If you need a little beading challenge or inspiration, every month Soft Flex Company puts out a kit full of a carefully curated assortment of beads and findings, all in a particular theme.
Today I have for you a rather different type of video that I usually do. I was looking around my craft table and studio and realized I had a lot of bits and pieces that I’ve been gathering for future projects. In…
Bead stringing wire is a basic staple in our jewelry making, our beads and jewelry literally hang from it! So it’s important to know just what it is you’re using to get the nicest looking and strongest piece of jewelry that you can. In…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday everyone! On my workdesk today is my annual HUGE Fire Mountain Gems order. They offer discount incentives to buy many, many items, so I did. 😀 (Who wouldn’t, right?) I’ve got lots of beads, lots of findings, some tools,…
Who says jewelry has to be all one thing or another? This fun bracelet is half beaded and half dangly charm bracelet. It’s also a fun way to use your stash. My furry little friend, Cheech, makes a cameo appearance helping me…
A few weeks ago I mentioned yet another top I made from a pattern I copied from a purchased garment. This is version number five of this top, there’s something about the way it hangs and fits; it’s just perfect. Here’s the before…
Last weekend I had a little “just for me” time and spent the day at a bead show. Yup, you read that right, a bead show. Imagine a hall, filled with close to 100 tables… all about beads, bead making and jewelry…
Have you ever bought or made a matching jewelry set only to find that everything matched all TOO well, and you’d never wear all the pieces together at one time? Of course we want our look to be put together, and we…
Today I have a video tutorial for you showing how to make necklaces to match the Knotty Bead Bracelets I shared few weeks back. These are so easy and fun, I can’t stop making them! Here’s the necklace we make in the video: And…
The only changes in this workdesk for the past two weeks is that the pile of stuff has grown deeper. I’ve been busy machine quilting a queen size quilt and haven’t done anything other than that except go shopping. Hence, more stuff. In the…
