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Beading Supplies for Beaders On the Go!
Are you the kind of beader that likes to hit the road with your beads? No matter where I go, whether it's to visit my family in Texas or Nevada, my friends in California, or my favorite bead shops in...
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Wild Beading Supplies for Bead Embroidery
I'm always finding new and exciting things to do with bead embroidery, and during my trip to Bead Fest Philadelphia last week, I found two hot new items to make my bead embroidery go wild!Tilapia...
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Leather Supplies and New Metal Pendants from Antelope Beads
One of the things I love about hitting the bead shows like Bead Fest Philadelphia is all the great ideas I get for new beading and jewelry making projects! I knew there was something cool in the...
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Jewelry Making Components and Supplies from Lillypilly Designs
Lillypilly now offers a large selection of fine gauge copper sheets, perfect for mixed media jewelry making projects!The fine gauge copper sheets are available with both patina and embossed patterns on...
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New Beading Tools for Flat Peyote Stitch from Deb Moffett-Hall
Flat peyote stitch is a great bead-weaving stitch to know, but starting a new piece in flat peyote can be tricky, especially for a beginner. Those first three rows always seem to want to twist in on...
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Beading Supplies I Love: Kumihimo Beading Supplies from Tapestry Beads
Last month, I was lucky enough to be able to take a basic kumihimo with beads class at Bead Fest Philadelphia from the amazing Jill Wiseman. It was so much fun, and I picked it up so quickly, that the...
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Beading Supplies I Love: Thread Catchers, Bead Mats, and Crafting Totes from...
I love my little "corner office" where I have my desk, my computer, and my beading area set up. What I don't love is that because we have a large dog who gets into things, I have to constantly remember...
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Bead Hoard Curiosities Club for September
I can hardly believe that it's already September! But here we are, autumn is coming here in the mountains, and I'm starting to stockpile beads and supplies for my beading and jewelry making projects...
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CraftOptics Telescopes for Beading
As someone who has suffered from migraines and eye strain, I'm always looking for beading tools to make my beading time easier on my eyes. Someone once suggested to me that I try a pair of drugstore...
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Chain Maille Supplies from Blue Buddha Boutique
Back in March, I made my first-ever chain maille project from a free set of project instructions here on Beading Daily. I was a little nervous when I set out to try it, since wire work has never been...
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Bead Hoard Curiosities Club for November 2012
If you love beading for the holidays, you'll love this month's finds in the Bead Hoard Curiosities Club from A Grain of Sand! So many beautiful beads to play with, I hardly know where to start!...
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Vintage Jewelry Making Components From the Bead Hoard Curiosities Club
Just as I'm thinking about what I want to do with my beading projects and jewelry-making in 2013, what arrives in my mailbox? The January shipment of A Grain of Sand's Bead Hoard Curiosities Club!I...
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Bead Hoard Curiosities Club for February 2013
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and keeping with the theme of love and hearts and all things sparkly, A Grain of Sand's Bead Hoard Curiosities Club had some beautiful vintage jewelry-making supplies in...
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Do You Rizo?
Sabine Lippert, one of Beadwork Magazine's Designers of the Year for 2013 has started distributing her newly-designed Rizo beads here in the United States. So far, the response has been fantastic! What...
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Book Review: Suzanne Golden Presents - Interviews with 36 Artists Who...
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of receiving an advance copy of Lark Books' next release, Suzanne Golden Presents: Interviews with 36 Artists Who Innovate with Beads. It was definitely one of...
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Bead Hoard Curiosities Club for April 2013: A Sneak Peek and a Contest!
Are you a member of the Bead Hoard Curiosities Club from A Grain of Sand? If not, April might be your lucky month -- A Grain of Sand is having a Design Challenge using a special vintage jewelry-making...
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Vintage Beads I Love: Mercury Glass Beads from A Grain of Sand
I've always had a soft spot for vintage beads, and if you look through my collection, you'll find all sorts of old glass and Lucite goodies tucked away in bags and boxes. Suzanne Branca over at A Grain...
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New Portable Bead Organizer from Ezel Findings - Meet the Beading Pal!
One of the many things that I love about my job is when I get to see new beading products before they're available to the general public. My friend Sunyoung Park of Ezel Findings made my day last week...
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Glass Beads We Love - The Hidden History of Bugle Beads
From Jennifer: I think I love the stories behind my favorite glass beads for bead-weaving almost as much as the beads themselves! For me, bugle beads bring back memories of when I first started...
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Win a Mini-hank of Seed Beads for Kumihimo Beading Projects from A Grain of...
Have you seen our new free kumihimo eBook yet? The free kumihimo beading project, Kumihimo Splash, was designed by my friend Suzanne Branca, owner of A Grain of Sand and guest blogger here on Beading...
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