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A note from Jennifer: There are two kinds of beading pattern designers in this world: those who can create gorgeous flat peyote patterns and those who can't. Carol Dean Sharpe, owner of Sand Fibers , is definitely one of those who can. Carole's flat peyote stitch cuff bracelet patterns and finished...
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Aug 23, 2011
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My well-loved soft tacklebox is perfect for carrying lots of beads to shows and classes. It's summer, and that means that lots of people are hitting the road for a vacation. I'll be packing up my beads and heading to a couple of beading classes this summer, too, so I thought I'd share some...
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I have just as many drawers full of stringing wire, beading pliers, findings, and beading thread as I do drawers full of beads! Some days, it seems like every beading project that I make requires its own set of beading tools and jewelry-making supplies. When I first got started in beading, I never dreamed...
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Aug 4, 2011
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I don't necessarily like clutter, even though clutter is sometimes a necessary part of my creative process. Keeping clutter under control can be a challenge for someone like me who lives in a small house. (It's hard enough keeping my son's toys organized!) When my basement office was wrecked...
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Melinda Barta asked me recently to design a necklace for a project she's leading. The deadline is right around the corner, so I've been madly stitching, trying to come up with something I'm excited about. I came up with a focal piece that I'm happy with: a freeform peyote-stitched flower...
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Jean Campbell
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Jun 15, 2011
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Even though I don't do it too often, I love knotting strands of pearls and gemstone beads. There's nothing quite as iconic as a single strand of knotted pearls: I'm thinking of June Cleaver or Jackie O. Pearls add instance elegance and class to any special outfit. With wedding and prom season...
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Jennifer VanBenschoten
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May 13, 2011
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One of the nicest gifts I've received from a bead friend is my custom-made bead loom, designed/made/gifted by David Dean. It's nice because it's really long so that there's lots of room for hand movement, it has a handmade heddle, and heck, it looks nice on the wall of my studio. I did...
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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 There are some people you meet and become inspired by. But there are other people you meet who not only inspire you, they change the way you do things. Kate McKinnon is one of those people. First off, she's...
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Kristal Wick is the editor of Beading Daily One of my many nicknames is "cupcake." I absolutely adore them in all their cuteness, and am thrilled with their recent increase in popularity. Starting around the turn of the twentieth century, cupcakes were baked in teacups and have now gone gourmet...
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Jean Campbell is the senior editor of Beadwork and a contributing editor to Beading Daily I don't know about you, but my weekly errands usually include a stop at my local bead shop. This week my daughter and her friend were in tow as I spun around the shop, looking for a specific cylinder bead color...
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Jean Campbell is a contributing editor to Beading Daily I was just looking over the lineup for the next season of Beads, Baubles, and Jewels TV , which has a great set of DVDs that covers the gamut of beading and jewelry-making how-to: beadweaving, wireworking, metalworking, and more. It’s filled...
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Jean Campbell
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Sep 1, 2010
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Happy endings— Oh no! It’s (insert impending occasion) . . . and I still haven’t made a gift yet! That thought used to send panic through my veins, but not lately. I can whip up some earrings pretty instantly now, and I have a secret ingredient that makes even simple earrings look extra...
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Leslie Rogalski
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May 2, 2010
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Make your jewelry special with sparkle ‘Tis (almost) the season to be glam! Even I, ever the industrial chic, seed-beads-4-ever chick, totally love the look of crystal jewelry at this time of the year. There is a magnificent brilliance that only comes from crystals. Whether I spotlight one bedazzler...
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Leslie Rogalski
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Nov 16, 2009
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My Style, Your Style! We beaders love a challenge! The challenge of learning new stitches and twists on a technique. The challenge of that “blank page” moment when you spread out your beads and wonder what you’ll make. But the challenge we love most is seeing what happens when two or...
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Leslie Rogalski
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Sep 21, 2009
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