As the complete beading resource, Bead & Button features innovative and unique projects by top jewelry designers that challenge and inspire readers of all skill levels to learn, grow and excel in their beading. Every project is fully tested for clarity and dependability so that readers can master the skills needed to create beautiful jewelry pieces.
A time for new adventures • Spring is upon us, which always makes me think of new beginnings, growth, and of course flowers! This issue of Bead&Button has all of these components and more.
bead soup • BEADING TRENDS, TIPS, NEWS, REVIEWS, PROJECTS, AND MORE!
what’s new? • NEW PRODUCTS TO LOOK FOR AT YOUR LOCAL OR ONLINE BEAD STORE
Come together over beads • A WALK DOWN THE MEMORY LANE OF BEADING PART 3
DESIGN CHALLENGE WINNERS
READY FOR A NEW CHALLENGE?
WATCH FOR IT! • Coming in the next issue
Bead Reads
KUMIHIMO FINISHING SCHOOL
25 ways to add flowers to your jewelry
Beaded boxes • Check out the beautiful beaded boxes created by students of Cynthia Rutledge’s Master Class from the 2018 Bead&Button Show. Students constructed three different box shapes (round, oval, and triangular), and embellished them for a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
CARPET OF FLOWERS BRACELET • Inspired by the fields of flowers that bloom in the Netherlands each spring, this quick and easy bracelet brings the joys of the season to your bead mat, no matter where you are.
TINY TULIPS EARRINGS • Create a tulip explosion using StormDuos, just in time for spring.
PRINCESS ANNE NECKLACE • Create an open, airy bezel for a large crystal stone and set it off with small bezeled crystals and a netted pearl rope for a necklace that will leave you feeling pretty as a princess.
POSH PETALS PENDANT • Beautiful rounds of Arcos beads embrace a bezeled rivoli and add just the right touch of glamour to this fabulous pendant.
And the beaded bead goes on
FLORAL CASCADE NECKLACE • A sprinkling of flower components creates a delicate cascading necklace, perfect for the warming weather.
ON THE WINGS OF SPRING BRACELET • Embrace all things light and fluttery with this enchanting bracelet inspired by butterflies, hummingbirds, and flower petals.
CELEBRATION NECKLACE • Pair right-angle weave with Albion stitch to make this fun, Art-Deco-inspired necklace.
STASH BUSTER BRACELET • Stitch and string your way to a fun bangle (and matching earrings!) with beaded beads and a short twisted herringbone rope made with a handful of beads from your stash.
touring the heart of BEAD COUNTRY • Jewelry designer and writer Chloe Menage explores the glass bead factories of the Czech Republic.
6 things you never knew about glass
PETITE BUDS BRACELET • Pinch and Demi beads make up a winding path of tiny flower buds just in time for spring.
BOOK EXCERPT
Let us help you shine! • BEAD&BUTTON MAGAZINE IS LOOKING FOR ORIGINAL DESIGNS TO SHOWCASE. HERE’S HOW TO SEND YOURS TO US!
The Secret Language of Flowers • Have fun thinking about your beaded-flower projects and what secrets they may be carrying!