With two very kid-friendly holidays to enjoy, this time of year is full of candy and brightly colored treats. There’s a lot of inspiration t...

There’s something wonderfully enticing about a mixture of beads. The combination of colors and shapes all playing together before the beadwo...

This week I got started on my new abstract/ugly necklace design, using nothing but culled seed beads. I’ve always got an old tealight cup on...

Back in January I snapped a photo of my collection of culled and wonky seed beads , in the hopes that it would take on some kind of transfor...

As I get ready to start taking inventory for this spring’s tax returns, I’m doing a lot of sorting and reorganizing. While I was cleaning my...

Nothing beats an indie bead shop when you’re looking for unique supplies. One of my favorite shops to browse is Spirit Bear Beads , which sp...

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a good old de-stash giveaway, and this month I have some really great picks for you. Although I still ...

This year’s beading challenge, to destash all of my not-new beads, is coming along really well, and has resulted in some fun new designs an...

This week’s bracelet design took almost the full week to complete. Summer comes rather suddenly here on the West coast, and as soon as the c...

I can’t speak for all beaders, but personally, I don’t really like working with seed bead mixes. When I'm planning a design, the colors ...