Combine two favorite stitches to make simple 3-D shapes.

I love the colors in the 2012 Bead&Button Show commemorative bead by Michael Barley. The aster-like designs in the bead inspired me to create this asymmetrical necklace. I incorporated several lengths of chain with varying link sizes to off-set the weight of the bead and keep the bead slightly off center. Spiral rope, a beautiful art-glass bead, and several lengths of chain harmonize nicely.

Use right-angle weave (Online Basics or Video), Tila beads, and crystals to create a lovely bracelet with just the right amount of sparkle.

In the December 2011 issue of Bead&Button, Vanessa Walilko talks about the standards and practices in chain mail. Put your knowledge to work in this bracelet.

Create these quick earrings using right-angle weave and beads from your stash

Swarovski cosmic crystal squares and rings make for bold fringe in this high-fashion necklace.

Chardonnay, pinot grigio, pinot noir, merlot, and shiraz...Create realistic-looking grape clusters, making beaded beads with fringe drops, then attach them in a necklace for a delectable accessory.

A variety of stitches equals multiple design options.

Undulating clusters fan outward from a zigzag base of oval-shaped crystals.

Suspend Sara Sally LaGrand's art-glass bead from a tangled vine of herringbone and tubular netting.

An adorable peyote stocking adds a personal touch. The stocking measures 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (6 x 3.2 cm)

Wear a bevy of bats around your wrist with this netted bracelet. The finished piece measures 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm).

Work this bracelet in crossweave technique with colorful crystals for a fun version of a wrist corsage.

Goth and glamour unite in a fun and fashionable bracelet.

Think pink and raise awareness for breast cancer research with this angel pin or pendant stitched in peyote (Online Basics) or (Video).

With elements of peyote stitch and right-angle weave, tso stitch is a versatile stitch that is new yet familiar.

Using silver-lined gold or silver beads will create unity throughout this loomwork bracelet, tying in the color of the clasps.

Create a classic holiday brooch.

Decorate the boughs of this metal clay Christmas tree pendant with sparkling gems.

Make this wirework necklace using the 2010 Bead&Button Show commemorative bead designed by Leah Fairbanks

String this necklace using the 2010 Bead&Button Show commemorative bead designed by Leah Fairbanks

This tubular herringbone stitch necklace is made using the 2010 Bead&Button Show commemorative bead designed by Leah Faribanks

Each cobalt panel of this decorative dreidel features one of the Hebrew letters associated with the traditional Chanukah game of chance.

Watch a video that demonstrates bead knitting.

Embellish a free-form peyote stitch base to depict miniature scenes from the seaside.

Combine polymer clay and bead-stitching techniques to create a darling turtle pin

The difference in length between the Byzantine links and the bead links gives the edges of this bracelet a wavy look.

Petite buttons dance on easy layered earrings

Use several techniques to make either a necklace or brooch

Button up a cute little necklace

A six-pointed star emerges from three lengths of cord

Crystal buttons and wire make these beautiful earrings

Make fine-silver earrings with metal clay

A double-spiral rope gives a graduated necklace the look of intertwined strands

Stitch an easy bracelet in one evening

Celebrate 15 years of Bead&Button with this special bead by Jeff Barber.

Clean lines showcase intricate art-glass beads

Use modified right-angle weave, fringe, and stringing techniques to make an intricately designed bracelet.

Nestle pearls in peyote stitch bezels to make elegant jewelry

Welcome the wintry weather with sparkling snowflake ornaments

Stitch a garden of delight on a ladder stitch path.

Stitch the companion necklace for the wire wrapped pendant in the August issue, page 88.

Use your bead stash to make dangles and earring findings

Simple strands of seed beads combined with frothy WireLace create an ultrafeminine display for the 2008 Bead&Button Show bead

Make a chain necklace with tokens from the sea

A clever turn produces symmetrical edging in a netted game board

Cross-weave technique

Accelerated basic technique

April 2007 issue, page 96

Simple beadweaving and stringing techniques recall the elegance of another era

A fun introduction to 3-D peyote stitch

Add an unusual vintage bead to your repertoire

Brick stitch different size beads for dramatic sculptural effects

Add a pendant and fringe

Use brick stitch to create a beaded guardian

Make an easy basket with wire and beads

Revised figures 5 and 6 from the April 2002 issue

Stitch these sweet links into a necklace or bracelet

Brick stitch a triangular purse

Create a momento that will last a lifetime

Use simple picots to form a zigzag chain

Build a bicycle with seed beads

Learn a 3-dimensional variation of cross-needle weave

Make a handful of decorations in a twinkling