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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Melinda Barta
on Mar 6, 2013
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Yep. I love vintage jewelry. As a kid, my parents would take me and my sister antique hunting on weekends. We'd drive all over western New Jersey in search of antique radios, clocks, watches, and even antique needlework like crochet and knitting. My parents had quite a beautiful collection, and my...
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Jennifer VanBenschoten
on Dec 21, 2012
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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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Jennifer VanBenschoten
on Dec 12, 2012
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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
on May 25, 2011
Filed under: Pearls, Crystals, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Earring Making, Jewelry Stringing Magazine, metalsmithing, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily
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
on Feb 9, 2011
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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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Jean Campbell
on Jan 5, 2011
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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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Jean Campbell
on Feb 24, 2010
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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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Leslie Rogalski
on Dec 18, 2009
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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
on 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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Leslie Rogalski
on Sep 28, 2009
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