Jan 8th 2021

Weekly Video Recap: New Year, New DIY Jewelry Making Ideas

Happy New Year! We hope everybody had a wonderful holiday season. We hope you are refreshed and ready to conquer. 2021 is going to a be a blast! If you are one of the beautiful beaders in our community, we would love to see the beading crafts and holiday jewelry you made over the holiday break. Post your work in our  VIB group! If you are a new hobby crafter or just interested in le…

Dec 11th 2020

Weekly Video Recap: 'Tis The Season For Christmas Crafts And Holiday Jewelry

Ho! Ho! Ho! The holidays are here! We have some great jewelry making videos for you this week. We had a holiday party with friends and traded beading kits. We have instructive videos on how to make necklaces and earrings with beading wire. We made a Christmas angel that can be used as a suncatcher or ornament. Adorn your holiday house with beads! Kristen started the week off with…

Dec 4th 2020

Weekly Video Recap: Give The Gift Of Handmade Jewelry - Here Are 4 Unique Design Ideas

Why settle with store bought jewelry when you can make your own? Give the give of handcrafted necklaces this year.  Handmade crafts and jewelry are created with love and make for instantly memorable moments. Money cannot buy the care and compassion DIY jewelry exudes. We have three timeless designs in this recap (and a teaser for a fourth). These instructive videos are great for beg…

Nov 20th 2020

Weekly Video Recap: Rattan Wicker Jewelry And A Live Beading Party With Joyce From Just Bead It

Have you recovered from the  Great Bead Extravaganza? That was such an amazing journey. Whether you marathoned all of the live jewelry making classes or just caught some here and there, it was such an awesome variety of beading techniques and incredible finished jewelry. This week, we moved forward with more beading fun. We made some modern Boho styled jewelry for fall. We held a&nb…

Nov 13th 2020

Weekly Video Recap: Learn How To Make Earrings And The Great Bead Extravaganza Follow Up

Did you catch our  Great Bead Extravaganza last weekend? It was an amazing virtual bead show, full of inventive jewelry designers and exciting bead stores. The idea blossomed when we caught ourselves discussing how much we missed the fun and community that working a bead show brought us. We miss the days of seeing our friends, seeing our smiling customers, and watching jewelry making dem…

Nov 6th 2020

Weekly Video Recap: The Great Bead Extravaganza And A Live Beading Party With Tory From Goody Beads

Wow. What a year it has been. Unprecedented drama and turmoil. And just when we need our friends most - we all have to quarantine and social distance. Let's forget all of our troubles. Just for a weekend. We spearheaded the  Great Bead Extravaganza as a way to bring a group of talented jewelry makers together. We wanted to celebrate the joy of beading and the love of creating. We also wa…