Earth Goddess Color Palette
Earth Goddess color palette is perfect for any classic jewelry design. Bead colors and fashion colors to choose from!
Beading Without Swarovski Beads
Beading without Swarovski beads? What is happening with the Swarovski brand, and what are bead enthusiasts’ alternatives?
Wrapping Ceramic Bead Using Free-Form Peyote Stitch Technique
Free-form peyote technique creative process demonstration. Tips and ideas for wrapping ceramic beads with beadwork.
Ceramic Beads
Have you ever tried using ceramic beads in your projects? There are tons of unique handmade ceramic beads on the market today! It is hard to choose what to buy. I bet many of you like buying much more than (more…)
Classic Blue Pantone Color 2020
Classic Blue Pantone color 2020 symbolizes constancy, credibility, and trustworthiness in our seem to be a chaotic world. Despite many negative online reactions to this choice of color for 2020, I feel very positive about it. And the reason is (more…)
Three Earring Designs – One Bead Sample Package
I have enough beads to play with! Said no bead enthusiast ever! Do you need a motivation to order new beads for new experiments? I don’t! Potomac Bead Company sample pack of new beads caught my eye, and I immediately (more…)
Beading Kit: The Crafter’s Solution
How many times did you see a beautiful beadwork design, immediately bought a pattern and only later found out that it is hard to find all the beads to complete that project? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a mega-market (more…)
CRAW Stitch Bracelet Idea with Labradorite Beads
Every one of us has a pack of beads in a stash that didn’t quite make it into a beading project. Not yet. There are million of reasons why. Some of them can even be excuses! I didn’t know what (more…)
Bead Shopping in New York City
Bead shopping in New York City can be rather expensive, but how could I possibly miss this opportunity? Going out to visit bead shops in Manhattan gives me the chance to get to know what components New Yorkers like to (more…)
5 Books to Read About Beading
There are a million books written about beading. This article is for you if you feel lost as I was when I started to learn beading techniques. I can recommend many but today I will focus on 5 books that (more…)