Make A Vintage Style Butterfly Shell Pendant Bead Necklace

Make A Vintage Style Butterfly Shell Pendant Bead Necklace

Make A Vintage Style Butterfly Shell Pendant Bead Necklace This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I explored how to fashion a vintage style butterfly shell pendant bead necklace. I combined an assortment of Czech Glass Beads, Ceramic Beads, Shell Beads, Seed Beads, .019 Soft Flex Beading Wire in Bone color, and a Butterfly Shell Pendant. This project combines the beaut…
Exotic Blooms Design Kit Reveal, TGBE & A Bouquet Of Jewelry Making Project Ideas

Exotic Blooms Design Kit Reveal, TGBE & A Bouquet Of Jewelry Making Project Ideas

We celebrated Kit Day this week. Kit Day is the day we reveal our previous jewelry making kit (Exotic Blooms) and release our newest kit (Turtle Love). If you love making themed jewelry, our kits are a perfect addition to your beading supplies. Every kit we sell comes complete with enough findings, beads, and wire to create a bunch of lovely jewelry. All you need are crimping pliers and cutters to…
Joyous Jewelry Making! Craftcation, Kumihimo, Kits, TGBE & More!

Joyous Jewelry Making! Craftcation, Kumihimo, Kits, TGBE & More!

We saw a little bit of everything this week. Kristen discussed her recent trip to Craftcation and showed us how to make an embroidered butterfly. Joyce showed us how to weather a metal blank and give it character. Rebecca Combs, of Design & Adorn, joined us for a beading party and showed us how to make a beaded kumhimo necklace. We checked out videos from our friends and watched them make jewe…
Craftcation 2024 Recap And How To Do Bead Embroidery

Craftcation 2024 Recap And How To Do Bead Embroidery

Craftcation 2024 Recap And How To Do Bead Embroidery This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I shared my experience at the Craftcation Conference in California. Craftcation is a 5-day life-changing annual craft event that is equal parts beach-side getaway, business conference, makers fest and wellness retreat. While at the Craftcation Conference I taught a "Make & Ta…
Rainy Day Blues Beading Design Challenge Kit Reveal

Rainy Day Blues Beading Design Challenge Kit Reveal

Every month, we create a new beading kit with a new theme. The newest kit is available now at SoftFlexCompany.com. We reveal our kits on the last Wednesday of the following month. Then, it is your turn to design and share your projects into our Very Important Beading Studio Facebook Group. If you'd like to join us in the design challenge next month, buy our latest kit and ch…
Rainy Day Blues Design Kit Reveal & A Shower Of Jewelry Making Project Ideas

Rainy Day Blues Design Kit Reveal & A Shower Of Jewelry Making Project Ideas

There was a storm of creativity at Soft Flex this week. We celebrated our favorite company holiday - Kit Day. This is the day we unveil our latest jewelry making kit and release our newest mystery themed collection of beading supplies. If you missed the shower of beading inspiration on Kit Day, you can catch up with the video here. And make sure you visit our VIB group on Facebook. VIB is our comm…