Joyful Beading Challenge March 2026 | National Craft Month

Joyful Beading Challenge March 2026 | National Craft Month

March was National Craft Month. Did you participate? National Craft Month is a time to find inspiration, inspire others, and appreciate the JOY of making handmade art. It is easy to celebrate. You could visit a gallery or support a small art business. You could join an online group. You could also make your own art. We celebrated by hosting Joyful Beading on our VIB Facebook group. Joyful Beading…
31 Beaded Bracelets For National Craft Month

31 Beaded Bracelets For National Craft Month

Celebrate National Craft Month with beaded bracelets. If you need to kickstart a month of creativity, check out this mix of beautiful bracelets. There is something here for everybody - beginner bracelets, bracelets for kids, macrame, kumihimo, and so much more. If you need more inspiration, visit our VIB group on Facebook and check out our Joyful Beading Challenges. 31 Beaded Bracelets For…
DIY Men's BRACELETS & NECKLACES | Men's Jewelry

DIY Men's BRACELETS & NECKLACES | Men's Jewelry

Let's look at men's jewelry. Men's bracelets and necklaces never get a lot of love. Men's beaded jewelry tends to be less flashy and less fun than an elaborate multi-stranded necklace that would find a home on a woman's neck. The color options for His jewelry can be more muted and earthy than Her jewelry. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun designing a necklace for the fellow in y…
Jewelry Making With Beads | LEARN A New CRAFT With Jewelry Books

Jewelry Making With Beads | LEARN A New CRAFT With Jewelry Books

Have you purchased your first jewelry making book yet? I bet the answer is "Yes." You may already have several! As you know, books can play a huge part in what you learn about making jewelry. The challenge lies in finding the right book. A brief look into the number of books that are on the market today is astounding. Just tap into any major book website and type in the words "Jewelry Making". If…
Reduce, Reuse, RESTYLE | EASY Ways To Recycle Jewelry

Reduce, Reuse, RESTYLE | EASY Ways To Recycle Jewelry

Have you ever wondered how you could reduce your environmental impact? Recycling is a great way to lessen the weight of our footsteps. We think it should be fun. We think  stringing beads can be part of the way we reduce, reuse, and recycle. We look at ways to think outside of the box and create jewelry with the very things we normally consider trash. Bottle caps can be beautiful focal beads.…
How To String Beaded Jewelry When Your Beads Have Big Holes

How To String Beaded Jewelry When Your Beads Have Big Holes

A  beading wire that fills a bead hole will give the bead stability and aesthetic value. An unstable bead will wobble on its wire whenever the wearer of the bead moves. When the bead is quiet, it will sit at an odd and unattractive angle. How To String Beaded Jewelry When Your Beads Have Big Holes It would seem like a simple task to fill a bead hole with wire, but this is not always so.…