Category Archives: Beading

Beaded jewelry: How to bead, beading tips, and crafting advice.

Happy Mothering Day

In the U.K., today is Mothering Day. This is their version of Mothers Day. To all mothers out there, thank you for all you do.
In the US, Mother’s Day is May 9, 2010. Though that seems far off, if you are actually make jewelry gifts, you may want to buy the [...]

Bracelet Making Ideas

Sometimes one needs inspiration for jewelry making projects, so now that the holiday gifts are opened, I can share some of the crafts I have made. Here are some projects that were finished last minute – I took pictures of them yesterday.
Fun Bracelets
I enjoyed using a variety of clay, glass, cloisonne and gemstone beads [...]

Craft Supplies Sales

If you are an avid crafter – here are two sales to enjoy!
Until 9am (PST) on Thursday, November 12, 2009, Artbeads.com is having it’s famous $1 day sale. There over a 1000 items being sold at $1. Beads, stringing supplies, charms, pendants, and findings.
Create For Less Virtual Craft Warehouse [...]

How to Make Beaded Bracelets

Making jewelry can be very easy. Sometimes we forget just how easy making them is! Here’s our newest video on how to make memory wire bracelets. It shows you step by step what is involved to making a great gift.

We intentionally kept in some of the gotchas that may happen so [...]

Gem & Jewelry Show Review

Yesterday I went to a gem and jewelry show, so here is a review of what a gem show is like for those who haven’t gone to one.
What to Expect
1) Lots of Vendors
The show I went to yesterday had over a thousand vendors. If you go the gem and jewelry shows in [...]

Where to Get Beading Supplies

For those who want to start beading, ArtBeads, has great beading supplies.
I have found them to be the cheapest priced vendor for Griffon silk thread on the net when I have searched. Even cheaper than EBay. If you appreciate the convenience of having the needle already attached to the [...]

Jewelry Making Ideas

Sometimes when making jewelry, one needs some inspiration. Here are a few of my newest designs (and some old standbys) that may inspire you to make your own. All were very fast to make as we know that the holidays are coming soon.

Bracelets

Here I fell in love with making memory wire bracelets. [...]