How To Make A Bracelet & Earrings With Czech Glass Melon Drop Beads

How To Make A Bracelet & Earrings With Czech Glass Melon Drop Beads

How To Make A Bracelet & Earrings With Czech Glass Melon Drop Beads Last week on Spill the Beads with Joyce Trowbridge, Joyce showed us how make this beautiful pair of earrings and matching bracelet using Czech Glass drop beads, seed beads, Soft Flex Beading Wire, and Soft Flex Craft Wire. She previously had designed a necklace and decided to make this bracelet and earrings a…
It's Cold Outside! Stay Warm And Cozy With Our Free Jewelry Project Ideas

It's Cold Outside! Stay Warm And Cozy With Our Free Jewelry Project Ideas

My goodness, it is cold outside! Let the snow howl, we will keep warm and snug inside. This week, we learned how to wire wrap a cabochon. We stocked our shelves with stunning fossil coral. We had a beading party with Cassandra Spicer of Beads to Live By. And we watched our friends create a flurry of excitement with their jewelry projects. Don't let the winter chill brin…
Soft Flex Jewelry Designs From The Great Bead Extravaganza Midwinter Market 2024

Soft Flex Jewelry Designs From The Great Bead Extravaganza Midwinter Market 2024

The  Great Bead Extravaganza returned over the weekend. There was a blizzard of exciting bead shows and chilly savings on jewelry making supplies. We wanted to share the designs we loved that used Soft Flex Craft Wire or beading wire. If you have never attended TGBE, now is your chance to see what you missed! We have included the preview and a trend video. Get an insight into t…
Donate Jewelry Making Supplies & Jewelry To A Great Charity - Kansas City Hospice Needs Your Help!

Donate Jewelry Making Supplies & Jewelry To A Great Charity - Kansas City Hospice Needs Your Help!

Do you have old jewelry you never wear? Do you have jewelry tools you never use? Do you have overstocked or unwanted beads? Our friend Kathy Corbin needs your help! Kathy has been a volunteer with Kansas City Hospice for over a decade. She has spent that time making jewelry and raising funds to benefit the hospice. Kathy is looking for your unneeded beading supplies. Give your beads and jewe…
Learn How To Wire Wrap A Pendant With Craft Wire

Learn How To Wire Wrap A Pendant With Craft Wire

Learn How To Wire Wrap A Pendant With Craft Wire This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I showed how to make a pendant using Soft Flex Craft Wire to make a wire wrapped cage for holding a cabochon, donut or gemstone. I used 22ga Silver Plated Craft Wire in Non-Tarnish Silver for the base wire, as well as for the wire wrapping. Wire wrapping is a wonderful way to make all…
How To Make A Right Angle Weave Bracelet With Danielle Wickes Of John Bead

How To Make A Right Angle Weave Bracelet With Danielle Wickes Of John Bead

How To Make A Right Angle Weave Bracelet With Danielle Wickes Of John Bead Sara Oehler had a beading party with Danielle Wickes of John Bead. Danielle showed how to make a beautiful bracelet using a right angle weave pattern with 4mm fire polish, rola seed beads, half moon findings and Soft Touch Beading Wire in .010 Very Fine Diameter. Here are the links fo…