8 Strand Beaded Kumihimo Pattern with Pearls and Soft Flex Wire

8 Strand Beaded Kumihimo Pattern with Pearls and Soft Flex Wire

Learn how to make a fabulous beaded kumihimo design using small black peacock potato shaped freshwater pearls and black Soft Flex .014/Fine beading wire. This beaded kumihimo braid looks complex and elegant, but works up quickly. After making this 8 strand beaded kumihimo braid, you can turn it into a necklace or bracelet! This week, Sara Oehler and James Browning both shared&n…
7 Jewelry and Craft Ideas You Can Make from One Bead Strand

7 Jewelry and Craft Ideas You Can Make from One Bead Strand

From an elegant lariat necklace to wire wrapped spiders to pumpkin earrings and more, this is one very versatile mixed bead strand! Sara, James and I have all had a blast creating with our custom Great Pumpkin Bead Strand made exclusively for Soft Flex Company by Jesse James Beads. We have a handful of strands left and just put them on sale for 30% off, so it's a fittin…
Black Magic Trios Are Perfect For Making Haunting Halloween Jewelry

Black Magic Trios Are Perfect For Making Haunting Halloween Jewelry

Black Magic Trios are cursed with creative energy. This bedeviled pack of beading wire will cause your artistic side to stir. You will devise splendid and sinister jewelry. Every eye that fancies your finished jewelry will follow you. Heads will turn as you walk by with your haunting Halloween jewelry. Be bold. Unleash your innovative jewelry making ideas. Black Magic Trios will…
4 Trick Or Treat Jewelry Making Projects For Halloween

4 Trick Or Treat Jewelry Making Projects For Halloween

Are you getting ready for  Halloween? Sure, there is still plenty of time, but who wants to crunch when making jewelry can be a lovely and enjoyable craft? Whether you are crafting a DIY Halloween costume, decorating the house, or just want some spooky jewelry to show off to your neighborhood ghouls, our Trick or Treat Trios Beading Wire Packs are a great way to coordinate your …
Jewelry Design: Black Holiday Glam Jewelry with Margie Deeb

Jewelry Design: Black Holiday Glam Jewelry with Margie Deeb

Shake things up this holiday season. Forget what you know about the traditional colors of the holidays, go glam! Black is timeless. Black is extraordinary. It is a magical color for any special day. Add some glittering complementary colors and your jewelry will be elegant and memorable. Just avoid the traps, too much black and your jolly jewelry will be gothic and eerie. Read on…