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"Size does matter when it comes to a bite of chocolate, the width of a smile, the length of a conversation, and BEADS!"

This is the time of year for changes, such as the shift in the weather from just chilly enough for a light jacket to cold enough for all the winter gear! It's also the time of year when we remember our appreciation for all we have in our lives. It can be a tiny thing, like the smile on your grandchild's face, a piece of pumpkin pie, or that pretty lampwork bead you just got. They don't have to be BIG things to be important in our lives.

Beads happen to be my passion, but all creative endeavors are wondrous to me. In some way, beads filter throughout my life and all the people in it! One of the things I hear MOST is how diversified the bead projects and beady topics are in Bead Unique Magazine. Well, that has been my goal all these years. It was a selfish goal in the beginning, because I wanted more than just beads on my neck and wrist. I wanted them EVERYWHERE! "Ah, but you can't have it all," they told me. I said, "No, but you can have a LOT!" That's where Bead Unique began.

Pamela Hawkins
Editor

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Issue 19 Winter 2009

This issue is very much about bringing creative beading to every part of your holiday season. Play with wire! Use flexible beading wire to weave a necklace, designed by Fran Morris Mandel, that's perfect for your next holiday party. Get creative with metal clay! Learn how to use a mold to design a decorative toggle clasp by Kelly Russell or let Tamara Honaman show you how to use a simple stamp to create your own metal clay charms. Decorate your home! Lucite flowers from The Hole Bead Shoppe adorn a glass ornament, while soldered ornaments by Lisa Bluhm add some heart to your holiday tree.

What have the BUGs (Bead Unique Girls) been up to? See their new collection of earrings, and find out what happened when they were each given the same set of beads to play with.

There is a new chick on the Bead Unique Team! In our new column, The Fashion 411, Laura Timmons gives us the inside scoop on trends in jewelry, fashion, clothing, shoes, accessories, and the color marketplace. (Oh, and she beads too! Check out her stunning, wire-crocheted necklace and earrings set.)

Projects Celtic Knots By Renee Phillips Winter Spice By Carter Seibels Perfectly Imperfect Pearls By Paulette Biedenbender Twisted Crystals By Laura Timmons Cool Cubes By Marlynn McNutt Hot Chili Bracelet By Kathryn Bowman Winter Frost By Fran Morris Mandel Calla Lily Lariat By Shelby and Naomi Key
	A Dream of Spring By Kelly Russell Casual Chic By Ute Bernsen Perfectly Peridot By Tamara Honaman Nouveau Swirls and Water Lilies By Jess Italia Christmas Memories By Lisa Bluhm Organic Ornament By Merit Cape Ornamental Garden By the Design Staff at Hole Bead Shoppe Shooting Stars By Veronica Cox
Regular Features
Make Mine "Beads" Please Bead Synergy By Bead Unique Next Generation By Amy Miller Effortless Accessories By Ute Bernsen, Connie Gibson, Irina Miech, Lori Pate-Greene, and the Bead Unique Staff. I Need More Earrings! By the "BU" Girls	Artist Spotlight By Jennifer Keil I Could Just Live Here! By Jennifer Keil Bead Challenge By the "BU Girls" The Fashion 411 By Laura Timmons Gallery Where Did This Bead Come From? By Teresa Meister
Departments
Inspiration & Design By Lynda Musante First Glass By Kim Ballor Second Glass By Bindy Lambell Made for Him By Debbie McDermott Pet Panache By Pamela Hawkins ClayTime with CF By Christi Friesen

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