Beaded Ornaments & Jewelry, the ALL-NEW 100-page special issue from Bead&Button magazine, is filled with 20+ step-by-step ornament and pendant, bracelet, and earring projects to create for your handmade holiday — or give to someone special!
Made by hand, from the heart
A beader’s Christmas to-do list
We have some ideas for you! • Can’t decide what to get for the beader in you r life?
Quick and easy holiday projects • 7 quick-to-make designs that are perfect for gift-giving, sprucing up a package, or adding a festive touch to your table or tree.
Evergreen polymer pendants • This easy project produces eight pendants, which may be worn, hung on a tree, or used to top a package for someone special this holiday season.
Stamped metal ornament • One of the greatest gifts to give is a personalized ornament. I have ornaments on my tree from my parents that are personalized with dates all the way back to the ’70s. It’s so fun to see them each year as we decorate the tree. Metal stamping is a very fun and easy technique that allows you to create all kinds of personalized designs.
Beaded winter terrariums • Deck the halls — or your mantel — with miniature winter scenes, which showcase specialty beads and beaded components.
Festive details • Little swatches of beadwork with holiday images make great additions to holiday packages. Or use them as wine glass charms at your next gathering. Plus, set a festive table with peyote stitch napkin rings.
Wonderland earrings • Combine SuperDuos and seed beads in cool winter colors to make a glistening pair of earrings.
Crystal & pearl caged ornament • This dainty ornament works up quickly so you can make them for all your friends this season.
Crystal angel ornament • Make an angelic ornament out of sparkling crystals that is perfect for hanging from your tree or sharing as a gift topper.
Christmas fir • Score points for charm this holiday season with this tiny 3D Christmas tree, adorned with sparking little ornaments.
The heart of Christmas ornament • Show your love of the holidays with this ornament embellished with ZoliDuo bead scallops and heart-shaped motifs for a design that will last for generations.
Bead-embroidered woodland critters • Stitch up a forest of beaded creatures to populate your tree for a cozy, Northwoods holiday.
Santa bells ornament • Make a whimsical Santa ornament wrap in a combination of modified square stitch and fringe. Connect the panels and attach them to a crown of netting.
Stunning snowflakes • Celebrate winter with a delightful collection of snowflakes made into an elegant jewelry set or an ornament that is perfect for gift-giving.
Petite delights • Large faux pearl beads provide the perfect base for these dainty ornaments. Use soft, dusty colors for a vintage look.
Gallery • Get inspired by these sparkling holiday projects designed by fellow beading enthusiasts around the world.
Chart a course to perfect peyote patterns
CANDY CANE LANE BRACELET
SNOWY NIGHT BRACELET
REINDEER WONDERLAND BRACELET
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE BRACELET
SNOWMAN WALL HANGING
RUDOLPH BOOKMARK
Victorian snowflake • Decorate your tree with a lacy Victorian-style snowflake ornament and relive the magic of an oldfashioned Christmas.
Snow diamonds ornament • Two-hole diamond-shaped beads take the leading role in the snowflake components of this stunning ornament cover.
The art of the ornament • After years of making beaded jewelry, a subtle shift in focus altered the course of Paula Adams’ creative efforts. Her layered and embellished structural creations are a testament to the joy she has found — and created — in this timeless...
