Bead-weaving + Beading Tools - Beading Supplies We Love

New Portable Bead Organizer from Ezel Findings - Meet the Beading Pal!

One of the many things that I love about my job is when I get to see new beading products before they're available to the general public. My friend Sunyoung Park of Ezel Findings made my day last week when she sent me their latest innovative beading...

Published May 13, 2013 10:00 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Crystals, Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, How to Bead, Pearls, Bead Making, Beads

CraftOptics Telescopes for Beading

As someone who has suffered from migraines and eye strain, I'm always looking for beading tools to make my beading time easier on my eyes. Someone once suggested to me that I try a pair of drugstore magnifiers or reading glasses, but because I'm...

Published Sep 28, 2012 11:00 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Bead Embroidery, Seed Bead Patterns, How to Bead, Bead Making, Beads, Jewelry Making

Beading Supplies I Love: Kumihimo Beading Supplies from Tapestry Beads

Last month, I was lucky enough to be able to take a basic kumihimo with beads class at Bead Fest Philadelphia from the amazing Jill Wiseman. It was so much fun, and I picked it up so quickly, that the next day, I signed up for her advanced kumihimo class...

Published Sep 11, 2012 4:00 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, Stringing, How to Bead, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Bead Crafts, Kumihimo, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily

New Beading Tools for Flat Peyote Stitch from Deb Moffett-Hall

Flat peyote stitch is a great bead-weaving stitch to know, but starting a new piece in flat peyote can be tricky, especially for a beginner. Those first three rows always seem to want to twist in on themselves, and if you're trying to work from a...

Published Sep 10, 2012 10:00 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Peyote Stitch, Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, How to Bead, Bead Making, Beads

Wild Beading Supplies for Bead Embroidery

I'm always finding new and exciting things to do with bead embroidery, and during my trip to Bead Fest Philadelphia last week, I found two hot new items to make my bead embroidery go wild! Tilapia Leather from Nature Beads Yep, this is the stuff you...

Published Aug 22, 2012 10:00 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Bead Embroidery, How to Bead, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads

Beading Books I Love: Jill Wiseman's Beautiful Beaded Ropes

So, when it comes to beaded ropes, you think you've seen it all, right? Think again. I've just seen a preview of Lark's latest book in their Beadweaving Master Class series, Jill Wiseman's Beautiful Beaded Ropes. With this book, Jill has...

Published Aug 1, 2012 4:00 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Peyote Stitch, Crystals, Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, Herringbone Stitch, How to Bead, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making

Bead Hoard Curiosities Club for June

This month's little box from A Grain of Sand's Bead Hoard Curiosities Club was full of fun -- and very useful! -- vintage beads. I've always loved metallic vintage beads, and this month's hoard was full of beautiful metal and metallic...

Published Jun 14, 2012 1:32 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Peyote Stitch, Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Herringbone Stitch, Pearls, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Necklace Making, Jewelry Making

Channel Beads from Nunn Design

While I was in Tucson, I had the pleasure of meeting Becky Nunn of Nunn Design and after I got home, she sent me a little sample of some of their newest products, including these awesome channel beads. The channel beads were meant to be used with resin...

Published Apr 11, 2012 9:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Peyote Stitch, Crystals, Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Gemstones, How to Bead, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads

Things to Bead Around: Large Cabone Rings

These cabone rings can be found in any craft supply store with the yarn notions and make fabulous focal beads when covered with your favorite beading stitch! I'm a craft store junky. If I have to run into my local bead crafts store to pick up just...

Published Mar 19, 2012 4:00 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Peyote Stitch, Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, Herringbone Stitch, How to Bead, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making

Bead and String Reference Chart Poster by The Beaded Phoenix

Don't get me wrong - I love technology. I love being able to subscribe to my favorite beading magazine and have my issues delivered to my iPad, and I love being able to download movies, music and books without having to wait for the mailman to deliver...

Published Nov 21, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Crystals, Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, Gemstones, Stringing, How to Bead, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads

Beading Looms: Mirrix Beading Looms Product Review

The Little Guy 12" beading and tapestry loom by Mirrix Looms is a great gift for yourself or for someone else! My first beading loom was one of those "Native American" beading looms that I got for five dollars from a big box craft store...

Published Nov 9, 2011 9:18 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, Native American Beadwork, How to Bead, Bead Making, Bead Crafts, Beads, Bead Crochet

Beading Supplies I Love: Ceramic Bead Dishes

I love using ceramic bead dishes for certain beading tasks. Here is an assortment of my ceramic beading dishes with beads for various projects in them! When I first started beading, I used to pour my seed beads into large, bulky plastic storage boxes...

Published Nov 1, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, How to Bead, Bead Making, Beads

Seed Bead Storage: Bead Tubes or Bead Boxes?

A couple of my favorite seed bead storage solutions for tubes of seed beads. Back when I was still a baby beader, I ordered my seed beads from a paper catalog. (Wow. Imagine that!) The seed beads arrived in a small box, neatly packaged in plastic tubes...

Published Oct 18, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Seed Bead Patterns, How to Bead, Bead Making, Beads

Beading Kits: Love 'Em or Leave 'Em?

The packaging for one of the very first beading kits I ever bought, circa 2000. I can still remember the first beading kit I ever bought. It was for a pair of fringed brick-stitch earrings that looked like shooting stars. The beaded earrings were big...

Published Oct 12, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, How to Bead, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Earring Making

THOSE are Beading Supplies?

Yep, we beaders are definitely a creative and thrifty bunch. When it comes to our beading supplies, there are lots of items that we "borrow" from other crafts that work just as well when it comes to our beloved beads! Recently, I discovered...

Published Oct 10, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Beading Tools, Bead-weaving, Herringbone Stitch, How to Bead, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making

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