Hey there fellow beader! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed ’cause we’re adding new stuff all the time. Thanks for visiting!Welcome back. Nice to see you here again. We would love to hear from you, so please be sure to add your comments! What better way to usher … Continue reading Pantone Color of the Year 2021 – Ultimate Gray & Illuminating
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All That Jazz
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What can I say about 2020? I’ve seen every imaginable variation of “good riddance” in recent newsletters (my fave was the Grinch saying 2020 “stink, stank, stunk”!!). It’s been a year for the historians, social scientists, medical researchers, and political pundits to ponder for decades to come. Let’s leave it at that, shall we? Let’s … Continue reading All That Jazz
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Our world is in chaos. The pandemic, which seemed to ease off over the summer, has returned with ferocity! And in our own beading world, on the heels of the demise of the Bead and Button magazine, an even worse calamity: the Swarovski line of top-quality crystals and (glass) pearls is withdrawing from the retail … Continue reading Solstice Beading or “Tame the Chaos with Beading”
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Beadwork, in some form, has been around for at least 5,000 years. And although the origins are lost to us, there is fossilized evidence that as soon as we dressed ourselves – in Cro-Magnon days 30,000 years ago (!) – we found visual ways to communicate our individual status and artistry through embellishment. One form … Continue reading Warp Speed
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The other day, I allowed myself to be dragged down the rabbit hole that is Pinterest. Oh yeah. Some days I dream about home décor and fill my folders with photos of beautiful rooms, but this time I perused bead-lust topics! Beaded jewellery, beaded earrings, beaded anklets, embroidery and curtains, oh my! As I meandered … Continue reading Expectations
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On July 15 of this year, FB’s beading groups lit up with the sad message that Bead & Button Magazine, a beaders’ companion for 25+ years, was soon to be “discontinued.” Discontinued!? That’s a word to use for dropping a t-shirt brand; it doesn’t quite capture the loss of a source of inspiration to beading … Continue reading Where do we go from here?..
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This bracelet is so much fun to make and so easy to wear! It has the wonderful look of a woven bracelet but no clasp, so can easily be slipped on the wrist. It is altogether more relaxing to weave this way! You don’t have to strain to hold the tension or be afraid to … Continue reading Etched Seeds Stretchy Bracelet
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I grumble – every single year – that the Holidays snuck up on me! As if! It’s just me who is not organized, forgets to plan, and doesn’t always manage her time well. I thought that if I could use a nudge, maybe others would appreciate a reminder as well. Whether you celebrate Diwali, Bodhi … Continue reading It’s Never Too Early to Bead for the Holiday Season
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Across Facebook, crafters in stitching, sewing, and beading groups are voicing the same complaint. “I’m frozen” some beaders lament. “I still order and then my new beads sit idle, but I am sure my mojo will return,’ say the optimists! And these conversations draw hundreds of replies. (Of course! After all, we are all affected … Continue reading Is This Happening To You?
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Sometimes I think that the saying “nothing is certain but death and taxes” should be amended to include changes in fashion.We are pressured to fit in by conforming to seasonal changes, and, if ignored, we might find our stylistic failures the fodder or trendy articles! (I’ve recognized my own fashion follies, but hey, I’m no … Continue reading June 2020 – In and Out of Fashion
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All our delicas photographs have now been retaken and upgraded and I think it has made a huge difference to our delica category. I actually had quite a bit of fun testing out all the different settings on my camera and comparing them to ones I took with my husbands macro lens. I learnt quite … Continue reading Delightful Delicas..
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You may have only recently started beading or maybe your collection is growing, but we all have that one question… ‘How do I store my beads but also take them to bead groups or maybe on vacation?’. Some people prefer to keep their beads in the packages they came in maybe stored in a tote … Continue reading Focus on Portable Storage
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Our poor blog has been a bit neglected this past year but 2020 will change all that and we will kick off the new year by introducing Pantone’s color of the year – Classic Blue. Leatrice Eiseman – executive director of the Pantone Color Institute says ….. On their website Pantone describes this years color, … Continue reading Dont feel Blue about Pantone’s Color of the Year 2020
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This year’s chosen color is Living Coral, a beautiful and vibrant golden pink shade of coral. On their website Pantone describes the color as “An animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge.” That describes this tone of coral perfectly: It is somehow vivid and … Continue reading Bring Your Designs to Life with Pantone’s Color of the Year 2019
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PWAT is an acronym for the hottest new stitch this year, Peyote With a Twist. Created by Gerlinde Lenz, this stitch can be mistaken for a tubular or zipped peyote, but with closer inspection you will see that unlike the horizontal placement of the beads in tubular, PWAT creates a diagonal line of beads … Continue reading What is PWAT?
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It is always fun to start a new year- to predict what new trends the year will bring, and which styles we will carry forward because we are enjoying them so darn much! 2018 jewellery looks similar to that which was popular in 2017, with a few twists. According to several online trend sources, you … Continue reading Predicting the Top 10 Jewellery Trends for 2018
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Not one, but TWO Pantone Colors for 2016!
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We love the concept of having two colors of the year, two colors that accentuate and compliment each other. The choice of Rose Quartz and Serenity create such a create such a calm and tranquil mood, much needed in our hectic lives of today. We have put together a little infograph for you with bead … Continue reading Not one, but TWO Pantone Colors for 2016!
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We made a variation of these a couple of years ago and turned the little angels into bookmarks. This year we made them into cute earrings and had to share the idea! What you need: 2x Silver Plated Earring Hooks 2x Silver Plated Eye Pin 2.13inch 22 Gauge 2x Rhinestone & Silver Metal Rondelle 6mm … Continue reading Project by The Beading Room ‘Angelic Earrings’
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Christmas is the perfect time to make jewellery with a little fun and whimsy. We loved the quality and style of TierraCast’s seasonal charms the minute we saw them, and knew a charm bracelet had to be made! The vintage feel of the designs and lettering on them, combined with the crystal red pearls, gives … Continue reading Project by The Beading Room: ‘Vintage Christmas Charm Bracelet’
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