The Beaded Flower Newsletter
11/17/03 - From Beaded Garden (.com)Direct links for all items mentioned in this newsletter can be found at the home page.
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YOU KNOW?! The newsletter archives have been updated to include the September 1st and October 6th featured Web site. If you recently joined the newsletter mailing list or want to revisit the monthly featured Web site take a look at the archives. Newsletter archives:
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BEAD COLORS! Opaque Red Brown
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Black
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all bead colors on one page.http://www.beadedgarden.com/about_beads.cfmCHRISTMAS BEADING! There's plenty of time to make beautiful holiday decorations.
Beaded Garden has several Poinsettia patterns available and each one is a little different.
Caren Cohen's Poinsettia
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Kelly's Poinsettia
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Binkley's Poinsettia
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Flyman's Poinsettia
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holiday patterns;Pine Cone and Branch
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Cactus
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Patterns for the Holidays (book)
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PIN! The small poinsettia in my poinsettia pattern can easily be made into a pin as shown below. Just attach a pin back to the stem.
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FREE PATTERN SITE!I've added another link to the article on Free Beaded Flower Patternson the web. This one is for a very simple flower that can be used toattach to hair pins, bobby pins, pendants, and more.The Pattern:
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Article:
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OF PRINT BOOK ON EBAY!The Out of Print Russian Beaded Flowers Book is up for auction on ebayby seller pt_cruiser! This auction ends on November 20th.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3566232696&category=29331VICTORIAN MOURNING WREATHS!I'm fascinated by the Beaded Flower Mourning Wreaths and I found twoVictorian Mourning Wreaths on the web.http://www.oldtownantiquesabq.com/catalog/30924-426http://www.gothicroseantiques.com/religious.html (scroll down to thesecond row of pictures)There's also a couple of wreath photos in the book Beautiful Death:Art of the Cemetary By David Robinson (Photographer) with anintroduction by Dean R. Koontz. Although out of print there areseveral used copies available through amazon.com starting as low as$9.45.
Happy Beading,
--Caren
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