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January/February 2009

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New Books & Videos from Interweave

Chain Style
Chain Style
by Jane Dickerson

Ancient Modern
Ancient Modern
by Ronna Sarvas Weltman

Beads, Baubles and Jewels DVD
Beads, Baubles and Jewels DVD

Step by Step Beads January/February 2009
Volume 7, Number 1
Magazine Table of Contents

ON THE WEB

2009 Tucson Bead Shows Map
This handy map shows you where all the bead shows are located in Tucson in 2009.

Blue Jean Queen Earrings

Blue Jean Queen Duo
by Carole Rodgers
Matching bracelet and earring set for project on page 14.
Online at Beading Daily


PROJECTS

8

Java Jive
Simple stringing
Melissa J. Lee

11

Soft Bangles
Fast and easy even-count peyote bracelet
Cathi Tessier

14

Blue Jean Queen
Two-needle right-angle-weave necklace
Carole Rodgers

18

Crystal Clusters
Easy knotted necklace
Bonnie Clewans

23

Focal Frame
Easy polymer focal piece
Helen Breil

29

Have a Ball!
Three ways to embellish felt beads
Artgirlz: Allison and Tracy Stilwell

32

Washer Brick Bracelet
Crisscross leather for a quick design
Deb Huber

35

Poly-Metrics
Polymer clay blending, cut outs, and texturing
Ilene Goldman

40

Heart to Heart
Brick-stitched cuff with matching heart-shaped closure
Carol Dean Sharpe

48

Sparklefest
Triangle-weave bracelet
Meri Nash Aderhold

52

Finger Food!
Playful peyote rings for absolute beginners
Leslie Rogalski, editor in chief

55

Murano Blossoms
Circular brick stitch, dangle earrings
Lynn Davy

59

Eternity Circles
Square-stitch seed-bead chain
Cathi Tessier

62

Crystal Geometry
Simple wire-loop links
Fernando DaSilva

64

Out of the Loop
Easy wire and chain earrings
Loella Medina

66

Modularity
Easy crisscross-weave bracelet
Karla Schafer

68

Vintage Vogue
Stylish stringing
Carter Seibels


BONUS

2009 Bead Show Calendar Pullout
Between pages 42 & 43


DEPARTMENTS

6

Bead Scoop
Leslie Rogalski, editor in chief

26

Polymer Clay Masters DVD
Ronna Sarvas Weltman

42

Bead by Bead
Brick stitch increase and decrease

43

Stringing 101

50

Colorworks
Margie Deeb

70

Findings
Jane Dickerson, managing editor

81

How to Contact Us


ADVERTISING SECTIONS

71

Bead Shops

78

Bead Classes

79

Bead Browser

80

Classifieds

82

Advertisers’ Index

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ON THE COVER:
Washer Brick Bracelet
by Deb Huber page 32.


Java Jive, page 8


Crystal Clusters, page 18


Have a Ball!, page 29


Poly-Metrics, page 35


Sparklefest, page 48


Murano Blossoms, page 55


Findings, page 70

 

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