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August Issue Gallery It’s only June; how is it time for the August issue of Bead&Button already? Here is a sneak preview of what is coming up later this summer! Find inspiration as you use bead weaving, peyote, and right-angle weave to create necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Make a wildflower bouquet pendant using a ceramic bead as the vase, stitch an Art deco-use inspired bracelet, and use cinch stitch to create a beautiful necklace. |
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SPONSORED BY: SHIPWRECK BEADS |
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Announcing the winners of our award competitions We are pleased to announce the winners of the annual BeadDreams and International Metal Jewelry Artistry Awards, as presented by Bead&Button magazine. We had many submissions to this juried contest that came to us from around the world. Finalists were invited to send their pieces, which were displayed throughout the weekend of the 2019 Bead&Button Show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the awards were announced live. |
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The June Facet Design Challenge We all enjoy our time spent making jewelry, but some of us have a different love: building OBJECTS with our jewelry supplies. Boxes, vessels, and urns can contain secrets, memories, or special trinkets. Talismans and amulets offer protection, and sculpture or dolls can bring whimsy and joy! For the June Challenge, submit any non-jewelry items or accessories, including, any of the above, or maybe purses, shoes, wall hangings, or more. |
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The Fourth of July is just around the corner. Do you have your jewelry ready for the parties, picnics and fireworks? Check out this roundup of patriotic projects that you’ll love to make! Three to choose from → |
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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. Registration is now open → |
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When you’re watching parades as the summer goes on, be sure to pay close attention to the baton twirlers! Beads and sequins are an integral part of their costumes, as Bead&Button Senior Associate Editor Diane Jolie knows so well! Read on to learn about the connection. Moms know best → |
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Free Project: Star-spangled links bracelet Get ready to show your patriotic pride! This festive 4th of July bracelet is constructed in two steps: First work the center band in flat, even-count peyote, then add the points with brick stitch. Add two clasps off the points of two stars in a gold tone to match the centers of the stars! |
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The July birthstone It’s only June but it’s not too soon to start planning gifts for friends who celebrate in July! A piece of birthstone jewelry is always precious, and when it is made with a gemstone, that makes it doubly special. Read on to learn about the history of the ruby, and the special properties of this magical stone. |
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Free Project: Easy red, white, and blue cuff Creating a multi-coil pattern on memory wire can be a little intimidating at first. Try this: Lay out a pattern, covering about half of a bead board. Leave these beads on the board while you duplicate the pattern on memory wire. String the laid-out beads as your last repeat. Looks like we took the “memory” out of memory wire, so you can string this cuff in less than an hour! |
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