We saw a little bit of everything this week. Kristen discussed her recent trip to Craftcation and showed us how to make an embroidered butterfly. Joyce showed us how to weather a metal blank and give it character. Rebecca Combs, of Design & Adorn, joined us for a beading party and showed us how to make a beaded kumhimo necklace. We checked out videos from our friends and watched them make j…
Craftcation 2024 Recap And How To Do Bead Embroidery
This week on
Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I shared my experience at the Craftcation Conference in California. Craftcation is a 5-day life-changing annual craft event that is equal parts beach-side getaway, business conference, makers fest and wellness retreat.
While at the Craftcation Conference I taught a "Make & Ta…
Star gazers celebrated this week as our sun and satellite put on a galactic display. The moon took centerstage and showed jewelry lovers what a real ring of fire looks like. We celebrated with heavenly jewelry of our own. Check out our recap and learn how to make gallery quality jewelry that is affordable and as gorgeous as the eclipse. We created magic with our Rainy Day Blues themed…
We had a stellar week of jewelry making fun and indulging in our favorite crafts. We celebrated our favorite company holiday -
Kit Day! Check out the Camp Out Design Kit (Sold Out) we unboxed and see what we made! Our presentation during the Spring Fling installment of the Great Bead Extravaganza was a blast! Sara and Kristen shared physical space for the demonstration as they were both toge…
The
Great Bead Extravaganza Spring Fling 2023 is here! The world's largest virtual bead show is online this weekend. There will be free jewelry tutorials, big big sales, and divine artists sharing inspirational crafts. Make sure you reserve a little time for the beading celebration. Live shows during the event are amazing - meet your favorite jewelry designer and learn a new technique! Givea…
