PROJECTS IN THIS ISSUE Beading goals for 2016
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PROJECTS IN THIS ISSUE Beading goals for 2016
WELCOME! February 2016 • Issue 131 PROJECTS IN THIS ISSUE COVER STORY single 20Bead crochet by Candice Sexton 26Beaded diamonds by Julia Gerlach buckled up 30All bracelet 36Enchanted pearls bracelet by Donna Sutton by Sylvie Camps 40Charming channel earrings 54Playful pinwheel 56Right in line bracelet by Meg Mullen by Eileen Barker by Marla Salezze dolphfyn/istock Beading goals for 2016 Learn Peyote! for your chance to in! Meet the Albion stitch, a truly new invention that will quickly join the classics in your repertoire of go-to techniques. Internationally known bead artist Heather Kingsley-Heath teaches you the basics and then some—using up-tothe minute bead shapes like spikes, gum drops, Rulas, Tilas, and more. INTRODUCING ALBION STITCH With the start of a new year comes another chance to set beading resolutions. And we are here to help! Want to learn a new skill? Turn to p. 20 to learn bead single crochet and make Candice Sexton’s gorgeous “Ombré diamonds bracelet.” Or ease into bead embroidery with Meg Mullen’s “Playful pinwheel” pendant (p. 54). Looking for a challenge? Try designing a project using a bead mix, as I did in “Beaded diamonds” (p. 26) or construct a buckle in Donna Sutton’s adorable buckle bracelet (p. 30). Tell us your beading goals for 2016 by emailing me at editor@ Find the beadandbutton.com (use the subject line “goals”) — we’ll see if we can help! bead In the meantime, play along with our Find the Bead Strand challenge. Send me strand! an email by March 7 telling me what page the strand is on (use “Find the bead strand” in the subject line). We’ll pick a winner the following week. And congratulaNew and tions to Deana Rhymer of Orlando, Florida, who won our October issue contest! Stitch! Versatile beautiful! Introducing Albion Stitch 20 BEADED JEWELRY PROJECTS So many reasons to try it! a completely new • Discover technique and be rewarded with a fresh new look. easily with step-by-step • Learn instructions and illustrations. —Heather Kingsley-Heath favorite color option. a quick project or create • Pick something big and bold. $19.99 67852 Editor, Bead&Button [email protected] the latest bead • Incorporate shapes and choose your KINGSLEY-HEATH “Albion stitch is all about beaders having fun, feeling a real sense of accomplishment, and loving what they have created.” Canadian $20.99 ISBN 978-1-62700-138-0 51999 9 781627 001380 0 64465 17852 0 Heather Kingsley-Heath www.JewelryandBeadingStore.com Foreword by Marcia DeCoster BKS-67852-CV1_1,4.indd 1 8/7/15 9:57 AM Editor Julia Gerlach Senior Art Director Cassie Donlen, Connie Whittaker Associate Editors Web Editor Lisa A. 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