My Big Bad Beading Thread

[Dee Dee Warren]

I just started learning beading and taken some classes through Beads Gone Wild, but those classes and materials are way too expensive for me right now. So I joined the simplybeadskitclub.com site which has a membership and you get one beading kit a month for reasonable, and learning that way. I am just now getting around to doing them, so I will post some pics of what I have made. I have learned some simple techniques pretty quickly though.

[Dee Dee Warren]

simplybeadskitclub.jpgI wanted to learn beading and jewelry. Like I needed another hobby right? Well I took a few classes locally and learned some really neat stuff, but it was pretty expensive... only top quality supplies and the like, which I really don't need when I am just learning. I mean just the wire (sterling silver) was like $50. The classes were about $40 and then you spent another $100 in supplies... nope, can't afford that right now. So I joined the Simply Beads Craft Club which for about $20/month sends you one project a month with all the supplies you need. Now, it is cheap stuff, but it is great for learning. Below are some things I have made with their kits, and I do feel a lot more confident to try something on my own when I get time. Right now, I barely have time for the kits.

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[QuantaFille]

Awesome, I love the butterflies.

When you are ready to do one on your own, I'd like to recommend Artbeads.com. I get my supplies there, and have never been disappointed in the quality. They have good prices and a good selection.

[Teallaura]

Yep, now that the tunics are done I have forty or fifty crosses to make.


If I can find bugle beads I like!