Jewelry Design: Ask The Color Queens with Margie Deeb

Jewelry Design: Ask The Color Queens with Margie Deeb

Color queens Margie Deeb and Beverly Ash Gilbert answer a single question about bead color. Asked how they work with a bead that does not match the color palette of the jewelry they intend to make, both ladies offer different and insightful answers. Working outside your comfort zone can put you into a unique creative phase. What seems like an artistic limitation can end up streng…
Black Magic Trios Are Perfect For Making Haunting Halloween Jewelry

Black Magic Trios Are Perfect For Making Haunting Halloween Jewelry

Black Magic Trios are cursed with creative energy. This bedeviled pack of beading wire will cause your artistic side to stir. You will devise splendid and sinister jewelry. Every eye that fancies your finished jewelry will follow you. Heads will turn as you walk by with your haunting Halloween jewelry. Be bold. Unleash your innovative jewelry making ideas. Black Magic Trios will…
Jewelry Making Ideas For Your DIY Halloween Costume

Jewelry Making Ideas For Your DIY Halloween Costume

Who doesn't love  Halloween? It is a great time for making jewelry. Halloween is a chance to be playful and create themed DIY holiday jewelry designs. You do not have to take yourself seriously. Craft a cute little cobweb. Add glam to your pirate gear. Sneak a little flair into your office attire. Or think out of the box and use the Queen of Hearts as part of your earring set.…
Weekly Video Recap: A ZigZag Bracelet, Jewelry Making Kits, And Design Challenges

Weekly Video Recap: A ZigZag Bracelet, Jewelry Making Kits, And Design Challenges

What a phenomenal week of jewelry making videos! We have some delightful jewelry project ideas for you. We designed bracelets that use jump rings in a clever way. We crafted gorgeous pendants and lariats. We made some stunning earrings. And we had fun opening mystery jewelry Design Kits. These videos are educational and fun. You are going to love them! They are almost…
Jewelry Design: Escape The Dark Metallic Iris Trap with Margie Deeb

Jewelry Design: Escape The Dark Metallic Iris Trap with Margie Deeb

Margie Deeb revisits a jewelry making trap. Dark metallic iris beads are pretty amazing. They are full of highlights and colors. They are little rainbow planets with hot spots, oil slicked surfaces, and a base color. But if they are overused, they can be drab and lifeless. They can even seem reptilian and alien. Margie sees them used as a crutch quite often. Beaders will sometimes settle for th…
Finished Jewelry Designs From Our Unicorn Sparkles Design Kit

Finished Jewelry Designs From Our Unicorn Sparkles Design Kit

It is design kit day at  Soft Flex Company. We are so excited! Our design kits are themed jewelry making kits. Each kit is a mystery until we reveal the contents (a month after initially offering it). Last month we offered our Unicorn Sparkles Design Kit. Today we are going to take a look at some finished jewelry designs from that kit. Let's see what Soft Flex Company staf…