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About The Author
 Jeanette Shanigan has been working with beads for more than 38 years and has written ten beadwork books (Beaded Holiday Earrings, Suncatcher Beaded Jewelry, Beaded Adornment, Beaded Holiday Adornment, The Beaded Basket, Beads for the Holidays, Beadazzled Cabochon Jewelry, Bevy of Beaded Bracelets, Holiday Beadery, Bead-Embellished Objects), as well as articles for Lapidary Journal and Jewelry Crafts. More than 130 of her designs are also listed on the internet store Bead-Patterns.com. She has taught at Embellishment, The International Spring Quilt Show, Bead Expo, the Bead&Button Show, and Bead Fest. Having taught high school for 31 years, Jeanette retired in June 2004 and now has time to give her bead career full-time attention.
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One of my favorite Alaskan wildflowers is the wild rose. Here’s a beady version. Use them for pins, earrings, or components to larger pieces of jewelry. String them with seed bead to make a necklace or make trivets by changing the size 11/0 beads to pony beads.
