5 Jewelry Making Companies Designer Jenifer Miller Of BellaRayne Cannot Live Without

5 Jewelry Making Companies Designer Jenifer Miller Of BellaRayne Cannot Live Without

Jenifer Miller, of  BellaRayne Jewelry, is a talented jewelry designer. In June, we watched her make a necklace on her YouTube channel using elements from companies we love (including us - we're biased). We thought it was a great video and we love to see designers use beading supplies from varied sources. We also think it is important to consider every part of a design and make a ma…
It's Easy Being Green

It's Easy Being Green

Are you ready for winter to finally be over? At  Soft Flex Company, we are all excited for the leafy palette of spring. The cold blues and whites of winter are elegant and wonderful, but the grassy splendor of green is a welcome change. Today, we are revisiting one of our archive articles. Melissa J. Lee had some lush ideas for summer jewelry that we think are fantastic for St. Patr…
Jewelry Design: Black Holiday Glam Jewelry with Margie Deeb

Jewelry Design: Black Holiday Glam Jewelry with Margie Deeb

Shake things up this holiday season. Forget what you know about the traditional colors of the holidays, go glam! Black is timeless. Black is extraordinary. It is a magical color for any special day. Add some glittering complementary colors and your jewelry will be elegant and memorable. Just avoid the traps, too much black and your jolly jewelry will be gothic and eerie. Read on…
Jewelry Design: Colors That Flatter Everyone With Margie Deeb

Jewelry Design: Colors That Flatter Everyone With Margie Deeb

Did you know that there are colors that can flatter everybody? That is a game changer if you are a jewelry designer. Knowing a color can suit every skin tone can make it easy to design your next necklace or bracelet. Margie Deeb has some great information about how color works. Read on and see how a single color can be a universal complement.If you have missed any of our Margie…
Jewelry Design: Analogous Meets Complementary With Margie Deeb

Jewelry Design: Analogous Meets Complementary With Margie Deeb

Good day, beautiful beaders! Have you been enjoying our blogs featuring Margie Deeb? She is a color guru. Margie has written books and given lectures about the nature of color. She wrote and published the first books regarding color and beads. Margie is an accomplished artist, graphic designer, and color expert. A glimpse into her understanding of color will make your jewelry desig…
Jewelry Design: Analogous Color Schemes  With Margie Deeb

Jewelry Design: Analogous Color Schemes With Margie Deeb

Symmetry is wonderful in jewelry design. It is pleasing to our eyes and lends a sense of balance and completion. This week, we wanted to a share another blog about color, by Margie Deeb. Margie explores parallel colors in a design. Analogous colors create movement on a jewelry design or piece of art. They are warm or cool and convey that feeling.Margie has written books and…