Which beading magazine to pick?

Hi guys,

Because I work in a super cool place, everyone is getting a magazine
subscription of their choice through a magazine vendor. I can subscribe
to one of the following magazines - which one do you guys recommend?

Art Jewellery
Simply Beads
Bead and Button
Step by Step Wire
BeadStyle

I have bought BeadStyle mags before, so I don't know if I should try
the others...

Best,
Christine

I've been getting Bead & Button since issue #11. I'd pick that one, or
Beadwork if you can (didn't see it on the list).

Linda2

Here are my opinions:

Art Jewellery - metalwork, casting, PMC, some polymer clay
Simply Beads - not familiar
Bead and Button - good all around mag - beadweaving, stringing, wirework, clay, etc.
Step by Step Wire - Ok for wire things. I usually find it too basic.
BeadStyle - stringing only, some wire, nothing else
Beadwork - stringing and beadweaving, some wire, no clay of any type
Bead Unique - full range of projects, not just jewelry
JewelryCrafts - smaller all-around mag. used to subscribe, no longer do
Step by Step Beads - all around mag, good mix of projects


Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Votary

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

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wrote:

Hi guys,

Because I work in a super cool place, everyone is getting a magazine
subscription of their choice through a magazine vendor. I can subscribe
to one of the following magazines - which one do you guys recommend?

Art Jewellery
Simply Beads
Bead and Button
Step by Step Wire
BeadStyle

I have bought BeadStyle mags before, so I don't know if I should try
the others...

Best,
Christine

If you can only pick one, I'd go for Bead & Button, it has the most
consistent mix of good quality projects out there - although Beadwork and
Bead Unique are just about as good.

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Here are my opinions:

Art Jewellery - metalwork, casting, PMC, some polymer clay
Simply Beads - not familiar
Bead and Button - good all around mag - beadweaving, stringing, wirework,
clay, etc.
Step by Step Wire - Ok for wire things. I usually find it too basic.
BeadStyle - stringing only, some wire, nothing else
Beadwork - stringing and beadweaving, some wire, no clay of any type
Bead Unique - full range of projects, not just jewelry
JewelryCrafts - smaller all-around mag. used to subscribe, no longer do
Step by Step Beads - all around mag, good mix of projects


Barbara

Bead & Polymer Clay Votary

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com
NEW! http://www.polymerclayworkshops.com




wrote:

Hi guys,

Because I work in a super cool place, everyone is getting a magazine
subscription of their choice through a magazine vendor. I can subscribe
to one of the following magazines - which one do you guys recommend?

Art Jewellery
Simply Beads
Bead and Button
Step by Step Wire
BeadStyle

I have bought BeadStyle mags before, so I don't know if I should try
the others...

Best,
Christine

I get Bead and Button, Beadwork and Bead Unique-all offer information and
levels of difficulty-some of the others are very basic and not so
informative for me.

For example I post a yellow sticker at any project I am interested in
doing- the above 3 mags all have stickers and I noticed the others didn't.

Cheers, Jan

It depends on what you're interested in. Bead and Button is my all time
favorite, but I've picked up, at one time or another, all of the others.

I also get Step by Step Wire and agree with Barbara that it's a little
basic. It's improved, but is still not as good as the now defunct WAJ
magazine.

I thought Simply Beads and BeadStyle were a little basic, too, but I've only
had a few issues of those. My next choice would probably be Beadwork, but
for now I'll stick to just getting the two I have.

Like Jan, I've put post-its in my Bead and Buttons, for all the projects I
want to try, and there's a lot of them!


Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com

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Hi guys,

Because I work in a super cool place, everyone is getting a magazine
subscription of their choice through a magazine vendor. I can subscribe
to one of the following magazines - which one do you guys recommend?

Art Jewellery
Simply Beads
Bead and Button
Step by Step Wire
BeadStyle

I have bought BeadStyle mags before, so I don't know if I should try
the others...

Best,
Christine