When I first saw Karen McGovern’s birdbath ring (below) in Stringing magazine, I had to make it. Karen’s technique uses components from Nunn Design along with paint and resin to create the “water” in the birdbath. But as we all know, there’s more than one way to skin a cat (poor cat! What a saying . […]

Need quick gift ideas? Here is a tip. Many people like stretchy bead bracelets as they are easy to put on and stay snug against the wrist.  A popular variation is the use of jump rings in between the rondelles or round beads.  Check out this tutorial from Juliet of Spoilt Rotten BeadsTV. The full lists […]

  UK designer, Nina of Ninaouity creates some of the most dainty resin and wire floral jewelry I have seen! She is clearly inspired by tiny flowers and rises to the challenge of making bluebells (above) and grape hyacinth flowers! This is not an easy technique as the resin has be “span” across the empty […]

Spring is here! Finally! We are five days into spring and I already feel the sense of renewal and added energy. As much as I love the winter months with their festive occasions, there is something so special about spring and what it offers. This past weekend I did a ton of spring cleaning, making […]

Bees are one of the most important insects in the ecosystems as we depend so much on them for pollination of many of our food crops. Bees also inspire a lot of jewelry designers!  Shown here are some of my favourite tutorials. Many of these talented designers have been featured before on my blog. Their […]

If you haven’t noticed this month, I can’t get enough of pearls and pearl jewelry: the shapes, the colors, the sensuality of them. Pearls are probably the most romantic gemstone of them all. ABOVE: This pin, titled “Orbiting,” features a lovely carved quartz by famed lapidary Dieter Lorenz, as well as a golden South Seas pearl, […]

Many of you were already fans of Patricia of RoseBluBeads‘ first book. So it was no surprise to read the excitement for her new books in last week’s review and giveaway. Some like Darla had already ideas. She said, “I’ve wanted to add flowers to my my beadwork and would go beautifully with my beaded […]

I have previously featured the work of Berlin based designer, Mary Gold of ForLikeEva before. But her stunning collection deserves a special feature of her own. Her amazing and colorful acrylic statement designs all show a highly developed creative streak as well as considerable artistic flare.  She calls herself a day dreamer and nightwalker. She […]

I am happy to announce another upcoming Beadaholique Live class that I have been able to pre-plan! You can order supplies ahead of time and bead along with me right in the class. One of our most frequently requested classes has been for the Japanese braiding technique kumihimo. It’s a fun and fairly easy jewelry […]

Suzhou silk thread embroidery from the ancient city of Suzhou in China is a traditional art form which dates back thousands of years, as old as sericulture (silk farming). It’s renowned because some of the art embroidery is double sided – the stitching is on both sides of a very thin translucent silk fabric. All […]