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🎨✨ A quick Creative Color Challenge check-in! ✨🎨

If you haven’t voted yet, there’s still time to choose between Palette #45 and Palette #392.

Whichever palette wins won’t just become a design — it will also shape this month’s Creative Color Collection. I’ll be pulling beads directly inspired by the palette, along with coordinating pieces from my personal stash to build something truly unique.
That means your vote helps decide not only the project… but the entire color story for this month.

If you haven’t cast your vote yet, be sure to scroll up and choose your favorite before the poll closes on the 21st!


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🎨✨ Creative Color Challenge – Time to Vote! ✨🎨

It’s time to choose the next color palette for the Creative Color Challenge!
This month we’re deciding between:

Palette #45
vs.
Palette #392

I’ll be creating a brand-new jewelry design based on the winning palette, and the full tutorial — along with the coordinating Creative Color Challenge Collection — will be released after the poll closes.

🗳 Voting is open now and will run through the end of the day on the 21st, so be sure to cast your vote before it closes!

I already have ideas forming for both palettes, and I can’t wait to see which direction you choose.

Go vote and help decide what I’ll be designing next!

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🌹 New tutorial going live today at noon.🌹

In this video I’ll show how to create a beaded bead and turn it into a finished necklace design called the Secret Garden Necklace. The project combines bead weaving with Soft Flex beading wire, Miyuki crystal seed beads, and a rhodonite pendant. If you enjoy bead weaving techniques and gemstone jewelry projects, this one should be a fun design to try.

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☀️ Going LIVE this Thursday at 2 PM CST – Tutorial Edition! ☀️

Join me for the first Design & Unwind Live of March! We’ll be catching up on the last couple of weeks, talking about what’s coming up on the channel, and creating a fun new beaded component together.

During this live, I’ll start by sharing the jewelry and videos from the past two weeks, along with a few behind-the-scenes updates from the studio. I’ll also talk about what to expect over the next two weeks, including upcoming tutorials and projects currently in the works.

Then we’ll move into our live jewelry tutorial, where I’ll be creating a versatile beaded component using beads from the March 2026 Bargain Bead Box collection, “Here Comes the Sun.” This component can be used in several ways — as part of a necklace, bracelet, earrings, or even a full jewelry set, making it a great technique to add to your bead weaving toolkit.

If you enjoy DIY jewelry making, bead weaving tutorials, Bargain Bead Box designs, and relaxing creative livestreams, this is a great chance to craft along or simply unwind with some bead chat.

📅 Thursday | 2 PM CST
🔔 Set a reminder and come design & unwind with me!

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New tutorial coming today at 12 PM CST!

In this video, I’m using the Wicked Good two-hole bead collection from Beads of the Month to create a beaded bracelet using ginkgo, rulla, and half moon beads. I’ll also show how the same pattern can be turned into a bonus ring design. If you enjoy working with two-hole beads, this one is for you.

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It’s been a quiet week on the channel, and I just wanted to check in. My allergies decided to take my voice along for the ride, so recording videos wasn’t in the cards for a few days. 🤧🎤

The good news is that things are finally starting to improve, and I’m back at my bead mat working on the next set of projects!

Coming up soon:
✨ A bracelet design using the **February 2-hole beads from Beads of the Month Wicked Good**
✨ A **beaded bead tutorial** using the February collection from **Bargain Bead Box Fairytale Romance**
✨ A new design featuring the **Australian Picture Jasper collection from Gemstone Orphanage**

Videos will start back up on **Tuesday**, and I just want to say how much I appreciate your patience this past week. I’ve really missed sharing and chatting with all of you! 💙

Before the videos return, I’d love to know — **which project are you most excited to see first?** Let me know in the comments! 👇

See you very soon with some new beads and designs!

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💙 A Quick Channel Update 💙

I had every intention of filming today, but my allergies had other plans. My voice has been wavering all week, and I ended up losing it at work today — so recording a tutorial just wasn’t in the cards.

I never want to put out a video that isn’t clear and easy to follow, especially for detailed bead weaving and jewelry tutorials. So I’m going to rest my voice this weekend and see how it improves.

If all goes well, I’ll be back with a new tutorial on Tuesday. If my voice is still recovering, the next video may need to move to Thursday instead.

I have some fun projects in the works, including:
✨ A Bargain Bead Box beaded bead tutorial
✨ A Sam’s Bead Box tutorial
✨ A Beads of the Month tutorial
✨ And a design using Colleen’s recent bead drop beads

Thank you for your patience and kindness — I’ll be back as soon as this voice cooperates! 💙

Be sure to check out the latest video here:
Creative Color Challenge winner for February - https://youtu.be/z096iJBNH0k
Sam's Bead Box unboxing - https://youtu.be/9-iqIkEFdTI
Bargain Bead Box unboxing - https://youtu.be/sNqFmDRjLFA
Beads of the Month unboxing - https://youtu.be/L9ilZOfypOI

In the meantime, tell me — what are you working on this weekend?

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Join me LIVE this Thursday at 2 PM CST (camera willing!) for a special Tutorial Edition of Design & Unwind!

We’ll be catching up, celebrating creativity, and making a pair of my Cubic Chips Earrings together.

Since I had to skip a couple of weeks, I’ll start by recapping everything from the last four weeks — recent videos, finished jewelry pieces, and behind-the-scenes studio updates. I’ll also be announcing and showcasing the newest winner of the Creative Color Challenge, along with their winning collection that’s now available in my Etsy shop.

We’ll talk about what’s coming up over the next few weeks — upcoming tutorials, projects, and creative plans — and then we’ll move into our live jewelry tutorial.

During the tutorial, we’ll create the Cubic Chips Earrings using:
• Miyuki 11/0 seed beads
• Miyuki 15/0 seed beads
• Gemstone chips

This live is perfect for anyone who enjoys DIY jewelry making, bead weaving tutorials, seed bead earrings, and working with gemstone chips. Craft along or simply relax and enjoy the bead chat!

📅 Thursday | 2 PM CST
🔔 Set your reminder and come design & unwind with me!

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🎉 Today’s the day! 🎉

The February Creative Color Challenge Winner — Apricot Ash — goes live at 12 noon CST!

Palette #212 inspired this textured flat chenille bracelet, complete with layered embellishment and a tapered loop finished with a stunning button clasp.

If you voted in this month’s challenge, you helped shape this design — and I cannot wait for you to see how it came together.

Set your reminder and I’ll see you at noon! 💛

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🎉🎨 We have a winner! 🎨🎉

Palette #212 (Vol. 1) is officially the winner of this month’s Creative Color Challenge!
You all chose such a beautiful direction, and I could not be more excited about how this design came together. The texture, the dimension, the details… this one is special.

I turned Palette #212 into a flat chenille seed bead bracelet, complete with layered embellishment and a gorgeous button closure — and I’ll be showing you exactly how it all came together.

The full design video releases Tuesday at 12 noon CST, along with the coordinating collection.

Make sure you’re subscribed and ready — I cannot wait to share this one with you. 💛

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