I stopped by Lela , BeadStyle ’s clothes and accessories source for our What to Wear column. Carrie, one of the owners, has a great eye for picking outfits for the looks we’re featuring. For our May issue, she suggested bamboo sweaters and a locally designed... Read More

I thought these two books would be great to look at together because in addition to their overall quality, they both do something very specific very well. Their step-by-step photos of the chain mail process are very good. As someone who's tried to... Read More

We’ve been working fast and furious around here on a special issue called UNDER $25 . The issue will be coming out in May. UNDER $25 will have several projects that cost less than $25 to make, several projects that cost less than $20 to make, several... Read More

Creating a brand new piece of jewelry gives me a real thrill – a creative contact high. But we can’t be on cloud nine all the time. Sometimes simple satisfaction is the order of the day because I don’t have the time, energy, money, or inspiration for... Read More

Great minds DO think alike. Like Lindsay, I've been doing a lot of color experimentation lately and I wanted to share one of my favorite sites. Swarovski Crystals' Create Your Style site has a free design tool that is great for experimenting with... Read More

A couple weeks ago while I was checking out the Hobby Lobby Web site, I came across a fun PDF that is all about color. Follow the link, then click on "Color Brochure" at the bottom of the page. It's been a while — probably fourth or fifth... Read More

I’ve been shopping recently for projects for our Under $25 special and I’ve been making some really cool discoveries. First of all, you can make beautiful jewelry without spending a lot of money. All right, I knew that before — but I didn’t know it would... Read More

Here at BeadStyle we see a lot of great books, products, ideas, and of course jewelry. We don’t have enough space within the pages of the magazine to fit everything, but would love to share them with you. So occasionally I’ll slip in a post about something... Read More

Shopping for the Under $25 special issue, we've been comparing notes on our purchases. We all love MIchaels, Jo-Ann, and Hobby Lobby, especially when we can use coupons. I also like Lima Beads because they sell half strands, which is a brilliant idea... Read More

The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts is holding its first 2008 exhibition, “Needle Felting: Quilts, Art Objects & Wearables.” The exhibit will run through April 6th, 2008, and features needle-felted quilts in addition to doll, animal, and... Read More

Back in elementary school, my gym teacher told grizzly stories of what happened to girls whose long, dangling earrings snagged on something while playing games in class. After that, I never wore earrings that extended more than half an inch below my lobes... Read More

We get a lot of great beading books in our office. We never have the space in the magazine to talk about all of them, so we're going to blog about them every so often. These "reviews" are never going to trash any books. If we didn't... Read More

Lately at BeadStyle , we’ve been talking a lot about the three R’s – reduce, reuse, and recycle – in order to create eco-friendly fashion. I’ve found that reusing is particularly doable for those of use with a sentimental attachment to, well, just about... Read More

This weekend, I went to Hobby Lobby for the first time. The closest store (in West Bend) is about half an hour away, which is why I haven't been there till now. I was on a search for supplies for our next special issue (the theme: jewelry under $25... Read More

I received a question this week about one of the earrings from Jane's "Spook-tacular" article in 365 Earrings . For those of you who have been wondering where you can find the cat and bow-tie beads, here is the information: Cat face Halstead... Read More