We saw a little bit of everything this week. Kristen discussed her recent trip to Craftcation and showed us how to make an embroidered butterfly. Joyce showed us how to weather a metal blank and give it character. Rebecca Combs, of Design & Adorn, joined us for a beading party and showed us how to make a beaded kumhimo necklace. We checked out videos from our friends and watched them make j…
Craftcation 2024 Recap And How To Do Bead Embroidery
This week on
Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, I shared my experience at the Craftcation Conference in California. Craftcation is a 5-day life-changing annual craft event that is equal parts beach-side getaway, business conference, makers fest and wellness retreat.
While at the Craftcation Conference I taught a "Make & Ta…
Learn How To Wire Wrap A Beaded Flower Pendant
On
Spill the Beads with Joyce Trowbridge, Joyce showed how to wire wrap a beaded flower pendant using Czech Glass and crystal beads from our Rainy Day Blues Beading Design Kit (sold out), and 24ga Soft Flex Craft Wire in Non-Tarnish Silver. She strung the flower pendant on .019 Soft Flex Beading Wire in Tanzanite color along with a bee ce…
Special Tea Design Kit Beading Party With Sarah James Of Jesse James Beads
Sara & Kristen had a beading party with Sarah James of
Jesse James Beads. They talked about our Special Tea Beading Design Challenge Kit and the beads in the kit that came from Jesse James Beads. Each month we have a new design kit and they always feature an exclusive bead mix from Jesse James Beads. We also…