VISIT A Professional Jewelry Designer's STUDIO

VISIT A Professional Jewelry Designer's STUDIO

Ever wonder what a professional jewelry designer’s studio looks like? We asked Lori Anderson about her creative space. Lori is a  lampworker, bead stringer, and all around crafty person. She was kind enough to share some photos and talk about her space: VISIT A Professional Jewelry Designer's STUDIO For those of you who don't know me, I'm Lori Anderson, and I'm a full-ti…
How To String Beaded Jewelry When Your Beads Have Big Holes

How To String Beaded Jewelry When Your Beads Have Big Holes

A  beading wire that fills a bead hole will give the bead stability and aesthetic value. An unstable bead will wobble on its wire whenever the wearer of the bead moves. When the bead is quiet, it will sit at an odd and unattractive angle. How To String Beaded Jewelry When Your Beads Have Big Holes It would seem like a simple task to fill a bead hole with wire, but this is not always so.…
FREE Beading Project Idea: Darling Dangle Earrings

FREE Beading Project Idea: Darling Dangle Earrings

Look how artistic wire can be when used in this earring design. We created a simple dangle with our flexible beading wire and made an elegant earring with very little effort or materials. This free beading project idea can be designed by beginners or professionals. All you need are the supplies, tools, and a basic grasp on how to crimp your beading wire. If you do not know how to crimp,…
Jewelry Making Show With The NEON NIGHTS Beading Supplies Kit

Jewelry Making Show With The NEON NIGHTS Beading Supplies Kit

Did you watch the live video featuring our Neon Nights beading kit? If not, be sure to check out our video replay. Our shows are great, but not everybody can join us when we go live. We always make sure our videos can be replayed and watched after the fact. We also make sure to upload videos to our YouTube channel so our viewers that do not like Facebook can still watch them in a format…
Home Shopping Network Prefers Soft Flex Beading Wire | HSN Shopping

Home Shopping Network Prefers Soft Flex Beading Wire | HSN Shopping

Sara discusses her visit to one of our favorite home shopping networks, HSN, of course. In 2010, HSN selected Soft Flex Beading Wire as their official flexible beading wire for every strung piece of jewelry. They chose our flexible beading wire after careful deliberation. Our beading wire surpassed their quality tests. Soft Flex was the most durable wire they tested. our flexible wire had the…
The Flexible Beading Wire Industry | Soft Flex Wire

The Flexible Beading Wire Industry | Soft Flex Wire

Mike Sherman, the inventor and co-founder of Soft Flex Company, discusses his journey in the beading industry. From a small start up to a name designers trust, he talks about the things that shaped his business, the business of bead stores, and the craft industry in general: The Flexible Beading Wire Industry When we created Soft Flex Beading Wire, in the early 1990's, we knew we were going to ha…