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Why We Love 2-hole Glass Beads
From Jennifer: When I started learning how to bead 14 years ago, 2-hole beads were something of a rarity. The only glass beads with two holes that I could find were vintage Czech and German, and since...
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Create a Shimmering Garden of Beaded Glass Flowers
We had our first hint of snow here in Northern Colorado yesterday, and most of us in the Interweave office exclaimed a collective “Noooo!” Luckily the snow didn’t stick, and we’re heading back into...
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Two-Holed Seed Beads Are Twice As Nice
If you're like me, you've probably got more two-holed seed beads than you know what to do with! For the last couple of years, I've been experimenting with all the ways you can use these incredible...
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Beautiful Beadwork Collaborations of Amy Haftkowycz and Barbara Falkowitz of...
Amy Haftkowycz Barbara Falkowitz Collaborations between bead artists can be a wonderful thing! Last summer at Bead Fest Philadelphia, I go to see the gorgeous beadwork of Barbara Falkowitz and Amy...
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Try This Easy Leather and Glass Bead Necklace Making Project!
Every once in a while, I find a couple of beading supplies on my desk or work table that just sort of look like they go together. That was the case last week when I saw these copper branches from Ezel...
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Name That Necklace and Win a Kit of Beads from Southpass Beads!
No matter how many fancy new glass bead shapes come out in the future, for me, there's nothing quite as much fun as creating with some good old Czech seed beads. Seed beads are what drew most of us...
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Stock Up On Beads With Unique Finds at Bead Fest Spring!
Head to the Expo at Bead Fest Spring for the perfect bead shopping experience: seed beads, handmade beads, unique and hard to find beads, and string after string of beads as far as the eye can see!...
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Gorgeous Glass Beads with Penny Dixon
There’s no question in my mind that the recent introduction of such an amazing variety of shaped glass beads has forever changed the way we make beaded jewelry with seed beads. Browsing through a...
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Shamans, Mandalas, and Beaded Earrings
Earlier this year, I paid a visit to a local shaman, who, during the course of our visit, gave me 3 tasks to complete as part of my spiritual journey. The first one was easy – she told me to take a...
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Using or Making Glass Beads? These Free Downloads are Essential
Using or Making Glass Beads? These Free Downloads are Essential Glass is the most varied in appearance of all the materials used to make beads. Glass beads can be clear and brilliantly transparent,...
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The Evolution Of Shaped Glass Beads
There was a time when I was first learning how to bead when I became obsessed with shaped glass beads. Of course, this was more than 15 years ago, and shaped glass beads weren’t what they are today....
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Glass Beads Are Hot!
As I sat down to write this post, I started to think about how I got started using and making my own lampwork glass beads. I had fallen in love with handmade lampwork glass beads, and was creating wild...
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Create a Shimmering Garden of Beaded Glass Flowers
We had our first hint of snow here in Northern Colorado yesterday, and most of us in the Interweave office exclaimed a collective “Noooo!” Luckily the snow didn’t stick, and we’re heading back into...
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Quick and Easy Beaded Jewelry Design Ideas for Great Holiday Gifts
This year, I decided to get a jump on my beaded holiday gifts. I can’t believe it, but I finished all of them earlier this year, and they’re all sitting patiently in my closet, waiting for the holidays...
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Lost Your Jewelry Making Mojo?
Have you ever heard about the Hindu deity called Saraswati? Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of creativity, and she gets a lot less attention than her sisters Lakshmi (goddess of abundance) and Durga...
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Do You Speak Bead? See This Glossary of Must-Know Terms
My husband once overheard me talking to a friend about beading and he gave me the craziest, most confused look I’ve ever seen. Then I realized that it’s probably the same look I give him when he talks...
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Guide to Triangle Beads
It used to be that the only triangle beads you needed to keep straight were these: This type of Japanese seed bead has a triangular profile. The style on the left is manufactured by Toho; they...
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Shaped Beads Primer: 2-Hole Seed Beads
There are so many new shaped beads out there! Lentils. Tiles. Triangles… How can you resist them? They are so pretty in all their colors and finishes. And each one offers its own unique design...
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