Magazines

David,

I get B&B, Beadwork, Beadstyle, Jewelry Crafts and Belle Armoire. I'm probably going to let Jewelry Crafts subscription lapse - they just aren't as good as they used to be. I also pick up the occasional bead mag from the folks at Lapidary Journal.

It's funny, I had to do a major subscription "housecleaning" this year....I dropped everything but Lapidary Journal. I don't do anything with seed beads so B&B (which I've gotten for years) finally hit the goodbye list. Nothing against seed beads, it's just not very relevant to me. LJ, however, has become much more appealing since I've started to dabble in silversmithing.

Being a newbie, and a guy who didn't pay much attention to jewelry til I started making chainmaille pieces 2 years ago, Beadstyle is perfect for me. I can see how more experienced beaders may pass it up though. I have seen Lapidary Journal, and I was amazed at some of the articles in there. Maybe some day! Be safe Big D

good for you! and good for the deer, too! Sarajane

Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery

Beadwork is good, B&B is the best bead mag IMHO, Lap. Journal is great if you do things with metal or gems, and Ornament is an all round eyecatcher. Belle Armoire is gorgeous and also has fiber/wearables which I like lots. Sarajane

Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery

Puts you in good company. Tank McNamara couldn't bring himself to do it either. (one of my all-time favorite strips from that comic)

BeadStyle is good for people like me who do simple stringing. I read it mostly for inspiration -- not so much the designs themselves, but that "Hmmm, I never thought about using This with That" epiphany. Since I don't do seed-bead work, I like having a magazine which focuses largely on stringing. You might also look for Beadwork's focus-on-stringing issue which is out right now.

Celine

Got the stringing issue..... love it. D

Hi David,

I find deer to be a bit gamey and prefer moose or caribou. Often we trade salmon for it, but didn't go dip netting this year. We eat natural meat when we can.

I subscribe to Bead and Button, Beadwork, and Lapidary Journal. It's more than I need, but I can't decide what to eliminate.

Tina

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Christina Peterson" :

]I subscribe to Bead and Button, Beadwork, and Lapidary Journal. It's more ]than I need, but I can't decide what to eliminate.

i subscribe to "Bead and Button" and "Wire Artist Jeweler" only. and i can't keep up with those!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

(Jewelry) ----------- It's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you; it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis

In the next town over (90 miles), in Delta there's a herd of wild bison. When the herd gets too large for what the land will feed, there's a lottery for culling the herd. There are also a few places up here where the raise "beefalo".

Staying home in the log cabin in front of the fire is good too.

Tina

I have an often-lapsed subscription to Ornament that I renew every few years, but they spend less time on hard adornments and more time on fabric these days. I often wish they would split into two magazines.

Other than that, I'm waiting for a lampwork and fusing monthly to come out!