Hi. I'm Linda and I am a swing dancer. Whew, I feel better getting that off my chest! During daytime hours, I work on the Web sites and behind the scenes on our three jewelry titles--BeadStyleMag.com, BeadAndButton.com, and ArtJewelryMag.com. And in the course of my day, I run across various projects in print and on the Web site and very often have that "Oh yeah, I was going to make that" moment. Well, this is one of those moments, so I thought I'd share it with you.

As a swing dancer, this Tiny Dancer piece called out to me when it was published in August 2007 in Bead&Button magazine. "Make this for Christmas gifts for your dancing friends," it said. Of course, I didn't do that at the time, but with the Bead&Button Show coming up in just a few months, I'm going to keep an eye out for good flat, rectangular beads for this purpose.

Much more timely than Christmas gifts, with this being the season for Spring dance recitals, the ballerina figures also included in this article would make a great gift for your little one's dance teacher. There are even square dancers to honor that special do-si-do-ing duo you know. If you've got the August 2007 issue of Bead&Button, the project is on page 66. If you don't, you can order a copy or purchase a pdf of the project. I know I've got this issue at home. Now I just have to find it and get out the pliers and some wire and get busy!

The reason I'm sharing this project with you BeadStyle readers to see this easy wirework project and start thinking about expanding your wirework skills. Of course, BeadStyle has a bunch of great wirework projects available too; check out these wire projects from BeadStyle magazine! Let me know what wirework projects you've loved or that you try from the site--I want to know what you're creating.