Ho Ho Holiday Gift Ideas - Handmade Jewelry Projects That Won't Wreck Your Wallet

Ho Ho Holiday Gift Ideas - Handmade Jewelry Projects That Won't Wreck Your Wallet

The holidays are just around the corner. It is never too early to start thinking about the handmade jewelry projects you want to start working on. Spread cheer with your DIY designs this year! We have some fabulous free jewelry ideas. Learn how to embroider art with beads. Learn how to make a kumihimo necklace. Learn how to adorn a ceramic bead with delica beads. Enjoy beaded designs from…
Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Basilica Necklace Kit

Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Basilica Necklace Kit

Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Basilica Necklace Kit Sara Oehler had a beading party with Rebecca Combs of Design & Adorn. Rebecca shared her Basilica Necklace Kit with us and showed us how to make this beautiful necklace on a kumihimo disk. The Basilica necklace features stunning 8mm Czech glass cathedral beads flanked by two kumihimo beaded ropes…
How To Embellish A Canvas Painting With Seed Bead Embroidery

How To Embellish A Canvas Painting With Seed Bead Embroidery

How To Embellish A Canvas Painting With Seed Bead Embroidery This week on  Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I explored how to embellish one of my canvas paintings with seed bead embroidery. I was inspired by our beading buddy Danielle Wickes during our beading party last week and used our new curated seed bead color palettes created by Dan…
Peyote Stitch With Delica Seed Beads & Free Beading Patterns

Peyote Stitch With Delica Seed Beads & Free Beading Patterns

We have fallen in love with peyote stitch. The bug bit us a couple of months ago when we invited  Danielle Wickes to a beading party and we discussed seed beads and beadwork. We knew this was going to be an event to remember and we stocked our store shelves with Miyuki Delica seed beads, thread, and beadwork findings. Peyote stitch is so versatile and it is a great fo…
Fall Inspired Jewelry, Beaded Craft Wire Spiders, And A Halloween Kit Reveal

Fall Inspired Jewelry, Beaded Craft Wire Spiders, And A Halloween Kit Reveal

Earlier this week, Kristen showed how to make beaded spiders using Soft Flex Craft Wire. Then on Wednesday, she opened our Halloween Hustle  Jewelry Making Design Kit to reveal the contents and make Halloween inspired jewelry. We also had two beautiful necklace tutorials by Beki Foster, a stunning Jasper bracelet by Joee Balestrerie, a cute Fairy Mushroom necklace by …