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Pharaoh’s Daughter
by Marcia DeCoster

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	Beadwork VI: The Beaded Book! Journey through a gallery of intricately stitched masterpieces inspired by literary works and crafted by our nineteen contest winners and top finishers. View the Beaded Book gallery online
	Pattern Play Challenge Melinda Barta, Danielle Fox, MaryLou Holvenstot, Tina Koyama, and Michelle Mach Using patterned paper swatches for inspiration, five designers take on a challenge and create spirited studies in repetition Take the Pattern Play Challenge! Details at BeadingDaily.com Get bonus patterns for MaryLou Holvenstot's Limelight Leopard.
Designer of the Year Projects
	Pharaoh’s Daughter Marcia DeCoster Waves of right-angle weave created with smart shaping techniques form a richly textured collar fit for a princess
	Sjournee Flower Jean Campbell Use peyote stitch, square stitch, wireworking, and stringing to craft a sweet necklace of seed bead–embellished chain adorned with a flower focal
	Captured by Pearls Lisa Kan Suspended from a simple netted rope, a wonderfully intricate netted bezel frames a coral cabochon in this delicate necklace
	Woven in Lilac Jamie Hogsett An embellished filigree focal and a strap made of colorful seed-bead petals create a necklace with Old World charm and modern flair

	Crystal Echo Katherine Schwartzenberger Ripples of lustrous embroidered seed beads surround faceted crystal buttons in this shimmering cuff
	Garden Lace Kelly Wiese From simple leaf fringe and stitched picots blooms an intricate lacy cuff evocative of European Renaissance fashion
	Netted Jewel Earrings Amy Haftkowycz Using right-angle weave and netting, braid fire-polished rounds and seed beads into teardrop-shaped dangles
	Patterns of the Serengeti Lynn Davy In this necklace, patterns and textures of the savanna emerge from a bold-colored combination of peyote stitch, fringe, and stringing

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