On the Cover:
Diamonds Are Forever
by Marcia DeCoster

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	Fast & Fabulous: Holiday Edition Marlene Blessing, Danielle Fox, and Jamie Hogsett From herringbone-stitched to wireworked and simply strung, these three merry necklaces stitch up quickly and easily, just in time for your next soiree
	David Chatt: New Horizons in Glass After twenty years of dedicated seed beading, renowned artist David Chatt explores new horizons in glass while living in a secluded artist’s community for three years
	Beadwork Master Class Design Discovery: Finding Inspiration in New Materials and Travels Cynthia Rutledge Setting and bezeling stones is a new passion for Cynthia, who also shares secrets about her myriad inspirations and her design process when she’s on the road

Designer of the Year Projects
	Diamonds Are Forever Marcia DeCoster Glamorous diamond-shaped medallions compose this bracelet, which uses ladder, netting, and picot stitches to create a feast of texture with seed beads, fire-polished rounds, potato pearls, and—of course—crystals
	Pearl Embrace Collar Lisa Kan Freshwater pearls and lustrous seed beads reach the height of elegance with this right-angle-weave necklace, which also incorporates netting and picot techniques for 3-D effect
	Interconnections Jamie Hogsett Get ready to mingle—blue, olive, and teal seed beads stitched into interlinking peyote tubes complement a bold lampworked focal in this ingenious necklace
	Glam Garland Jean Campbell Tubular-peyote stitch, netting, fringe, stringing, and wireworking techniques all come together with a unique combination of sparkling crystals and matte resin in this dazzling, festive necklace

	Modern Art Cuff Kate McKinnon This gallery-worthy, double-layered bracelet, made using right-angle weave and square stitch, is a wearable objet d’art
	Southwest Shimmer Mary M. Pfeiler An inventive combination of turquoise beads and copper sequins forms the focal piece of this eye-catching necklace, which is worked using ladder, peyote, brick, and netting stitches
	Memento Mosaic Jeanne Barta Craine Unique buttons and beads become the center of attention in this keepsake bracelet, which incorporates bead embroidery, peyote stitch, and right-angle weave
	Cascading Links Bracelet Cynthia Rutledge Try your hand at the stone setting and bezeling techniques highlighted in Cynthia’s Master Class (page 78) by creating a flat- and tubular peyote- stitch bracelet resplendent with metallic and rosy hues
	Arabella Bracelet Regina Atkins This sweet song of a bracelet—with a peyote-stitched base and a crystal-pearl fringe—is a lovely way to adorn your wrist
	Ribbon Blossom Brooch Arlene Baker Accent your favorite jacket or purse with this modern bloom, created from hematite-colored fire-polished rounds using two-needle rightangle weave and wireworking

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Letters
Contributors
Fast & Fabulous
The Challenge
Custom Cool
Cool Stuff
Katie’s Beading Secrets by Katie Hacker
Scarlett’s Style by Scarlett Lanson
Techniques
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