Sep 1st 2021

Live Beading Party! Meet Jewelry Designer Danielle Wickes, Content Creator For John Bead

We love a beading party! Our most recent was a blast. We sat down with Danielle Wickes. She is a jewelry designer and a content creator for John Bead. We discussed the hobby/ craft business, jewelry making, beading, and a fun technique that we have not really used in many videos - knotting. All of our wire diameters can be knotted, but we have never really explored this o…

May 5th 2021

Live Beading Party! Meet Jewelry Designer Elena Zuyok

We love a  beading party! Did you catch our recent get together? We spent some time with Elena Zuyok from Mirrix Looms. We love exploring new jewelry techniques and tools that work well with Soft Flex Beading Wire. We already have tools on our site that are great for knitting (Knitting Spools), knotting (Mini Macramé Boards), and braiding (Kumihimo Disks). We wanted to explore…

Jan 20th 2021

Live Beading Party! Meet Jewelry Designer Sam Siegel

Time for another  beading party! Let's celebrate your favorite local bead stores and online bead shops! We have met so many wonderful business owners and jewelry designers over the years. We want to share the amazing people and places that you might have missed. Last week, we shared some time with Sam Siegel. Sam is the owner of Sam's Bead Shop, an online bead store based in Norther…

Dec 16th 2020

Live Beading Holiday Party: DIY Christmas Crafts

We had a lively holiday party. We invited our friends to join us for a gift trade and make some DIY Christmas gifts. If you love homemade Christmas decorations and jewelry, you will love this merry  beading party. Make something along with us! We are using kits and beads that can be found on every participant's website. You can also use the beads and findings you have at home. Learn a ne…

Dec 2nd 2020

Live Beading Party! Meet Jewelry Designer Joyce Trowbridge

Did you join us for our recent beading party? Just before Thanksgiving break, we sat down with Joyce Trowbridge, from Just Bead It. We talked about the jewelry industry and how COVID was affecting her business. She discussed the future of her bead store and how the pandemic has made her adapt and evolve. Joyce also taught us how to make some gorgeous bracelets with eye catching c…

Nov 11th 2020

Live Beading Party! Meet Jewelry Designer Tory Vezina

We love a fun beading party! Last week, we joined Tory Vezina from Goody Beads. We talked about the state of the beading industry. We talked about how Goody Beads was born. We talked about the Great Bead Extravaganza - the virtual bead show we were organizing. And most importantly, we made jewelry! Live beading parties are great for inspiration. We get to learn about our favorite d…