The elegance and lasting beauty of a strand of
pearls is timeless. There has never been a period in history where pearls were not en vogue. In the modern world, natural pearls are both rare and expensive. If it was not for the technology of cultured pearls, most of us would not be able to own pearls today. It is miraculous how a pearl is created but how many of us know the process or man's r…
Today we are going to talk about a
naughty word – destruction. Destruction is failure, carnage, and
loss. It isn't a pleasant word. So why are we going to talk about it?
Destruction is important. Destruction is the end of one process. But
– it is the sister of creation. We must destroy so that we can
create. We must destroy a hank of beads to create a necklace. We must
destroy the…
This week has been absolutely packed
with jewelry making tips and demos. Have you kept up? If not, we have
a little bit of everything in this blog. We are in Tucson and doing
daily demos. James Browning shows us how he uses
Soft Flex Craft Wire to create beautiful designs and Kristen Fagan gives a demonstration with the Magical Crimping Pliers. Sara Oehler showed us how to…
Sara wanted to talk about how much beading and jewelry making has meant to her. She has discussed it in videos but wanted to explore it on a blog. She found beads as a young teenager. It became a part of her. I met Sara when she was around 18. I watched as her creative fire took hold. She joined Soft Flex Company shortly after I met her. It has been fun seeing her craft…
