Soft Flex Holiday Crafting Merry-Thon: 25 Days of DIY Jewelry & Décor Ideas - Week 4

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 19: Make a Christmas Spider

December 20: Make a Holiday Necklace

December 21: Create Star Jewelry

Silver Star Pendant and Earrings using Soft Touch Beading Wire. See this blog post for step by step pictures. 

December 22: Design with Red & Green for Christmas

December 23: Make Napkin Rings for Your Holiday Table

Adding a seasonal charm and festive beads will turn your beaded design into a holiday stunner. Make your Christmas dinner an event with a lovely beaded napkin ring. Let your guests keep them or save them for next year. See this blog post for holiday napkin ring ideas

December 24: Design with Red, Black & Green for Kwanzaa

December 25: Share Your Holiday Decor 

Learn how to adorn your favorite Christmas ornaments with beads! You can make so many different designs with a little bit of beading wire and practice. Follow both of these links to learn how to make these elegant Christmas ornament enhancements. See this blog post for 4 homemade holiday ornament ideas with beading wire. 

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