The Beading Gem

Can't afford or not willing to wrestle with dedicated beading software programs to design your own 3D beaded creations? Graphed charts are the way to go!  Check out DiMarcaOnline's fabulous collection for making 3D pods, stars, kaleidocycles and balls. She also has a bundled offer to save on the cost of getting all four shapes. Each pattern comes in different sizes so you have even more options.

Marie Antoinette's fashion phases include the high Rococo style with large poufy hairdos and huge panniered (side extensions) gowns done in decorative overdrive with bows, frills and feathers. This reproduction of the Le Brun 1778 portrait shows just how over the top the French court dress was. 

Want some super fun beaded Christmas earrings to make?  Here is a great collection and not a single gnome in sight! 

First up is the slick, contemporary Christmas tree earrings shown above by LilibeadPatterns.  She has a wonderful collection of other patterns to drool over!

This collection of stunning beaded Christmas wreath tutorials are sure to please! The delicate tiny seed beads  in the above beaded wreath tutorial by DareToBeadDesigns is what makes this design so pretty! She also has a beautiful star and lovely angel ornament tutorials worth a look!

What have I been up to over the past year?  Working tirelessly on brand new laser cut designs with my friend and collaborator, Kirsty, of craftsprouts (no website yet).  She is the design lead on the cottage core section here as well as the Halloween designs. These are digital designs although I can and have been cutting physical products as requested. Almost all are design bundles which gives plenty of value.

We have a lot of fun. As you can imagine, with two highly creative minds coming together, a lot of designs do not make the final cut. It is hard to rein in ideas when we have a tendency to go off on tangents! We hope you enjoy the humor and joy behind many of the designs.

The US de minimus was abruptly removed about 1.5 months ago. After August 26, US consumers making small international orders of less than US$800 would have to pay tariffs otherwise known as import sales taxes. 

To say it has been a chaotic time for all is putting it mildly. There was no tariff collection program readily in place at the US border. So postal systems in dozens of countries around the world were forced to suspend shipments for some time. I also halted shipments to the US to avoid the initial problems at the border.