... that I have a couple of Projects in Creative Jewelry? I looked through the last few weeks of posts, and yeah, I think I forgot to mention that I am in CJ. It is on news stands now!! Grab it. There are tons of inspiring projects. It is just dripping with ideas.
I promise, I won't send you out to buy more magazines again until the Fall. LOL. One of my glass bead friends that works in a bead shop commented that I am in every magazine on the shelves right now. I told her it is really only three and I have plenty more bead world out there to conquer. HA!
I would love to hear from you all the kinds of tutorials you would like to see from me. I tend to hold back on submitting things more regularly. I have this idea that something has to be really really original it be in print. So things just straight stung, I don't send in. But then mags like Stringing are primarily straight strung projects... and there are always great ideas for twists to take on basic stringing. There is always more wire up my sleeve too.
(edited to add) I have had a few comments about my "straight stringing" comment. So I wanted to come back and add some more to that statement to better explain myself. *I* have been feeling lately that I need to work on submitting things more to magazines. I know I am in a bunch right now, but I went a good nine months before that not in any. In my mind, I have the silly idea that everything *I* submit needs to be wirey and wild designs. I think people don't want to see "straight strung" things from me. BUT, there are a bunch of magazines out there made up of nothing but strung projects and they are VERY inspiring. Some people think stringing isn't original, but my point is that it can be.
I do apologise if I offended anyone. That wasn't my intention at all. I was writing that on a whim and should have taken more time to better explain myself. Stringing can be awesome!
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I can't find the step by step wire jewelry, is it not on the shelves yet?
I saw it at my local grocery store last week Cindy. But it didn't see it at JoAnns. I think it is hit or miss where it is right now.
thanks, I'll keep looking, generally I get them all at Barnes and Noble, but didn't see it there. DANG! I want to make some of those rings!!!
Well.... I do a lot of straight stringing.... so I can send in tutorials for those, I guess....the one in 52 Bracelets that's coming out is just stringing.
Lori,
I hope you didn't take offense to my comment about straight stringing. I am trying to say that stringing can be very unique and inspiring. You should be sending your projects in!!
It's all good! Zack didn't want to go to camp today so we took the trip over the bridge and I got the book you suggested I get last night -- thanks!
Kerry, I have the new CJ mag, purchased at Barnes and Nobles in Atlanta. You're right, there are a ton of inspiring designs in the issue, difficult and straight strung (lol, couldn't resist). Love your blog, on it for the first time as a result of CJ. Keep it going, your work is beautiful.
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