I don't think this issue is worth the (yikes!) $7.99 cover price.
Alot of extremely organic designs, but alot of them were either extreme, or so . . . . WAY over the edge, they were beyond edgey.
Edgey, cutting edge stuff, is fine. But some of these were way over.
There ARE a variety of designs I like in this issue, but $8 for this? All of their previous issues had so many great designs!
It's almost like the editors rejected projects that weren't "strikingly to extremely different". It isn't that I want to see things that are all the same, but . . .
Anyway, I did like quite a few, but I didn't like MORE.
There was one I really like, even though it looks like it uses very verry large sapphire beads. I couldn't even put a price on this one, although I'd guess $300 cost, minimum. Like I say, I'm not sure; of course, one can always substitute, and they suggest that here. I like that they showed it with the sapphires, tho; very drool-worthy.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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Magazine prices are just getting ridiculous. There are more ads than there is content... :(
Definitely. Even though Bead Style has acknowledged it and is getting 8 more content pages starting in the spring (I wonder if they'll count half ad/half content pages as one full content page, i bet they do . . .), it is seriously sucky.
I won't buy Bead & Button now until I get a subscription. When the price of two issues gets periously close to the price of a full year subscription, that's ridiculous.
I do have a scrip to Beadwork. That has been SO worth it, esp this spring and summer they had KNOCKOUT issues! Great mix of types of projects, not all beadwoven ones (although I like various bead stitches, I like to see 'em put other stuff here and there too).
If they are getting all these ads, to help pay for the mag, they shouldn't be charging US an arm and a leg. Heck, a completely BEADED arm and leg. Lol! heee. 24k gold plated beads.
I agree, I flipped through it and not a thing tripped my trigger.
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