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  • Free Colorful Peyote Bracelet Pattern, Plus Designer Interview

    I met beader/knitter/cartoonist/all-around-creative-person Julie Ann Smith when she emailed me in response to one of the Beading Daily newsletters and asked me to take a look at some of her work. I was blown away by her bright, cheery designs! (Be sure to check out one of her peyote bracelets, The Illusion, at the bottom of this newsletter.) Julie Ann has a tremendous amount of energy and has a good sense of priorities (beading tops laundry every time!)....

  • Teresa Sullivan's Freeform Peyote Figures

    I met Teresa at Bead Expo Portland where she was teaching two classes, including one titled "Monster Mash" which promised to "unleash the secrets of sculptural peyote stitch" by creating fun faces with seed beads. At the show, Teresa was wearing one of her striking pieces and I was not only impressed by the finished piece itself, but the way Teresa used her beadwork to tell a specific story. Terersa has generously offered to answer your questions about her work and help you make that leap into the world of freestanding beaded figures. Please post your questions and comments for her on the website....

  • Must Earrings Match?

    Certain things in life should match: shoes, dinner plates, hubcaps, knitting needles. What about earrings? One of my favorite pair of earrings in college was a cowboy boot and hat set--one silver earring of each. In my mind, the two definitely went together...

  • V Scallop Necklace Preview, Plus an Interview with Lisa Kan

    Meet Designer and Dreamer Lisa Kan Have you ever dreamed about quitting your job and beading full time? Lampwork artist and bead designer Lisa Kan had the same dream. In 2001, she was a quality assurance engineer when she began lampworking. Now she sells...
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  • In the Pink: An Interview with Lampwork Artist Kandice Seeber

    Kandice Seeber has been creating lampwork beads since 2002. She loves color (especially pink!) so much that she started a new blog, Color Addiction, where she shares her experience with various glass color combinations, including new colors that are being produced. Even if you do not create your own beads, you'll still appreciate her time-tested advice on combining colors and selling your work online.--Michelle Mach, Beading Daily editor ...
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  • An Interview with Lisa Kan

    Is there anything that Lisa Kan cannot do? I'm sure there must be something, but I couldn't think of anything! A jewelry designer, lampwork artist, and metalworker, Lisa's beads and finished jewelry can be found in Beadwork, Stringing, and other beading magazines. She regularly sells her beads at shows across the U.S. Plus, she recently published her first book (Bead Romantique) and can now add "author" to her list of accomplishments. Lisa is delightfully passionate about everything she does and generous about sharing her knowledge and spirit. The bead world is lucky to have her!--Michelle Mach, Beading Daily ...

  • An Interview with Jean Yates

    Jean Yates's jewelry designs regularly appear in beading magazines, including Stringing, Beadwork, Simply Beads, and BeadStyle. She also recently published her first jewelry design book, Links. Jean lives in Westchester County, New York, with her husband Jim and three of her five sons. Jean's emails and blog are so warm and friendly that I feel like I have known her for years, but the truth is that I've known her for less than a year and I've never met her in person. What's more remarkable is that I'm sure I'm not the only person who feels that way!--Michelle Mach, Beading Daily editor ...

  • Choose Your Free Beading Project

    Introducing Bead Romantique Last fall I saw a preview of the new spring beading books from Interweave. There are some terrific new books coming out, but the one that really captured my imagination was Bead Romantique by Lisa Kan. ( See a preview .) This...

  • An Interview with Melanie Brooks Lukacs

    Melanie Brooks Lukacs is a clay bead artist who specializes in whimsical porcelain beads. A quick visit to her website, Earthenwood Studio, reveals bead categories like "fairy and critter beads," "wicked trinkets", and "moon and pixie beads." Her original jewelry designs featuring her beads regularly appear in Simply Beads and Stringing magazines. Be sure to download instructions for Melanie's necklaces, Pixie Parchment and Dancing Daisy. ...

  • Creating Porcelain Beads: An Insider's View

    From Lump of Clay to Beautiful Bead I asked bead artist Melanie Brooks Lukacs to describe her process for transforming clay into beads. Even if you never create your own beads, it's fascinating to see how much work goes into a single handmade bead...

  • Silver Metal Clay Pendant

    Silver Metal Clay Pendant This beautiful Silver Sea Stone pendant by Linda Kaye Moses is an advanced Precious Metal Clay (PMC) project from Step by Step Beads magazine. It uses a real stone for its shape. A textured sheet of metal clay is draped on each...

  • Elegant Netted Bracelet

    Can I get you a bracelet with that moose? Does it matter where you sell your jewelry? Over the weekend, I had two very different experiences shopping for beaded items. On Saturday, I went to a craft show in another town. The show, held in a historic building...

  • The Beaded Sculptures of Natasha St. Michael

    Meet Bead Artist Natasha St. Michael I first learned about Natasha St. Michael's three-dimensional beaded sculptures when looking through back issues of Fiberarts magazine. For those of you not familiar with Fiberarts , this internationally focused...

  • The Amazing Power of Beads

    If there was a fire threatening your home and you had only minutes to grab a few things, what would you take? One Beading Daily reader and Beadwork contributor, Cathi Tessier, knows. Cathi was one of the estimated 500,000 people recently evacuated in...

  • An Interview with Carol Blackburn

    Carol Blackburn is the author of Making Polymer Clay Beads. (A technique from this book, rubber stamping polymer clay beads, is available on Beading Daily.) Carol is an active member of the British and American Polymer Clay Guilds and studied textiles at Manchester College of Art. She lives in London....
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