Beadwork Newsletter Archive

September 10, 2010 Issue 258: Czech Glass Lampwork Beads
September 3, 2010 Issue 257: Storing Sterling Silver Beads
August 27, 2010 Issue 256: Spotting Fake Bali Beads
August 20, 2010 Issue 255: Liquid Silver Beads
August 13, 2010 Issue 254: Silver Plated Beads
August 6, 2010 Issue 253: Smooth or Rough Finish Silver Beads
July 30, 2010 Issue 252: Purchase Sterling Silver Beads in Bulk
July 23, 2010 Issue 251: Bali Beads
July 16, 2010 Issue 250: Oxidized Silver Beads
July 9, 2010 Issue 249: Synthetic Gemstone Pendant Beads
July 2, 2010 Issue 248: Pearl Shapes and Their Cost
June 25, 2010 Issue 247: Pearl Color Grading
June 18, 2010 Issue 246: Copper Chain
June 11, 2010 Issue 245: Copper Wire
June 4, 2010 Issue 244: Plated Ceramic Beads
May 28, 2010 Issue 243: Polishing Plated Copper
May 21, 2010 Issue 242: Bright or Antique Copper Beads
May 14, 2010 Issue 241: Two Tone Copper Beads
May 7, 2010 Issue 240: Tutorials and Galleries
April 30, 2010 Issue 239: Copper Enameling
April 23, 2010 Issue 238: Availability of Copper Beads
April 16, 2010 Issue 237: Colored Copper Wire
April 9, 2010 Issue 236: Annealing and Glass Beads
April 2, 2010 Issue 235: Glass Lampwork Beads
March 26, 2010 Issue 234: India Glass Beads
March 19, 2010 Issue 233: Glass Bead Mixes
March 12, 2010 Issue 232: Buying Cheap Seed Beads
March 5, 2010 Issue 231: Some Wholesale Bead Buying Terms
February 26, 2010 Issue 230: Establishing Yourself With a Wholesaler
February 19, 2010 Issue 229: Buying Wholesale Freshwater Pearls
February 5, 2010 Issue 228: Buying Wholesale Crystals
January 29, 2010 Issue 227: Wholesale or Resale Numbers
January 22, 2010 Issue 226: Buying Wholesale Beads Without a Resale Number
January 15, 2010 Issue 225: Displaying Pearls
January 8, 2010 Issue 224: AAA For Jewelry
January 1, 2010 Issue 223: Buy Your Pearls Loose or on Strands
December 25, 2009 Issue 222: Tahitian Black Pearl Grading
December 18, 2009 Issue 221: "Scant" Pearls
December 11, 2009 Issue 220: Up to Grade
December 4, 2009 Issue 219: Flawed Pearls
November 27, 2009 Issue 218: Semi-Precious vs. Precious Gemstones
November 20, 2009 Issue 217: Bead Board
November 13, 2009 Issue 216: Jewelry Cords
November 6, 2009 Issue 215: Bead Adhesive
October 30, 2009 Issue 214: Bead Weaving and Bead Looms
October 23, 2009 Issue 213: Shopping Wholesale and Minimum Orders
October 16, 2009 Issue 212: Bead Storage Trays
October 9, 2009 Issue 211: Pendant Light
October 2, 2009 Issue 210: Making Jewelry Findings
September 25, 2009 Issue 209: Crystal Jewelry and Holistic Healing
September 18, 2009 Issue 208: Copper Oxidation
September 11, 2009 Issue 207: Getting the Look of Gemstones without the Price
September 4, 2009 Issue 206: Flourite Gemstones
August 28, 2009 Issue 205: Using Crimps with Leather Cord
August 21, 2009 Issue 204: Working with Loose Gemstone Beads
August 14, 2009 Issue 203: Wire Wrapping Imperfect Donut Beads
August 7, 2009 Issue 202: Cleaning Precious Gemstones
July 31, 2009 Issue 201: Taking Care of Soft Gemstone Beads
July 24, 2009 Issue 200: Gemstone Beads: Moh's Scale of Hardness
July 17, 2009 Issue 199: Jewelry Findings: Opening Jump Rings
July 10, 2009 Issue 198: Purchasing Wholesale Jewelry Findings
July 3, 2009 Issue 197: Storing Jewelry Findings
June 26, 2009 Issue 196: Support for Tubular Peyote
June 19, 2009 Issue 195: dZi Beads
June 12, 2009 Issue 194: Wearing Collectible Beads
June 5, 2009 Issue 193: Technique for Sturdier Brick Stitch
May 29, 2009 Issue 192: Jewelry Displays
May 22, 2009 Issue 191: Vintage Beads - History
May 15, 2009 Issue 190: Flip Top Boxes
May 8, 2009 Issue 189: Stacking Plastic Containers for Projects
May 1, 2009 Issue 188: Transporting Your Ceramic Trays
April 24, 2009 Issue 187: Making a Coordinated Clasp
April 17, 2009 Issue 186: Opening Jump Rings
April 10, 2009 Issue 185: Re-Coloring a Metal Clasp
April 3, 2009 Issue 184: Lighting
March 27, 2009 Issue 183: Plan Ahead
March 20, 2009 Issue 182: Beadworking Center on a Budget
March 13, 2009 Issue 181: Small Bead Storage
March 6, 2009 Issue 180: Bead Storage Container Options
February 20, 2009 Issue 179: Beading Pliers
February 13, 2009 Issue 178: Metal Wire
February 6, 2009 Issue 177: Bead Board
January 30, 2009 Issue 176: Bead Shapes
January 23, 2009 Issue 175: Seed Bead Sizes
January 16, 2009 Issue 174: Metaphysical Properties of Copper
January 9, 2009 Issue 173: Crystals and Headaches
January 2, 2009 Issue 172: Aqua Aura Quartz
December 26, 2008 Issue 171: Unique Gemstone Jewelry Design
December 19, 2008 Issue 170: Lampwork Beads
December 12, 2008 Issue 169: Czech Glass Beads
December 5, 2008 Issue 168: Gold Filled vs. Gold Plated
November 28, 2008 Issue 167: Karat Weight of Gold Beads
November 21, 2008 Issue 166: Crimp Covers
November 14, 2008 Issue 165: Ear Wires
November 7, 2008 Issue 164: Stranded Wire
October 31, 2008 Issue 163: Memory Wire
October 24, 2008 Issue 162: Bail
October 17, 2008 Issue 161: Crimping Pliers
October 10, 2008 Issue 160: Animal Totems
October 3, 2008 Issue 159: Earth Mother Pendants
September 26, 2008 Issue 158: Lace Agate Pendants
September 19, 2008 Issue 157: The Properties of Stones and Pendants
September 12, 2008 Issue 156: Amethysts
September 5, 2008 Issue 155: Jade
August 29, 2008 Issue 154: Semi Precious Stone Jewelry
August 22, 2008 Issue 153: Using Silver Beads in Beading
August 15, 2008 Issue 152: Aventurine Beads
August 8, 2008 Issue 151: Turquoise Beads
August 1, 2008 Issue 150: Weight of Stones
July 25, 2008 Issue 149: Today's Birth Stones
July 18, 2008 Issue 148: Finding a Reputable Wholesale Jewelry Supplier
July 11, 2008 Issue 147: Hobby Wholesale Beads
July 4, 2008 Issue 146: Wholesale Beads: Discount
June 27, 2008 Issue 145: Make a Pattern Guide
June 20, 2008 Issue 144: Ask for Help
June 13, 2008 Issue 143: Bead Mixes
June 6, 2008 Issue 142: Copper Jewelry Basics
May 30, 2008 Issue 141: Crystal Healing
May 23, 2008 Issue 140: Gemstone Beads
May 16, 2008 Issue 139: Be Creative with Pendants
May 9, 2008 Issue 138: Memory Wire and Liquid Silver Beads
May 2, 2008 Issue 137: Dealing With Sharp Edges: Bead Reamer
April 25, 2008 Issue 136: Properties of Sterling Silver
April 18, 2008 Issue 135: Magnetic Clasps
April 11, 2008 Issue 134: Opening Split Rings
April 4, 2008 Issue 133: Preventing Nicks on Metal Findings
March 28, 2008 Issue 132: Donut Beads
March 21, 2008 Issue 131: Keeping Your Beads Organized: Bead Storage Jars
March 14, 2008 Issue 130: Find a Good Online Bead Store
March 7, 2008 Issue 129: Stringing Beads
February 29, 2008 Issue 128: What´s In the Beading Supply Tool Box?
February 22, 2008 Issue 127: Using Copper in Your Jewelry Making
February 15, 2008 Issue 126: Using Gemstones in Egyptian Fans
February 8, 2008 Issue 125: Gold Bead Caps
February 1, 2008 Issue 124: Sterling Head Pins
January 25, 2008 Issue 123: Stringing Seed Beads
January 18, 2008 Issue 122: Buying Semi Precious Stones Online
January 11, 2008 Issue 121: Sterling Silver Toggles
January 4, 2008 Issue 120: Vermeil Beads
December 28, 2007 Issue 119: The Benefits of Plastic Bead Storage Bags
December 21, 2007 Issue 118: Beading Tools
December 14, 2007 Issue 117: Problems with Closing Jump Rings
December 7, 2007 Issue 116: A Rare Bead
November 30, 2007 Issue 115: Abalone and Mother of Pearl -- Which is It?
November 23, 2007 Issue 114: Bleached Pearls
November 16, 2007 Issue 113: Nacre or Mother of Pearl?
November 9, 2007 Issue 112: Need a Little Polish Remover?
November 2, 2007 Issue 111: Would You Like to Dye It?
October 26, 2007 Issue 110: Buying Pearls
October 19, 2007 Issue 109: Freshwater Pearls vs. Salt Water Pearls
October 12, 2007 Issue 108: Designing a Pearl Necklace
October 5, 2007 Issue 107: Cultured Pearls
September 28, 2007 Issue 106: Pearls and Necklace Design
September 21, 2007 Issue 105: Shapes of Freshwater Pearls
September 14, 2007 Issue 104: How to tell if a pearl is 'real'
September 7, 2007 Issue 103: Cultured or Freshwater?
August 31, 2007 Issue 102: A Flip of the Coin
August 24, 2007 Issue 101: The Need to Bead
August 17, 2007 Issue 100: Top Drilled Pearls are More Versatile
August 10, 2007 Issue 99: Stringing Coin Pearls
August 3, 2007 Issue 98: Mine are Baroquen
July 27, 2007 Issue 97: Tahitan Black Pearls
July 13, 2007 Issue 96: The Queen of Gems
July 6, 2007 Issue 95: The "Perfect" Pearl
June 29, 2007 Issue 94: Ride the Wave
June 22, 2007 Issue 93: Think Outside the Jewelry Box
June 15, 2007 Issue 92: Nacre and Your Pearl
June 8, 2007 Issue 91: The Lavender Hue
June 1, 2007 Issue 90: Not for the Rice Cooker
May 25, 2007 Issue 89: Designing With the Rice Pearl
May 18, 2007 Issue 88: Culturing Freshwater Pearls
May 11, 2007 Issue 87: Care of Sterling Silver Beads and Jewelry
May 4, 2007 Issue 86: Creating a Sterling Silver Necklace
April 27, 2007 Issue 85: Sterling Silver Wires
April 20, 2007 Issue 84: Wire Wrapping
April 13, 2007 Issue 83: Preventing Sterling Silver Tarnish
April 6, 2007 Issue 82: Determining Whether Silver is Sterling
March 30, 2007 Issue 81: "Poppy Seed" Pearls
March 23, 2007 Issue 80: Button Your Lip
March 16, 2007 Issue 79: Other Pearl Beads
March 9, 2007 Issue 78: The Abalone Pearl - The Rarest of Gems
March 2, 2007 Issue 77: Japanese Types of Pearls
February 23, 2007 Issue 76: Keishi Pearls Feel Rejected
February 16, 2007 Issue 75: String of Pearls
February 9, 2007 Issue 74: A Knotty Problem
February 2, 2007 Issue 73: Crimp Beads and Coin Pearls
January 26, 2007 Issue 72: Silk Knots Better
January 19, 2007 Issue 71: India Silver Beads
January 12, 2007 Issue 70: Findings for the Silver Chain
January 5, 2007 Issue 69: Buying Beading Supplies in Bulk: Start a Co-op
December 29, 2006 Issue 68: Choosing a Wholesale Bead Supplier
December 22, 2006 Issue 67: A Pearl of a Different Color
December 15, 2006 Issue 66: More Than Just Beads
December 8, 2006 Issue 65: Cleaning Pewter Charms
December 1, 2006 Issue 64: Solid or Plated Copper Beads
November 24, 2006 Issue 63: Cleaning Copper Findings
November 17, 2006 Issue 62: Gemstone Cross Pendants
October 27, 2006 Issue 61: Color, Shape, and Size: Bead Storage Container Ideas
October 20, 2006 Issue 60: Bohemian Glass Beads
October 13, 2006 Issue 59: Gift Certificates for an On-line Bead Store
October 6, 2006 Issue 58: Creating Cross Pendants
September 29, 2006 Issue 57: Crystal Heart Pendants
September 22, 2006 Issue 56: Fresh Water vs. Salt Water Pearl Beads
September 15, 2006 Issue 55: Donut Beads and the Y Pattern
September 8, 2006 Issue 54: Gemstone Points: Their Meanings
September 1, 2006 Issue 53: Watch Out For Cheap Beads
August 25, 2006 Issue 52: Is Wholesale Always the Cheapest Way to Buy?
August 18, 2006 Issue 51: Crystal Jewelry: Swarovski
August 4, 2006 Issue 49: Purchasing Jewelry Bead Supplies: Save on Shipping
July 21, 2006 Issue 48: A Tic Tac Box Makes a Great Bead Storage Container
July 14, 2006 Issue 47: Beading Supplies: Basics for Beginners
July 7, 2006 Issue 46: Bead Variety
June 30, 2006 Issue 45: Too Many Pearls, Too Little Time
June 23, 2006 Issue 44: Popular Designs: Combining Gemstone Beads
June 16, 2006 Issue 43: Gemstone Beads and Wire Gauges
June 9, 2006 Issue 42: Awl or Knotting
June 2, 2006 Issue 41: Beading for Profit
May 26, 2006 Issue 40: Crimp Tubes and Crimp Beads
May 19, 2006 Issue 39: Sequin Tool
May 12, 2006 Issue 38: How to Dye Mother of Pearl
May 5, 2006 Issue 37: Stringing Loose Seed Beeds
April 28, 2006 Issue 36: Caring for Your Pearl Beads
April 21, 2006 Issue 35: Don't Shed a Tear!
April 14, 2006 Issue 34: Freshwater or Saltwater to Your Liking
April 7, 2006 Issue 33: One Potato, Two Potato
March 31, 2006 Issue 32: Overtones Can Change the Shade
March 17, 2006 Issue 31: Colored Copper Wire
March 10, 2006 Issue 30: Healing Crystal Guide
March 3, 2006 Issue 29: The Nature and Number of Crystals
February 24, 2006 Issue 28: Chinese Turquoise Pebble Beads
February 17, 2006 Issue 27: Strength vs. Beauty of Gemstones
February 10, 2006 Issue 26: The Basics of Gold Filled Beads
February 3, 2006 Issue 25: Sterling Silver Clasps
January 27, 2006 Issue 24: Guide to Clasps
May 27, 2005 Issue 23: Creating Unique Gem Stone Jewelry
January 31, 2003 Issue 21: Beadwork Techniques
January 24, 2003 Issue 20: Beadwork Techniques
January 17, 2003 Issue 19: Beadwork Techniques
January 10, 2003 Issue 18: Types of Beads
January 3, 2003 Issue 17: Types of Beads
December 27, 2002 Issue 16: Types of Beads
December 20, 2002 Issue 15: Types of Beads
December 13, 2002 Issue 14: Types of Beads
December 6, 2002 Issue 13: Types of Beads
November 29, 2002 Issue 12: Types of Beads
November 22, 2002 Issue 11: Types of Beads
November 15, 2002 Issue 10: Types of Beads
November 8, 2002 Issue 9: Types of Beads
November 1, 2002 Issue 8: Types of Beads
October 25, 2002 Issue 7: Types of Beads
October 18, 2002 Issue 6: Types of Beads
October 11, 2002 Issue 5: Types of Beads
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