DIY Wrap Bracelet using 2-Hole Beads, Beading Wire & a Button Clasp

DIY Wrap Bracelet using 2-Hole Beads, Beading Wire & a Button Clasp

DIY Wrap Bracelet using 2-Hole Beads, Beading Wire & a Button Clasp This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, we used 2-hole beads and beading wire to make a wrap style bracelet. Wrap style bracelets are a lot of fun and the button clasp makes this so easy to wear! Supplies: Soft Flex .019 Medium Beading Wire - Closeout Colors Soft Flex .019…
Kansas City Hospice Needs Your Help! Donate Your Beads And Jewelry Making Supplies

Kansas City Hospice Needs Your Help! Donate Your Beads And Jewelry Making Supplies

Would you like to help a great cause? Kathy Corbin has been a volunteer with Kansas City Hospice for almost a decade. She has spent that time trying to raise funds to benefit the hospice. She could use your help! It is easy to donate. Kathy is looking for your beads, jewelry, and jewelry making tools. If you have jewelry designs that never leave the jewelry box, give them a…
Make Your Own Silver and Gold Jewelry Sets for a Sparkling New Year

Make Your Own Silver and Gold Jewelry Sets for a Sparkling New Year

Two DIY Necklaces Using Silver & Gold Beads, Onyx & Murano GlassIn this episode of Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I share two silver & gold necklace ideas to start the New Year in sparkles! Learn to string a beaded necklace with Soft Flex beading wire and securely crimp it closed with high quality Soft Flex crimp tubes and crimping pliers. Then, I followe…
Donate Your Beads And Jewelry Making Supplies To Kansas City Hospice

Donate Your Beads And Jewelry Making Supplies To Kansas City Hospice

We know that 'one man's trash is another man's treasure', but did you know your discarded  beads, jewelry, and jewelry making tools can make a real difference? Today, we are looking at Kansas City Hospice. For almost a decade, one volunteer, Kathy Corbin, has been raising funds to benefit the hospice. Kathy is in need of jewelry making materials to continue her work.…
Beads of Courage - Arts In Medicine For Children

Beads of Courage - Arts In Medicine For Children

Beads of Courage - Arts In Medicine For Children It is my year anniversary of being inducted into the  Beads of Courage Hall of Fame. As another year passes, I can’t help but reflect on what a fantastic organization they are and how thankful I am each and every time I can help, even a little. Beads of Courage, Inc. (a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization) has worked diligently…
The Flexible Beading Wire Industry | Soft Flex Wire

The Flexible Beading Wire Industry | Soft Flex Wire

Mike Sherman, the inventor and co-founder of Soft Flex Company, discusses his journey in the beading industry. From a small start up to a name designers trust, he talks about the things that shaped his business, the business of bead stores, and the craft industry in general: The Flexible Beading Wire Industry When we created Soft Flex Beading Wire, in the early 1990's, we knew we were going to ha…