February Is National Embroidery Month!

February Is National Embroidery Month!

February is National Embroidery Month. This ancient textile art is almost as fun as beading! Do you plan on celebrating? It is easy to participate: simply teach a friend, try it for the first time, share your work, or finish a project. If you want to try a beaded project, we have inspirational project ideas. Learn how to make a beaded pendant. Learn how to add a beaded accent to a painting. Learn…
19 BIG Earrings You Can Make At Home | HANDMADE Jewelry

19 BIG Earrings You Can Make At Home | HANDMADE Jewelry

Do you love BIG earrings? We think they are AMAZING! Shoulder dusters, tassels, chandeliers, and dangles - Oh my! Earrings are a fabulous way to make a statement. A necklace might be overlooked. Bracelets are not centerstage. But you cannot ignore big earrings! Today we are looking at 19 free jewelry projects that will have you making gallery quality DIY earrings. If you have a basic understanding…
Handmade Mother's Day Jewelry Ideas That She Will Love!

Handmade Mother's Day Jewelry Ideas That She Will Love!

Celebrate the amazing moms in your life this weekend. Give them the gift of handmade jewelry. Maybe it is your sister, your mother, a favorite aunt - or even spoiling yourself - a gift of handcrafted jewelry is something special. A craft you made is full of love and memories. And with our jewelry making ideas, you can give a gift that is gallery quality. Necklaces and bracelets strung on Soft Flex…
Special Tea Design Kit Reveal & Handmade Jewelry Projects

Special Tea Design Kit Reveal & Handmade Jewelry Projects

We Celebrated Kit Day this week and unboxed our recent Special Tea jewelry making kit. This collection of beading supplies was a celebration of the second most consumed beverage in the world - Tea! Inside was an elegant mix of wonderful colors and shapes - the piggy beads were an instant favorite. If you missed the fun on Kit Day, you can catch up with the video here. And make…
Holiday Projects And Design Tips Featuring Soft Touch Beading Wire

Holiday Projects And Design Tips Featuring Soft Touch Beading Wire

Soft Touch Beading Wire is our premium beading wire. If you have never felt the difference between Soft Touch and other beading wire brands, you should take a trip to your local bead store and see how different wires drape and move in your fingers. Let the wire do the talking. We don’t always consider drape as a factor when designing a necklace, but it is every bit as important as the color…
Free Spirit Beading: Swarovski Crystal And Soft Flex Beading Wire Earrings

Free Spirit Beading: Swarovski Crystal And Soft Flex Beading Wire Earrings

Let's learn how to create elegant and easy Swarovski Crystal jewelry. Kristen Fagan hosts an easy to follow jewelry making demonstration where she creates a simple pair of Swarovski earrings. Her Swarovski jewelry is incredibly easy to design and you will not need a big box of tools to complete them. Kristen is hosting her series on beaded jewelry making on YouTube. Free Spirit Beading airs…