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6 EASY- STEPS TO A VINTAGE-INSPIRED BRACELET p. 48 ® CREATE THIS Brilliant ALL Bezeled NEW Necklace Fast & Stitch a Clever Fabulous 3-in-1 Design STRINGING SECTION Bracelet ii p. 67 Necklace Wrap Use Crescents LIKE NEVER BEFORE p. 42 HOW TO MAKE A Mosaic Tile Necklace p. 56 Parade of Daisies p. 38 BEAD THIS ZIGZAG CUFF We’ll Show You How p. 20 Introducing Manufacturer, Distributor, Wholesaler 3-Hole Czech Glass CaliTM Available in 50+ Colors 3x8mm John Bead EXCLUSIVE The Latest Spring Fling CaliTM bead & necklace designed by Patty McCourt John Bead Corporation Beads, Crystals, Components & Carnival Tel: (416)757-3287 | Toll Free: 1(888)755-9055 | E-mail: [email protected] | www.johnbead.com contents APRIL/MAY 2017 VOLUME 20 NUMBER 3 Designer of the Year Projects 20 MOUNTAIN LILY CUFF Agnieszka Watts Stitch this fun and stylish zigzag cuff 24 ANCIENT PORTALS Kassie Shaw Crescent beads create the swirl in these fascinating earrings 28 INTERCHANGEABLE HERRINGBONE BRACELETS XX Melissa Grakowsky Shippee 52 20 You can combine these segmented bracelets in infinite ways Features 6 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Stories that Inspire 16 QUICK-START GUIDE to Seed Beads & Seed Beading Departments 4 Passing Through 8 Cool Stuff 11 Stitch Tips 42 24 33 Bead Artist: Cristie Prince 85 Techniques 85 Stitch Index 88 Bead Buzz Projects 12 SIMPLY SEEDS: SATURN 45 PIP PETAL PENDANT CONNECTIONS Kim West Carole Ohl 48 VICTORIAN ROSE CORSAGE 34 EBOOK EXCERPT: QUEEN OF Danielle Clarke DIAMONDS BRACELET 52 LACY CABLES BRACELET Cristie Prince Barbara Falkowitz 36 POPPY DELIGHT EARRINGS 56 CRYSTAL RAIN NECKLACE Suz Klumb Annette Holbert 38 PARADE OF DAISIES 60 CLEMATIS VINE BRACELET Alice Haron Jacqui Higgins 42 SERPENTINE CUFF Marie New KITS AVAILABLE On the Cover Parade of Daisies Saturn Connections by Alice Haron page 38 by Carole Ohl page 12 2 WWW.INTERWEAVE.COM 28 36 48 56 71 73 45 74 67 Project Rating Fast & Fabulous Projects Our three-level project rating system is found on the opening page of each project. 67 WEATHERED HUES 71 SPRING TAPESTRY £¡¡ Cody Westfall Erin Prais-Hintz BEGINNER LEVEL 68 FANTASTICAL FRIDA 72 SUMMER MARIGOLD Quick and easy Anne Potter Andria McKee ££¡ 69 NESTLED 73 LOVE MORE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Lorelei Eurto Moderate time commitment Rejetta Sellers 70 GRAY GARDEN 74 MADAGASCAN SUNSET £££ Kristina Hahn Eleniak ADVANCED LEVEL Anne Perry Longer time commitment For Stitch Index, see page 85. BEADWORK APRIL/MAY 2017 3 passing through The Season of Beginning EDITORIAL The beauty of spring is that it brings with it a sense of renewal. EDITOR Debbie Blair Think of spring cleaning and how that age-old practice makes MANAGING EDITOR Lavon Peters your home seem fresh and new. Here at Beadwork, we’re PROJECT EDITOR Megan Lenhausen excited to kick off spring with a few added bonuses. For start- ASSISTANT EDITOR Andrea Hoyt ers, we’ve increased the page count to give you more content COPY EDITOR Nancy Arndt and value. And while we’re still providing the same number of MARKETING & ADVERTISING intermediate and advanced projects, we’ve added more con- ADVERTISING MANAGER Marilyn C. Koponen tent suitable to those who may just be starting out, or that may appeal to experi- [email protected], (877) 613-4613 enced beaders looking for a quick project. ADVERTISING & CLASSIFIED MANAGER Stephanie Griess We’re also bringing back the popular Fast & Fabulous section of easy, stylish proj- [email protected], (877) 613-4630 ects (page 67). In these pages, you’ll find bracelet, necklace, and earring inspiration AD TRAFFICKER Cari Ullom featuring spring themes and palettes. In fact, the entire issue is chock-full of delicious, MARKETING MANAGER Hollie Kuhlmann colorful designs—perfect for freshening up your spring wardrobe. Take the Pip Petal CREATIVE SERVICES Pendant by Kim West, with its matte Lucite cabochon center and delightful Pip bead CREATIVE DIRECTOR Debbie Long petals (page 45). Or the Poppy Delight Earrings, in which Suz Klumb used circular SENIOR DESIGNER Connie Poole brick stitch to embellish leather flowers with brightly colored seed beads (page 36). ILLUSTRATOR Bonnie Brooks And Jacqui Higgins’s Clematis Vine Bracelet, which showcases SuperDuo components PHOTOGRAPHY George Boe, Ann Swanson that resemble the delicate petals of the clematis flower (page 60). Another recent change we’re excited about is our upgraded cover paper to a higher- quality matte stock, which we feel better reflects the gorgeous content inside. Although Beadwork’s quality and approach haven’t changed, we’re also eager to wel- FOUNDER Linda Ligon com e new beaders. So during this season of beginning, I hope the projects in this issue DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY Stephen Koenig inspire you to try something new, whether it’s a new technique, unfamiliar materials, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Peter Discoe or introducing a friend to the wonderful world of beadweaving! And I hope you’ll find even more to love with the additional content we’ve thoughtfully curated for you! Cheers! Follow Beadwork on Facebook: F+W MEDIA, INC. facebook.com/BeadingDailyonFB CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Thomas F.X. Beusse CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Debra Delman Debbie Blair CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Joe Seibert Beadwork Editor, magazine #BeadworkMagazine CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Steve Madden [email protected] CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Joe Romello SVP, GENERAL MANAGER F+W CRAFTS GROUP John Bolton SVP, GENERAL MANAGER F+W OUTDOORS & SMALL BUSINESS GROUP Ray Chelstowski What’s Cookin’ in the Beadwork Office? VP, MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS Phil Graham NEWSSTAND SALES Scott T. Hill, [email protected] Designs in this issue of Beadwork® are for inspiration and personal use only. Beadwork does not recommend, approve, or endorse any of the advertisers, products, services, or views advertised in Beadwork. Nor does Beadwork evaluate the advertisers’ claims in any way. You should, therefore, use your own judgment in evaluating the advertisers, You’ll want to snatch up products, services, and views advertised in Beadwork. Exact reproduction for commercial one of the stylish Saturn purposes is contrary to the spirit of good craftsmanship. Connections bracelet kits Beadwork (ISSN 1528-5634) is published bimonthly by Interweave, a division of F+W Media, before they’re gone! Find the Inc., 4868 Innovation Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525-5576. (866) 949-1646. USPS #018-351. Periodicals postage paid at Fort Collins, CO 80525, and additional mailing offices. © 2017 kit at www.interweave.com F+W Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited, except by and instructions for making permission of the publisher. Subscription rate is $29.95/one year in the U.S., $34.95/one year the bracelet on page 12. (U.S. funds) in Canada, and $39.95 (U.S. funds) in other countries (surface delivery). Printed in the U.S.A. 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We would love to GUIDING LIGHT hear how beading has changed your hen I was six years old, my par- life, how you’ve ents ran a seafood restaurant used beading to Wwhere my older sisters worked as change someone waitresses. Every night after work they else’s life, or any Below: Tammy’s studio would count their tip money, and I would be other inspirational story related to sad that I didn’t make any money to count. beading. Find the So, my mother taught me how to make neck- first inspirational laces using metallic thread, beads, and a sim- stories of this series ple chain stitch. My father, Carl “Pee Wee” in the December Wilson, made a display for my necklaces in 2016/January 2017 the restaurant, and I sold them to customers and February/ for $1 each.