Working with cabochons I used to have something called a worry stone. It was a small polished stone with a smooth indentation, offering a tactile path to serenity, like a kid who rubs the satin on a comfort blankie. I have the same sense of “ahhhh” when I touch a shiny cabochon. Made of stone...
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My First Trip to the Tucson Bead Shows I will be blogging about my trip February 2-February 6, 2009. My plan is to include lots of photos showing you new trends, new beads and beadmakers, and my own bead selections. The goal is to give you some new ideas and resources to use in your own designs this...
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Each month, one of the magazine editors will share a free project with Beading Daily. Today's guest editor is Denise Peck, editor in chief of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine and senior editor of Jewelry Artist . An editor by trade and a lifelong lover of jewelry, she was able to pursue both when...
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