracelet...
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It's the first of the month, which means it's time for new projects plus other freebies to accompany our April issue, on newsstands today! "Linked in" is more than a social-networking site, it's the name of Cathy Lampole's online bracelet for this month. Work crossweave through...
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When I'm not beading, I do sudoku, crossword, and logic puzzles to relax. I like to solve problems and figure things out. That's probably why I'm addicted to beading. Beaders are scientists who conduct experiments with beads, needles, and thread. This picture of my desk is proof of the experiments...
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It's November, which means it's time to start planning in earnest for gift giving, holiday wear, and festive decor! Here are the hot new online offerings from Bead&Button this month: Jenny Van's super-cute Santa bracelet pattern (right) worked in peyote stitch. This pattern is free to...
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Hey Everyone, Today's post is a quick jewelry-making tutorial inspired by a question in our Reader Forum . Forum member Chicki asked: "I
have a couple questions about making some ball end stud earrings. I
have made ball end headpins before but would like to know how to make a
large ball on the...
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A quick hello here from the Art Jewelry magazine headquarters. So I came across this video the other day, and absolutely had to share it with you. You won't believe what this guy can do with an old jeweler's anvil! The gentleman in the video, Gay Wilkinson from Missouri, is apparently
a World...
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What did you do this summer? Technically, it’s still summer, but with all the back-to-school emphasis in stores, I keep thinking of the essay I would write if I were classroom bound. In addition to brief trips that took me to nearby, out-of-town destinations, I did something this summer that I never...
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Last Friday was Web-update day here in the Art Jewelry offices. We put a bunch of new content on the site, including a new free project for subscribers, new videos, a template for making "3 Surprising Ways to Integrate Polymer clay and Metal clay" from our September 2009 issue , a packing checklist...
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::eyes calendar:: It's been a long time since we last checked in with the blog, but to make it up to you, I come bearing gifts. Our July 2009 issue made its debut just in time for the Bead & Button Show , which has occupied all our lives recently. We're awfully proud of the issue, and a quick...
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Hazel Wheaton
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Tue, Jun 9 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Art Jewelry Magazine, how to, free projects, enamel, web site, free downloads, videos, Subscriber-only Exclusive, Web-only exclusive, tools
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Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time working on videos . Last week Associate Editor Anna Elizabeth Draeger, of the Ask Anna column, joined Assistant Editor Lesley Weiss and me to make a video that will go with next month’s special publication Brilliant Crystal Jewelry 2 . We’re excited about the...
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Tea
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Thu, Mar 12 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Button, Bead&, Button Magazine, polymer clay, videos, Button videos, Ask Anna, Brilliant Crystal Jewelry 2, editors, beading videos
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Silver clay has been around for over a decade now. Can you believe it?? Bronze clay was publicly introduced last year with great excitement. Well wait no more. The next phase is here – copper clay ! (Shown at left is a photo of bronze clay next to silver clay - the
contrast in each clay's quantity...
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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 gradation in beadwork, such as Diane Hyde’s Bead...
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Tea
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Tue, Oct 14 2008
Filed under: 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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