Spotlight On Our VIB Jewelry Making Community: Designer Beki Foster

Spotlight On Our VIB Jewelry Making Community: Designer Beki Foster

Join our VIB jewelry making community! Our Facebook group is loaded with talented jewelry crafters and inspirational artists. You can find daily creative prompts and masterful jewelry designs. Today, we are putting the spotlight on one designer, Beki Foster. Beki was raised by a creative mother. Her lullabies were the sounds of a sewing machine. Beki has explored many creative endeavors…
Explore Our Jewelry Kits! Cherry Blossom Jewelry Making Design Kit Reveal

Explore Our Jewelry Kits! Cherry Blossom Jewelry Making Design Kit Reveal

We celebrated Kit Day this week. If you have never purchased a kit from us, you are missing out on a sweet treat! All of our kits are themed. The colorway inside is built around a holiday, an inconic artist, a fantastical element, or something totally unexpected. Kit Day lands on the last Wednesday of every month. On that day, we release our latest kit, we reveal the contents of our previo…
How To Make Wire Wrapped Drop Earrings With Czech Glass Flower Beads

How To Make Wire Wrapped Drop Earrings With Czech Glass Flower Beads

How To Make Wire Wrapped Drop Earrings With Czech Glass Flower Beads This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I showed how to make a quick and easy pair of wire wrapped drop earrings using 22g Soft Flex Craft Wire, Czech Glass flower beads and earring posts and connector links from TierraCast. These drop earrings are perfect for Spring! Materials: Soft Flex Craf…
9 Wire Wrapped Jewelry Projects For Spring

9 Wire Wrapped Jewelry Projects For Spring

Spring is here! It is time to brighten your wardrobe with floral jewelry and accessories.  Soft Flex Craft Wire is a fun way to usher in the new season. We have 9 wire wrap jewelry project ideas for you. Crown yourself the queen of spring with a lively flower crown. Learn how to make wire wrapped rings and earrings. Create a wire dragonfly with rainbow beads to evoke the excitement of th…
Live Beading Party With Tracy Proctor Of TierraCast: Keep The Faith Collection

Live Beading Party With Tracy Proctor Of TierraCast: Keep The Faith Collection

Live Beading Party With Tracy Proctor Of TierraCast: Keep The Faith Collection It is always fun to throw a beading party! We have added TierraCast's Keep the Faith Collection to our inventory and we wanted to learn more about these lovely components and charms from Tracy Proctor, TierraCast's jewelry designer. The Keep the Faith Collection is a celebration of religion and…
How To Make A Czech Glass Button Ring Using Soft Flex Craft Wire

How To Make A Czech Glass Button Ring Using Soft Flex Craft Wire

How To Make A Czech Glass Button Ring Using Soft Flex Craft Wire This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I made showed how to make a statement ring using Soft Flex Craft Wire and a vintage Czech Glass button. A simple wire wrap technique was used to create the ring. You will need a ring mandrel or a dowel in the size of ring you want to create as a circular base, a butto…