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Continuously Learning…

If you are not actively learning and growing, then by default you’re just stagnant and standing still. I frequently hear, “I don’t know how you do it—I can’t keep up with you.” Well the word bored is not in my vocabulary at all. If I stop, it’s because I decided to, not because I have nothing to do. I always have more to do than the time at my disposal will allow.

I am a perpetual learner—it’s in the very nature of what I do. In every issue of Bead Unique, I try to show you a new technique, a new artist, and maybe a better way to do this or that. So when something comes up that I am not knowledgeable in, I run to all the experts in that field and say, “Pretty please—teach me!” And they do.

At BeadFest in Philadelphia a few weeks ago, I took off my Editor hat and put on the student gloves. It is part of my nature to want to be a student and learn from experts. This time, my Managing Editor, Joanna, and I took a whole class. Kim St. Jean was the teacher (and she was stellar). Since then, I have been bugging all my friends for junk to destroy, I hammer everything in sight, and I’m obsessed with learning the ins and outs of cold connections. If I, as an editor and teacher, am to understand a student’s perspective, then I must be one often. (I just have to not be whiney about it.)

Pamela Hawkins
Editor

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Issue 23 Winter 2010

With the holidays coming, I am always looking for ways to give homemade or make homemade. Well, this issue is JAM-PACKED with both! As our cover shows, we have a cool cold-connection project for you—get out the hammers and anvil and start banging away! Save money using found items and recycle old jewelry for fun.

Meet the O’Neil Sisters—our flea market queens for this and the next three issues! You will have a blast making a purse from an antique book.

Now, let’s talk SHOES! Oh yeah, and not just shoes, but boots as well. Dress up those black patent leather heels, romantic pumps, hot fashion boots, and more! Check out all the great ideas.

For all you seed beaders out there, we have a few pieces that will melt your holiday hearts. Tatiana Van Iten brings us the perfect Holiday bracelet, and Elizabeth Pullan shows us how decadent freeform work can be—great projects for those cold winter days.

What fun would winter be without great winter home décor? Create a sentimental garland piece, a stunning metal clay tassel, and a whimsical bottle for your bookshelf or baker’s rack.

Crazy for wirework? With just a little bit of wire and a delightfully simple technique, you can create one-of-a-kind Viking knit napkin rings with Tracy Nelligan.

Black Lace By Lynn Hughes

Winter Haze By Nina Kersten

Chrysocolla By Carole Rodgers

Jet-Set Faux Lariat By Irina Miech

Freeform Crystal Cornucopia Bracelet By Elizabeth Pullan

Drama Noir By Ute Bernsen

No-Hassle Tassel By Haley Hertz

Believe in Fairies By Jess Italia Lincoln

Cherry Cordial Bracelet By Tatiana Van Iten

Crystal Ribbon Necklace By Debbie McDermott

“Faith” Metalwork Pendant By Becky Brown

Crystal Woven Leaf Pendant By Lisa Pavelka

Viking Knit Napkin Rings By Tracy Nelligan

Welcoming Winter Garland By Michelle Jackson

Crocheted Flower Pin By Laura Timmons

Make Mine "Beads" Please

I Need More Earrings! By the "BU" Girls

ClayTime with CF By Christi Friesen

Bead Challenge By the "BU Girls"

Second Glass By Joshua Hamra

Book Reviews By Joanna Feller

First Glass By Kim Ballor

Effortless Accessories

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Stringing You Along

Store Directory

Bead Humor

Sources of Supply

Eco-Chic A Night at the Opera Pocketbook by Jennifer & Kitty O’Neil

I Could Just Live Here! BeadFX By Jennifer Keil

Artist Spotlight Paula Radke By Jennifer Keil

The Fashion 411 By Laura Timmons

Beady Kicks

Bead Swap Review

Technique Guide

Technically Speaking By Tamara Honaman

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