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FREE PROJECT: Twinkling twin bracelet

Become a mixologist and experiment with color. Once you make one of these sparkling bracelets, you’ll want to make it in several different colorways! This bracelet is a cinch to make and incorporates: Twins beads, seed beads, and bicone crystals.

Tell us what you think – and win!

Have you read the June issue of Bead&Button? We'd love to know what you thought of it. Take our survey and while you're at it, enter to win this collection of beads! The giveaway includes a spool of 6 lb. test Fireline, 10 mm round box clasp, 13 mm Tibetan silver Tree of Life spacer beads, and an assortment of 4, 6, and 8 mm pearls. The bead dish is not included. A winner will be selected at the end of July 2020, and will be notified by email. No purchase necessary to win. Congrats to Susan H. of California who won the last bead giveaway.

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FREE PROJECT: Pearls and gems jewelry set

String your way to summer. A pastel-hued necklace and earrings will balance the whimsy of a flowing tunic.

How things are shaping up: Bead&Button Show 2020 Update

“This year everything is different.” Here at Kalmbach, the teams behind our magazine, our website, and the Show are forging ahead with you — and your safety — in mind. Read on to find out some things to know as you think about your plans for the Bead&Button Show.
 

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Ready to be inspired? View a gallery of projects completed by students of a three-day Master Class at the Bead&Button Show where Heidi Kummli shared her techniques. Participants created pieces using a glorious variety of beads, cabs, stones, and more.
 

Curiouser and curiouser! →

QUIZ: Test your fossil gem knowledge

You might be able to identify a velociraptor and a stegosaurus, but how well do you know your fossil gems? Test your knowledge to see how many you can identify correctly.
 

Fossilized finds →

FREE PROJECT: Four-pronged approach bracelet

Dress up any outfit with this dainty bracelet adorned with crystals. A narrow band of herringbone serves as the base for prong-set crystals and drop beads.

Starting a jewelry business: How to increase brand awareness

What you know about branding will determine what your customers know about you and your jewelry. Learn the keys to better branding and increasing brand awareness.

FREE PROJECT: Pearl cluster earrings

Ingenious use of long-and-short link chain is the basis of these dressy earrings! Attach the chain and the earring wire first. It’s easier to pick up the earring wire, rather than the chain, as you’re attaching the pearls. Add different colored crystals to make birthstone earrings!