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Use Mixed Media Techniques to Make Your Handmade Jewelry Stand Out

Let's face it: selling beadwork and beaded jewelry can be a tough business. Go to any craft show and look at just how many vendors are selling jewelry. You'll find that there are more and more jewelry vendors selling all kinds of handmade jewelry...

Published Sep 25, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Mixed Media Jewelry, Jewelry Business, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Blog Party

Did you make it to the party? The Bead Soup Blog Party , that is! Lori Anderson of Pretty Things has been running this little event called the Bead Soup Blog Party for a couple of years now. The concept was simple: people sign up by giving their names...

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

Filed under: Gemstones, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, How To Bead, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making

Alternative (and Affordable!) Gemstones for Your Jewelry-Making Projects!

Karla Rosenbusch is the associate editor of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine From Jennifer: I love making beaded jewelry with gemstone beads, mainly because of the huge variety of gemstone beads available! Today, Karla Rosenbusch of Lapidary Journal...

Published Sep 11, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Pearls, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Lapidary, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Magazine, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Cabochon

Get Caught Up in Beaded Netting

Beaded netting is such an easy beadweaving technique, and one that I think is very often overlooked or ignored by beadweavers in favor of beading stitches like peyote stitch or herringbone stitch. It's been a favorite of mine for creating supple but...

Published Sep 8, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Bead Embroidery, Gemstones, Peyote stitch, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Herringbone Stitch, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

Bead Pick from Jewelry Making Daily's Tammy Jones: Glinter Silver Beads

Tammy Jones is my bead buddy and the Online Editor for Jewelry Making Daily . I asked her to tell me about her favorite new beading or jewelry making product from the pages of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine. Tammy found these gorgeous new Glinter...

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

Filed under: Gemstones, Peyote stitch, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Lapidary, Mixed Media Jewelry, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Magazine, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

Making Color Palettes for Your Focal Beads

One of the challenges of working with handmade focal beads and cabochons is picking out which beads will go with it to create a harmonious color palette. There needs to be a balance between the main colors in the focal bead or cabochon and the accent...

Published Aug 30, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Peyote stitch, Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making

Get Creative with Chain in Your Beading Projects

I'm probably not the first person to mix chain and bead embroidery, but I certainly love it! I think the first time I saw chain and bead embroidery mixed together, it was in some of Diane Hyde's amazing Bead Punk pieces . I was totally inspired...

Published Aug 28, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Bead Embroidery, Gemstones, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

The Peyote Stitch Patterns of Carol Dean Sharpe: Inspiration is Everywhere

A note from Jennifer: There are two kinds of beading pattern designers in this world: those who can create gorgeous flat peyote patterns and those who can't. Carol Dean Sharpe, owner of Sand Fibers , is definitely one of those who can. Carole's...

Published Aug 23, 2011 10:33 AM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Peyote stitch, Pearls, Crystals, Bead Crochet, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Glass Beads, Right Angle Weave, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Bracelet Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads

Pliers and Needles and Threads, Oh, My!

I have just as many drawers full of stringing wire, beading pliers, findings, and beading thread as I do drawers full of beads! Some days, it seems like every beading project that I make requires its own set of beading tools and jewelry-making supplies...

Published Aug 4, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Pearls, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Glass Beads, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Beaded Wedding Jewelry, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily, Pearl

The (Not So) Humble Peyote Stitch Beaded Bead

How easy is this? Make a small piece of peyote stitch beadwork. Make sure the ends mesh with each other and then zip it up. You have just created what might be the most versatile piece of beadwork known to humankind: the peyote stitch beaded bead. You...

Published Jul 19, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Peyote stitch, Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Bead-weaving, Bracelet Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making

Spice Up Your Summer with Free Gemstone Beading Projects!

Human beings have prized gemstones for hundreds of years. In addition to their natural beauty, gemstones have also been coveted for their perceived mystic powers. Gemstones are believed to help heal, bring good luck and fortune, and enhance the abilities...

Published Jun 30, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Peyote stitch, Bead Making, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, metalsmithing, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

Interesting Bead Trivia and a Resource for the Rest of Us

One of the reasons why I love beads and beadweaving and bead stitching and bead stringing (I'll quit while I'm ahead) is the long history behind beads and beadweaving. Beads are endlessly fascinating, and the stories behind the beads themselves...

Published Jun 23, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Pearls, Crystals, Bead Making, Stringing, Glass Beads, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Beads

Easy European 4-in-1 Chain Maille Technique

Perhaps it's my inner ADD child, or maybe it's just part of being a creative person, but I get sidetracked very easily. For example, I was tech editing Lynn Davy's project for the October/November 2011 issue of Beadwork magazine last week...

Published Jun 22, 2011 3:40 AM by Jean Campbell

Filed under: Chain Maille, Gemstones, Bead Making, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Necklace Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily

Beaded Straps and Cords and Fringes...and a Giveaway!

So, the first thing that you should know about me is that I'm a total cabochon freak. I love beading with cabochons. One of the things that I always find to be a fun challenge when I'm stitching up a beaded cabochon necklace is what kind of fringe...

Published Jun 15, 2011 10:00 PM by Jennifer VanBenschoten

Filed under: Gemstones, Peyote stitch, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Necklace Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily, Cabochon

Using Double-Needle Right-Angle Weave to Create Vintage-Inspired Beaded Beads

When I inherited my mom's jewelry after she passed away, a necklace in her collection caught my eye. It was obviously very old (Mom loved vintage jewelry, just like me!) and made from some sort of plastic, either Lucite or Bakelite. A short length...

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

Filed under: Gemstones, Peyote stitch, Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads

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