Free project: Gothic chevron pearl necklaces
Designed by an art historian, this deceptively simple collar uses pearls, crys tals, or gemstones to echo the pointed arches of Gothic architecture. You can make the length of this necklace adjustable with a three-loop clasp!
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Sponsored by: Shipwreck Beads
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We're looking for a few good projects!
Do you design your own beadwork patterns and beaded jewelry? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Bead&Button is always on the lookout for original designs to showcase in the magazine and in our digital supplement, B&B Extra. We accept a broad range of bead-stitching techniques and projects, and we compensate designers for accepted submissions.
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Winners of the November-December Design Challenge
For this challenge, we asked you, our readers, to reflect on your memories with the Bead&Button magazine, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary! Shades of stormy grey or misty clouds: beadwork, actual silver, silver wire, silver-colored clay, resin, and so many other artistic interpretations were sent our way!
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Bead Buzz
If you've been hunting through the February 2019 issue (on newsstands now) looking for the picture of bead strand in order to enter our drawing for a prize… well, the reason you can’t find the bead strand is because it was accidentally left out of the February issue. Oops!
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It’s one thing to know how many beads there are in an inch of strung beads, but do you know how many rows of beadwork are in an inch? If you can figure that out, you’ll be able to tell the length of a finished project just by looking at a graph. Print out this handy chart and keep it near your work area!
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Join bead artist Cynthia Rutledge as she shows us an easy method for creating a netted rope. This lovely beadwork is beautiful all by itself as a necklace or bracelet, but also complements so many different pendants!
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January Design Challenge: THE TROPICS
This month, take a vacation from the swirl of winter frost and chill. Awaken your senses instead to a tropical paradise. Open your eyes to a flurry of hot pinks, scorching reds, and deep purples from orchids, bougainvillea, and water lilies; the bright orange beak of a toucan, the gray leather of an elephant, and the flash of color from a parrot’s wingspan. In January, we want you to embrace your tropical side. Be bold with your color palette, and soft with your textures. Be sultry and saucy with your designs, and allow them to come to life. Tropical colors, glossy stones, silky fabric, and textured creations, we want to see it all!
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Free project: Pearl cluster bracelet
Pearls are so warm and beautiful when worn in winter. For a non-traditional take on a classic piece, add an unexpected, off-center cluster of pearl dangles! Create your eye-catching display using different shapes and colors than the ones in the rest of your bracelet.
Have you entered BeadDreams yet?
Now in its 20th year, our annual juried competition showcasing exceptional bead and jewelry artistry from around the world is now accepting submissions. The pieces inspire awe and amazement every year at the Bead&Button Show exhibit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Thanks to our generous sponsors, finalists will compete not only for bragging rights, but they will also vie for some really amazing prizes! p>
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