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 It’s another week closer to the Bead & Button Show!  I know I have been busy getting ready for it!  I found another blog post about getting prepared for attending a big show.  I wrote this Ms Bead It All post back in 2007 (and here is a goofy picture of me in my booth, probably from 2006) Lots of things change over time, but I think my advice back then is still very true.

Here are some updates from some of our beady friends this week:

A Bead A Day

Have you ever made a piece of jewelry that
seemed perfect in theory, but in reality didn’t quite make the grade?
Lisa shares her story.

About.com Jewelry Making

Tammy is helping to get the word out for the Cousin company who is looking for a few good jewelry makers.

Art Bead Scene

Last month’s Art Bead Scene challenge inspired
lots of gorgeous house and home inspired jewelry creations, which we
reveal in the blog hop tour

Beading Arts

An amazing wire necklace tutorial has been made available to the readers of Beading Arts by our wire guru, Paul Bishop!

Resin Crafts!

A post about sequins and bottle caps…and snippy blog comments.

Snap out of it, Jean! There’s beading to be done!

Jean has a giveaway of the fabulous book Heat,
Color, Set & Fire by Mary Hettmansperger! It is outstanding. To
enter the giveaway, just leave a comment at the bottom of the page! It
is so worth it–a great book by a great author!  

Melanie Brooks is the ceramic beadmaker behind Earthenwood Studio, who blogs from her Metro Detroit, Michigan home.

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     In this post from the archives from 2009, Heather contemplates the challenges of designing seasonal jewelry, especially when your seasons are altered by the calendars of publications. Here are this week’s…

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     Here’s a fun Mother’s Day project that Tari designed a couple of years ago for Art Bead Scene!  Using handmade beads, buttons, and felt, this cute bouquet will last much longer…

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    In this post from the Art Bead Scene archives, Heather shared this project that used beading wire to construct this simple tassel style pendent. It’s a great project to use up…

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     This project from the archives shows how to use a shank button as the clasp for a cool artsy bracelet.  Shannon of Missficklemedia combines artisan chain and a button with some…

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      In this free project post from the archives, Heather shows off a simple, fun necklace featuring art beads which is easy to make and inexpensive too! Here are some of…

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    With Spring comes Spring Cleaning!  In this post from our archives, Heather Powers shows some steps for creating an attractive and simple bead organization system. Here are some of the things…

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     I keep unearthing all sorts of great free projects that have been posted here on Art Bead Scene over the years.  Today, I remembered this delightfully fun and intricate owl necklace…

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     ooh, it’s an exciting time!  Things are starting to bloom as we enter springtime.  I am obsessed with jewelry that features leaves and nests and trees and other springy motifs, like…

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     I have been thinking about the upcoming springtime season and watching the birds make their nests in my neighborhood and I remembered this Urban Nest project that Heather made as a…

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