Beading Blog - Beads , Jewelry and Projects

To Potter, 43, every bead is an opportunity for self-empowerment, or what she calls "Super Girlie Good Power." The self-proclaimed "Mistress of the Bead" authors craft books, designs for Swarovski Crystal, writes for magazines and appears as a regular on QVC.

Her latest bead book, The Impatient Beader Gets Inspired: A Crafty Chick's Guide to Instant Inspiration (North Light Books, $19.99 paperback), is her second title in a series about teaching people to embrace all that sparkles.

Here is a fun interview by The Arizona Republic.

Nice inspirational piece about someone leaving a corporate job to become a full-time jewelry maker selling on Ebay and Etsy.

“I remember watching the computer, and when I saw that they sold, I ran down the stairs to tell Steve and I tripped and fell, I was so excited,” she says. “I got up and ran over and told him it sold and then I accused him of paying one of our friends to buy it. He swore he didn’t know the buyer.”

Now lots of Web consumers know about Camilee. She’s sold about 2,000 items on eBay, and that’s just 50 percent of her business.

Camilee tries to convert every eBay customer into a camilee.com customer. She also sells her gemstone and wire wrap jewelry on etsy.com, an artist co-op Web site.

Read the full article from the Gresham Outlook

BeadStyle Magazine has launched their 2007 sweepstakes and it's loaded with plenty of beading goodies. You'll have a chance to win 1 of the 16 prizes from BeadStyle magazine! Enter to Win BeadStyle's 2007 Sweepstakes.

Step by Step Beads offers this colorful bead pattern available for download by Kimberly Price. Visit StepbyStepbeads.com for the charted bead pattern and much more.

Online registration opens January 16, 2007, at noon CST. Get ready to browse 480 classes for beaders of evevry level. Make sure to grab the classes asap. Popular classes sell out fast.

We hope to see you at the show! June 3-10, 2007 in Milwaukee, WI.

Looking for a fast and easy way to order beads online? Check out the Bead Room for a great selction and decent prices. You will find vintage glass, czech glass, lampwork beads and a wide variet of seed beads. Shop for beads now and get started on that nnext project.

Paper Beads - Inexpensive Beading project




Start of the new year learning a new and thrifty skill. Natasha Fialkov has a great tutorial on making cool looking paper beads. The possibilities are endless. Check out the beauty and variety of these beads. Make some now!

Here’s a free downloadable jewelry project from Kalmbach Publishing that was posted on the jewelryandbeading.com blog. It is from the January 2007 issue of BeadStyle magazine . This one is called “Quick Knots Yield a Delicate Necklace,” and along with the necklace, there is also instructions for matching earrings. The necklace incorporates techniques of knotting to create stations of pearl beads, and the focal piece is a large gemstone bead.

Download the project.

Simply Beads Magazine offers a free pattern from their latest issue.

Escape the doldrums of everyday life by transforming yourself into a vacationing diva. Brilliant crystals and gorgeous Venetian beads create a look that's undeniably cosmopolitan.

Download this free PDF pattern from Simply Beads.

May all your dreams and hopes come alive in 2007!
Happy New Year