Tips on sizing and finishing necklaces

What we're looking for and how to sumbit

These four items should be in every bead shoppers bag

Check out this great workshop in Milwaukee

Make a pair of mismatched earrings.

Vanessa Henderson used a harvest of greens in lush dangles

These Etsy finds will send your heart aflutter

Leave a comment, win some beads

68 all-new fabulous (not fancy!) projects!

Jump rings: Shapes and sizes, techniques, and storage

Kim Hatzold's strategy for gorgeous wire-wrapped dangles

Tips on searching for projects at BeadStyleMag.com

It's easy to make personalize memory jewelry

Troubleshooting and display ideas

Supplies for the January issue's "Ombre impression"

Monica Han uses unexpected materials for simply spectacular results

These inspiring jewelry-making guides make me wish for a 48-hour day so I could explore them further and tackle some of the fun projects. Below is a sampling of the best books that have hit the Bead Style desks recently.

Make a harvest necklace

Charm bracelets are a lovely gift that keep on giving

Four ideas using chain, metal findings, and seed beads

Holiday craft shows are just around the corner. If you plan to sell your jewelry at a show this season, an inviting booth is a must. Here are a few tips and an DIY earring screen to help you get ready.

String something spooky

Three ways to secure the ends of a cord necklace or bracelet

Learn more about the digital edition of BeadStyle!

Get the how-tos for Irina Miech's wire mesh necklace

Download these projects (some are free, some are from our subscriber files) and learn how to create necklaces, earrings, or bracelets with that autumn feeling.

Our September issue is all about color: chic color combos, modern metal mixes, dazzling crystal effects, and color-rut busters. So at Bead Fest last month I was on the lookout for new and interesting ways artists are using color.

Use chain to design three necklaces with one color of beads

Exploring different media flexes design muscles

Silver cones and a fine art show, courtesy of our first Rising Star

Tips to help you plan, budget, and produce personalized jewelry

Happy birthday Leo! Your present: peridot bib earrings

Meet the winners from the Swarovski Creativity Cruise!

Fictional character jewelry sparks editors' creativity

That's right — there are two

Get the how-tos for Kathleen Klik's wirework collar

It's a great time to learn a new technique

Reduce, reuse — and respect the environment

Use what you have and get creative with freebies.

Colorful chain and baubles bring spring's prettiest palette into summer

It's probably not too early to start collecting your supplies to make your July 4th jewelry. Start by checking out the four fun projects on page 76 of the July issue of BeadStyle. Need more inspiration? Scroll down and look at the stars I found while collecting supplies for our current issue.

Tips on finding alternative supplies for projects

Love the look of leather jewelry? Make a pair of super-easy earrings with rubber stamps and leather cutouts.

Editor’s note: Sara shared Mike’s story with me recently and I asked her if she would share it with BeadStyle fans. You can read Sara’s blog at SoftFlex Girl.

Summery, patriotic components

Ideas for necklaces, ornaments, and an earring display

Budget, shop, stay sane!

Two more versions of Linda Arline Hartung's beautiful necklace

Books with jewelry projects that won't break your budget

Downloading, viewing, and organizing your projects

Add a flock of porcelain birds to a graduated strand

Tips on finishing with connectors, cones, and multistrand clasps

Upcycled and Recycled

Make an easy necklace with flat dark wood beads, rhinestone balls, and vintage chain.

Top styles are bold and blue

PS: They're not just for beginners

Beading with multiples

Use a double-complementary color scheme to make a pair of earrings. These earrings match my necklace and bracelet featured in BeadStyle's March 2011 issue.

Design for the bride, the dress, and all the rest

Springtime stuff

Organizing your loot

For all who bead (and bleed) green and gold

Glass hearts, metal blanks, and bezels

Download this great free project!

Fun spring mixes

Make a dressy necklace with big beads and chain

Here are some tips to help you make a leather wrap bracelet like the ones shown on page 54 of the January 2011 issue.

Add texture to tiny metal flowers for subtle results

Realleather jewelry collection, a new book, and Swarovski innovations

Precious vs. Semi-precious - Kim Hatzold tells you why you should just say gemstone.

Making the most of your beads and your time

Attach nine pieces of brass chain for a trendsetting necklace.

Head pins, gears, and keys

Celebrate a milestone birthday with beads

Resin, chain, and industrial-looking components tailor-made for steampunk style.

Multiple techniques add up to great design

Three tips on using jump rings in your steampunk jewelry designs

Inspired by a love of nature, artist works blooms into design

Movie memories inspire simple steampunk style

Kim Hatzold's strategy for perfect loops

Painted pendants and colorful beads

Helpful hints on crimping

Add an organic silver focal bead to a chain for care-free style.

These wonderful WireLace creations made choosing difficult, but the voters have spoken and the winners have been named.

Cool new kits, beads, and a hot "Mess"

After editor Cathy Jakicic's messy bead room newsletter, readers share their stories

Helpful hints for the September cover project

Combine textures in a casually elegant necklace

A trio of books for summer beading fun

Oh What to do with that wrapping wire?

Glass nails make fun, stylish earrings

Cool stuff for earring lovers

Three new ways to keep your beading creative, fun, and organized

Kim Hatzold's strategies for avoiding and fixing beads with problem drill holes

Stamped and domed copper disks and colorful crystals represent Milwaukee's Domes

This modern classic adds polish to casual fashion.

Five recent and upcoming reads to inspire, learn or polish new skills

Make this versatile necklace in two steps