Soft Flex Holiday Crafting Merry-Thon: 25 Days of DIY Jewelry & Décor Ideas
Join us for the Holiday Crafting Merry-Thon! This holiday season, we want to inspire you to make it merry! We love a creative challenge and took a page from are Joyful Beading challenge you all love so much. From December 1st to 25th we invite you to join us for some merry making.
In December, we are hosting 25 days of crafting and jewelry prompts. DIY jewelry & décor ideas designed to lift your mood, ignite your holiday spirit and share in our VIB Studio Community with other lovers of handmade beaded creations!
If you are feeling a bit overwhelmed or just in a creative holiday slump, we hope this inspiration will fuel your imagination and passion. This is an amazing way to get into the holiday spirit. And a festive way to make homemade decorations and gifts for your loved ones! Not only that, but 10 random winners will be chosen in January and they will receive $25 dollars in store credit at Soft Flex Company.
To participate, simply follow the calendar and create the daily prompt. Upload the photo of your work (and add this hashtag to your design - #merrybeading) to our Soft Flex VIB Studio Facebook Group to enter.
Let's take a look at this week's DIY holiday crafting prompts and project ideas!
December 5: Make a Beaded Wreath
December 6: Make a Holiday Charm Bracelet
December 7: Create Snowman Jewelry
December 8: Create a Christmas Tree Design
December 9: Make a Beaded Ornament
December 10: Spend Time Beading with a Child
Beads are a wonderful way to teach your children new ideas and life lessons. They can learn to count by adding and removing beads from a string. They can recognize colors and patterns as they guide each bead. They can identify shapes as they go. They can lean how to think in abstract ways and design asymmetrical jewelry. They might show you how calculating and math minded they are and create a necklace that is full of pleasant patterns. If you are making jewelry with your children or grandchildren, you are teaching them the value of cooperation. There are so many hidden ways to teach new values and thoughts to your children through beads. It is no wonder this ancient craft has endured through the ages. See our Team Soft Flex Celebrates Christmas - We Bead Too blog to read more.
December 11: Use Holiday Trios in Your Design
Join the fun in our VIB Facebook Group today! Stay in the know. Stay up to date. From our bead shows to our video shows and sales, you can stay in touch with us. The community is full of artistic and helpful beaders and crafty people. Inspire and be inspired. Share your pictures and get the beading bug from others!
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Kristen Fagan is a Website Graphic Designer and Jewelry Making Educator for Soft Flex® Company. She is the co-author of Seed Bead Revolution, an artist and creativity guide. She lives in Arizona with her husband, their two sons and two dogs. When she's not painting, drawing or beading, she enjoys reading, yoga, exploring the outdoors and traveling. Her favorite stones are Turquoise and Quartz, and she can't bead without Bead Stoppers. Contact her at Kristen@SoftFlexCompany.com or visit her Website | Facebook | Instagram