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Rainbow weave
By Ellen Friedenberg
Published 01/28/2010
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Flower garden
String this necklace using the 2010 Bead&Button Show commemorative bead designed by Leah Fairbanks
By Anna Elizabeth Draeger
Published 12/01/2009
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Chromatic clusters
Make this wirework necklace using the 2010 Bead&Button Show commemorative bead designed by Leah Fairbanks
By Tea Benduhn
Published 12/01/2009
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Elegant inclusion
This tubular herringbone stitch necklace is made using the 2010 Bead&Button Show commemorative bead designed by Leah Faribanks
By Lesley Weiss
Published 12/01/2009
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Christmas tree pin: wirework
Create a classic holiday brooch.
By Pam Curran
Published 12/01/2009
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Christmas tree pendant: metal clay
Decorate the boughs of this metal clay Christmas tree pendant with sparkling gems.
By Cindy Pankopf
Published 12/01/2009
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Beaded dreidel: peyote stitch
Each cobalt panel of this decorative dreidel features one of the Hebrew letters associated with the traditional Chanukah game of chance.
By Linda K. Landy
Published 11/01/2009
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Ready for spring: bracelet, bead knitting
Watch a video that demonstrates bead knitting.
By Marge Giralté
Published 10/23/2009
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Seascape: necklace, peyote stitch and fringe
Embellish a free-form peyote stitch base to depict miniature scenes from the seaside.
By Connie Nabholz
Published 10/10/2009
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Turtle pin: polymer clay, peyote stitch, square stitch
Combine polymer clay and bead-stitching techniques to create a darling turtle pin
By Cindy Kamide
Published 10/01/2009
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Links to Atlantis: bracelet, chain maille
The difference in length between the Byzantine links and the bead links gives the edges of this bracelet a wavy look.
By Phyllis Adams
Published 07/31/2009
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Back to the future: peyote stitch, bead embroidery, wirework, stringing
Use several techniques to make either a necklace or brooch
By Julia Gerlach
Published 07/01/2009
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Dotty dangles: chain maille
Petite buttons dance on easy layered earrings
By Lesley Weiss
Published 07/01/2009
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Step it up: wirework
Crystal buttons and wire make these beautiful earrings
By Anna Elizabeth Draeger
Published 07/01/2009
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Bunches of buttons: wirework, stringing
Bundle a collection of blooming buttons with behind-the-scenes wirework
By Stacy Hillmer
Published 07/01/2009
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Red herring flower: herringbone and brick stitch
Button up a cute little necklace
By Tea Benduhn
Published 07/01/2009
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Star knot button
A six-pointed star emerges from three lengths of cord
By Robert Black
Published 07/01/2009
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Deco design earrings: metal clay
Make fine-silver earrings with metal clay
By Irina Miech
Published 06/19/2009
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What's the buzz?: bracelet, St. Petersburg chain
By Hatsumi Oshitani
Published 06/01/2009
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June bug canes: polymer clay
By Lori Wilkes
Published 06/01/2009
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You voted for your favorite 2009 Bead&Button Show bead design and the winner is...
Published 05/28/2009
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Plaited spiral: necklace, spiral rope
A double-spiral rope gives a graduated necklace the look of intertwined strands
By Alicia Shems
Published 05/01/2009
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Royal ring: peyote stitch, herringbone stitch
By Elizabeth Pullan
Published 04/01/2009
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Stones with corners
Published 04/01/2009
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Crystal ribbon
By Nancy Zellers
Published 04/01/2009
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River of light
By Karen Joelson
Published 04/01/2009
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Bezels and bows: necklace, peyote stitch, ladder stitch
By Jennifer Makely
Published 04/01/2009
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All dolled up: sculptural, tubular peyote stitch, brick stitch, square stitch, ladder stitch
By AWMe (aka April Warnock)
Published 04/01/2009
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Raised expectations: bracelet, right-angle weave
By Abby Cobb
Published 03/01/2009
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