 | | Celebrate the Lunar New Year on Friday | | Make a chic belt that will display a cache of Chinese–replica coins, beach stones, and gemstone donuts securely on your hip. The coins are tied with snake knots — fitting because the snake is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, and is thought to be the guardian of treasure. Welcome to the Year of the Dog → |
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| | New product review: InstaNeedle! | | Finally, a solution to the problem of how to bead without a needle. This product helps to stiffen the ends of any cord to make any stringing project a breeze! But Bead&Button editor Julia Gerlach isn’t ready to give up her needles quite yet. Find out why → |
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| | The February Design Challenge is underway! | | The entries have been pouring in, have you entered yet? The theme this month is PRETTY IN PINK. Pink is the color of hearts, flowers, and declarations of love. But it’s also the color of lipstick, cotton candy, and strawberry milkshakes, piglets, watermelons, and flamingos. It’s the color of hope for a cure, of fairy tales, and of the spring that will inevitably come after the gray gloom of February. How can you use the color pink in your jewelry making this month? Submit your photo today → |
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