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On the Cover:
Crystal Connections
by Daeng Weaver
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Volume
12
Number 2
Kate McKinnon:
A Metal Clay Original
Discover how a highly imaginative metal-clay guru mixes art and architecture in her structural jewelry designs |
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Ellipse Necklace
Marcia DeCoster Create a curved and layered right-angleweave pendant suspended from a rope of tubular right-angle weave with peyotestitched beaded beads |
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Corsage Cuff
Lisa Kan Embellish a strip of right-angle weave for a reversible cuff adorned with a lacy crystal, pearl, and seed-bead floral focal |
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Eastern Ombré Choker
Jean Campbell Brick stitch surrounds a rubber-stamped and hand-colored triptych to form an ombré-hued choker that evokes the Orient |
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Starry, Starry Night
Jamie Hogsett Circular square stitch, used to connect matte and shiny silver chain, creates a necklace with the aura of a glowing night sky |

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Crystal Connections
Daeng Weaver Peyote and square stitch, embellished with fringe and picots, link crystal rivolis into a sparkling bracelet |
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Aztec Sunbursts
Nancy Rocknich Use peyote and brick stitch and bit of fringe to quickly create bursts of gold for your ears |
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Royal Amethyst Collar
Lanai Kinsky Weave cylinder beads and crystals together using herringbone stitch and daisy chain to fashion an exquisitely detailed collar |
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Frosted Flower Necklace
Kerrie Slade Brick-stitch three ice-blue flowers that bloom from a delicate sterling silver chain |
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Double Delight
Amy O’Keefe-Hyser Right-angle weave, tubular peyote stitch, and stringing form a reversible bracelet of three-dimensional boxes with a dash of pizzazz |
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Maggie’s Weave
Marlene Blessing An eloquent expression of the Scottish Highlands emerges from a mix of tubular herringbone stitch, sterling silver components, and lampworked beads |
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Casual Cocktail Ring
Molly Schaller
Circular square stitch surrounds a coin pearl, creating a quick-to-make, simple-but-chic cocktail ring |
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Chained Elegance
Julie Walker Use peyote and square stitch to join shimmering crystal rivolis and lengths of silver chain into a dazzling Y-shaped necklaceFabulous Fabric Beads
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Passing
Through (98
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Letters & Contributors
Fast & Fabulous
The Challenge
Custom Cool
Cool Stuff
Katie’s Beading Secrets by Katie Hacker
Bead Biz by Viki Lareau
Scarlett’s Style by Scarlett Lanson
Beadmakers: Lisa Peters
Techniques
Bead
Buzz (179
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