Articles in Jewelry Crafts January/February 2008 issue
December 27, 2007 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Bead Stringing, Beading, Jewelry Crafts Magazine, Mixed Media, Wearable Art
I’ve got two articles in the issue of Jewelry Crafts magazine currently on the newsstand. The first is a spin on an Art Nouveau classic design, called Princess Hyacinth. Here’s the princess:
She’s a pretty one, isn’t she? She’s the work of Alphonse Mucha, a brilliant printmaker who lived from 1860 to 1939. The poster was an advertisment for a fairy tale ballet of the same name, and she inspired this piece:
Obviously, you could use any picture you wanted in this necklace, not just Princess Hyacinth 
The second article is about some really quick and easy pins, stitched on a metal mesh background. These work up fast enough that if you made one in holiday colors, you’d have it ready for festive occasions in no time!
I live near Darmstadt in Germany. It was an art deco centre at one time and pictures of Princess Hyacinth are incorporated into several pieces of public art. I wonder if Mucha worked in the area where I live.
I don’t know about that, Kate, but the ballet was preformed all over Europe, I believe! I had no idea you live in Germany…how cool is that!?
Hi- are there any instructions available to make the beautiful blue beaded pin? Thanks Mary
Thanks Mary! Yes, the instructions are in the Jan/Feb issue of Jewelry Crafts, which should still be available at local bookstores.
I love that torsde-style pearl necklace on that issue’sfront cover. It’s made with 3 different shapes and sizes of pearls, and is arrranged in a torsade style,which is not a flat braid nor an untidy “twist.” I feel very lucky to have found a back issue at Polka Dot creations,because there are no directions on how to make a torsade-style necklace (describing it as multi-strand is redundant) to be found on the internet, and even beaders at Abot.com were unsure as to how to make this style. It;s probbly been oit of date for some time.
I love it because the necklace style style is tidy and so elgnt.
Christine, I’m shocked that there aren’t any directions online to make a torsade! I’m going to have to fix that soon