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So you want to seed bead? Welcome to my world! Above all other mediums, seed beads have been my biggest passion. I began beading with seed beads, and though along the way I fell in love with many other mediums and types of beadwork, nothing compares to the pleasure I derive from stitching with seed beads...
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Dec 4, 2009
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Start the New Year with creativity! 2009 is drawing to a close, and I just can’t believe it. I think I’m still waiting for summer, which may have occurred in Minnesota on June 20 between 2:16 p.m and 2:48 p.m. I must have been taking a nap or something, because I missed it . . . It was a...
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Jean Campbell
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Dec 2, 2009
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Which Stitch Are You? Beading Daily is a social network, so, like many other online communities, I’ve determined we need to have a ridiculous quiz. Normally this might require all kinds of in-depth questions in order to come to its conclusion, but why not just jump ahead to the answers, so you...
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Michelle Mach
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Jul 22, 2009
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New Beads, Old Problem Take a look the cool tagua nut circles that I recently bought for a summer necklace. Do you see the problem? No? Neither did I, until I started trying to design with them last weekend. When I'm bead shopping, my brain never gets past the "ooohhhh, pretty!" stage,...
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Michelle Mach
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May 1, 2009
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Check these pages for instructions, illustrations, related articles/magazines/books, and occasional videos on how to create jewelry, whether you favor bead stitching, stringing, or wireworking. You'll also find links to selected articles on selling your work, organizing your bead stash, teaching...
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Michelle Mach
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Feb 19, 2009
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Meet Scarlett Lanson, A New “Regular” in Beadwork Marlene Blessing, Editorial Director, Beadwork What can a passionate seed bead artist who’s just eighteen accomplish? Anything she wants! I first saw Scarlett Lanson while she was viewing the stunning crystal creations in Swarovski’s...
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Michelle Mach
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Nov 16, 2008
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Why I Love Brick Stitch Leslie Rogalski Brick stitch , aptly named for the way the beads sit like bricks in a wall, has to be one of my favorite all time stitches. After building my bead vocabulary with lots of techniques, I still rely on brick stitch in its many forms for most of my signature designs...
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Michelle Mach
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Nov 14, 2008
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Creating the Flower Girl Barrette Writers are often advised to imagine their ideal reader and write for that person. A recent Beadwork challenge proved to me that this advice could be adapted for jewelry designers as well. Free Project: Flower Girl Barrette by Michelle Mach For the February/March Beadwork...
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Jan 20, 2008
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y Holiday Beading Above: One of my holiday gifts decorated with a ceramic snowman bead from Studio 59 . I've finished my holiday beading! It helped that my list was short this year--two pairs of earrings, a purple chain maille bracelet, and a few beaded snowflakes. I also stretched the meaning of...
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Dec 20, 2007
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December 2007 Need some ideas for holiday beading? Check out these projects by Beading Daily readers. Alphabetical by first name. Please be aware that when you click on these links, you will be leaving the Beading Daily website and visiting personal websites and blogs that are not under the control of...
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Dec 1, 2007
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Making Ladder Stitch Beads Step by Step Beading Daily Reader Chris O. asked for illustrations for this week's featured project, the Lazy-B Ranch Bracelet . I took some quick step-by-step photos at my kitchen table. I used dark thread so that you could see it in the photos, but you'll probably...
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Nov 8, 2007
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