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Time is running out! The deadline date to enter the 2012 Bead Dreams competition is March 6, 2012. Click here for the rules and application. Visit BeadAndButton.com to see past finalists.
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There are so many fabulous teachers at the Bead&Button Show offering classes on almost every jewelry-making topic imaginable—and some of them happen to be Kalmbach Books authors. One new face at the show this year is Nealay Patel, a graphic...
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Most of us know people who have battled breast cancer at some point in their lives. My sister-in-law, Jan, is a survivor, and my dear friend Pat fought it off twice and won, as did our family friend Kaye. These are the good stories, but unfortunately...
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Thanks to Sandra G. of Roseville, MN, for taking a couple minutes out of her busy day to take our December issue survey. Sandra's name was randomly drawn to win a free copy of our latest special issue, Beautiful Jewelry - Make It, Wear It . Watch for...
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Something exciting happened a few weeks ago: The Bead&Button Show catalog arrived in my inbox. We look forward to it every year (of course), and the offerings in 2012’s catalog are absolutely gorgeous. It’s so hard to choose a class when...
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If you haven't tried the newest two-hole bead, the Czech-made Twin bead, then here is the perfect project to get you started! Gemini bracelet Materials: 10 g Twin (2 hole) beads (Czech, silky gold iris) 1-2 g 6/0 seed beads (Miyuki 1426, dyed silver-lined...
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If you haven't flipped through the February issue of Bead&Button , you're missing out on a new column we've added to our Bead Soup section: "B&B's Handy Dandy Guide To...," an area devoted to bringing order to the often chaotic world of beads...
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Normally Bead&Button adds a new online pattern and project to the website on the first of every month, but I put the January projects up today. I won't be here on January 1 -- I'll be in sunny Florida hanging out with Mickey and Minnie -- so I posted...
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As book editors, we get the chance to work with amazing and talented authors. Maggie Roschyk, author of Artistic Seed Bead Jewelry , creates gorgeous stitched masterpieces with careful attention to color and detail. Look for an excerpt from her book in...
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Beginning with a stringing project, although daunting from a color-choice perspective, doesn't require too many techniques—string the beads, squeeze a crimp bead, and cut the beading wire (careful! Not too close!) After I tackled a stringing...
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Our newest special issue, Beautiful Jewelry -- Make It, Wear It , hit newsstands just before Thanksgiving. With all the hustle and bustle of Black Friday, Shop Small Saturday, Cyber Monday, and now the first days of December (!), this gem of a magazine...
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So how's that holiday gift-giving list coming? Have you gotten stuck on any hard-to-stitch-for friends or family members? Perhaps these new free projects will be just the ticket: Samantha Mitchell's "Picket fence" bracelet (above) combines trendy Tila...
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Get into a festive mood with these adorable earrings! "Oh, Christmas Tree" earrings Designed by Jennifer Ursillo Pair of earrings approximately 1½ in. (3.8 cm) Materials 76 4 x 7 mm long magatamas (Miyuki 146, transparent green) 2 8 mm...
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On Tuesday, November 22, Beautiful Jewelry - Make It, Wear It will be available on newsstands. This special issue is a joint venture with BeadStyle and Art Jewelry magazines and showcases more than 40 designer projects featuring today's hottest looks...
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A little bit about me: I've been a Books editor at Kalmbach Publishing Co. for the past three years, and unlike our talented Bead&Button editors, I began with no jewelry-making experience of any kind. As a new Books editor, I quickly realized...
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