May 17th 2023

DIY Wire Wrapped Suncatcher Using Soft Flex Craft Wire And Beads

DIY Wire Wrapped Suncatcher Using Soft Flex Craft Wire And Beads This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I made a suncatcher with Soft Flex Craft Wire shapes and leftover beads from our mystery design kits! Make sun catchers for your window or to decorate a patio space. Sun catchers also make a lovely gift idea. Materials: Soft Flex Craf…

May 12th 2023

Celebrate Spring Fashion With Beaded Bracelets And Flower Necklaces

Need some jewelry making ideas? We have a bunch of amazing videos for you! Enhance your spring wardrobe with fashionable floral jewelry. Learn how to make adjustments on a necklace. Learn how to make a wire wrapped beaded bracelet. Celebrate Star Wars with earrings that would make a Jedi dance. Join a beading party with us and get inspired. You definitely don't want to miss the fun! Have y…

May 11th 2023

Take A Trip Down Turquoise Street - Meet Designer Brittany Chavers

A thoughtful present from grandma transformed young Brittany Chavers' life. One of her first memories is getting a deluxe kit full of beads. She embraced the craft and spent hours stringing and restringing jewelry. This little gift turned into a lifelong obsession with crafting, being creative, and collecting beads. Every bead whispers a story to Brittany. Every shape and every color is a song…

May 10th 2023

Live Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Effervescent Kit Bead Stringing & Kumhimo

Live Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Effervescent Kit Bead Stringing & Kumhimo Sara Oehler had a live beading party with Rebecca Combs of Design & Adorn. Rebecca shared her Effervescent Necklace Kit with us and showed us how to make this beautiful necklace on a kumihimo disk using .019 Soft Flex Beading Wire. Materials: Effervescent Kit Soft Flex Beadin…

May 9th 2023

Spring Blossoms Necklace Design Adjustment - Shorten & Add Dangles

Spring Blossoms Necklace Design Adjustment - Shorten & Add Dangles This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I took another look at my Spring Blossoms Necklace. I am a big proponent for testing out my designs. I've been wearing this sweet necklace that I made during The Great Bead Extravaganza Spring Fling 2023 and felt like a few adjustments would make it even better…

May 5th 2023

Beaded Kumihimo And A Visit To The Czech Republic For Our Curated Beads Collection

Do you love Czech Glass Beads? Make sure you grab one of our Czech Republic Surprise Collections. Our beading wizard, Sara Oehler, is your personal shopper for this exotic collection of lovely beads. Check out our virtual visit and see what we are purchasing for the collection! Also, if you love the look of beaded kumihimo braids, this is a great time to learn how to master the technique. Jo…