What a wonderful week! We celebrated Kit Day on Wednesday by unboxing our Pastel Party Design Kit and making jewelry. If you need some vibrant new spring jewelry to refresh your wardrobe, check in and learn a technique or two. Don't waste your money on expensive store bought jewelry that is made with cheap components. Save some green and make your own gallery quality jewelry at a fraction of the cost! Follow the links for great products at great prices!
April showers and May flowers. Spring is here and we are celebrating with jewelry! Kristen showed us how to make seasonal jewelry with our 2022 Pantone Spring/Summer Bead Mix. Pantone is always in style! Sara unboxed our Pastel Party Design Kit and made some earrings that are perfect for a spring tea party in the garden. Kay Goss, from Star's Beads, showed us how to make decorative wire wrapped earrings. Christi Friesen enjoyed her takeover day at the Great Bead Extravaganza Facebook group. Randee Brown, from Thunderhorse Descendant, taught us how to patina paint beads and pendants. And finally, we learned how to make a right angle weave bracelet with Kirk, from Space Pickle Designs. Let's make some refreshing spring jewelry!
Jewelry Making Videos
Follow Us On TikTok And Instagram - Learn How To Craft And Make Jewelry In Just Minutes
Follow us on the web! Our social media sites are loaded with instructional jewelry making videos YouTube and Facebook have a ton of long form videos that will teach you how to make jewelry. You will find in depth discussions on how to use your tools and finish your jewelry on those channels. Our Instagram page and SoftFlexWire@TikTok will teach you how to make jewelry in under a minute. Smash that learning curve and learn a new technique at lightning speed. Instagram Reels and TikTok are great tools for learning something new or finding quick inspiration. If your creativity needs a quick cup of coffee, make sure you visit us for a much needed jolt of crafting caffeine!
Check out our 30 second jewelry tutorials on Soft Flex Company's Instagram Reels! Master a new technique in minutes. These videos move quick but are easy to follow. You will get a sense of how to use your tools and finish your crimps securely. If you need more assistance, make sure you check out our YouTube catalog for deeper dives into jewelry making education. Stand on the shoulders of giants and enhance your jewelry making knowledge in a flash!
Got a minute? Follow us on the Soft Flex TikTok Page! Learn how to make jewelry with a fun soundtrack. Sara is here to show you how to make something amazing in just a minute. This is a great quickie if you need the basics. You can always follow up with more in depth videos on our YouTube channel if you need extra help. Sara has ideas for bead stringing, wire wrapping, and so much more. Learn from a jewelry designer pro at the pace you choose!
Beaded Shoulder Duster Earrings With Lunar Moth Trios
Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, learn how to make earrings with Soft Flex Beading Wire and beads. This simple technique will show you how you can turn a colorful beading wire into an easy-to-make pair of earrings. Use our Pantone colorways and you will always be in fashion!
Soft Flex Lunar Month Trios Beading Wire Pack
2022 Pantone Spring/Summer Custom Color Bead Mix
2x2mm Crimp Tubes
Ear Wires
Crimping Pliers
Cutters
Pastel Party Jewelry Making Kit Reveal And Beading Tutorial
Sara unboxed our most recent kit - a tea party in springtime themed Pastel Party jewelry making kit. If you love this kit, hurry and grab it as we still have a few left! In this video, learn how to make earrings for spring. Learn how to crimp with a pair of Magical Crimping Pliers. If you are interested in our mystery themed jewelry making kits - this is a great peek at the inside!
Pastel Party Design Kit
Soft Flex Beading Wire, .019 Diameter in Fluorite
Ear Wires
2x2mm Crimp Tubes
Magical Crimping Pliers
Cutters
Star's Beads: Learn How To Make Beaded Earrings With Wire Wrapped Components
Kay Goss lets her viewers help her decide which beads to use for her earring project. She then shows us how to make a decorative wire wrapped link with Soft Flex Craft Wire to give her earrings real dazzle. Get in the spring time frame of mind and make wire wrapped earrings of your own!
Kay Goss (Star's Beads) links:
Star's Beads
Star's Clasps
Facebook
Pinterest
Christi Friesen: Takeover Day At The Great Bead Extravaganza Facebook Group
To view Christi's TGBE video, visit the Facebook TGBE group main page, click HERE or on the image above.
NOTE: Make sure you are a member of the Official TGBE Facebook Group, the video may not be available if you are not a member and Facebook may reroute you to a different video. We are not responsible for the content Facebook sends you to if you are not a member.
Are you a member of The Great Bead Extravaganza's Facebook group? If you are not a member, you are going to miss out on some incredible jewelry tutorials and fun - make sure you join! The group is where the actual event takes place. When the big bead show is not in full swing, we still have a lot of fun posting announcements, having sales and giveaways, and enjoying takeovers. A takeover is when one of the presenters gets control of the group for the day. Takeovers are full of free beading classes, discounts, and fun!
Christi Friesen links:
Website
Christi's Creative Neighborhood FB Group
Facebook
YouTube
Pinterest
Instagram
Thunderhorse Descendant: How To Use Patina Paints On Beads And Metal Components
Randee Brown showed us how to use Vintaj Patina Paints to add color to a metal pendant. Painting your jewelry components is a great way to add your own signature touch to your jewelry. She also showed us how to paint a bead to add fun accents. Grab some Colourful Soul Ultimate Paints and Jewelry Pop Outs from our store!
Randee Brown (Thunderhorse Descendant) links:
Thunderhorse Descendant business page
Thunderhorse Descendant Group page
Website
Etsy
Space Pickle Designs: Right Angle Weave Bracelet With The Pastel Party Design Kit
Kirk showed us how she made a right angle weave embellished bracelet with the contents of our Pastel Party Design Kit. If you want to master a new jewelry technique, check out this video. Kirk moves slow and makes it easy to follow her instructions.
Kirk (Space Pickle Designs) links:
Space Pickle Designs YouTube Channel
Instagram
Facebook
Etsy
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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