Step by Step Beads features EBW members once again!

For the fifth straight time in a row, EBW members’ artistry is featured in Step by Step Beads magazine! These ladies rock! The 4 EBW ladies in the July/August 2008 SBS issue are:

Gabrielle E. Neijman of GreenEnvyDesigns has an article on page 11, Turn It Over, featuring her square stitch pendant.

Anna Neff of ARoseByName has her article on page 20. Anna shares her pattern for an even-count peyote bracelet called Geometric Gemtones.

Then, there’s Leslie Rogalski’s article on her design for a big toggle pod necklace called Mod Pods in page 38.

Last but not the least, there’s Carol Dean Sharpe of Sand Fibers who keeps us dazzled and on our toes with her patterns. This time, her Trendy Circles peyote stitch cuff is featured on page 51.

Well done, ladies! Hmm…wonder who is next?

Contributed by BeadJewelryShopGirl.

Regina X Jiron (aka BeadJewelryShopgirl)

at the American Craft Show in Baltimore, MD

February 22-24, 2008

Yes, one of our own members, Regina X Jiron, will be exhibiting her beadweaving at the American Craft Show in Baltimore, Maryland, from February 22 through 24.

The show is the largest juried, indoor craft show in the United States and will showcase the work of more than 700 artisans and craftspeople exhibiting handmade jewelry, furniture, clothing, home decor, and other handcrafts. Each year this show draws more than 25,000 visitors.

Regina was one of 100 artists of the National New Wave Community who applied to a special section of the show. Of those 100 artists, only 15 were juried in; so it's obvious that Regina has incredible talent in the craft of beadweaving and jewelry making.

The Etsy BeadWeavers send their congratulations to Regina and wish her great success at the show!

Regina will also be promoting the art of beadweaving and fellow members of the Etsy BeadWeavers Street Team by distributing postcards at the show. Twenty-two of the Etsy BeadWeavers are represented on the cards.

Represented on one side of the card are (from left to right)
April Riemann, Vicki Jensen, MaryLou Holvenstot
Regina X Jiron, Patrizia Tager
Darcy Horn, Kim Shaver, Patricia C Vener
Swanee Hielscher, Carol Dean Sharpe, Sarah Kelley

Represented on the other side are (from left to right)
Sarah Strohmeyer, Anna Neff, Ann Burke
Melody Murray, Marilyn Goodman
Rose Lawson, Lorna Prime, Linda Thomas
Esther Neijman, Susan Clinkscales, Dawn Chastain

"The American Craft Council is a national, nonprofit public educational organization founded in 1943 by Aileen Osborn Webb. The mission of the Council is to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. Programs include the bimonthly magazine American Craft, annual juried shows presenting artists and their work, a leadership conference, the Aileen Osborn Webb Awards honoring excellence, workshops, seminars, and a research library."

Step By Step Beads is a bead jewelry-making magazine from Interweave Press, in publication since Spring 2003. The magazine is published bi-monthly and features 12-20 bead jewelry projects per issue.

The November/December issue of the magazine will hit newsstands on October 9, and two members of the Etsy BeadWeavers group are featured in the magazine!

Beverly Herman, aka noeasybeads, has an article on Page 22 for an even-count peyote stitch bracelet called Bumps in the Road.

Regina X. Jiron, aka BeadJewelryShopgirl, has an article on Page 48 for a Sophisticated Squares Embellished square stitch bracelet.

Congratulations, Bev and Regina!