Author Archives: samwescott

Cathedral Bead Conundrum!

Posted on January 30, 2021 by samwescott

Alright, my beady friends. I need your help with a bead identification conundrum! I have a pattern that I’m ready to start writing, but it uses a shape of faceted Czech crystal that I have always called Cathedral beads. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bead and Product Chatter, New Pattern Annoucements | Tagged bead shape names, bead terminolgy, beading, beads, beadweaving, beadweaving patterns, beadweaving tutorials, beadwork, cathedral beads, czech beads | 6 Comments

2021 New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 3, 2021 by samwescott

Happy New Years, everyone! I have to admit, I have been procrastinating on writing this blog post for a few days because I know I did not do well on my goals for this year. This is understandable, right? I … Continue reading →

Posted in Yearly Resolutions | Tagged beading, beadweaving, beadwork, jewelry making, new years, new years resolutions, orchid and opal | 5 Comments

Farewell, Beaded Bliss

Posted on December 12, 2020 by samwescott

Today was the last day of normal shopping hours for my local bead shop, Beaded Bliss. We’ve had a lot of losses in the beading community this year. Personally, I’ve blogged before about losing Bead Stash (a local bead shop … Continue reading →

Posted in Storytime | Tagged bead blog, bead blogging, bead sale, bead shop, bead store, beaded bliss, beading, beadweaving | 23 Comments

Black Friday 2020

Posted on November 27, 2020 by samwescott

Hey, everybody! So, a lot has changed this year and the holidays are all weird and scrambled, but one thing is still the same – I’m having my Black Friday Sale! Discounts have been applied in my Wescott Jewelry Etsy … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog and Shop Announcements | Tagged beaded jewelry, beading, beading sale, beadweaving, beadwork, black friday, black friday 2020, black friday sale, etsy, etsy sale, etsy shop, etsy shopping | Leave a comment

Swarovski to Stop Selling Beads? What I Know So Far

Posted on November 7, 2020 by samwescott

So, first off – I am not a journalist. I haven’t been deeply investigating into this story and I don’t have direct info from Swarovski. The bead shop where I work doesn’t currently carry Swarovski crystal, so we don’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Bead and Product Chatter, Blog and Shop Announcements, Storytime | Tagged bead blogging, beading community, beading news, beadweaving, beadwork, jill wiseman designs, swarovski, swarovski beads, swarovski crystal, swarovski news, wescott jewelry | 45 Comments

Oopsie – Beader’s Block and Blogging Blues

Posted on October 18, 2020 by samwescott

Hello, my beautiful beady friends. I guess it’s pretty obvious what happened after making a post about struggling to find motivation to bead and then disappearing for a month. Oops. I’m definitely still struggling with finding the motivation and sustained … Continue reading →

Posted in Beading Techniques and Experiments | Tagged bead blogging, bead embroidery, beader's block, beading, beading at home, beadweaving, beadwork, inspiration, wescott jewelry | 10 Comments

Back to Basics

Posted on September 20, 2020 by samwescott

Hey, everybody! So, after the sudden flash of motivation that helped me finally write my River Reed pattern that I shared in my last post, I’ve been stuck feeling kinda unmotivated to do much beading again. I’ve been spending time … Continue reading →

Posted in Beading Techniques and Experiments | Tagged beading, beading blog, beadweaving, beadweaving patterns, beadwork, flat spiral, quarantine beading, spiral stitch, two years cuff, wescott jewelry | 3 Comments

New Design – River Reed Beaded Cuff Bracelet

Posted on August 28, 2020 by samwescott

I had a class scheduled back in March that never happened for obvious COVID-19 reasons. The design was finished and I had the samples all made. I still needed to write the pattern, but that usually doesn’t take me too … Continue reading →

Posted in New Pattern Annoucements | Tagged beading, beading patterns, beading tutorials, beadweaving, beadweaving patterns, beadweaving tutorials, herringbone, tubelet beads | 1 Comment

Free Bead Loom Pattern – Rainbow Chevron Ombre with Border

Posted on August 6, 2020 by samwescott

Hey, everybody! In my last post, I shared my adventures in learning how to use my Ricks Beading Loom and shared three bracelets that I had made with it. I really enjoyed the learning process and I got SO MANY … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Beading Tutorial, New Pattern Annoucements | Tagged beading loom, free bead loom pattern, free bead loom tutorial, free beading loom pattern, free beading loom tutorial, free beading pattern, Free Beading Tutorial, free beading tutorial pattern, free beadweaving pattern, free patterns, free tutorials, rainbow ombre, ricks beading loom | 5 Comments

Adventures in Bead Looming!

Posted on July 30, 2020 by samwescott

Unlike my last post, this one is NOT about my feelings – this post is about BEADS because omg, I learned something new, you guys. I taught myself how to use a Rick’s Beading Loom! So, here’s an embarrassing story … Continue reading →

Posted in Bead and Product Chatter, Beading Techniques and Experiments | Tagged bead loom, bead looming, beading, beadweaving, beadwork, jewelry making, ricks beading loom, wescott jewelry | 16 Comments