What a fantastic week for jewelry making videos! We learned
how to make earrings with Sara Oehler. We made macramé bracelets with Kristen
Fagan. We watched our friend Nealay Patel make a lovely necklace with Soft Flex
Wire. And Sarah James from
Jesse James Beads paid us a visit and designed jewelry with us.
On Wednesday, Sara hosted a live bead sale on Facebook featuring gemstones…
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.…
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…
Jeepers Creepers!
Halloween has kept us very busy. This week
we made lots of jewelry. Kristen showed us how to make
macramé bracelets using Soft Flex Beading Wire. Sara opened a mystery box from vendors that will be at
the
Whole Bead Show. Sara did a quick video demonstrating how to make earrings
with
Trios Beading Wire. Finally, Sara filmed a v…
Check out Sara’s latest Live Design Challenge. The mystery
box she opens is huge! This time, she is opening a box full of beads and jewelry supplies from a bead show and not just a single bead store. The Twin Cities Bead Bazaar runs October 27-28, 2018. The show is sponsored by GoodyBeads and is taking place in Hopkins, Minnesota, at the Hopkins Eisenhower Co…
Let’s learn how to make a quick and easy pair of earrings with Sara! Buying earrings is fun. But why buy when you can create your own
signature earrings for every occasion? These lovely earrings take only minutes
to make. You can add your own variations,
beads, and colors. The possibilities are
limitless. This is a very short video, but it will equip you with the know how
to ma…