We saw a little bit of everything this week. Kristen discussed her recent trip to Craftcation and showed us how to make an embroidered butterfly. Joyce showed us how to weather a metal blank and give it character. Rebecca Combs, of Design & Adorn, joined us for a beading party and showed us how to make a beaded kumhimo necklace. We checked out videos from our friends and watched them make jewelry with our Rainy Days Blues jewelry kit. And that is not all - Preview Night for the latest installement of The Great Bead Extravaganza is tonight! It is a great week for jewelry and handmade crafts. Check out the fun!
Jewelry Making Videos
The Great Bead Extravaganza Is Here!
Join Sara and Kristen for Spring Fling 2024. You can find our video on Facebook or YouTube.
Here is the calendar for The Great Bead Extravaganza (TGBE) Spring Fling 2024. TGBE is a free, virtual beading event with 13 presentations over the course of a weekend. The event happens on the TGBE Facebook page and is shared into the TGBE Facebook group.
There will be two special guests this show! Lisa Niven Kelly of Beaducation and Katie Hacker of Beads of Courage are joining us! We are so excited to introduce you to what each of us have planned at Preview Night, tonight (Friday April 19, 2024) at 5pm PT / 8pm ET.
Follow all of our presenters!
Candie Cooper
beadshop.com
Jill MacKay
Soft Flex Company
SilverSilk
Beads of Courage
The Bead Place
Humblebeads
Green Girl Studios
Star's Beads / Beadorea
Beaducation.com
Christi Friesen Originals
Mini Seed Bead Flower Links & Butterfly Charm Necklace
Craftcation 2024 Recap & Beaded Embroidery Project
Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Eclipse Necklace Kit
The Stylish Maker: Rainy Day Blues Unboxing & Making A Necklace
Beki Foster: Rainy Day Blues Multi-Strand Bracelet & Cluster Earrings
Thunderhorse Descendant: Color Block Necklace With The Rainy Day Blues Kit
Melissa Jewelry Art: Flower Earrings With Ceramic Beads & Soft Flex Beading Wire
Rosanna Brafford: Making A Sea Glass Anklet With Soft Flex Wire
SilverSilk & More: Jewelry Making With SilverSilk Chain & Soft Flex Craft Wire
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Blog contributor Thomas Soles loves Jazz Age writers and crunchy french fries. His favorite gemstones are Lapis and Pietersite. His favorite hobby is day dreaming. And his favorite mustache is Freddie Mercury's. As you can see, he has a healthy (or possibly unhealthy) sense of humor. You can write to him at Thomas@SoftFlexCompany.com