How To Embellish A Pendant With Paint, Apoxie Sculpt & Beads

How To Embellish A Pendant With Paint, Apoxie Sculpt & Beads

How To Embellish A Pendant With Paint, Apoxie Sculpt & Beads This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I shared how to embellish a pendant with paint, Apoxie Sculpt & beads. I used a pewter magical butterfly pendant from Green Girl Studios and a wooden octopus pendant from Allegory Gallery for my demonstration. We are sold out of Apoxie Sculpt, but you can find more…
Finished Jewelry Designs From Our Galentine's Day Bead Around The World Jewelry Making Event

Finished Jewelry Designs From Our Galentine's Day Bead Around The World Jewelry Making Event

We love Galentine's Day! The idea of an inclusive holiday that allows you to embrace friendships and celebrate best friends is so appealing. A holiday should not only be celebrated by those who have partners! As kids, we all had that little bit of stress when we wanted to share a Valentine's gift with a sweetheart. That was too much hassle. Let's enjoy the wonderful gals in our circle and le…
How To Make Beaded Mosaic Heart Earrings Using Apoxie Sculpt

How To Make Beaded Mosaic Heart Earrings Using Apoxie Sculpt

How To Make Beaded Mosaic Heart Earrings Using Apoxie Sculpt This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I opened up our Chocolate Kiss Beading Design Challenge Kit, then I showed how to use Apoxie Sculpt to make connectors with Soft Flex Craft Wire. I added Czech glass beads from the Chocolate Kiss kit to the Apoxie Sculpt to created beaded mosaic heart designs. In an Insta…
5 Great Bead Extravaganza Videos Featuring Soft Flex Products - Midwinter Market 2023

5 Great Bead Extravaganza Videos Featuring Soft Flex Products - Midwinter Market 2023

The Great Bead Extravaganza is the world's biggest virtual bead show. The Midwinter Market 2023 was the most recent version of the big event. We hope you were able to enjoy the exciting presentations and jewelry making demonstrations! If not, you can still catch up with the exhibitors on the official Facebook group. TGBE is not just a bead show, though, if you are a part of the…
New Year New Jewelry Making Ideas! Learn A New Technique Today!

New Year New Jewelry Making Ideas! Learn A New Technique Today!

How was your holiday season? Was it full of magic and shared moments with kindred spirits? Did you take quality time to be creative and enjoy the simple things? We are energized and ready to learn new crafts. We are looking ahead to a year full of  jewelry making and mastering new tools and techniques. Want to walk the journey with us and find inspiration each week? Join us and…
The Wonderful World Of Jewelry Designer And Artist Christi Friesen

The Wonderful World Of Jewelry Designer And Artist Christi Friesen

Christi Friesen lives in an exotic place we all want to visit - fanciful imagination. Her world is full of the magical whimsy we remember from the Dr. Seuss books we relished as children. Her art is a dash of Maurice Sendak's Wild Things, a sprinkle of Sesame Street, and a stir of Tim Burton's supernatural. Her creations are vividly colorful and impossibly cute. Come visit a world full of nosta…