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After you read our blog, do you skip on over to the Inside Jewelry Stringing blog ? If you're not already doing so, I highly recommend you check out what our sister magazine is up to. The Jewelry Stringing editors blog three days a week, so you're bound to learn a new technique or hear about...
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Today is 12.12.12! We're almost halfway through December, and there are less than three weeks left in 2012. I always get a little nostalgic in December, and I usually take some time to meditate and reflect on all the wonderful things that have happened during the year. This year is no different,...
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Dec 12, 2012
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Five years ago, Beading Daily published a question-and-answer blog about how to get published in Jewelry Stringing magazine. I still get many of the same questions, so I decided it would be helpful to revisit the answers, which have changed slightly over the years. I do hope these tips convince you to...
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Asymmetrical Earrings by Bob Ebendorf I was digging through one of my earring boxes the other day, looking for the perfect set of pearl earrings to wear with a fancy outfit. I ran into a lovely pair I received as a gift from my friend Bob Ebendorf. He made them about eighteen years ago, and they still...
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Jean Campbell
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May 25, 2011
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Jean Campbell is the senior editor of Beadwork and a contributing editor to Beading Daily I'm one of those folks who often do things by the seat of their pants. I just assume I can barrel through anything and get it right the first time. I rarely do, of course! For instance, I was just out for a...
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Jean Campbell is the senior editor of Beadwork and a contributing editor to Beading Daily It's a new year, and each new year I come up with a list of resolutions. They often have the same themes from year-to-year: Some concern my ant-like work habits. Others are about aging gracefully (or my lack...
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Inspired by Big, Bold Beads I was just paging through the wonderful new Spring issue of Stringing magazine and was floored when I came across Wendy Baker’s sumptuous necklaces and bracelets. They are made with new and vintage metal flowers, beads, fibers, chain, and are even peppered with little...
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Simple stringing for ready-to-wear styles I have several fabulously stylish senior women in my life. From my mom to my mother-in-law to my aunts––they all love wearing jewelry. However, many types of clasps are a struggle. Tiny toggles and wiggly buttons and loops can be frustrating for uncooperative...
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Good-luck jewelry On Friday the 13th, is it bad luck to talk about good luck? I’m kidding, I’m not superstitious. But when it comes to wearing lucky talismans, we all do it. I bet you’re wearing one right now. It may not be a literal good-luck charm, but every single piece of jewelry...
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LeslieR2
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Nov 13, 2009
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Storage Ideas for your jewelry We make lots of jewelry but we wear even more. Wearing jewelry is energy in motion–– put it on, take it off, change outfits, change jewelry. Did you ever get all decked out and then spot a piece you forgot you had peeking out from the clump of stuff in your...
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Here’s a little snippet of beady publishing history that you might find interesting... In 2002 Interweave’s founder, Linda Ligon, and I sat in a hotel lobby in New York to discuss starting a new magazine that solely concerned stringing beads. It was a completely revolutionary idea at the...
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I don’t know about you, but I’m kind a sucker for those "the-making-of" special features included on DVDs these days. You know, the laugh reels, the director’s commentary, the short history documentaries that provide a backdrop to the movie. I’m not the only one, right...
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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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Michelle Mach
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Aug 28, 2008
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Filed under: Bead Making, Stringing, Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Jewelry Stringing Magazine, Bead Crafts, Beads, Beading Daily
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Submitting Your Jewelry Designs to Magazines Have you ever dreamed of seeing your original jewelry design in a magazine? If you admitted that dream to Stringing editor Danielle Fox, she would say: "Don't be shy--show off your work!" Magazines are always looking for fresh, new, exciting...
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Beading Daily Challenge Winners Thirty-four brave beaders took the first Beading Daily challenge: It Takes Two. For this challenge, beaders had to choose two techniques and create an original pair of earrings. Wireworking was definitely the most popular technique used--and with good reason. It's...
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MichelleM
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Nov 29, 2007
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Filed under: Bead Embroidery, Crystals, Bead Making, Stringing, Brick Stitch, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Jewelry Stringing Magazine, Beads, Beading Daily