May 10th 2023

Live Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Effervescent Kit Bead Stringing & Kumhimo

Live Beading Party With Rebecca Combs Of Design & Adorn: Effervescent Kit Bead Stringing & Kumhimo Sara Oehler had a live beading party with Rebecca Combs of Design & Adorn. Rebecca shared her Effervescent Necklace Kit with us and showed us how to make this beautiful necklace on a kumihimo disk using .019 Soft Flex Beading Wire. Materials: Effervescent Kit Soft Flex Beadin…

May 9th 2023

Spring Blossoms Necklace Design Adjustment - Shorten & Add Dangles

Spring Blossoms Necklace Design Adjustment - Shorten & Add Dangles This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I took another look at my Spring Blossoms Necklace. I am a big proponent for testing out my designs. I've been wearing this sweet necklace that I made during The Great Bead Extravaganza Spring Fling 2023 and felt like a few adjustments would make it even better…

Apr 18th 2023

Live Beading Party With Cassandra Spicer Of Beads To Live By: Curated Collections Necklace

Live Beading Party With Cassandra Spicer Of Beads To Live By: Curated Collections Necklace Sara Oehler had a live beading party with Cassandra Spicer of Beads To Live By. Cassandra shared her Beads to Live By Curated Collections with us. Then she showed us a beautiful design using Soft Flex Beading Wire, seed beads and Czech glass beads from the Beads To Live By Curated Collections.…

Apr 14th 2023

Spring Blossom Jewelry And Colorful Seed Bead Styles

What a wonderful week! If you are lucky enough to live in a warmer climate, your world is sprouting new life. Spring blossoms are blooming. Bees are making honey. The April skies are bright and sunny. Celebrate the new season with colorful jewelry and crafts! Let's make joyous art that reflects our cheerful mood! This week, Kristen showed us how to make a spring blossoms bracelet. She u…

Feb 14th 2023

How To Make Beaded Mosaic Heart Earrings Using Apoxie Sculpt

How To Make Beaded Mosaic Heart Earrings Using Apoxie Sculpt This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I opened up our Chocolate Kiss Beading Design Challenge Kit, then I showed how to use Apoxie Sculpt to make connectors with Soft Flex Craft Wire. I added Czech glass beads from the Chocolate Kiss kit to the Apoxie Sculpt to created beaded mosaic heart designs. In an Insta…

Jan 24th 2023

How To Wire Wrap A Chakana Pendant And Make A DIY Beaded Necklace

How To Wire Wrap A Chakana Pendant And Make A DIY Beaded Necklace This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I showed how to wire wrap our new ceramic Chakana pendants with Soft Flex Craft Wire. Then I used Czech glass beads and bamboo beads to make a DIY beaded necklace. These wonderful pendants are perfect for a masculine or feminine focal on a necklace design. These…