Tag Archives: bead blogging

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Flirting with Fringe

Posted on May 31, 2020 by samwescott

Hello, my dear beady friends! Last week I posted about my struggles to learn Ogalala stitch and fulfill one of the last items on the Isolation Beading Challenge. I’ve been having a bit of a hard time finding an “Unknown/Unloved” … Continue reading →

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2020 New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 2, 2020 by samwescott

  Happy New Years to my darling beading friends! Every year I pop by list my new Beady Resolutions for the year. If you wanna check out past years, you can select “Yearly Resolutions” in the Categories drop down menu … Continue reading →

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Clasp Wars: Magnetic Clasps

Posted on September 22, 2019 by samwescott

Happy Sunday evening, my friends! It is finally time to finish up my Clasp Wars series! The last type of clasp I’ll be discussing is the magnetic clasp. This is the official end of this blog series, but I might … Continue reading →

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August Pattern Review 2019

Posted on August 31, 2019 by samwescott

Hello, friends! I’ve got a much more cheerful post this week. Thanks for all your support with the last post, but I am more than ready to move on and talk about the important stuff – beading! I have been … Continue reading →

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June Pattern Review 2019

Posted on June 30, 2019 by samwescott

Happy mid-summer, everyone! Can you believe June is over already? I feel like my summer is slipping through my fingers SO quickly. Probably, my insane busy-ness this month hasn’t helped. I have been making so much jewelry, it’s ridiculous. If … Continue reading →

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Clasp Wars : Hook & Eye Clasps

Posted on May 16, 2019 by samwescott

Hey, guys! So, I haven’t done a Clasp Wars post since… October. Oops! I am so sorry for dropping that series right as we were nearing the end. But, I am officially picking it back up and today, we’re gonna … Continue reading →

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2019 New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2019 by samwescott

  Happy New Years, everybody! I LOVE New Years. I have the kind of organized, box-ticking soul that really enjoys arbitrary dates of significance, so starting a fresh calendar always feels amazing to me. The year is clean and new … Continue reading →

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