Jewelry Design: Elegant Holiday Texture with Margie Deeb

Jewelry Design: Elegant Holiday Texture with Margie Deeb

Want to add a little magic to your handmade jewelry this holiday season? Today, we are going to look at textures and color. We all have an idea of how traditional holiday jewelry should look - when we think of color. But a lot of us may overlook the textures when we are stringing beads. Color is great. But when we add interesting textures, we create a feast…
8 Strand Beaded Kumihimo Pattern with Pearls and Soft Flex Wire

8 Strand Beaded Kumihimo Pattern with Pearls and Soft Flex Wire

Learn how to make a fabulous beaded kumihimo design using small black peacock potato shaped freshwater pearls and black Soft Flex .014/Fine beading wire. This beaded kumihimo braid looks complex and elegant, but works up quickly. After making this 8 strand beaded kumihimo braid, you can turn it into a necklace or bracelet! This week, Sara Oehler and James Browning both shared&n…
Weekly Video Recap: Pantone Color, Holiday Crafts, Stunning Kumihimo Jewelry, And SilverSilk Style

Weekly Video Recap: Pantone Color, Holiday Crafts, Stunning Kumihimo Jewelry, And SilverSilk Style

If you would like to learn how to design jewelry with a kumihimo disk, this is a great chance to get educated! This week, we offered up a massive guide on Everything You Need To Know About Kumihimo. We also followed up with some videos. You will know everything about this fun braiding tool if you check out our offerings. If you are not interested in kumihimo braiding, Kriste…
Inside The Beautiful Art And History Of Beaded Jewelry

Inside The Beautiful Art And History Of Beaded Jewelry

Do you love beaded jewelry as much as we do? We love stringing beads. So many colors. So many shapes and textures. Beaded jewelry enriches us in ways beyond the aesthetic beauty. Beaded jewelry has been part of the human experience for thousands of years. Beads have denoted social status. Beads have been used as currency. Beads are transcendent and show us beauty. Let's…
Everything You Need To Know About Kumihimo

Everything You Need To Know About Kumihimo

Let's have a look at  kumihimo braiding! If you are reading this, it is likely you belong in one of two camps: you have a kumihimo disk and love it - or - you have a kumihimo disk and it is sitting in your jewelry making kit (it looks so complicated!). The good news is that kumihimo patterns are simple to follow and easy to master. We will look at everything kumihimo today. We have&…
4 Jewelry Ideas Using 2019 Fall/Winter Pantone Colors And SilverSilk

4 Jewelry Ideas Using 2019 Fall/Winter Pantone Colors And SilverSilk

Today, I am sharing 4 jewelry making ideas combining our  2019 Fall/Winter Pantone Beading Wire Quad and Bead Mix Collection with SilverSilk materials. Let's make a necklace and three pairs of earrings! One way to ensure the wire colors you choose blend together beautifully is to purchase a beading wire color variety pack! We have over 20 gorgeous color combinations in our…