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:: Colorplay Bangles
by Barbara Richard

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departments
Designer of the Year Projects
4 Passing Through
34 Jeweled Epaulet Necklace Laura McCabe
6 Bead Buzz Use flat, odd-count peyote stitch to create decorative  
pendants of plum and gold seed beads and bezeled  
8 Contributors crystal rivolis—the tubular herringbone strap is  
accentuated with pearls
14 The Challenge
38 earthly hues Carole Ohl
16 Custom Cool Bronze metallic cubes, green and gunmetal seed beads,
stitch index 18 Stitch Pro Jean Campbell and snakeskin jasper rounds are tubular herringbone-
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stitched into a subtle but substantial necklace
Brick stitch 18
22 Cool Stuff
42 Band of Jewels Melanie Potter
Chevron chain 42, 72 23 Katie’s Finds Katie Hacker A right-angle-weave and chevron-chain band creates  
Fringe 46, 68 the base for thirteen herringbone-stitch-bezeled  
Herringbone stitch 18, 34, 38, 42 25 Simply Seeds Lynette Fisk cabochons in this regal bracelet
Ladder stitch 38
Netting 16, 18, 46, 72
28 Scarlett’s Style 46 crystal twilight Nancy Cain
Peyote stitch 18, 25, 28, 34, 42, 46, 54, 64, Scarlett Lanson Three silver-and-gunmetal tubular-netted ropes  
68, 72 with inner cores of crystals are the centerpiece of  
94 Techniques this sophisticated necklace, while silver peyote rings  
Picot 16, 34, 68, 70
Right-angle weave 18, 28, 42, 70 96 Bead Artist: Rebecca create a geometric strap
Square stitch 16, 18, 38, 72 Roush Tina Koyama
St. Petersburg Stitch 64
Stringing 34, 46
Triangle weave 28, 50
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58 Margie’s Guide to Fearless Colorplay
Margie Deeb
Increase your color confidence! Color expert Margie Deeb on the
shares tips and answers readers’ questions about everything, cover
from how to get out of a color rut to choosing inspiring colors :: Star Fruit Bracelet
for your studio space by Heather Kahn

projects
50 Star fruit Bracelet Heather Kahn
Triangle weave in luscious colors and different sizes of crystal  
bicones gives this ombre-style bracelet a soft and elegant drape
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54 Heavenly Hexagons Mikki Ferrugiaro
Peyote-stitch silver and copper cylinder beads into hexagon  

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shapes—this reversible bracelet is cleverly accented with differently  
patterned sides

62 colorplay Bangles Barbara Richard

A bead-crocheted rope of cylinder beads provides the perfect founda-
tion for this easy-to-wear bangle’s vibrant assortment of glass rings :: Earthly Hues by
Carole Ohl
64 evening sky collar Jennifer Airs
This statement accessory, inspired by the cosmos, is composed of  
St. Petersburg–stitched chain and citrine crystal embellishment—the
result is a collar with irresistible drape

68 paisley drops Jane Lock

Peyote-stitched seed beads echo the elegance of late-summer leaves
while crystal-bicone centers add a hint of sparkle to these earrings

70 pretty picots Nancy Peterson

Delicate and divine—right-angle-weave squares of crystal bicones  
and lustrous seed beads form this airy necklace

72 elegant endings Kelly Wiese

Offset by two tubular peyote-stitched rivolis, the toggle clasp becomes  
a chic design element in this modified-chevron-chain bracelet
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on the web!

two
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videos
Color expert Margie Deeb presents
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Color Balance and

Proportions
plus
Katie Hacker shares great tips
for using magnetic clasps
On the Web at beadworkmagazine
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