Make Every Project Your Own!
| | | June Bead&Button available now! | | Our brand‑new June issue is available now, featuring three stunning pearl projects, knockout nautilus earrings, mix & match mandalas, and much more! Plus, find out what makes Tahitian black pearls so special, learn the difference between a kumihimo disk and a marudai, and discover the fascinating miniature world of metalsmith Carl Clasmeyer. |
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| | Free Project
Secret of the Red Woman choker | | A necklace inspired by the character of Melisandre in George R.R. Martin's book series A Song of Ice and Fire, and HBO's Game of Thrones. If you don't know the secret of the choker, then you should perhaps beware... |
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| | May Design Challenge
HEROES & VILLAINS | | In the battle between good and evil, we still need to look fabulous! Prepare for the summer blockbuster movie season with a stunning web spun of wire or a cuff befitting an Amazon princess. Have fun and support your favorite franchise with your jewelry designs this month. |
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| | BeadDreams 2017
People's Choice Award — vote today | | Be sure to vote for your favorite BeadDreams 2017 design. The winner will receive a $500 (US Dollar) gift certificate from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads. Voting is open until noon on June 8. We'll announce the winner at noon (Central Time) on Sunday, June 11, in the BeadDreams area at the Bead&Button Show. We'll also stream it on Facebook Live, so even if you can't come to the Show, mark your calendars and join us! |
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| | It's so tempting! | | Many jewelry designers have a found a niche making jewelry that evokes certain movies, characters, or books. Online marketplaces like Etsy routinely give sellers the boot if they play fast‑and‑loose with copyright laws. But it's easy to avoid infringement issues if you put some thought into how you represent registered themes and motifs. Avoid copyright infringement. |
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| | Congratulations to the CELTIC Design Challenge winners! | | We're thrilled to (finally!) announce the winners of Facet's Design Challenge for March, when our seasonally‑appropriate theme was CELTIC. We were looking for simple knots, endlessly twisting wire, spirals or triskelions bursting with mystical energy — and wow, did we get some stunning submissions! Congrats to Kat Ezzo, Micah Nilsson, Ann‑Marie Ceosmun, and Lynn Hedgecock who took top honors this month! See the winning designs! |
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| | May the Fourth Be With You! | | Star Wars lovers will be in all their glory this coming Thursday, May 4th, which is widely celebrated as Star Wars Day due to the pun on the catch phrase "May the Force Be With You." To get in the spirit, learn about heroine Jyn Erso's Kyber Crystal pendant seen in the latest movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and then make your own version with crystal clay, wire, or peyote stitch. Channel the Force. |
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