Time for another
beading party! Let's celebrate your favorite local bead stores and online bead shops! We have met so many wonderful business owners and jewelry designers over the years. We want to share the amazing people and places that you might have missed. Last week, we shared some time with Sam Siegel. Sam is the owner of Sam's Bead Shop, an online bead store based in Norther…
Soft Flex Company is returning to Oakland next week. If you live in the area or are planning a vacation, you should visit us at this fun bead show, we will be with SilverSilk at booth 213! Oakland is a great place to visit in November. Historically, the Bay Area Bead Extravaganza ran during November. It was a strongly attended and incredibly diverse bead show full of in…
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…
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…
Soft Flex Company is at The Whole Bead Show in November. Make
sure you visit our booth (606, 608, 709). We will be showing you how to make jewelry. We will
be selling beading wire, tools, and jewelry making supplies. We will be filming YouTube videos and live Facebook videos. If you enjoy Sara’s beading videos,
this is a great chance to watch her in person.Sar…