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Hop to It! Easter Jewelry Ideas
Here comes Peter Cottontail, hoppin’ down the beady trail! Yes, spring is in the air and we’ve got hand-painted bunny beads in stock and ready to hop into your jewelry designs! Here are a few Easter inspired jewelry ideas using...
A. Island Paradise Strand #2 $8.99 Now Just $8.09 B. Hazelnut Strand #2 $8.99 Now Just $8.09 C. Pink Garden Vintage Strand $6.99 D. Large Acrylic Pendant $11.99 E. Pink Yarrow Agate Connector Pair $4.99 Now Just $4.49 F. Antique Gold Flower Pendant $1.99 Now Just...
The World's Most Unique Beads and Amazing Jewelry Components
Hello friends! Our mission at JesseJamesBeads.com is bring you with the most unique beads and jewelry components. We travel the world in search of the next greatest thing in jewelry making, and also create our own beads and components to...
Budget Beading - Three Easy and Inexpensive Jewelry Projects
Looking to make some inexpensive jewelry? Well then it is your lucky day. Jesse James Beads is in the midst of their biggest clearance sale yet. Cage crystal beads and colorful connectors and beaded chain...oh my! And there's even more,...
There's something tranquil when you can see the sky meeting the sea. A solid line that looks like it could go forever... Yin and Yang. Candie Cooper here with a DIY mermaid necklace project I'm calling "Mermaid Sky." It's peaceful,...
Say Cheese! Three Easy Tips for Taking Good Jewelry Photos
It feels as if I've been taking photos of my creations forever. Like 35mm film forever. Candie Cooper here and yes, I've gone from film, to digital, to my phone for capturing jewelry photos. Whether you're selling your jewelry online...
Coffee with Candie at the Bead and Button Show
Wake up and smell the beadies! It's an excellent day to do some bead shopping, heck it's Bead and Button Show weekend! In case you aren't yet familiar, the Bead and Button Show is the largest bead show in...
Get Jiggy With It and Make Wire Hoop Earrings
Tassels, hoops and cup chain. Ohhhhhhh. My. We are about to make wire hoop earrings. Candie Cooper here with a project that is all about summer loving nights. These Tropicana wire hoop earrings were featured in the Fall issue of...
Bead. Sip. Repeat. Let's Make DIY Wine Charms!
Bead. Sip. Repeat. That's what I'm thinking for Memorial weekend! Who is with me?! Candie Cooper here with a project that I'm absolutely smitten with: Drink Catchers. Ok, they're diy wine charms, but with all the fringe and spirit these things...
Bohemian Elephant Jewelry Project & Kit
Did you know that an elephant with an upward trunk is a lucky symbol? I love symbolism and adding meaningful components to DIY jewelry projects. Candie Cooper here to show you a new kit on the Jesse James Beads site...
African style beads and trade beads are so popular in current DIY jewelry making. You know the style - rustic texture with vibrant colors, marked with very rhythmic, tribal patterns. These trade beads have been around for a very long...
Bead Knotting Tools and Trade Bead Kits
Are you ready to try silk knotted jewelry?! One of my most very favorite stringing jewelry making techniques I've learned in the past couple of years is silk knotted jewelry. That's how I made this necklace. Knotted jewelry is so...