Good for Beginners

I happened upon a fun idea after I went through my jewelry box recently. I keep saying how much I value simplicity, but you couldn’t tell that by looking through my jewelry box — there were way too many earrings!…

My mother-in-law, God love her, took well to the idea of beading. But she’d never realized that there is more to beading than just stringing beads on wire. She is a busy lady, who’s always on the move, so when…

This unique bracelet is a simple beading project that’s a little artsy and loaded with style.
You’ll need between 20 and 26 of these lovely swirled, triangular glass beads, and between 5 and 7 of the smaller swirled glass beads,…

These fun and playful earrings are a springtime and summer delight that go with nearly everything. You’ll have fun making them, too.
I’d actually had the placement of the beads different when I first began making these earrings. I’d placed…

Thinking outside the box creatively and trying something new needn’t feel like you’re moving a mountain. I was a bit reluctant to give ribbon a try, but now I’m glad I did.
This necklace is a breeze to make, and…

The beads in this necklace caught my eye because I liked the unique way they moved on the bead strand; I thought it created a look of depth and texture and, with this deep olive color, a look of warmth,…

Face it, blue is just a great color — versatile and cheery, it’s a color that’s hard to grow tired of. I knew at once when I spotted these heart-shaped glass beads that they’d make great earrings.
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As promised, here’s a cool and breezy bracelet to accompany your Ocean Breeze earrings we made last week. This one will challenge your skills a little, but nothing you can’t handle, I’m sure. Still, I hope you had a good…

I’m beginning to really appreciate ceramic beads (as a newbie beader, I thought them gaudy!) and this elegant earring and bracelet set is as easy to create as it is beautiful.
Arrange your beads and spacers on your design board.…

There’s nothing quite like an earring project to spruce up a jewelry box in need of some life. These pearl and filigree drop earrings are a quick and easy project that is sure to bring lots of compliments!
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When I first started beading last summer, I fell in love with it instantly, and I felt that I was a pretty quick study. But I really struggled with clasps, and was less than impressed at my best efforts to…

That’s right, people — a little rhyme to help you remember how essential it is to work on your technique. You remember technique, right — that tiny little thing between you and your next great piece? Well, never underestimate the…

One of the most useful techniques in jewelry design is the double eye-pin. It opens up a whole new world of creative conquests.
Cut about 2 ¼ inches of 18-gauge wire. Make a loop at one end of the wire,…

When I first started beading I fell in love with it immediately. That happens often with us serious beaders! With a few beautiful beads and long strands of beading wire I felt ready to conquer the world of beauty and…