The Beadwork Designers of the Year are a special group of bead weavers. Not only do they make innovative beaded jewelry, they create those designs to teach…

We humans have been adorning ourselves for thousands of years with beadwork and other jewelry. It’s only natural that we would reach for the beautiful things around…

Spring and summer 2019 fashion trends include ice cream pastels with a twist: they’re layered with foundations of black, brown, gray and other edgy tones. This is…

One of our most popular patterns, the Ouroboros Dragon Cuff by Michelle Leonardo is also one of our most challenging! Like many readers, I was intimidated by…

A few short weeks ago, I had no idea what shibori ribbon was, let alone how to use it as a beautiful backdrop for intricate bead embroidery.…

February is upon us and with it comes the most important holiday of the year. That’s right, I’m talking about Galentine’s Day. via GIPHY Be it your…

We receive projects for consideration in Beadwork magazine on a rolling basis. My first week on the job as Editor of Beadwork, we reviewed all pending submissions.…

In the 1990s, teenaged-me couldn’t wait to get the next Delia*s catalog in the mail. I took my allowance to Best Buy every month to buy the…

You never know where your next source of inspiration will come from. Just as flipping through old magazines can trigger new design ideas, it’s inspirational to go…

According to the Pantone Color Institute, Living Coral represents “the fusion of modern life.” This Color of the Year is a warm blend of orange and red…

I had a great time digging out jewelry for Throwback Thursday: High School Jewelry Box. It was a fun trip down memory lane. One thing that struck…

Bezeling with beads is not something I find easy to do. My first attempt was back when a group of us learned to make chenille-stitched rings topped…

I love translating fashion trends into beaded jewelry designs. Runway collections are often so over-the-top that it’s fun to take that inspiration and interpret it in beads.…

I’m fascinated with using traditional elements in my jewelry but trying to create them from non-traditional materials. When Beadwork announced tassels as the August/September 2018 Fast &…

As part of our Throwback Thursday series, the Interweave folks have been reminiscing about what was popular in jewelry when we were growing up. I decided to…

Paul Cézanne was a French Post-Impressionist painter who helped usher in the transition to newer movements of painting like Fauvism, Expressionism, and Cubism. Prominent painters of the…

As Marilyn Monroe said, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” I won’t deny she’s probably right, but I like to interpret it more broadly than the classic…

The first Beadwork issue of 2019 kicks off a whole lot of new: a new year, new designs, new concepts, and so much more! First order of…

While we were in the last stages of editing Michelle Leonardo’s Queen’s Heart Necklace and Earrings project for the February/March 2019 issue of Beadwork magazine, Michelle was…

Wrap bracelets are one of my favorite trends in jewelry making. They mimic the look of stacking bracelets, so they can’t help but add a stylish touch…