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June Issue Preview Find inspiration in the new issue of Bead&Button magazine! Use bead weaving to stitch bracelets, earrings, and pendants. We’ve got so many new things for you to learn: have you ever tried cinch stitch, a fun and easy new technique? Metallics are on-trend ,so why not incorporate a bit of actual metal into your beadwork by bezeling around a teardrop shape and “riveting” a stone into place? We love heart-shaped crystal petals that make a flower pendant sparkle. All this in more, coming in the June 2019 issue. |
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Sponsored by : Shipwreck Beads |
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Free project: Beaded Egg-stravagance Designer Julia Gerlach and her daughter love dyeing eggs around Easter time. Isn’t it a shame that they don’t last longer? Why not make these crystal-and-pearl-studded eggs that can be displayed year after year? |
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Have you entered the April Design Challenge? Are April showers bringing you down? Cheer yourself up by getting floral and fancy-free with your jewelry-making! We can almost smell the roses in your garden, the blooming buds in your windowsill pot, and the bouquet of fresh spring lilies! What flowery masterpiece can you submit to this month’s Design Challenge? You could be chosen a winner! |
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Diamonds are, as everyone knows, little bits of pure carbon that, having been compressed for millennia, emerge from the earth magically transformed into glittering jewels. Are you lucky enough to have this as YOUR birthstone? Read on to learn more about this sparkler, and also some lower-cost alternatives. A girl’s best friend → |
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Easter celebrates with some of the strangest rituals. Rabbits lay eggs. Eggs change colors. Treasures are stuffed into eggs. When Bead&Button editor Diane Jolie was growing up, she looked forward to all of these traditions, and has passed the strange rites on to her children. The origins of these rituals are as unusual as the current-day customs. Read on to learn more → |
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A gallery of inspiration in clay |
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Spring has finally arrived! Why not freshen up your jewelry making by looking for inspiration outside of the beading word? It’s time to make lovely polymer and metal clay bouquets of your own. These jewelry designs will get you started on the garden path to your own wearable creations. Spring Bouquet→ |
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Free project: Fabergistic earrings Designer Cathy Jakicic calls these “Faber-gist” because she was going for the look of a Faberge egg. While it’s not quite there, you get the gist! You can whip up his simple design in no time for a last-minute basket stuffer. |
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Free project: Crystal netted egg Perfect not only at Easter but at any time of year, Anna Elizabeth Draeger’s bejeweled beauties are so charming, you may find yourself scrambling to whip up a dozen or more. The pattern uses a netting technique that is easy to follow. |
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Join us in California for Creative Connections This inspiring jewelry-making retreat is brought to you by the team behind the Bead&Button Show. Six wonderful instructors will each teach an immersive, technique-driven three-day jewelry-making class, sure to take your skills to the next level. Beaders like Cindy Kinerson and Sherry Serafini are among the instructors. It’s all taking place at the Granlibakken Tahoe Resort in the stunning mountain town of Tahoe City, California. |
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