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  08.13.2009 | by Cathy Jakicic

  More about Lady Bug Beads

  We ran a short Q&A about Lady Bug Beads — our second "Favorite Bead Store" winner — in the September issue of BeadStyle . Here is the Lady Bug profile with the info we had to trim for space. Congratulations, Lady Bug Beads! In her storeMore Filed under: bead classes, bead shopping, beading, beads, BeadStyle magazine, business, getting started, September 2009 issue

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  07.23.2009 | by Cathy Jakicic

  Summer reading list

  When I was a kid, I used to spend most of my summers planted in a lawn chair with a pile of books. I don't have the luxury of that kind of a summer reading list now, but I did get a chance to browse three great beading books recently. The first isMore Filed under: bead classes, Bead&Button Show 2009, BeadStyle magazine, books, budget, creativity, design, DIY, favorite projects, frugal, getting started, handcrafted, jewelry, jewelry making, necklace, wirework

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  06.17.2009 | by Jane Konkel

  My favorites from the Bead&Button show

  My favorites from the Bead&Button show High Caliber Collar: Rebecca Starry from Anchorage AK, entered her necklace in the Bead Dreams competition. She used a right-angle weave technique and huge bullets to make this stunning necklace. Brenda SchwederMore Filed under: alternative shopping, Andrew Thornton, Art Jewelry magazine, bead and button show, bead classes, bead shopping, bead shows, Bead&Button Show 2009, Beads of Change, bottle cap beads, Cynthia Thornton, Greg Ogden

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  06.11.2009 | by Cathy Jakicic

  Master class mastered!

  These picture are from the master class I took at this year's Bead&Button Show and the resulting graduation ceremony. I took Valerie Hector 's Chinese bead weaving class. It was wonderful!! I though after three day my brains and all urge toMore Filed under: bead and button show, bead classes, Bead&Button Show, Bead&Button Show 2009, beads, BeadStyle magazine, Chinese bead weaving, creativity, design, jewelry, jewelry designers, jewelry making, knot, master class, Valerie Hector

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  03.02.2009 | by Stacy Hillmer

  Beads Behind Bars

  This week, I read an amazing article reported by Paula Horton of The Tri-City Herald about Lucy Dole, a resident of Richland, Washington, and founder of the Beads Behind Bars program. In 2008, Lucy began teaching beading to teenage girls on probationMore Filed under: bead classes, beading, Beads Behind Bars, community service

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