Issues

March 2009

BeadStyle, the world's best-selling beading magazine, brings you inspiring, all-new stringing projects every other month. With projects for every beader, style, and budget, BeadStyle has something for everybody. Every issue also contains a reader gallery, a beader's glossary, and a basic techniques section, along with great tips from the editors. Collect our pull-out Beader's Notebook pages for even more information on designing, creating, and selling jewelry! The March 2009 issue hits newsstands February 3, 2009!
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Features
Beader's Notebook Bonus Page 8
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By Linda Arline Hartung
Brushstroke-shaped crystals inspire design
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An etched copper pendant falls from a moonlit sky
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By Jane Konkel
Flowers bloom from crimson shell pearls in homage to a style icon
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An easy pattern gives way to a gorgeous necklace and earrings
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By Heather Powers
Polymer clay beads pop on a simple chain
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By Helene Tsigistras
Bring harmony to repeating elements
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By Lauren M. Hadley
A spring necklace grows from a simple component
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A simple design turns top-drilled beads into earrings
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By Jane Konkel
String an inexpensive alternative to a three-strand pearl necklace
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By Irina Miech
Connect filigrees for a vintage-style necklace and earrings
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By Jennifer Ortiz
Premade clusters work like a charm
Departments
From the editor
Time to vote
Reader Gallery
Beautiful jewelry from artist Diana Sanchez Harwood
Bulletin board
Bead shop contest and color trends
Looks we love
Check out the latest trends in clothes and jewelry
Flowers in bloom
Birthstones
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By Jane Konkel
Bracelet and earrings
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By Jackie Boettcher
Necklace and earrings
Under an hour
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By Naomi Fujimoto
Lepidolite jasper necklace and bracelet
Wirework
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Button pearl and wire heart necklace
Beader's glossary
A visual guide to beads, gemstones, findings, and tools
Basics
A step-by-step reference to key jewelry-making techniques used in bead-stringing projects
Reader challenge
Show off your clasps in our newest challenge
What to buy
Our bonus clip 'n' shop supply lists with price information
What to pay
Our list of approximate prices for beading staples
Subscriber project
By Ann Westby
Online project
By Rupa Balachandar
Subscriber bonus
By Cathy Jakicic
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