Author Archives: samwescott

It’s Sale Time!

Posted on November 30, 2014 by samwescott

Hello, everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday weekend filled with pie and shopping and all sorts of goodness. I just wanted to make a quick post to remind everyone that Monday is Cyber Monday, a day … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog and Shop Announcements | Tagged bargain shopping, bead weaving, beading, beading coupons, beading patterns, beading tutorials, beadweaving, beadwork, black friday, coupon, craft coupons, craft sales, cyber monday, diy, diy bracelets, diy earrings, diy necklaces, sales, shopping, small business sunday, wescott jewelry | Leave a comment

Sam Goes to Class

Posted on November 16, 2014 by samwescott

So, I have teaching jewelry classes frequently for at least three years now. When I worked in a bead shop, we would have at least two a month ranging on everything from basic earrings to bead weaving and kumihimo. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Storytime | Tagged arts and crafts, bead weaving, beading, beadweaving, beadwork, classes, diy, diy bracelet, jewellry, jewelry, jewelry design, jewelry designers, new experiences, taking classes, two hole triangle beads | 3 Comments

New Design : The Diadem Bracelet with Silky Beads

Posted on November 1, 2014 by samwescott

Since I first started using SuperDuos and came up with my SuperDuo Rosette Bracelet, I decided to try to design with new bead shapes as often as possible. This round I made a bracelet using the new Silky Beads – … Continue reading →

Posted in New Pattern Annoucements | Tagged arts and crafts, bead patterns, bead tutorials, bead work, beading, beads, beadweaving, bracelets, bracelets. diadem bracelets, crafting, diy, jewellry, jewelry, original designs, patterns, silky beads | 2 Comments

A Time to Stitch Six!

Posted on October 13, 2014 by samwescott

I have officially signed up for my first A Time to Stitch Challenge, hosted by Therese and Christine! I have been watching these for a while and I am so excited to finally participate. The challenge this round is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges and Blog Hops | Tagged arts and crafts, bead charts, beading, beadweaving, beadwork, bracelets, challenges, diy, peyote stitch, wonder woman | 2 Comments

The Search for the Source

Posted on September 21, 2014 by samwescott

Despite the fantasy novel title, this post is about something pragmatic and useful – finding and crediting original designers of jewelry on the internet! We’ve all experienced the annoyance of finding a picture of a beautiful piece of jewelry and … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips and Tricks | Tagged art credit, beading community, beadweaving, beadwork, community ethics, dead links, dead pins, designer credit, facebook, google, google image search, internet skills, jewelry designers, pinterest, reverse google image search, searching | 14 Comments

New Pattern – Peony Necklace with Piggy Beads and SuperDuos

Posted on September 14, 2014 by samwescott

I have been so excited about this new necklace pattern and am so excited to finally share it with you! The pattern is available here, if you want to learn it yourself. Tada! This is my newest pattern – the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Pattern Annoucements | Tagged arts and crafts, bead weaving, beaded flowers, beading, beads, beadweaving, beadwork, crafting, flowers, jewellry, jewelry, original designs, piggy beads, superduos, wescott jewelry | 3 Comments

Tweaked Version of SuperDuo Knit Herringbone Bracelet

Posted on September 6, 2014 by samwescott

So, I have been seeing lots of beautiful bracelets on Pinterest and Facebook made from Potomac Bead Company’s SuperDuo Knit Herringbone video on YouTube and was dying to try it for myself. When I finally got around to it, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Beading Tutorial, Tips and Tricks | Tagged art, beading, beads, beadweaving, beadwork, bracelets, crafts, diy, fashion, free patterns, free tutorials, herringbone, jewellry, jewelry, superduos, youtube | 29 Comments

Golden Roses Necklace

Posted on August 31, 2014 by samwescott

Hello, friends! Remember me mentioning in my last post that I had a special new piece to show you? My Oculus Pendant bezel (pattern available here) is specifically made to accommodate 24mm Lunasoft cabs. My beading buddy, Brenda Meyer, paints … Continue reading →

Posted in Beading Techniques and Experiments, Storytime | Tagged beadweaving, beadwork, custom work, in progress, jewelry, oculus, painting, pendant, roses, wescott jewelry, yellow | 1 Comment

New Design – Oculus Pendants!

Posted on August 23, 2014 by samwescott

Oh, my goodness, friends. I am sorry for being absent from the blog for so long, but I think you’ll forgive me when you see what I’ve been working on! This is my new Oculus Pendant! Those two pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in New Pattern Annoucements | Tagged artisan, beading, beadweaving, beadwork, crafting, crafts, design, diy, handmade, jewellry, jewelry, necklaces, oculus, patterns, pendants | 1 Comment

Beaded Kumihimo Braids and How to Plan Them

Posted on August 8, 2014 by samwescott

So, I recently splurged on a bunch of Long Magatama beads from Miyuki, with the intention of making a glorious kumihimo necklace. I have recently finished this glorious endeavor and I now present it to you! Tada! After I posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips and Tricks | Tagged beading, beads, beadweaving, beadwork, bracelets, braiding, diy, jewellry, jewelry, kumihimo, tips | 14 Comments