So far this month we’ve had three sets of Bead Color Trios , which is definitely a record. Over the years, the concept behind these color ex...

The personal time keeper we know as a watch was developed around the 15th century, and was typically worn as a pin or pendant. These early “...

This week I went back and had a look at the first projects that I did after finishing big challenges that I’ve done here on Inspirational Be...

While the words “peace symbol” can generally mean anything - such as an olive branch - in Western culture they bring to mind a very specific...

Working on my new Tutankhamun collar this month reminded me – as these projects often do – of one of my very first Egyptian beadwork pieces....

Last week we took a look at fashionable pearls in the time of Elizabeth I . Fast forward 400 years, and we have another surge of pearls, as ...

Nobody does lavish jewelry quite like royalty, and Queen Elizabeth in particular took personal adornment and fashion to a whole new level. ...

During my first year as a jewelry seller on Etsy, I was very fortunate to get several requests for custom work. In addition to keeping me bu...

While researching some ancient jewelry styles at The Met , I discovered a lot of bangles that are elegantly simple. The Metropolitan Museum’...

It’s always enlightening to look back on old designs and marvel at how much our styles and skills have changed. Have you ever compared your ...

This week at Bead & Button, I shared some ideas for using bead soups and seed bead blends without doing any freeform stitching. Even if...

Today let’s travel back in time to the 1980’s, when more-is-more was the trend for jewelry. Two ladies who wore it best were Madonna and C...

The very first beading magazine that I ever purchased was the Bead & Button August 2006 issue. Just looking through the pages again I’m ...

Sometimes really great relationships can result from blogging, and one of my all time favorites has been working with Artbeads.com. A few ye...

It’s interesting to look back at how much jewelry trends changed over just two decades - from the big, gaudy, plastic and neon pieces of the...

Way, way back in January of 2009, Inspirational Beading was just five months old, and I was just starting to find my creative groove. One of...