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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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Aug 1, 2008
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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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Combining Techniques I love combining bits of beadweaving with small bits of stringing or wirework. Check out my Lazy-B Ranch (ladder stitch and stringing) or Love Birds Necklace (daisy chain and wirework) as examples. Lynn Davy's The Big Apple necklace on the cover of the August/September issue...
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Jul 21, 2008
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July 2008 These designs by Beading Daily readers combine beadweaving techniques like square stitch or herringbone with simpler techniques like stringing or basic wirework. Please be aware that when you click on these links, you will be leaving the Beading Daily website and visiting personal websites...
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Jul 21, 2008
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Beaders and Bugs I've been searching for a delicate way to ask this, but I can't find one, so I'll just be blunt: What's up with beaders and bugs? Does everyone else who beads have the compulsion to make beaded insects? (Take a look at the " Bead a Bug " gallery from the June...
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Jul 18, 2008
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Insta-Freeform If you’re a girl like me, whose bun (not buns, mind you) is sometimes wound a bit too tight, you might lean toward the idea that free-form beadwork looks like something the cat dragged in. That said, I’ve also found that forcing my brain to make creative decisions about color...
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Warning: This blog post may lead to an incurable urge to shop. What Kind of Bead Shopper are You ? More than 2,000 beaders chimed in when I asked "What type of bead shopper are you?" I was delighted that almost 80% buy beads without knowing exactly how they'll use them. Me too! Now that...
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Jul 14, 2008
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Beading and saving money are two topics near and dear to my heart. My Celestial Sparkle necklace was inspired when I could only afford a single strand of borosilicate beads. I wanted to showcase them in a necklace, but everyone who saw the tiny strand said I should just give up and make a bracelet. Luckily...
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Jul 11, 2008
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Every once in a while it’s good to color outside the lines . . . or at least that’s what I keep telling that uptight little uniformed schoolgirl inside my head! Like many people, I tend to fall into a creative rut pretty easily. Does this happen to you, too? I guess you don’t need to...
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No matter what technique you specialize in, what level your skills, or what you do with it once it's finished, it's quite possible you'll end up taking photos of your beadwork. The way you shoot beadwork photos is important, even if the results are used only to show Aunt Milly in Poughkeepsie...
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How much difference does a good photo make? Fair or not, it can be the deciding factor in making a sale, winning a contest, or gaining entry to a show. I'm not just saying that--my own experience is proof. Years ago I submitted a design to a magazine that accepted photos rather than finished pieces...
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Author: Kirsten Creighton Published: June 30, 2008 Technique: Photography Tips Download 3 Steps to Better Beadwork Photos Here are some simple steps you can take to improve your photos and capture the beauty of your designs. This article by beader and photographer Kirsten Creighton includes photo examples...
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Today's guest editor is Danielle Fox, the editor of Stringing , Beads 2008 , and Bead Star magazines and the author of the new book Simply Modern Jewelry (Interweave, 2008). Artists Inspiring Other Artists by Danielle Fox In my editor’s letter in the Summer issue of Stringing , I mention how...
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Jun 27, 2008
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Congratulations Bead Spree Winners When I retire from Beading Daily , I want Ed McMahon's job. You know, the guy who drives around handing out those huge million dollar sweepstakes checks? I had just a little taste of his job when I started handing out the prizes for Beading Daily's very first...
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Jun 23, 2008
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Today's guest editor is Leslie Rogalski. Leslie has a degree in illustration and design, and she sold wearable art and handwoven beaded fetish art at the American Craft Council Shows and Buyers Market before joining Interweave in 2005. In addition to being editor in chief of Step by Step Beads, Creative...