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We ran a short Q&A about Brea Bead Works — our third "Favorite Bead Store" winner — in the November issue of BeadStyle . Here is the Brea Bead Works profile with the info we had to trim for space. Congratulations again, Brea Bead Works More
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An attendee at the Knot Just Beads show last Sunday stopped by to show us her version of Rupa Balachandar's "Nutty but Nice" necklace on page 68 of the November issue of BeadStyle. Did something in the November issue inspire you? Send inMore
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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
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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
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I'm currently working on a cool project by designer Ute Bernsen of Silk Painting Is Fun that uses silk cord (naturally), a beautiful Clay River pendant, a number of Vintaj accents, and some random small beads, including the one that's currentlyMore
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For the past few years, Naomi has traveled to New York for the JA Winter Show . Since she is in the Big Apple until Thursday, she asked me to link to her personal blog, where she recently posted about some fabulous finds at the JANY show. I can'tMore
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You are shopping for gemstones. Hmm, how about some turquoise? Your search leads you to many types of turquoise: Sleeping Beauty, African, Chinese, Viennese, Howlite, and Purple. What to choose? Time for some serious research. And what you will find canMore
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Well, BeadStylers, I am taking leave of you for just a little over a week. Tomorrow, I will be traveling to Italy with my alma mater’s wind symphony, a world-famous pianist, and a number of other alums and school staff. We will be touring Venice, VeronaMore
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Last week was my first time attending the Bead&Button Show , and what an experience! It was fantastic to meet so many creative people and world-famous teachers and designers. And of course I had a blast shopping. On that note, I made a number of rookieMore
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This weekend in my neighborhood is the Westside Artwalk. I am honored to be displaying some of my tagua bead jewelry at Four Corners of the World. The jewelry is made with beads similar to the tagua sliced used in the necklace on the March cover of BeadStyleMore
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I’ve been looking around lately at plastic beads and am intrigued by Lucite. It’s my understanding that Lucite was popularized in the 1930s by DuPont as an alternative to Bakelite. But unlike Bakelite, Lucite is remarkably lightweight and much less expensiveMore
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TierraCast has launched its Solutions for Large Hole Beads line of jewelry findings. This new line is designed to work with handmade glass beads and other large hole beads. The findings are made of lead-free pewter plated with precious metals. Bead barsMore
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I recently stopped by my local Michaels craft store, only to find some heavy-duty reorganization going on in the bead aisle. Beads that used to be displayed at various locations around the store were finally coming together in one area. A little researchMore
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We’ve been working fast and furious around here on a special issue called UNDER $25 . The issue will be coming out in May. UNDER $25 will have several projects that cost less than $25 to make, several projects that cost less than $20 to make, severalMore
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Shopping for the Under $25 special issue, we've been comparing notes on our purchases. We all love MIchaels, Jo-Ann, and Hobby Lobby, especially when we can use coupons. I also like Lima Beads because they sell half strands, which is a brilliant ideaMore
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