Are you ready to explore a bold new year with us? We kicked off the celebration with our Deco the Halls Design Kit. This kit is an elegant New Year's Eve gala and a nod to the classic style of Art Deco. This selection featured the glam of rich black beads, the mixed metal song of gold and silver, a dash of white - a fresh slate and new beginning. This mix of beading supplies is one of the most…
Welcome to another exciting year on our big beautiful planet! Did you make a resolution to learn a new
jewelry making technique? Do you want to pick up a craft that you may have put down? Would you like to learn how to make a gallery quality necklace from the comfort of your home? Stoke your creative fire and join us for the most watched videos of 2022 on our YouTube channel.…
This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I used some large crescent metal stamping blanks to make a pair of big, bold, boho swing earrings! I was unsure at first if the crescents were a bit too large for use in earrings, but then I thought too big? Never! Sometimes you just need to show up boldly and these swing style pendulum earrings are perfect for those days. I love how they turned…
This past week has been very interesting, to say the least. I know I have had a mix of feelings with lots of anxiety about the unknown. I have been channeling my energy into cleaning, prepping for staying home-bound and being creative. Creativity is such a blessing and a great way to channel anxious or stressed out energy into creating joy! To that end, Sara and I came up with a plan of Daily "Bea…
This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, we celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss, an American author and cartoonist best known for books such as "The Cat in the Hat" and "Oh, the Places You'll Go" and the inspiration for our Whimsical Beadtastical jewelry making design kit and bead mix! Of course, we also made a new jewelry project, this time it's a pair of bugle bead fr…
