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Looking for inspiration for fall jewelry? Check out these pieces by Beading Daily members. A list of participating jewelry artists and their blogs/websites (where available) is at the bottom of the page. Please be aware that when you click on these links, you will be leaving the Beading Daily website...
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Tips for Designing with Color Marlene Blessing, editor in chief of Beadwork Color is such a key element of good design. Yet each of us wrestles now and then with being in a color rut—"I only buy purple beads"—or wondering what shade of blue brings out the best in a new multicolored...
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Sep 19, 2008
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Tips for Unstable Beads Sometimes I go bead shopping and dive right into the dyed and metallic beads, even though I know better. It’s as if my rational brain literally turns off. I get a faraway look, and my eyes start spinning with that “all the pretty colors” look. Then I come home...
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What’s the big deal about flat odd-count vs flat even-count peyote stitch? As I see it, the hubbub pretty much boils down to this: even-count is simple; odd-count is complicated. How can one thing be so diametrically opposed to itself? Easy/hard; clear/confusing; straightforward/perplexing? After...
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Author: Maggie Meister Published: September 1, 2008 Download Tips for Building Bead Structures Enjoy these great tips on building bead structures from the October/November 2008 Beadwork Master Class artist, Maggie Meister. For more hints and a Byzantine Cross Pendant project, see "Beading Antiquity"...
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Contests, Galleries, Giveaways, and Challenges Try your hand at these bead-related contests, galleries, giveaways, and challenges sponsored by Interweave Press. Entries are listed in date order. While we strive to keep this page up-to-date, be sure to look at the official rules and guidelines for each...
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Aug 30, 2008
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Today's guest editor is Melinda Barta. Melinda is managing editor of Beadwork and Stringing magazines and former project editor of PieceWork magazine. She is also the author of Custom Cool Jewelry and Hip to Stitch and teaches workshops at schools across the country, including Penland School of Crafts...
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Aug 28, 2008
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Some of you were lured into beading like I was—with seed beads and a needle and thread. Beadweaving techniques really appealed to the mathematical side of my brain . . . like Sudoku for artists, you know? I had all the on- and off-loom techniques down pat before I discovered that bead stringing...
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Aug 27, 2008
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The Magic of Stones by Marlene Blessing There’s magic in stones, and I’m not just talking about some of their mystical properties. (Certain of them are supposed to be good for everything from courage, to protection, love, and foretelling the future.) When Jamie Hogsett and I recently produced...
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An Interview with Designer Julie Ann Smith I met beader/knitter/cartoonist/all-around-creative-person Julie Ann Smith when she emailed me in response to one of the Beading Daily newsletters and asked me to take a look at some of her work. I was blown away by her bright, cheery designs! (Be sure to check...
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Got to Be Beading One of my favorite "got to be beading" stories came from a designer who told me that she had created a particular bracelet while waiting for surgery. When it came time for her to be wheeled off into the operating room, she almost lost it. The medical staff was startled by...
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This Beader’s Gift List When my birthday or the holidays roll around and people ask me what I’m wishing for, I give the rote, “Oh, just good kids, health, and a nice dinner with loved ones.” But it’s all a sham. I secretly LOVE receiving gifts! The big fancy ones are nice...
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Standing Out from the Crowd In the forums, folks are discussing their preparations for the upcoming holiday craft fairs . In addition to the questions about packaging, displays, and pricing, there's another question that occasionally pops up in these types of discussions. With more and more beaders...
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Oh Happy Day! Beading Daily officially launched last year on August 1. Has it really been a year? Thanks to all of you who made my first year as an editor unforgettable--in a good way! Free Project Friday Gone Wild! Every Friday I share a free project on Beading Daily . Today, in honor of Beading Daily's...
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Knotty Words Leslie Rogalski Editor in chief Step by Step Beads Macramé was one of my teenage passions. I used soft cotton string from the hardware store to cover hanging fishbowls as planters, and I had more purses, belts and hats than I could wear. My favorite macramé experiences were...
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Jul 24, 2008
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