Weekly Video Recap: Macrame Bracelets, Halloween Jewelry, And Triple Loop Earrings

Weekly Video Recap: 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…
Weekly Video Recap: Make a Multi Strand Necklace and a Wrap Bracelet

Weekly Video Recap: Make a Multi Strand Necklace and a Wrap Bracelet

What a busy week it has been for beading! Kristen released a new episode of  Free Spirit Beading and Sara filmed a live video teaching a fun way to weave a bracelet. If you follow us on  Facebook or have joined our Facebook group –  VIB, you would have also caught links to videos from friends of ours. It is a wonderful time to be a beader. You can le…
5 Beautiful Designs Using Soft Touch Beading Wire

5 Beautiful Designs Using Soft Touch Beading Wire

Here are five beautiful designs using Soft Touch  Beading Wire. Soft Touch is our premium beading wire. Soft Touch is 50% softer than Soft Flex. That is - it has the same strength, the same durability as Soft Flex, but the drape is 50% softer. Soft Touch cascades down the wrist or neck like silk. It is a wonderful  wire if you love the look of thread but want…
Beading Pajama Party And Jewelry Making Ideas

Beading Pajama Party And Jewelry Making Ideas

Sara and Kristen visited the Jewelry Television studio and filmed an episode of JTV’s jewelry making show ‘Jewel School’. Afterward,they decided it would be fun to have a pajama party at the hotel and discuss their book, Seed Bead Revolution. They ended up playing with a Knotty Do-It-All and made some beaded goodies. It was a great night of beading for the two ladies…
Free Beading Project Idea: 3-Strand Macramé Bracelet

Free Beading Project Idea: 3-Strand Macramé Bracelet

Beading wire is not just for stringing beads. Today, Kristen shows us how to  macramé a bracelet using Soft Flex beading wire. Soft Flex is constructed with marine quality stainless steel, but it is so flexible, you can tie knots in it. It is the perfect beading wire for delicate macramé. Grab some colored beading wire and let’s make a fantastic piece of jewelry! Macramé is…
Free Spirit Beading: Finishing Knitted Jewelry With Craft Wire Cones

Free Spirit Beading: Finishing Knitted Jewelry With Craft Wire Cones

Free spirited jewelry design is the order of the day! This video shows you how to finish your  knitting spool jewelry with a fantastic hand wrapped Craft Wire cone. A unique finish is guaranteed. Jewelry designer and author, Kristen Fagan, shows us how to wire wrap a lovely cone. She shows how she takes a 'free spirited' approach to her jewelry and goes with the flow on the jou…