on the cover

:: Waves of Pearls
by Miwako Nara
contents
22 41 FAVORITE
PRESENTS

JEWELRY DESIGNS | 2009

departments
4 Editor’s Letter
Magazine Techniques:
A Handy Pull-Out Reference
STITCH INDEX
138 Contributors
Brick stitch 42, 76, 92, 104
Chevron chain 102
Crimping 26, 28, 34 features
Fringe 13, 78, 82, 104, 122
Herringbone stitch 18, 26, 34, 50, 8 STASH IT!—GREAT BUYS FOR
63, 65, 70, 76, 78, 133 YOUR JEWELRY-MAKING NEEDS
Knotting 36, 54
Ladder stitch 36, 42, 65, 70, 73, 78, 46 50+ TIPS FROM TOP BEADWORK
92, 94, 106, 133 DESIGNERS
Netting 114, 130
Oxidizing 116
Peyote stitch 13, 22, 50, 63, 65, 73,
76, 78, 82, 89, 92, 98, 110, 114,
130, 135
Picot 42, 50, 65, 70, 73, 78, 92, 135
104, 106, 130
Right-angle weave 16, 18, 22, 36,
42, 54, 56, 60, 73, 82, 86, 106,
114, 118, 124, 126 :: Back to Byzantium
Spiral stitch 108 by Jennifer VanBenschoten
Square stitch 39, 94, 100, 122
St. Petersburg chain 39
Stringing 26, 28, 34, 36, 86, 126
Triangle weave 28
Wireworking 36, 86, 100, 116 116 65
76 :: Bik
by K
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s necklaces
13 SCHEHERAZADE NECKLACE Liz Smith

16 PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ Leslee Frumin

18 TOPAZ RENDEZVOUS Peggy Wright

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:: Heavenly Hibiscus Bangle
by Scarlett Lanson

22 WAVES OF PEARLS Miwako Nara

bracelets, earrings, and more
*See our easy picks for perfect gift giving!
26 CRYSTAL DROP Nancy Cain

28 ELIZABETHAN NECKLACE Lori Stroner

82 HEAVENLY HIBISCUS BANGLE Scarlett Lanson
9 34 EARTHY ZEN Marlene Blessing
86 LOVE KNOT BROOCH Arlene Baker
36 TURQUOISE COLLAGE Marcella Austenfeld
89 MOONLIGHT WINDOWS BRACELET Melanie L. Doerman

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39 SEA OF GRASS NECKLACE Hatsumi Oshitani
92 AZTEC SUNBURSTS Nancy Rocknich
42 EARTH AND SKY Marcia DeCoster
94 ANTIQUE CONNECTIONS CUFF Melinda Barta
50 RIVOLIS IN BLOOM Laura McCabe
98 SERENGETI EARRINGS Phyllis Dintenfass
54 COLOR-PLAY NECKLACE Barbara Claytor
100 BIKER BRACELET Kate McKinnon
56 CHOCOLATE AND ROSES PENDANT Renelde Napoli
102 CRYSTAL DEWDROP BRACELET Miwako Nara
60 EGYPTIAN COLLAR Shelley Nybakke
104 CRYSTAL RADIANCE BROOCH Tina Koyama

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63 SILVIA’S WEDDING NECKLACE Maggie Meister
106 LITTLE BLACK DRESS EARRINGS Marcia DeCoster
65 ICE PRINCESS Lisa Kan
108 BLACK MAGIC Liz Smith
70 PURPLE ANEMONE Leslee Frumin
110 NAUTICAL STAR Scarlett Lanson

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73 ELLIPSE NECKLACE Marcia DeCoster
114 STARFLOWER BRACELET Cathy Collison
76 BACK TO BYZANTIUM Jennifer VanBenschoten
116 PAGODA EARRINGS Janice Berkebile
78 CRYSTAL BRILLIANCE Daeng Weaver
118 TERRACITA BRACELET Marcia DeCoster

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122 MONET’S GARDEN BRACELET Kathleen Lynam
124 TURQUOISE COUTURE Jennifer VanBenschoten

126 DISCO SQUARES BRACELET Marcia DeCoster

130 RING AROUND THE ROSIE Laura McCabe

133 BEAUTIFUL BARGELLO Tina Koyama

135 CONFETTI SPIRAL Marilyn T. Aronson

:: Biker Bracelet
by Kate McKinnon

126 92 42 94

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