Do you like shortcuts? Today, Margie Deeb discusses a shortcut in jewelry making and art. But the emphasis here is on how using a shortcut can be a crutch and can stunt your growth as an artist. Today we will embrace color and personal progress and take the more difficult route. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Let's put our best foot forward!We love Margie…
Do you like a challenge? If a jewelry making challenge excites you, you need to check out our beading Design Kits. Our Design Kits are created to be stimulating and thoughtful. We pick a theme and then fill the kit with colors and components that reinforce that theme. Each month is a new and exciting theme. One month, we chose to explore the mysteries of Greece in…
Did you join
Nealay Patel from SilverSilk and More on his bead tour last month? He offered a Colors of India themed beading kit on his site. He then filmed live jewelry making demonstrations to give his friends and followers a chance to see what was in the kit. So much fun. The tour culminated with a giveaway on the SilverSilk Silkies Facebook group, t…
This week has been a busy blur of
jewelry making and fun. How would you like to join us and watch some videos? We filmed some great stuff this time. Kristen showed us how
she finishes her
Viking Knit jewelry. Nealay designed a bracelet -
something of a rarity for him. James wrapped things up when he opened
our
Tucson Sunset Design Kit. You are goin…
Let's look at the color wheel. How can we use it to make our jewelry come alive? Today, we will look at analogous and complementary colors. Analogous colors sit adjacent to each other on the wheel. Complementary colors are directly opposite on the wheel. This quick read will show you how to pair your analogous colors with paired complements. Your beaded projects will…
What
an exciting morning! Our latest mystery
design kit has hit the
shelves! If you love our themed beading kits, you are going to love
the
Unicorn Sparkles Design Kit. This kit is full of mystical colors.
The jewelry you create with this kit will be fit for a mother of
dragons. If you have not had a chance to grab one of our kits, read
on to see some of the
jewelr…