-
No matter how much time and care you put into your bracelet making projects, choosing the right clasp can make all the difference in the world. Choosing a clasp that's easy to work, comfortable, and secure for your bracelet making projects might seem simple on the surface, but putting a little bit...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Jennifer VanBenschoten
on
Nov 2, 2012
Filed under:
Filed under: Peyote stitch, Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Herringbone Stitch, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Bracelet Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily
-
An important part of learning how to bead is learning which jewelry making findings will be most useful to you when it comes to making beaded jewelry that will last. I am always amazed at how the selection of jewelry findings at my local craft store has grown exponentially over the years, and I'm...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Jennifer VanBenschoten
on
Jun 13, 2012
Filed under:
Filed under: Pearls, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Beading Tools, Mixed Media Jewelry, Necklace Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making
-
Melinda Barta asked me recently to design a necklace for a project she's leading. The deadline is right around the corner, so I've been madly stitching, trying to come up with something I'm excited about. I came up with a focal piece that I'm happy with: a freeform peyote-stitched flower...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Jean Campbell
on
Jun 15, 2011
Filed under:
Filed under: Peyote stitch, Pearls, Beaded Beads, Stringing, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Earring Making, Necklace Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily
-
Kristal Wick is the editor of Beading Daily I don't know about you, but I'm an "over-the-top-funky-chunky" kind of jewelry designer. I love textures, 3-dimensional surprises, mixed media, big baubles, and bling. Having had years of experience selling my creations at shows (L.A. Gift...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Kristal Wick
on
Nov 1, 2010
Filed under:
Filed under: Chain Maille, Pearls, Crystals, Bead Making, Stringing, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Fabric Beads, Beading Tools, Mixed Media Jewelry, Necklace Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily
-
Happy endings— Oh no! It’s (insert impending occasion) . . . and I still haven’t made a gift yet! That thought used to send panic through my veins, but not lately. I can whip up some earrings pretty instantly now, and I have a secret ingredient that makes even simple earrings look extra...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Leslie Rogalski
on
May 2, 2010
Filed under:
Filed under: Chain Maille, Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Earring Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily, Beaded Jewelry
-
6 Reasons We Love to Make Earrings Soon after joining Twitter (under the name BeadingDaily ), I asked jewelry designers to tell me what they liked about making earrings. Within minutes, I was deluged with reasons. Here are just six: 1. "It's fun and there's no reason to worry about them...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Michelle Mach
on
Jun 12, 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Pearls, Crystals, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Earring Making, Bead Crafts, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily
-
Mix It Up I met a well-known jewelry designer last year who confessed that she sometimes enjoyed mixing high- and low-end components together--beads from her local craft store with some high-end silver or handcrafted art beads or findings. I admitted to her that I did this, too. Looking back, it's...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Michelle Mach
on
Mar 20, 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Gemstones, Pearls, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Bracelet Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily
-
Check these pages for instructions, illustrations, related articles/magazines/books, and occasional videos on how to create jewelry, whether you favor bead stitching, stringing, or wireworking. You'll also find links to selected articles on selling your work, organizing your bead stash, teaching...
Posted to
How To
by
Michelle Mach
on
Feb 19, 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Peyote stitch, Herringbone Stitch, Stringing, Pearls, Bead Crochet, Bead Embroidery, Brick Stitch, Glass Beads, Wire Jewelry, Bead Making, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, How To Bead, Polymer Clay Beads, Fabric Beads, Beading Tools, Mixed Media Jewelry, Ceramic Beads, Chain Maille, Bead Crafts, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beaded Jewelry, Pearl, Jewelry Business
-
A Confession Here's a confession guaranteed to fill up my inbox with reader mail: My favorite beaded watch is made with pretty Kazuri ceramic beads in various shades of blue, silver beads, and a silver watch face. Very simple to make and easy to wear. So what's the big deal? I strung it on Gossamer...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Michelle Mach
on
Jan 2, 2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Gemstones, Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Beading Tools, Bracelet Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily
-
Tips for Designing with Color Marlene Blessing, editor in chief of Beadwork Color is such a key element of good design. Yet each of us wrestles now and then with being in a color rut—"I only buy purple beads"—or wondering what shade of blue brings out the best in a new multicolored...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Michelle Mach
on
Sep 19, 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Peyote stitch, Pearls, Crystals, Bead Making, Stringing, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Step by Step Wire Jewelry Magazine, Bead Crafts, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily
-
Each month, one of the magazine editors will share a free project with Beading Daily. Today's guest editor is Denise Peck, editor in chief of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine and senior editor of Jewelry Artist . An editor by trade and a lifelong lover of jewelry, she was able to pursue both when...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Michelle Mach
on
May 29, 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Pearls, Crystals, Bead Crochet, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Wire Jewelry, Wire Wrapping, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Lapidary, Bracelet Making, Earring Making, Step by Step Wire Jewelry Magazine, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Jewelry Making, Beading Daily, Beaded Jewelry
-
What would you do with $1,500? If you had a $1,500 gift certificate to spend at a huge online bead store, what would you buy? Every kind of gemstone available? Enough seed beads or toggle clasps to last a lifetime? A top-of-the-line set of beading tools? I'd buy that--and more, but since I can't...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
Michelle Mach
on
Apr 18, 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Gemstones, Pearls, Crystals, Beaded Beads, Bead Making, Stringing, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Step by Step Wire Jewelry Magazine, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily
-
Fear of Large Butterflies or How to Make Your Own Pendant Only one element in the latest Beadwork challenge--a gorgeous 38 x 46mm brass filigree butterfly--felt large enough to use as a necklace pendant. But, honestly, it was so large it made me feel like ducking my head under the desk for safety. (Yes...
Posted to
Daily Blogs
by
MichelleM
on
Oct 2, 2007
Filed under:
Filed under: Pearls, Bead Making, Stringing, How To Bead, Seed Bead Patterns, Bead-weaving, Beading Tools, Necklace Making, Bead Crafts, Beaded Jewelry Design, Beads, Beading Daily