Bead Unique

From the Editor:
' This issue is very much about bringing creative beading to every part of your holiday season. Play with wire! Use flexible beading wire to weave a necklace, designed by Fran Morris Mandel, that's perfect for your next holiday party. Get creative with metal clay! Learn how to use a mold to design a decorative toggle clasp by Kelly Russell or let Tamara Honaman show you how to use a simple stamp to create your own metal clay charms. Decorate your home! Lucite flowers from The Hole Bead Shoppe adorn a glass ornament, while soldered ornaments by Lisa Bluhm add some heart to your holiday tree.

What have the BUGs (Bead Unique Girls) been up to? See their new collection of earrings, and find out what happened when they were each given the same set of beads to play with.

There is a new chick on the Bead Unique Team! In our new column, The Fashion 411, Laura Timmons gives us the inside scoop on trends in jewelry, fashion, clothing, shoes, accessories, and the color marketplace. (Oh, and she beads too! Check out her stunning, wire-crocheted necklace and earrings set.)'

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From the Editor:
' Like fireflies on a summer night, there are a few themes in this issue that just seemed to emerge in multiples as we put it all together:

BRACELETS! Keri Osczepinski shows us how to combine crystal and lampwork for a dramatic flair in three stunning bracelets, and the three Bead Unique Girls (BUG) show off their beading fun with dangly cha-cha-style bracelets.

BELTS! From Felt to Lucite to Faceted Glass, we have it all! The folks at The Hole Bead Shoppe have provided us with a multi-strand fall-colored belt adorned with Lucite leaves, as well as an elegant black and silver version to accessorize a little black dress. Madeline Arendt has fashioned a felted belt to soothe the "earth woman" in you. Practice metal embossing skills with Carole Metz's belt. cuffs

LAMPWORK! As usual, we have a Beginning and Intermediate lampworking project, but for this issue, we have added a third! Pet Panache has a new twist: a lampwork project for your pet! (No, it isn’t a teeny torch for them to work on.) Turn to p. 48 to see how to make a lampwork glass slider to adorn a doggie collar!

FROGS! Yes, I said Frogs! For some reason, there just happens to be quite a few frogs who wanted to come and play on the pages of Bead Unique (especially in the gallery).'

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