Review of Bead Style Magazine:
A Beading Magazine for Beginners

Read a subscriber review of Bead Style Magazine. Learn how to make bead jewelry with this jewelry making magazine of easy bead jewelry projects.

Bead Style Magazine

BeadStyle Magazine is a bi-monthly beading magazine filled with bead stringing beading techniques.

This bead magazine is published for those who are new to jewelry making. So, it has lots of easy bead jewelry projects that can be finished in an afternoon or less.

I've been a subscriber since 2005 and I always look forward to receiving my subscription. Why?...

Because I get lots of inspiration and information for making beaded jewelry designs!

And, from time to time we get tips on selling jewelry too.

Jewelry Making Techniques

Bead Style magazine offers lots bead jewelry projects using these basic jewelry making techniques...

• Crimping Beading Wire
• Making Simple Wire Loops
• Making Wrapped Wire Loops
• How to Wrap Briolettes
• How to Knot Jewelry
• Basic Wirework

Using the jewelry making techniques published in BeadStyle, I learned how to do more that just crimp beading wire.

Bead Jewelry Projects and Instructions

The magazine delivers upwards of fifty or so beginner bead stringing projects, ideas and techniques in each issue.

Each bead jewelry project is illustrated with high quality professional photos.

You get to see photos of the major steps to complete a project.

One great feature is that photos of design alternatives are shown as well.

Bead Style Magazine Features

BeadStyle Magazine has a several regular features...

• Reader Gallery: Showcases the jewelry designs submitted by jewelry artists who are subscribers to BeadStyle. No jewelry making instructions are provided here, but you will be inspired. And, with a little experimentation you can figure out what jewelry making techniques were used and complete a similar project on your own.
• Bulletin Board: Features interesting new jewelry making products, findings and tools along with beading and jewelry making tips from readers.
• Beader's Glossary: This section is a visual guide to beads, jewelry findings and tools. It is the perfect section for beginner jewelry makers to actually see pictures and learn the names of kinds these essential jewelry making supplies.
• Basics: Here, you will find a step by step, illustrated reference guide to the key jewelry making techniques used to string beads.
• Birthstones: You will enjoy this section, especially if you cannot remember which gemstone or crystal represents which birth month. Since the magazine is published bi-monthly, it provides a project using the birthstone for each of those two months.
• Under An Hour: As the name states, this section offers a jewelry making project that you can complete in under an hour. Make it today, wear it today!
• Wirework: Bead Style magazine primarily offers its readers beginner bead stringing projects. But it also usually includes at least one wire work project. This makes for a nice variety of techniques to learn and practice!

Bead Style Magazine Online

The magazine also has a companion website, BeadStyleMag.com.

It offers a few benefits to subscribers...

• A gallery to post bead jewelry projects
• Projects and how-to videos available only to subscribers
• Bonus downloadable notebook pages which is a special feature section offering a series of articles on a specific jewelry making topic such as using color in jewelry designs or how to design jewelry.
• You can also sign up for newsletters or participate in reader forums.

Learn How to Make Bead Jewelry

If you want to learn how to make beaded jewelry, start with Bead Style magazine.

Beginners will find lots of great bead stringing projects to try.

It's an excellent jewelry making magazine!

Not only is it well written, it is filled with inspiring jewelry designs and creative jewelry making ideas.

Basically, this beading magazine has everything a beginner could want.

However, if I could make one suggestion to the editors it would be to bring back the section that showed which jewelry styles and color combinations worked with which fashion styles.

So, take some me time, visit BeadStyleMag.com. Learn about making beaded jewelry today!

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