Beaded Leaves, Bead Crochet Ropes and Learning Herringbone Stitch With Melinda Barta

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August 20, 2011

Dear Beading Daily Subscriber, Did you miss any Beading Daily e-newsletters this week? Well here’s our week in review—all of this week’s Beading Daily posts in one place! Bead Happy! Beaded Leaves Make Perfect Autumn Jewelry! August 15, 2011 Autumn is, without a doubt, my favorite season. I love the warm days and the cool nights, the smell of freshly made apple cider and the amazing colors that we see on the mountains here in upstate New York. And, of course, I can remember when I first started beading how thrilled I was when I discovered how to use leaf beads and even make leafy fringe in my beading projects! There's just something about seeing beaded leaves that brings back wonderful memories: pressing bright fall leaves and making bookmarks with my sister when we were kids, time spent walking in the woods with my husband when we first met and watching my son delight in the crunch of leaves underfoot for the first time last fall. Read More . . . Two Ways to Start Your Bead Crochet Ropes August 17, 2011 Making bead crochet ropes was one of those things that I struggled with mightily until I had one of those "a-ha!" moments. Lucky for me, my mom was an expert knit and crochet artist, and even though she lived 2,000 miles away she talked me through a lot of my bead crochet problems over the phone. Then earlier this year I rediscovered how much fun bead crochet ropes are to make, especially when accented by a fabulous handmade ceramic slide like the ones I got from Marsha Hedrick of Amazing Porcelain Fantasies! Read More . . . Learn the Basics of Herringbone Stitch and Beyond for Only Ten Cents! August 19, 2011 Maybe I'm giving away my age, but I can remember when my father brought home our first VCR. I was five years old. It was a huge, unwieldy and noisy contraption that took up the entire bottom shelf of the television cabinet. To insert the video tape, you pushed a button and the carriage popped up into the air so you could slide the tape in, and then you had to practically smash it back down into the player. It had huge buttons that looked like the buttons on our tape recorder, and a little counter that had three numbers on dials to let you know how far into the tape you were. (Does this sound familiar to anyone?) Read More  . . .

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Bonus Blog from Beading Daily: Question fo the Week: What Got You Started With Beads and Beadwork? August 14, 2011 I can't remember a time when I didn't enjoy using beads and making jewelry. I always say that it's my mother's fault - she was a fabulous knit, crochet and needlepoint designer, and whenever she ordered her supplies she would include a bag of beads or buttons for my sister and me. Read more . . . Bonus Blog from Beading Daily: 5 Tips for Buying Beads at a Show August 12, 2011 I can still remember the very first time I went to Bead Fest Philadelphia. I had just opened a bead shop with two business partners. I was a month away from getting married. And I had never, ever been to a bead show before.Read more . . . Bonus Blog from Beading Daily: Free Beading Pattern: Diamond Chain Bracelet August 12, 2011 I can't remember where I first learned this diamond chain stitch, but I love it! It's so easy and so versatile that you can work it up with pretty much any beads you happen to have around. It's fast, too - it only took me about an hour to whip up this bracelet using some fire polished beads. The best part is that you don't even need to have a clasp handy - just work an extra unit at the end and stitch up your own toggle bar using a few extra beads. Read more . . .   Have you discovered instant access to one-on-one jewelry making instruction? Dive into new techniques instantly with video downloads - at recently reduced prices! Exploring Resin Jewelry-Making (Download) Making Steampunk-Style Jewelry  (Download) Making Custom Beads and Pendants with Acrylic and Wood (Download) with Susan Lenart Kazmer   with Jean Campbell   with Candie Cooper Master resin basics such as proper mixing, application, curing, drilling, finishing, and more!   Turn out-of-the-ordinary metal into fabulous jewelry with that unmistakable steampunk edge.   Transform alternative materials into custom jewelry with the versatility of wood and acrylic.     Shop all Beading and Jewelry Video Downloads Now!   From our sister site: Jewelry Making Daily Making Wire Jewelry—5 Wire Jewelry Projects   This week's featured free eBook comes to you from Jewelry Making Daily and has wire wrapping instructions along with step-by-step wire jewelry making instructions to guide you through each project. You'll also find complete material lists including what wire working tools you’ll need to start your designs. Start your wire jewelry project today and wear it tonight! Download your free eBook and get inspired to create with these wire jewelry patterns from Jewelry Making Daily. Just use your Beading Daily login to access these 5 Wire Jewelry Projects Get started making wire jewelry today—download your free eBook!

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