Easter Beadings

Easter is one of The Beading Bunch’s favorite holidays. Besides the fact that it’s another holiday where we can guiltlessly stuff our faces with chocolate and marshmallow treats, nothing makes us happier than seeing a variety of bright pastel colors everywhere. If you love Easter just as much as we do, then we know you’ll love this week’s featured projects. They’re absolutely egg-cellent!

Tips & Techniques: Necklaces

In this fashion-forward era, a necklace is no longer “just a necklace.” Exploring a variety of necklace styles and techniques is helpful for any beader, no matter if you’re selling your jewelry or just accessorizing.

Flights Of Fancy

Only a few more weeks until spring! Seeing butterflies and chirping birds will be a sight for sore eyes, especially after such a long winter. But if you’re as anxious as I am, why wait? We’re beaders! With little creativity, we can create beautiful accessories that showcase our winged friends now, and last year-round.

Springtime Splendor

The blustery days of winter are almost behind us friends.  Soon you can put those long sleeves and bulky coats away for the year. Then it’s time to find new outfits and new ways to accessorize for spring while Mother Nature embellishes the world with butterflies, bugs, birds and blooms! What better inspiration is there than nature when you’re looking for spring design ideas?

Beading For Dollars

So you’ve decided to take it to the next level and transform your hobby into some supplemental income. Here are a few ideas to help you get started:

Do Your Ears Hang Low?

Remember that old saying; “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime?” Well, that goes for jewelry as well. It’s true, running to a store and purchasing jewelry is easier than making it, but honestly, not by much. And crafting your own jewelry is much cheaper!

A Chained Medley

It's easy to be inspired when you see beautiful handmade jewelry. But when the design includes an unfamiliar technique like beads lodged inside a chain, you may think, “That’s gorgeous, but making it is probably difficult.” Au contraire, it’s easier than you think!

Easy Bein’ Green

With spring on its way, a bit of green will surely be a sight for sore eyes. If you can’t wait to go green, then today is your lucky day!  Thanks to the Shamrock Earrings Kit, it’s easy bein’ green!

Be Still My Beading Heart

Spring is set to go off with a “bloom” very soon, so take a cue from nature and spring some gifts of your own on family and friends. You can shake the frost from your creative spirit and warm a few hearts by incorporating new spring colors into beaded accents and jewelry.  Looking for inspiration?  We suggest the lovely Heart with Rose Glass Bead Mix.

A Wintery Mix

Ah, January. The start of a year means many new beginnings! If you’ve resolved to help someone learn to bead, we have just what you need to get them started in this simple, affordable, rewarding hobby. Our Winter Glass Lampwork Bead Bracelet Kit may be a mouthful, but the end result will say it all. Featuring snowmen and mitten beads with snowball spacers, this set will surely light a fire in any creative spirit.