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…
Make A Multi Strand Necklace & Wrap Bracelet

Make A Multi Strand Necklace & 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 learn new techniques and ge…
4 Fantastic Jewelry Designs For Fall

4 Fantastic Jewelry Designs For Fall

We have a cornucopia of playful fall jewelry for you. From beginner bead stringing project ideas to an intermediate Craft Wire bracelet, there is something for everybody here. You can, of course, recreate the designs or modify them to make your own wonderful autumn jewelry. We would love to see your work! Join our Facebook group – VIB – and post your photos. VIB is a wo…