Make Every Project Your Own!
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Spellbinding necklace | | Who doesn't love to feel pretty? Make a gorgeous necklace of bezeled pearls enhanced with crystals, fire‑polished beads, chain, and filigree. Make it with or without a center dangle to suit your style. |
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| | | Our Editorial Advisory Board | | Several new names and faces have appeared on our website and our magazine masthead recently and I'm excited to introduce them to you. Experts in their fields, these six highly‑respected beaders and jewelry makers have generously agreed to consult with the Facet and Bead&Button team as our Editorial Advisory Board. |
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| | Hearts and vines word chart | | In the February issue of Bead&Button magazine, we promised a word chart for Julia Gerlach's "Hearts and vines" loomwork bangle. It's on the website now, with plenty of time between now and Valentine's Day to finish the project. Word charts are awesome! |
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| | December Design Challenge winners | | For our December design challenge theme, A TIME FOR CELEBRATION, we asked you to think of all the holidays that we embrace at this time of the year! Our four winning pieces reflect four distinctly different ways of embracing the beauty of the season. Congratulations to Sandra Scholte, Tamara Benton, Ulla Denmark, and returning winner Susan Cologne! Thanks for sharing your talents with Facet and Bead&Button! See all the winning designs. |
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| | Organize your workspace | | Did you set any New Year's resolutions for 2018? Was one of them to get your beading workspace organized? Professional metalsmith Michael David Sturlin shares several ideas for DIY tool storage you can make for next to nothing. The tools might be a little different than what you use everyday, but see if some of his ideas wouldn't work for you. Expert tips! |
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| | | Beading empowers women in Nepal | | Bead&Button's February 2018 issue features Damian Jones and the fair trade business he conceptualized nearly 25 years ago: Aid Through Trade. See our gallery of the inspiring faces and handiworks behind this ground‑breaking business. |
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| | Free video
Easy crystal sliders | | With just a smattering of crystals and size 11/0 seed beads, you can bling up basic beaded ropes, leather, steel mesh, kumihimo cords, or just about any other basic jewelry base by making simple crystal sliders. Learn how in this free video. |
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