Jewelry & Beading

May 15th, 2008

Artist Profile: D. Young

Artist: D. Young
Business name: Obvious Front
Location: living room, Rock Island, IL
Website:
Obvious Front etsy shop

How do you describe the delightful robots that you make?
This is 21st Century Folk Art, like a cornhusk doll only made from electronics. There’s some humor in the mix, some dada, Luddite sabatoge. Kids like them.

What is your creative process like?
The […]

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May 14th, 2008

Free samples of bunacord available

***FREE SAMPLES!!***
Black Bunacord Necklace/Bracelet cord from the I.B. Moore Company
2 meters (6 ft) each: 2mm & 3 mm Black Bunacord + O rings.
No Purchase required. Email your name, mailing address, city, state, zip to catherinenewhart @ yahoo.com (remove the spaces when you copy and paste the email). Allow 4 weeks for delivery.

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May 14th, 2008

The Basics: Swarovski crystal suppliers

What’s Up Wednesday

Nothing even comes close to comparing with the sparkle and beauty and color selection of real Swarovski crystals. Many other faceted beads are called “crystal”, but true crystal glass has a high lead content that gives it that extra shine.
Here are a couple of good sources for all the colors and styles of […]

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May 13th, 2008

Turning a geode into a beaded pendant

Technique Tuesday!

On a trip to Arizona, I found some small cut geodes in a gift shop and promptly bought ten, having no clear idea what I was planning to do with them. Looking at them later, I decided to make a freeform beaded setting, which would cover the less-attractive back and leave the cut and […]

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May 12th, 2008

Pssssttt…wanna check out a new magazine?

Having just started publication in 2007, Beads and Beyond is off to a ripping good start! Yes, our friends in the UK now have a magazine to call their own, and it’s a really good one :-) I received a package full of sample magazines, DVDs, and more from the good folks […]

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May 12th, 2008

In the good old summertime…

I’ve got a new poll set up in the right-hand sidebar!  It’s got a question about your summertime beading habits.  I think you can add responses if mine don’t seem to cover your situation, but feel free to leave comments here as well  :-)
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May 8th, 2008

Artist Profile: C.A. Therien

Artist: Charlene (”Cat”) Therien
Business name: C. A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts
Location: Peoria, IL, USA
Website: C. A. Therien Polymer Clay Arts

How do you describe your polymer clay work to people, Cat?
Well, that’s a good question. I tend to try a lot of different ideas and styles. However, a […]

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May 7th, 2008

Beading Daily has a new Online Directory

If you own a bead shop, or like to visit them, this announcement should definitely interest you!
Located at Beading Daily, the directory already lists more than 2000 bead shops, suppliers, distributors, wholesalers and societies. Visitors to the site can search for these businesses by keyword or location, or browse the directory by category. The […]

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May 7th, 2008

Call for entries: Belle Armoire Jewelry

Belle Armoire Jewelry is published by Stampington as a quarterly magazine. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is July 15, 2008. From the website: If you’d like to share your inspiration and detailed how-to instruction for creating beautiful jewelry with readers, we want to hear from you. Belle Armoire Jewelry covers […]

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May 6th, 2008

The versatile spiral stitch

Technique Tuesday!

There are so many wonderful things that you can do with a basic spiral stitch. If you’ve never tried it before, start with the basic steps that I’ve illustrated below. After you have gotten the rhythm, let your imagination go wild!
Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5
Repeat from Step 2
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