Beaded wine basket

Quick and easy beaded frame

Beaded wire photo holder

Beaded Christmas tree earrings

Pattern for a beaded crystal snowflake

Beaded wine basket

Stacked wire cuff bracelet

Beaded cards

Beaded tree

Vintage button bangle

Gradient button necklace

Paper bead necklaces:

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Jewelry & Beading Designs for Dummies by Heather H Dismore & Tammy Powley

Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads by Kim Gover

Create Jewelry – Glass by Marlene Blessing and Jamie Hogsett

Chain Style by Jane Dickerson

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For Earring Lovers: What more can I say?  You can never have too many earrings!

101 Wire Earrings, Step-by-Step Projects and Techniques by Denise Peck

A Year in Earrings: 365 Designs and Variations by the Editors of BeadStyle magazine

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For Those Who Want It All: So many media, so little time.  Any of these books will help you take your work to the next level!

Enchanted Adornments: Creating Mixed-Media Jewelry with Metal, Clay, Wire, Resin & More by Cynthia Thornton

Ancient Modern Polymer Clay and Wire Jewelry by Ronna Sarvas Weltman

The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewelry Making Techniques by Vannetta Seecharran

Seed Bead Fusion by Rachel Nelson-Smith

Contemporary Copper Jewelry by Sharilyn Miller

Custom Cool Jewelry by Melinda Barta

Beyond Beading Basics by Carole Rodgers

Steampunk Style Jewelry by Jean Campbell

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Paper Cone Angel
Make this pretty paper cone angel to decorate your table or tree. The angel is easy to customize and personalize using your favorite festive rubber stamps!

Goofy Reindeer Ornament
Need a little silly on your tree? This easy ornament from Tammy Powley will lighten the mood on your tree this year.

Curly Branch Paper Tree
These are a recycler’s dream and can be made from a used pencil or colored pencil and a sheet of any paper or curling ribbon in any color – try used gift wrap or ribbon to make a wonderfully stylized forest.

Little Tree Cross Stitch
Stitch a tiny, tiny tree using this pattern by Connie G. Barwick and add it to a card or gift tag. Or, add more pizazz and decorate the tiny tree with sequins and beads.

Christmas Tree Pillow
This easy to knit pillow has a simple Christmas tree motif on one side, and plain red and green stripes on the other, so you can use it all winter long without feeling too mired in Christmas decorations.

Puzzle Piece Ornaments
Create your own unique ornaments for your Christmas tree or other holiday decorating needs by recycling old jigsaw puzzle pieces. You can use the ideas and directions I provide on these project sheets to create a variety of ornaments. Use my projects as inspiration to create your own designs.

Christmas Scrubby Soaps
This project from David Fisher is a simple variation of my Animal Melt and Pour Scrubbies project – except with Christmas themed nylon scrubbies.

Sparkling Holiday Pin
This elegant sparkles pin from the Jewelry&Beading blog is really easy to make, especially if you start with a pre-formed pin with drop loops.

Recycled Christmas Needle Book
From the Craftside blog, create this needle book out of scraps from recycled wool felted sweaters. This is the perfect gift for the stitcher in your life.

Painted Christmas Cards
Imagine receiving not just your average Hallmark card, but one hand painted by a dear friend. Spend a cozy night painting a few cards with the instructions and technique guides from Marion Boddy-Evans.

Want to Join Make it Merry to show off your holiday crafts? We will showcase your crafts and recipes of all holiday traditions. Learn more.

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Here is our third installment. All year long, Jewelry & Beading brings you the best, most innovative, creative, and NICEST bead and jewelry makers for you to drool over! I put out a call to those who have shared their passion and creativity with you in the past, and here are the results: special offers and unique gifts for all!

Fabulous shell jewelry Get 20 percent off through the holidays on great tropical jewelry, including our popular chunky shell rings!

The Collection by Karen Leslie Distinctive Jewelry for Discriminating Women Beautiful one of a kind and limited edition necklaces, bracelets & earrings.

Solstice Glass 15% off and FREE SHIPPING during the month of December. Coupon code GLASSJEWELRY for discount.

Bead artist Denise Perreault is offering $100 off her beaded Fandangles through December 2009. Fandangles are functional, historically-costumed people created from glass seed beads and made to hang from your ceiling fan or light. Each is unique and ready to attach to a ball chain.

Bishop Wire & Bead is offering $10 and 5$ off 14K gold-wrapped and argentium sterling silver-wrapped heart pendants. Offer available until December 31, 2009.

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Sparkling holiday pin

Make Mom an elastic bracelet

Photo keychain for Dad

Net-beaded ornament cover

Wire tie chain

Ruby’s beaded wreath

Holiday kits

Briolette necklace

Heart earrings

Champagne bubbles necklace

Leaf earrings

Bubble earrings

Beaded pendant necklace

Pearl-dangle pendant

Pompom delica earrings

Stamped resin pendant necklace

Optical lens pendant

Hanging the Moon necklace

Fishing for Trout necklace

Beaded bauble necklace

Wired up beach rock

Textured polymer clay pendant

Lots more ideas can be found in our Technique Tuesday posts. Some of these projects are fast and easy, some take more time, but there is plenty there to get you going!

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I’m making some more of my fabric stuffed hearts, but this year, I’m going to add beads!  Here are the instructions for them, on my mixed media art blog.

So what are you making?

You can either post your answer here in the comments, or even better, send me an email with your a list of what you’re making, a link to your site or blog, and a picture of your work if you can…even if it’s in process! Send it to cyndi @ b5Media.com (remove the spaces), and put J&B gifts in the subject line.

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Here is our second installment.  All year long, Jewelry & Beading brings you the best, most innovative, creative, and NICEST bead and jewelry makers for you to drool over!  I put out a call to those who have shared their passion and creativity with you in the past, and here are the results: special offers and unique gifts for all!

There will be more on Monday!

Katherine Green Unique but wearable quality gemstone and pearl designs for all ages and budgets.

Beading Patterns Are you looking to make some gifts this year? I have several quick to make patterns that only take a few hours to make a beautiful piece of jewelry.

Optical Lenses for jewelry making.  4/$12, shipping only $2.50 no matter how many sets are ordered.

Margie Deeb Award winning beading books and patterns.  Spectacular beading kits.  $2.95 flat rate shipping through December 18th (1st class, domestic only).

Kerri Fuhr Elegant and unique handcrafted glass beads – perfect for your Victorian and vintage inspired holiday jewelry creations!

MonkeyBuns Through the month of December Monkeybuns will be offering a different weekly sale. Come find that perfect gift for the woman in your life!

Art Jewelry Online Save 25% on holiday gifts of Wearable Art with coupon code ‘Blisstree’  Offer valid until
December 20, 2009.

Little Gems Enjoy 15% off our eco-friendly line of jewelry with coupon code ‘HOLIDAY’. Find eco-chic jewelry for Moms of young babies too – Mothering Rocks necklaces make the perfect gift!

Shahasp Valentine, Precieux Metal Clay Jewelry,  is offering 25% off any item listed as “available for purchase.” (no credit cards accepted).

Beverly Ash Gilbert Launch into color and freeform beadweaving with Beverly’s newest book: Beaded Colorways. Pre-order before December 21 for a chance to win over $400 worth of colorful bead soups, fibers and metal!

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Oh, and there will be more on Friday

Eureka Eureka Vintage bead supplies for jewelry and crafts needs. Luxury semiprecious stone beads, vintage glass, Japanese tensha, Pre Ban ivory, coral, unique metal beads and more.

Forever in Style Unique elegant finished jewelry made from all vintage beads: Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets.

Humblebeads Free shipping for the month of December.  Art beads, jewelry and holiday ornaments.

Chicki Unique handmade jewelry and other unique gifts.

M. STURMAN JEWELLERY Fabulous one-of-a-kind hand made bead jewelry (crystals, seed beads, colored stones, pearls) offers readers a 20% discount. Use account code J&B/BA

Designing-Diva Studios Save 15% off any one-of-a kind silver/ fused glass jewelry or art glass decor order (no min purchase necessary) with coupon code: GiftGuide15.  Plus, FREE standard shipping on ANY order over $40 (valid in US only & no coupon required).

Pacific Jewelry Designs Holiday sale starts 12:01am est. on 11/27/09, Thanksgiving Day! Everything on the site is 10% off and remember purchases are always gift boxed and shipping is FREE in the US. Don’t wait, most items are one of a kind!

Leah Hitchcock Ybarra of Michon is offering 10% off through December 31st – please mention “jewelry and beading” at checkout and you’ll receive a 10% refund through paypal (not including shipping).

DreamSome.Etsy Beautiful one of a kind jewelry in Fine Silver, Bronze and Copper.

FOXY Fusions Contemporary fused glass jewelry and FOXY Charms wine markers are 15% off throughl December 31st! Enter the code “beads” at checkout!

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