3 Thanksgiving Beading Project Ideas

3 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.…
The Importance of Local Bead Shopping

The Importance of Local Bead Shopping

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…
Free Beading Project Idea: Halloween Spider Web

Free Beading Project Idea: Halloween Spider Web

Happy  Halloween! The spookiest day of the year is here. We have one last Halloween  free beading project idea for you. You will love this decorative spider web. This web can be used as part of a jewelry design. It can be a pendant or earring. It can be a focal for a scary necklace. You can incorporate it into a costume. You can place it around the house. If you want to get cr…
4 Beaded Napkin Ring Ideas For Your Next Holiday Dinner

4 Beaded Napkin Ring Ideas For Your Next Holiday Dinner

The Holidays are almost here. Add a little extra love to the dinner table. These napkin ring ideas are a great way to give your next big meal some personality. They are the perfect accent to that fantastic dish set that comes out on special occasions. Vary the colors or beads on these project ideas and you can have a napkin ring set for every holiday. Craft Wire and beading wi…
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…