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June 2010

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Contents
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Starlight
By Anna Elizabeth Draeger
Use netting to make a bracelet of crystal-studded stars from the exciting new book Crystal Brilliance.
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By Maggie Roschyk
Work a right-angle weave frame around an art bead and suspend it from a herringbone necklace
pg. 29
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Add bees of tubular peyote and brick stitch to a square stitch bracelet base.
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Set a colorful chain maille flower atop a wirework ring.
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Embellish twisting double ladders for multiple bracelets or a necklace.
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Create bell-shaped bud earrings using tubular herringbone and realistically bright beads.
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Make peyote bezels for graduated mirrors and attach them in a necklace or bracelet. Watch a video demonstrating tubular peyote stitch.
pg. 52
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By Heidi Kummli
Incorporate critters, cabs, and other cool stuff in a bead-embroidered bracelet.
pg. 56
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(Extra) ordinary inspiration
By Stacy Werkheiser
Sara Sally LaGrand profile
pg. 62
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Accent a feminine St. Petersburg chain bracelet with crystals and a fringe clasp.
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Stitch peyote and herringbone blooms to adorn a necklace, bracelet, and earrings.
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Frame a focal bead with tubular peyote and herringbone in ornamental motifs.
pg. 72
Departments
From the Editor
Bead Soup
What's new on the Web
What's new
Your Work
Expert Advice
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Found objects meet bead embroidery
By Heidi Kummli
Miniature toys, and ephemera take center stage in your jewelry designs. Visit ArtJewelryMag.com for an article on sawing and How to Tab: Metals for the basics of using a jeweler's saw.
pg. 16
Technique Workshop
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Chain maille
By Lesley Weiss
Learn how changing one design element can alter the appearance and movement of chain maille.
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Clearly Crystals
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By Lilian Chen
Add cube crystals to a ring of angled wire.
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Wire expressions
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By Wendy Hunt
Create a chain maille flower with a clever series of jump ring links. Watch a video on assembling the components.
pg. 76
Claymaker
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Sewing machine bobbins serve as the perfect backdrop for polymer clay beads.
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Chic & Easy
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By Tea Benduhn
String pyrite chunks, lava lentils, and faceted blue goldstone for a necklace that will capture the eye of an inspiring geologist.
pg. 81
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