Weekly Video Recap: Pantone Colors, DIY Valentine's Day Gifts, The Great Bead Extravaganza, And More

Weekly Video Recap: Pantone Colors, DIY Valentine's Day Gifts, The Great Bead Extravaganza, And More

What an amazing week! The world's largest online bead show - The Great Bead Extravaganza - was last weekend. We filmed a jewelry making video for the event that was full of helpful tips for beginner beaders. Even if you have been making jewelry for years, you will still find some inspiration from our presentation. This week, we learned how to make earrings using beading wire. And…
Weekly Video Recap: DIY Valentine's Day Jewelry, Pantone Colors, Mala Necklace, And SilverSilk Mesh

Weekly Video Recap: DIY Valentine's Day Jewelry, Pantone Colors, Mala Necklace, And SilverSilk Mesh

Love is in the air! Valentine's Day is almost here. The perfect time to create a handmade Valentine's gift for your loved ones and gal pals. We have the cutest earring ideas for you this week. If Cupid's arrow missed it's mark this year, make jewelry and spoil yourself! We have some fantastic free jewelry ideas for you. Stay in fashion with our look at Pantone's Color of the Year. Mak…
Pantone Color Of The Year 2021: Making Jewelry With Ultimate Gray And Illuminating Yellow

Pantone Color Of The Year 2021: Making Jewelry With Ultimate Gray And Illuminating Yellow

Pantone's Color of the Year is here! This time, we get two colors that pair well together - Ultimate Gray and Illuminating (yellow). This is not the first time Pantone has chosen two colors to represent the mood. 2016 was Serenity and Rose Quartz. But this pairing certainly is curious. The stark conformity of solemn gray is accented by the lively and jubilant yellow. It is truly a window into o…
Weekly Video Recap: Learn How To Make Earrings And The Great Bead Extravaganza Follow Up

Weekly Video Recap: Learn How To Make Earrings And The Great Bead Extravaganza Follow Up

Did you catch our  Great Bead Extravaganza last weekend? It was an amazing virtual bead show, full of inventive jewelry designers and exciting bead stores. The idea blossomed when we caught ourselves discussing how much we missed the fun and community that working a bead show brought us. We miss the days of seeing our friends, seeing our smiling customers, and watching jewelry making dem…
Making Jewelry And Handmade Ornaments With 2020 Fall/Winter Pantone Colors

Making Jewelry And Handmade Ornaments With 2020 Fall/Winter Pantone Colors

Do you love color? We do! We are firm followers of  Pantone trends. Pantone turned the subjective language of color into a solid science. They have categorized, studied, and revolutionized how we feel about color. We think their color palettes are impactful and amazing. 2020 fall and winter fashion is no exception. We color matched some of their choices for the season and adopted them in…
How to Make a Wire Wrapped Beaded Bangle with Craft Wire

How to Make a Wire Wrapped Beaded Bangle with Craft Wire

How to Make a Wire Wrapped Beaded Bangle Bracelet with Craft WireThis week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I'm sharing how to make a wire wrapped bangle bracelet with Soft Flex Craft Wire and beads. I used Soft Flex Craft Wire in 18 gauge for the bangle base and 22 gauge for the wrapped beads. I mixed it up sharing two ideas with beads from our Pantone bead mix and then using the yellow…