With a deeply colored stone as its centerpiece, this necklace suggests the riches of a mysterious woman. A peyote-stitched bezel—worked with seed beads that decrease in size to hold the stone in place—is held aloft with lacy layers of netting. Design By: G l e n d a P a y s a n o [...]

Right-angle weave, Linda L. Jones designed her cuff (above) with a side edging of teardrop beads, which adds movement and a bit of width. The other cuff has a more symmetrical look (right). Embellished, modified rightangle-weave units create an open base that is filled in with ladder-stitch sections Designed by Linda L. Jones MATERIALS bracelet [...]

Happy Holiday Tree Make a cute holiday pin, ornament, or pendant. Select a handful of crystals and go to work! Designed by Diane Schroer MATERIALS one tree 13/8 x 13/4 in. (3.5 x 4.4 em) 8 mm star or other accent bead 4 mm bicone crystals 49 color A 8 color B 7-8 assorted 4 [...]

Weave two rows of peyote stitch in a single pass by Dona Anderson I learned this accelerated method for doing peyote stitch in 1999 from Kathy Rice of New Mexico who, in turn, learned it from an American Indian beader. With this method, which allows me to work two rows at a time, I can [...]

by Elizabeth Noel Make this beautiful beaded bell for the holidays using netting around a styrofoam form. The project is for more advanced beaders and will take about eight hours to complete. To make sure your end product is something you can be proud of, pay attention to several things when you’re beading your bell. [...]