Beaded jewelry designs for men are so easy to design. Men's bracelets and necklaces tend to be narrow in their color palette. They favor earth toned beads, black, and muted colors. Focal beads and flair are fine in moderate amounts, but simplicity and function are what men look for in jewelry. Let's look at three free beading project ideas. These are great springboards to creating unique pieces…
Let’s learn how to
bead! Sara covers the basics of making
beaded jewelry. Watch her latest video as she goes through the fundamentals of
crimping and using tools to make jewelry. She shows you how to work with Craft Wire. Watch her process the beads and materials in front of her and turn them
into beautiful jewelry. This is a fantastic video for beginners wantin…
Sara and Kristen visited the Jewelry Television studio and
filmed an episode of JTV’s jewelry making show ‘Jewel School’. Afterward,they
decided it would be fun to have a pajama party at the hotel and discuss their
book, Seed Bead Revolution. They ended up playing with a Knotty Do-It-All and made some beaded goodies. It was a great night of beading for the two ladies…
Charlene Gary is a fantastic crafty person. She is versed in all things arts and crafts. From metal work and jewelry design to sewing, crocheting, and knitting - she is always exploring and always creating. She is fond of repurposing and reusing found treasures. In this quick article, she describes the ways she finds beads in unexpected places. She turns washers and rubber plug…
Lessen your environmental footstep. Little changes can be big strides forward. In this article we explore recycled jewelry. We look at blogs with tips for creating crafts and jewelry with reused objects and findings. We look at ways to reduce our impact on the Earth with tips and a link to calculate your personal impact. We want to leave this beautiful planet a beautiful place for our children…
Kristen broadcast her second
episode of Free Spirit Beading on
YouTube on Monday. Her first episode was an introduction
to wire wrapped cones on
knitting spool crafted bracelets. This episode focuses on how to design a beaded bracelet with a knitting spool. She shows you how to knit your design and then how to finish the piece with
crimps and
wire wrapp…
