Weekly Video Recap: Give The Gift Of Handmade Jewelry - Here Are 4 Unique Design Ideas

Weekly Video Recap: Give The Gift Of Handmade Jewelry - Here Are 4 Unique Design Ideas

Why settle with store bought jewelry when you can make your own? Give the give of handcrafted necklaces this year.  Handmade crafts and jewelry are created with love and make for instantly memorable moments. Money cannot buy the care and compassion DIY jewelry exudes. We have three timeless designs in this recap (and a teaser for a fourth). These instructive videos are great for beginner…
Free Beading Project Idea: Copper Darling Dangle Earrings

Free Beading Project Idea: Copper Darling Dangle Earrings

Copper Darling Dangle Earrings Designers Sara Oehler Skill Level Beginner Materials Soft Flex Metallics Wire in Copper Color, .019 diameter - 8" Copper Earwires - 1 pair 2x2mm Copper Crimp Tubes - 2 pcs 2mm Copper Round Beads - 4 pcs Briolette Shaped Beads - 3 pcs Tools Cutters Crimping Pliers Instructions Step 1: Use Flus…
Live Beading Party! Meet Jewelry Designer Joyce Trowbridge

Live Beading Party! Meet Jewelry Designer Joyce Trowbridge

Did you join us for our recent beading party? Just before Thanksgiving break, we sat down with Joyce Trowbridge, from Just Bead It. We talked about the jewelry industry and how COVID was affecting her business. She discussed the future of her bead store and how the pandemic has made her adapt and evolve. Joyce also taught us how to make some gorgeous bracelets with eye catching c…
Finished Jewelry Designs From Our Fall Masterpiece Design Kit

Finished Jewelry Designs From Our Fall Masterpiece Design Kit

Oh my goodness - it's Kit Day! If you are like us, you look forward to this day all month. Kit Day is a Soft Flex holiday. It is the day we launch our newest mystery beading kit. We unbox our previous kit, live, and make jewelry with our friends. And we take a look at last month's kit creations. Kit Day is a day full innovative design and creative exuberance. You cannot help but get i…
Bead Cluster Kumihimo Braided Necklace with Soft Flex Beading Wire

Bead Cluster Kumihimo Braided Necklace with Soft Flex Beading Wire

Bead Cluster Kumihimo Braided Necklace with Soft Flex Beading WireLearn how to make a fabulous beaded kumihimo design using seed beads, cathedral beads and Soft Flex .019/Medium beading wire. This beaded kumihimo braid looks complex, but works up quickly. In this video, Kristen shares how to kumihimo on a round disk with an 8-wrap pattern. You will need (8) 36" strands of Soft Flex beading wi…