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June 2012 |
Every issue of your complete beading resource gives you:
- Informative articles written by experienced jewelry makers
- Challenging projects with step-by-step photos and instructions
- Expert tips and techinques to keep improving your beading skills
- Plus exclusive online access to downloadable projects and the Subscriber Gallery
- And more!
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Contents Go to the Resource Guide to download the materials list, table of contents, and to view additional information about the June 2012 issue. |
 | Bella's pearls By
Cynthia Rutledge The bezel around this trillion-cut CZ is pretty and also practical - a sculptural peyote "throne" on the back protects against the stone's pointed terminus. The bezel's pearl detailing then draws the eye upward to a scalloped necklace chain of wrapped loops and more pearls.
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 | Springy spiral bangles By
Sara Oehler Russian spiral normally produces a soft drape, but substituting beading wire for regular thread gives this stitch an unexpected springy feel while allowing it to hold its shape. This provides the structure needed for a big, bold bangle!
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 | Count your chickens By
Michele Trondsen Follow along with a netting pattern to stitch up a bracelet of trailing chicks.
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pg. 44 |
 | Echoes of Nefertiti By
Helena Tang-Lim Combine round disks with angular Tila beads and mix in twisted tubular herringbone for a shapely necklace that transcends time.
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 | By
Ann Dee Allen Artist Gail Be adds eye-popping, fabric-less beaded fashions to her design legacy.
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pg. 53 |
 | Bejeweled garland choker By
Melanie Potter Embellish a netted choker with pearls, suspend bezeled chatons from the band, and make an adjustable closure for a luxurious necklace.
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 | Bugle core By
Barbara Klann Transform bugle beads into a square frame that forms the base of these earrings. That plain square then becomes a diamond with cube bead corners and crystal elements.
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 | Rolling tide By
Lori Wilkes Picture a microscopic beach with sea foam bubbles, lapping waves, and the midday sun reflecting off the water. Then make your image with polymer clay, and wear it as a brooch.
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Department From the Editor What's new on the Web  | What's new on the web |
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Bead Soup  | Bead Soup The June issue Design challenge uses Lisa Kan's new line of bronze findings, read Bead&Button's Handy-Dandy Guide to Shopping for seed beads online, Ask Anna answers an organization question, see Gary Markstein's cartoon, and read a beaders tip. |
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Your Work  | Thank you to the hundreds of beaders from around the world who contributed squares for the Bead-It-Forward bead-quilt project, first started by Jeanette Shanigan. The images shown here are just a sampling of the more than 900 square we received. The various items made from these squares will be autioned off at the annual Bead&Button Show in June in Milwaukee, Wis. and on Ebay. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Medical College of Wisconsin for breast cancer research. For information and updates about the Bead-It-Forward bead-quilt project and auction visit BeadAndButton.com. |
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Chic & Easy  | Sew fun By
Anna Elizabeth Draeger Transform a bit of rickrack into a blingy bracelet with flat-back crystals and minimal bead embroidery.
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Stitch Workshop  | Soutache Bead Embroidery By
Amee McNamara, Jane Danley Cruz Learn to make sinuous shapes with beads and soutache (pronounced SOO-tash) braid, a common element in the French art of passementerie. Apply the basic techniques in a cute pair of earrings.
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Quick Stitch  | Tila token By
Marcia Balonis Suspend Tila beads between delicate rows of herringbone stitch in this surprisingly sturdy bracelet.
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Expert Advice  | Shapely jewelry, beautiful design How can curves seduce the senses and angles intrigue the mind? In part three of this Design & Color Mastery series, we'll learn to create more effective jewelry by focusing on shape.
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pg. 30 |
Clearly Crystals  | Crystal caps By
Amy Johnson Weave a lovely crystal topper for a large pearl or gemstone, and then enclose the bead within a seed bead cage.
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Wire Expressions  | Wonder Woman cuff By
Ana V. Pizarro Shape sheet metal into a textured cuff, weave wire through punched holes, and finish off with a flat focal centerpiece and accent-bead edging.
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pg. 68 |
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