Every month, we create a new beading kit with a new theme. The newest kit is available now at SoftFlexCompany.com. We reveal our kits on the last Wednesday of the following month. Then, it is your turn to design and share your projects into our Very Important Beading Studio Facebook Group.

If you'd like to join us in the design challenge next month, buy our latest kit and challenge yourself to try something new and unexpected. If you are new to beading, this kit comes with findings, beads, wire, and surprises.

Our kits are great for skill building. We want our kits to feel challenging. We want them to be accessible for beginners and advanced designers alike, but we love to throw in elements that may seem difficult to test our beaders skills and make them think out of the box. We think jewelry is great when it is easy. But when you really have to engage your mind and process your materials and tools, we think that your jewelry has the potential to be life changing.

Our kits may be inspired by a colorway or theme, but they are meant to be creative interpretations. Imagination and innovation do not follow the rules. Expect the unexpected.

Supplies are very limited. Don’t miss out!

Special Tea Beading Design Challenge Kit Reveal

Sara Oehler and Kristen Fagan revealed our Special Tea Design Challenge Kit and they both made jewelry using the contents of the kit and .019 diameter Soft Flex Beading Wire in Bone color.

Here is the Special Tea Necklace that Sara made.

From Sara:

We had such a nice time beading with the Special Tea Design Kit. Now it is your turn! Show us what you make in the Soft Flex VIB Design Studio Facebook Group. Each design is an entry to win our next kit.

Here is the Special Tea Necklace and Earrings that Kristen made.

From Kristen:

Sara and I had such a nice time beading with the Special Tea beading design challenge kit. I loved how those piggy beads look like shells! I stacked mine by alternating the holes to get them to be more organic.

Kristen made an Instagram Reel where she shows how to make the Special Tea Earrings. Click here to watch the reel.

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Sara Oehler (pronounced Ay-ler) is a well-known jewelry designer living in the Bay Area. Sara is the author of several beading books, including her latest title, written with Kristen Fagan, Seed Bead Revolution. She has designed and written for numerous publications including: BeadStyle, Bead&Button, Bead Trends, Stringing, Jewelry in Fashion Trends, Simply Beads, The Flow and Today's Creative Home Arts. Currently, Sara is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Soft Flex Company.
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