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New beading magazine: Beads & Beyond

This time, the publication is from the UK!! I’m so excited for our friends there, who often have to wait forever to get their issues of our magazines. So while we’re all happily talking...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: beading, book & magazine reviews, mixed media, non-wearables, wearable art
Call for entries: Haute Handbags

What’s Up Wednesday! Handbags look a lot better when they have beads sewn on them, don’t you think? Stampington & Co, publishers of Somerset Studio and Belle Armoire magazines among...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: beading, call for entries & submissions, mixed media, wearable art, handbags
How to peyote stitch a beaded bead

Technique Tuesday! To make a peyote beaded bead without worrying about tension, use a lightweight resin bead as the core. I chose a pretty light purple resin bead in a drum shape, and used crystal...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: bead weaving, beading, mixed media, technique tuesday, tutorials & techniques
A beaded bead necklace

Make Art Monday! I’ve been pretty productive since my daughter went overseas to study in Italy for a semester! I don’t necessarily recommend sending your playmate away just to get work...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: bead stringing, bead weaving, beading, make art monday, mixed media
Bead & jewelry blogging round-up

About.com Jewelry Making Are metal costs are going through the roof these days! How are you coping with the cost of metals when it comes to designing jewelry?Art Bead Scene Knowledge is power!...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: artist communities, wearable art
The Basics: The Library - the best beading and jewelry books

I have a permanent page on Jewelry & Beading that I add to from time to time. It lists the books that I consider to be the best of the best in many different beading and jewelry making...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: basics - getting started, book & magazine reviews, beading, beads, book review
Bead & jewelry blogging round-up

About.com Jewelry Making Tammy has discovered another outlet to sell your jewelry on-line. This is really a place for other crafters too.Art Bead Scene What’s the best suggestion you ever...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: artist communities, wearable art, beading, beads
Little Visions Photo & Jewelry Art

Ann Widner owns Little Visions Photo & Jewelry Art.I asked her to share some information with us on her process and creative vision. I take pictures because I feel that the beauty of our world is...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: beading, mixed media, other bead & jewelry sites, wearable art, beads
Funny and functional wearables from Hilary Pfeifer!

Art Attack Thursday! Hilary Pfeifer calls herself Bunny with an ArtBlog and I find her quirky sense of humor just delightful. She tells us that she likes to write about the art that she’s...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 7 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: mixed media, other bead & jewelry sites, wearable art, handmade-jewelry
The Basics: Information & tutorials to get you started

I spent some time looking back over the Jewelry & Beading blog, and I decided that it was way past time to make a list of all the posts that will give you the basic info you need to get started...

Started in Jewelry & Beading • 8 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: basics - getting started, beading, tutorials & techniques, wearable art, beads