3 Ideas For Handmade Holiday Gifts Using Gemstone Beads To Make Jewelry - Perfect For The Essential Worker In Your Life

3 Ideas For Handmade Holiday Gifts Using Gemstone Beads To Make Jewelry - Perfect For The Essential Worker In Your Life

3 Ideas For Handmade Holiday Gifts Using Gemstone Beads To Make Jewelry - Perfect For The Essential Worker In Your Life I love to make gifts. I was the kid that sewed a small stocking for every member in my extended family (which you realize is a lot when your Mother has 9 brothers and sisters and you have 18 first cousins). I was the teenager that would macramé bracelets in colorful thre…
Weekly Video Recap: Give The Gift Of Handmade Jewelry - Here Are 4 Unique Design Ideas

Weekly Video Recap: Give The Gift Of Handmade Jewelry - Here Are 4 Unique Design Ideas

Why settle with store bought jewelry when you can make your own? Give the give of handcrafted necklaces this year.  Handmade crafts and jewelry are created with love and make for instantly memorable moments. Money cannot buy the care and compassion DIY jewelry exudes. We have three timeless designs in this recap (and a teaser for a fourth). These instructive videos are great for beg…
Weekly Video Recap: How To Make Chandelier Earrings And Unboxing Jewelry Making Kits

Weekly Video Recap: How To Make Chandelier Earrings And Unboxing Jewelry Making Kits

Can you believe it is already October? How in the world did that happen? This week, we got into the spirit of the most spooky month and kicked things off with our  Hocus Pocus Design Kit (Sold Out). We hope you joined us for Kit Day. If not, today is a great chance to learn about our jewelry making kits. Kits make it simple to design with a theme. Kits are also a great way to share your…
Wrap Around Knot Bracelet Tutorial with Beads and Soft Flex Wire

Wrap Around Knot Bracelet Tutorial with Beads and Soft Flex Wire

This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I shared how to make a beaded wrap bracelet with round beads and Soft Flex beading wire. These gorgeous 6mm Lapis and Malachite composite bead strands were added online in a limited quantity. They remind of little bead planet Earths, beautiful! Grab a strand while you can. Join the Fun in our Facebook Group Today!Daily "Beadi…
It's Easy Being Green

It's Easy Being Green

Are you ready for winter to finally be over? At  Soft Flex Company, we are all excited for the leafy palette of spring. The cold blues and whites of winter are elegant and wonderful, but the grassy splendor of green is a welcome change. Today, we are revisiting one of our archive articles. Melissa J. Lee had some lush ideas for summer jewelry that we think are fantastic for St. Patr…
The SilverSilk And More Path to Patagonia Facebook Bead Tour

The SilverSilk And More Path to Patagonia Facebook Bead Tour

Patagonia is a land of ice and fire. This mysterious region is famous for it's tempestuous volcanoes, earthy green pampas, and icy blue glaciers. Nealay Patel, owner of SilverSilk and More, was inspired by the vivid palette of this wonderful place. His new mystery beading kit evokes these mystical colors. His kit includes everything you need to make some gorgeous j…