Choosing the Right Bracelet Clasp

Choosing the Right Bracelet Clasp Beading Daily reader Nicole asked a great question about bracelet clasps. Her "best clasp" question is one of those questions that seems on the surface to be...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Jan 15, 2008

Filed under: Pearls, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Beading Tools, Bracelet Making, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily

Ideas for Floral Earrings

Free Project: Caribbean Breeze by Sandi Wiseheart I know, I know. Most of you are probably glancing outside at all the snow and ice on the ground and wondering if I have my calendar wrong. Yes, it's...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Jan 13, 2008

Filed under: Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Earring Making, Beaded Wedding Jewelry, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

New Contest: Share Your Organization Tips

It's easy to be an organized beader--if you've only been to one bead shop in your entire life and your entire "stash" fits in the palm of your hand. Now that I'm a "professional"...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Jan 10, 2008

Filed under: Bead Embroidery, Bead Making, Stringing, Brick Stitch, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Beads, Beading Daily

Your First Sale: Reader Stories

have never sold a beaded item that I've made. I've come close more than once, including one time at work when two coworkers were arguing over how much a necklace of mine should sell for! (And not...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Jan 8, 2008

Filed under: Peyote stitch, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Bracelet Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

Square Stitch Men's Bracelet

te Couple Cuffs by Shelley Nybakke Sometimes this job makes me feel like the equivalent of a beading fairy godmother. Beaders from all across the globe email me, asking me for different types of projects...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Jan 6, 2008

Filed under: Bead Making, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Bead Knitting, Beads, Beading Daily

How to Polish Plated Metal

Recently, I received two similar questions from Beading Daily readers. One asked about polishing plated metal, while the other wondered about wire that kept its shine. I asked Denise Peck, editor of Step...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Jan 3, 2008

Filed under: Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, How To Bead, Step by Step Wire Jewelry Magazine, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

Beading Goals and Dreams for 2008

Beading Goals and Dreams for 2008 Try a new technique or new materials this year. (Pictured: Montee Magic Earrings by Katherine Schwartzenberger) I hate resolutions. They seem so stuffy and unrealistic...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Jan 2, 2008

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

10 Reasons We Love Making Beaded Gifts

y Holiday Beading Above: One of my holiday gifts decorated with a ceramic snowman bead from Studio 59 . I've finished my holiday beading! It helped that my list was short this year--two pairs of earrings...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Dec 20, 2007

Filed under: Chain Maille, Peyote stitch, Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Brick Stitch, Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Bracelet Making, Earring Making, Necklace Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily

Easy Beaded Snowflakes

Easy Beaded Snowflake Ornaments View the snowflake gallery It's that wonderful time of the year. Well, wonderful for some; wonderfully stressful for others with not only the holidays, but all that...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Dec 18, 2007

Filed under: Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Glass Beads, How To Bead, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily

Ideas and Tips for Using Bugle Beads

I have a growing collection of bugle beads that I don't know what to do with. Red bugle beads, silver bugle beads, green, blue, purple . . . (Am I the only one who buys beads with not even the foggiest...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Dec 16, 2007

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

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,"...

Posted to Daily Blogs by Michelle Mach on Dec 14, 2007

Filed under: Bead Making, Stringing, Bead-weaving, Ceramic Beads, Beads

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...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Dec 13, 2007

Filed under: Beaded Beads, Bead Making, How To Bead, Ceramic Beads, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily

Bead Embroidered Star Ornament

I continue to be amazed by the generosity of the beading community. A few months ago, I casually mentioned to Amy Clarke Moore that some of my Beading Daily readers wanted to learn more about bead embroidery...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Dec 11, 2007

Filed under: Bead Embroidery, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily

Necklace Design Ideas

Necklace Ideas from Stringing Magazine When I flip through a beading magazine, I'm not only looking for beautiful pieces of jewelry, but I'm also looking for ideas and inspiration. What unusual...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Dec 9, 2007

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

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...

Posted to Daily Blogs by MichelleM on Dec 6, 2007

Filed under: Bead Embroidery, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Bead-weaving, Polymer Clay Beads, Bead Crafts, Beads, Beading Daily

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