Paint a Cat in the Hat Pendant & Make a Beaded Necklace

Paint a Cat in the Hat Pendant & Make a Beaded Necklace

This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, we paint a Cat in the Hat bead pendant and make a necklace with our Whimsical Beadtastical Bead Mix and Trios! Using your own hand painted beads is a great way to express your own personal style. Since Whimsical Beadtastical was inspired by Dr. Seuss it was only fitting to pay homage to The Cat in the Hat wi…
Free Beading Project Idea: Whimsical Beadtastical Necklace

Free Beading Project Idea: Whimsical Beadtastical Necklace

Whimsical Beadtastical Necklace Thanks for joining me on Soft Flex Company Facebook Live today. I made a fringe necklace using the new Whimsical Beadtastical Trio and beads from the matching bead mix. Designer Sara Oehler Supplies: Whimsical Beadtastical Trios Beading Wire Pack Whimsical Beadtastical Bead Mix Hammered Metal Texture…
5 Techniques Every Beader Should Know

5 Techniques Every Beader Should Know

Would you like to become a better beader?  Making jewelry is an easy craft to pick up, but if you want to master your skills, you need to expand your technical knowledge. Today, we have collected five techniques we think are essential for becoming a better bead stringer. We will teach you how to crimp. How to open a jump ring. How to make handcrafted ear wires and more. If you…
How to Make Bugle Bead Fringe Tassel Earrings with Soft Flex Beading Wire

How to Make Bugle Bead Fringe Tassel Earrings with Soft Flex Beading Wire

This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, we celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss, an American author and cartoonist best known for books such as "The Cat in the Hat" and "Oh, the Places You'll Go" and the inspiration for our Whimsical Beadtastical jewelry making design kit and bead mix! Of course, we also made a new jewelry project, this time it's a pair of bugle bead fr…
Weekly Video Recap: Wonderful Whimsical Jewelry Making

Weekly Video Recap: Wonderful Whimsical Jewelry Making

We had a gleeful week making jewelry on Mulberry Street. We dreamed some dreams and made some wonderful wockets with our latest kit – The  Whimsical Beadtastical Design Kit (Sold Out). Every month we reveal the contents of our latest kit on our favorite day of the month - Kit Day. This Kit Day was a real Wacky Wednesday! You are going love Sara's project idea. If you lo…