4 Fun Jewelry Projects Using Soft Flex Trios And Magical Crimping Pliers

4 Fun Jewelry Projects Using Soft Flex Trios And Magical Crimping Pliers

Magical Crimping Pliers are one of our favorite tools. They have replaced the need to conceal finished crimps with  crimp covers. Magical Crimping Pliers crimp a tube and turn that tube into a beautiful rounded bead. The finish looks amazing. This tool is invaluable. Your crimps will be part of your beaded design. You won't want to hide your work. We love Magical Crimping Pliers. If you…
Macrame BRACELETS, Halloween JEWELRY, And Triple Loop EARRINGS

Macrame BRACELETS, Halloween JEWELRY, And Triple Loop EARRINGS

What a fantastic week for jewelry making videos! We learned how to make earrings with Sara Oehler. We made macramé bracelets with Kristen Fagan. We watched our friend Nealay Patel make a lovely necklace with Soft Flex Wire. And Sarah James from Jesse James Beads paid us a visit and designed jewelry with us. On Wednesday, Sara hosted a live bead sale on Facebook featuring gemstones and…
3 FESTIVE Thanksgiving Beading Project Ideas

3 FESTIVE Thanksgiving Beading Project Ideas

Thanksgiving is still a couple weeks away. Now is the perfect time to gather your jewelry making supplies and have some fun. Let’s learn how to make some lovely beading project ideas for the holiday. We have some clever designs for the beginner beaders and the seasoned stringers. This holiday is ripe with delicious colors. Rich black, orange and cream. Rustic browns dance with war…
The Importance of Local Bead Shopping | SUPPORT Small Business

The Importance of Local Bead Shopping | SUPPORT Small Business

When I was about 16 years old. I fell in love with beads and beading. Do you know where and why? At my local bead store in Billings, MT, called the Bead Depot. The last I looked it was closing down. Definitely a sad sign of the times. I have worked in the beading industry for about 20 years now. When I first entered, bead stores were being opened left and right, beading sections were being added…
Macrame Bracelets, Whole Bead Show, And Black Magic Design Challenge

Macrame Bracelets, Whole Bead Show, And Black Magic Design Challenge

Jeepers Creepers! Halloween has kept us very busy. This week we made lots of jewelry. Kristen showed us how to make macramé bracelets using Soft Flex Beading Wire. Sara opened a mystery box from vendors that will be at the Whole Bead Show. Sara did a quick video demonstrating how to make earrings with Trios Beading Wire. Finally, Sara filmed a video design challenge where she…
Live Design Challenge Replay: Twin Cities Bead Bazaar Sponsored By Goody Beads

Live Design Challenge Replay: Twin Cities Bead Bazaar Sponsored By Goody Beads

Check out Sara’s latest Live Design Challenge. The mystery box she opens is huge! This time, she is opening a box full of beads and jewelry supplies from a bead show and not just a single bead store. The Twin Cities Bead Bazaar runs October 27-28, 2018. The show is sponsored by GoodyBeads and is taking place in Hopkins, Minnesota, at the Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center. If you live in th…