5 Great Bead Extravaganza Videos Featuring Soft Flex Products - Fall Fest 2022

5 Great Bead Extravaganza Videos Featuring Soft Flex Products - Fall Fest 2022

The Great Bead Extravaganza is the world's most exciting virtual bead show. You can visit this massive celebration of beading and jewelry making from the comfort of your couch. If you have never visited a trade show like this in person, this is the closest you can get to the energy and sales of an actual event. Fall Fest 2022 was a rousing success. The presenters gathered for preview nig…
Trick Or Treat! Getting Into The Spirit Of Halloween With Beading Parties

Trick Or Treat! Getting Into The Spirit Of Halloween With Beading Parties

Halloween is almost here and we are planning our jewelry and costumes. We love to have a skele-ton of fun! Join us for some spirited beading parties and ghoulishly good times as the haunted holiday approaches. This week, we previewed our upcoming Trick or Treat jewelry making party with Jesse James Beads. We added some fiendish beads to our shelves. And we raised the dead with some exciting bea…
38 New Jewelry Making Products For Customer Appreciation Week

38 New Jewelry Making Products For Customer Appreciation Week

Customer Appreciation Week has returned! This was the second annual edition of our massive jewelry making event. If you missed the jewelry demonstrations or just want to catch up, follow our blog. Next week, we will be publishing a recap with all of the shows in one spot! Check out all of the new products on our shelves that we are carrying to celebrate the fun! Check out last ye…
10 Jewelry Making Videos To Binge Before Customer Appreciation Week Begins!

10 Jewelry Making Videos To Binge Before Customer Appreciation Week Begins!

Customer Appreciation Week begins on Monday. We are so excited! We decided a party was in order! We love a good beading blast. Last Friday, we gathered up our friends from the  Great Bead Extravaganza and had a Great Bead Trade after party. We think sharing quality time with creative artists is an amazing way to reinvigorate the imagination. This week, we had a Beading Party with…
TGBE Trendsetter - DIY Jewelry Making Ideas Focusing On Fantasy

TGBE Trendsetter - DIY Jewelry Making Ideas Focusing On Fantasy

The wonderful wizards at the  Great Bead Extravaganza Facebook group are exploring fantasy. Join the Facebook group and follow along! Each month, the group is exploring the latest in jewelry fashion and craft. They are conjuring up themes that will make your jewelry mystical and iconic. Want to know what the next craze is before it goes viral? We have some thoughts and ideas. Always i…
The Great Bead Extravaganza Midsummer Market 2022

The Great Bead Extravaganza Midsummer Market 2022

Did you join us during the Great Bead Extravaganza? Participating in a big bead show has never been easier! The Midsummer Market theme of the latest show is an homage to Bead and Button. Bead and Button was one of the biggest bead shows in the world. Downtown Milwaukee turned into a beaders paradise in each year. Thousands of beaders, hobbyists, and crafters converged on the city t…