Summer Necklace With Braided Beading Wire & Handmade Bail
Part One - Braiding Beading Wire and Illusion Jewelry
On
Spill the Beads with Joyce Trowbridge, we got a special two part series. She showed us how to make a necklace using multiple techniques and then finish a design with a handmade bail. Did you know you could braid Soft Flex wire? Have you ever made illusion jewe…
Beading Party With Rachel Siegel Of Sam's Bead Shop: Voyage To Athens
Kristen Fagan enjoyed a creative
beading party with Rachel Siegel of
Sam's Bead Shop. Rachel shared Sam's July 2024 Bead Box called Voyage to Athens. This collection of hand curated beads was selected to evoke the splash of ancient seas and epic architecture. You can also find design elements at Sam's Bead Shop t…
The Great Bead Extravaganza is back! The Midsummer Market 2024 edition of the show is going to be running throughout the weekend. There will be 12 presentations, including a new special guest - Emme Rylan. If that name sounds familiar, you may have seen her in shows like Guiding Light or CSI. Enjoy a weekend of free jewelry making classes from incredible designers. And you don't…
How To Create A Beaded Necklace Using Numerology And Soft Flex Beading Wire
On
Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I talked about the basic principle of numerology and then I designed a beaded necklace based off of the number 8, which symbolizes power, success, achievement, abundance, and balance. Click here for more information on the meaning of Number 8.
The materials I used…
How To Make Wire Wrapped Links With Soft Flex Craft Wire
On
Spill the Beads with Joyce Trowbridge, Joyce showed how to create wire wrapped links using 20ga Silver Plated Soft Flex Craft Wire in pewter color. You can also use 18ga Soft Flex Craft Wire to make these wire wrapped links. The tools needed are Chain Nose Pliers and Round Nose Pliers.
Joyce used these links to design a nec…
Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Shine On Crystal Kumihimo
We spent time with Rebecca Combs of
Design & Adorn last week. Rebecca showed how to design a kumihimo necklace (or wrap bracelet) using the Shine On Kit available at Design & Adorn. The kit comes with .019 Soft Flex Beading Wire, which is perfect for using on a kumihimo disk.
These kits are suitable for…