Specializing in (but not limited to) beadwork, she has been an editor for leading bead magazines, a designer for several bead companies, and is widely recognized for You Tube and Facebook videos as well as TV appearances on jewelry making programs in the US and UK. Shes been teaching the art of beadwork, designing, creating and vending at various venues for ten years. In 2012 the beading changed from a hobby into a full-time job. She has been published in three leading bead magazines and her designs have been featured in two books. TO SEE SOME OF BARBARA'S WORK CLICK HERE. Visit her website: www.marthamollichella.com. and later on cross stitching (which she still loves doing.) Specializing in (but not limited to) beadwork, she has been an editor for leading bead magazines, a designer for several bead companies, and is widely recognized for You Tube and Facebook videos as well as TV appearances on jewelry making programs in the US and UK.
Visit Carolyns Facebook page: Lady Beadle Designs or visit her website: www.ladybeadledesigns.com! Visit her web site www.jasmineteadesigns.com, Facebook page facebook.com/JasmineTeaDesigns, and Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/JasmineTeaDesigns. She began with stringing and beadweaving but has experience with many different jewelry making techniques including chain maille, soutache, bead embroidery, macrame, and wirework. Joannes work is mostly inspired by the sea and by her home, the Mediterranean Island of Malta. Her website is www.phylart.com. Even though her country is famous for beads, she was introduced to their beauty by her American mother-in-law. Anne came to jewelry design via ceramics. Visit Deboras Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/CrownofStonesand Facebook page www.facebook.com/DeboraHodoyerCrownofStones/, Born and living in the Dominican Republic, Edgar Lopez has always been interested in art, design and building all sorts of things with skills inherited from his creative paternal grandmother. You can find more of Micheles beautiful designs in her etsy shop -, Rangashrii Santhanam is an award-winning designer who started beading in 2009. Currently she is a board member of the Bead Society of Eastern Pennsylvania, and teaches classes at the national bead shows. www.etsy.com/shop/RoseBluBeads roseblubeads.blogspot.com/, Debora Hodoyer was raised in Sardinia, a beautiful island in the middle of Mediterranean Sea she became a passionate traveler and now, back from those beautiful experiences, concentrates on the valorization of culture, language, protection of the environment, archeology, traditions and ancient history of her island, which youre welcome to come and visit. bronze and silver jewelry design elements are being hand cast by a small art casting company here in the United States. My designs are more about my desire to bring out the unique beauty of the beads and the woman, rather than having a signature style. You can find her tutorials at, Cora Sparidaans lives in a small village in the Netherlands with her loving husband and two sons. Anna loves mixing materials and techniques into story-telling beadwork, shes curious about everything and feels there is always new things to learn and people to meet. You can find her tutorials at www.etsy.com/shop/tigerguld or visit www.tigerguld.com for more information. into wearable pieces of art.
Anna Lindell is a self-taught bead artist from the Stockholm area in Sweden, who loves to create lifelike designs and share her passion for beads with others. The materials are often sterling silver, freshwater pearls and glass beads of high quality.
In regards to creating jewelry, I'm basically self-taught. She aims for designs that are accessible for many different types of women, from the young college student who just wants playful adornments to the business woman who needs accessories that will go from business to dinner. Since then I was completely hooked on the beads. Now, I love making beaded jewelry. You can follow her blog at www.cielodesign.blogspot.com. You can find more of Micheles beautiful designs in her etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/manystitchesintime. The necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and headpieces are inspired by foreign cultures, special places, persons, feelings and much more. At the end of 2012 I began writing my first tutorial, Star of Kallista, and opened my Etsy store, I am a jewelry designer, a writer and a passionate traveler and adventurer. Her creations are inspired by a wide variety of things the colors and shapes of the natural world, works of vintage and antique beaded art, the encouraging comments of her family, and the many hours spent composing with needle, beads and thread. Phyllis has inspired some contemporary artists and her work has been included in various beading books. Circumstances led her to work in the commercial sector of an Information Technology company and for almost 18 years she was involved in creating new business plans, searching for potential customers, purchasing, managing, taking care of clients and much more. After learning some of the basic knots, she began creating her own patterns as well as tutorials. Paul is the inventor of The Ricks Beading Loom, exclusively distributed by The BeadSmith. The creative and technical aspects, the new two-hole beads as well as the endless possibilities keep her very busy and creativity flowing. Shes marriedwithtwo grown children and one adorable grandson. I am writing my Masters degree this year and cooperating with art store in our town, making tutorials and teaching people to explore beading and other techniques. In 2014, she came across a beading store and her love for beading was born. Now she is able to bead and develop kits full time. You can find Katies patterns and teaching schedule at www.beadflowers.co.uk. The themes and color palettes of her one-of-a-kind pieces are influenced by the cultures and colors of the southwestern United States. Then, she discovered Delica beads and now creates her own designs for elaborate one-of-a-kind necklaces and earrings. As a self-proclaimed Admiral, she is now living and working on her yacht, where she has reconnected with her creative passion. beadsmith helby She can be reached at [emailprotected]. Leslie sells her work, kits and tutorials at leslierogalskibeadworks.com. Circumstances led her to work in the commercial sector of an Information Technology company and for almost 18 years she was involved in creating new business plans, searching for potential customers, purchasing, managing, taking care of clients and much more. Her work has been in juried shows and on display in Europe and Japan. She started to make jewellery in 1992. She enjoys sharing her passion and love for beads and inspiring her students to share her love of jewelry making. She uses almost every beading technique and combines them within her pieces as well as materials. I returned to my roots art, creativity and traveling. At the age of 29 I sold my successful bead shop in Bratislava, Slovakia. Sherri Stokey is an admitted jewelry junkyand slight perfectionistwith a slightly obsessive personality.
Kerstins speciality is crowns for brides, an old swedish tradition. Now she has her own online bead store where she sells patterns, kits and beading supplies. The Ricks Beading Loom is the loom with only two threads to weave back in when your project is finished. About ten years ago I came in contact with beads, during a small workshop at my job. That being said, I am inspired by fine jewelry and I love to use some gold or silver in my pieces. I design one-of-a-kind art jewelry. Joanne participated in the Battle of the Beadsmith in 2014 and again in 2015 when she reached the Final. As a full-time independent artist, Anne is fully committed to assisting other micro businesses and is developing a business series specifically for jewelry makers. Debora is also a bass guitar player, and her adventure in the bead world started with wire when she needed a hobby at a time she wasnt playing bass so much. Since then, Ella has created more than 200 designs with tutorials. I love to discover all of their possibilities! Now, I love making beaded jewelry. The themes and color palettes of her one-of-a-kind pieces are influenced by the cultures and colors of the southwestern United States. Follow her as "Doodlebeader" on Instagram, too!. TO SEE SOME OF RANGASHRII'S WORK CLICK HERE! My designs are more about my desire to bring out the unique beauty of the beads and the woman, rather than having a signature style. Find Joanne at www.joannezammit.com. She wrote her skedfirst step-by-step tutorial with pictures, because a friend a her how to make a bracelet. Kims designs have been published in Just Steampunk magazine, Just Jewelry magazine, multiple issues of Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry magazine, the online e-zine The Pixelated Palette, and has recently submitted her work to the Bead Dreams competition. Then her life took a new direction. Over the past ten years, she has taught numerous classes based on her designs in Georgia and Tennessee. Denisa Kangas has been beading for 5 years. She loves to create primarily unique pieces and small works of wearable art. Since then she has her own pages in that magazine and published more then 65 instructions so far. I live with my family (husband and three teenagers) in a small village in Holland. For the past 30 years she has worked with many types of media (e.g., fiber, acrylics, cake frosting, counted cross stitch, needlepoint, and most recently, beads). So she worked in marketing and PR, but eventually decided to leave the rat race and sail around the world with her husband.
This was before the internet world we now inhabit, so, being a Librarian, I searched out every book about seed bead weaving I could identify. Cora also loves to share her passion with others. Her work has been published in Bead Style, Beadwork, and Bead and Button Magazines. Creativity has always played a large role in her life, from sewing clothes for Barbie at a young age, to experimenting with a wide variety of arts and crafts; from earning a Degree in Music and playing several instruments, to making jewelry. Not long after, she started to design her own pieces and teach classes for both beginners and advanced beaders. My designs have been published in Perlen Poesie, Beadwork and Bead&Button magazines. She has been published in several books and magazines, and won numerous awards for her work around the world. She has been the featured artist in several national magazines, as well as a contributor. The necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and headpieces are inspired by foreign cultures, special places, persons, feelings and much more. Her Golden Bear design was a finalist in an international bead show in 2004. Her designs have been published in magazines such as Beadwork and Bead and Jewelry. Visit www.isabellalam.com or www.etsy.com/shop/bead4me. That being said, I am inspired by fine jewelry and I love to use some gold or silver in my pieces. My designs have been published in, Phyllis Dintenfass has been working with beads for several decades, stringing, weaving, and embroidering. You can follow my work at, Diana Miglionico-Shiraishi began her creative life as a floral designer for her mothers flower shop, where color, texture and design remained an inspiration into jewelry making.Her travels led her to Japan where she discovered the art of kumihimo, the gathering of threads that so clearly brings all her skills together in this ancient technique. She is inspired by the beads themselves and enjoys designing jewelry thats unique and fun to both create and wear. Her work was published in, Melissa Cable is a mixed media jewelry artist, instructor and author who thrives on developing new designs and techniques with traditional and non-traditional materials, from metal, leather, and plastics to wood, clay and found objects. Since that day Michele has been inspired to create, teach and share her own beaded creations. Visit her website: Norma Jean Dell started bead weaving in 2008 and quickly progressed to creating her own bead woven designs and formed njdesigns in 2009.
She always loved sewing, knitting, and painting, but didnt think she could find success with her creativity. Cora Sparidaans lives in a small village in the Netherlands with her loving husband and two sons. Phyllis Dintenfass has been working with beads for several decades, stringing, weaving, and embroidering. Seeing beadwork at a fair was all it took to change her path from graphics top beads! Leslie Rogalski (aka Sleepless Beader) is the creative director for The BeadSmith and a BeadSmith Inspiration Squad designer.
She studied Fine Art at Kutztown University and has been certified an Accredited Jewelry Professional by the Gemological Association of America. Her work has been published in, Isabella Lam started beading in 2009, living and working in Israel. Sparkly crystals and gemstones in jewel-tones are my favorites. Betty Stephan's mom was a seamstress and taught Betty and each of her 4 sisters how to sew at an early age. She stumbled upon beads entirely by accident back in 2003, whilst she was on long-term sick leave from her job as a management consultant. She stumbled upon beads entirely by accident back in 2003, whilst she was on long-term sick leave from her job as a management consultant. Today, Anna enjoys developing fun ideas, writing comprehensible tutorials for all levels of beaders, and teaching her designs across Europe. The beading began as a therapy, helping her through her illness, but soon turned into a passion. I also update my blog regularly about my new design inspirations and photos at blog.nchantme.com/. You can follow my work at www.thestorytellingjeweller.com. In 2014 she was invited to become editor of Bead & Jewellery Magazine, working freelance alongside her existing teaching, writing and designing. She is the author of Spotlight on Wire (2011), Metal Jewelry in Bloom (2013) and Beautiful Leather Jewelry (2014) and her work has been featured in Art Jewelry, BeadStyle, Stringing, Wirework, and Step-by-Step Wire magazines as well as Showcase 500 Art Necklaces. All I know, I learned from books and the internet. You can find her designs and kits at www.shriidesignsllc.com or follow her on Instagram @shriidesigns. June Malone is an artist who has worked with a variety of materials and media. or visit her website www.sosassybysusansassoon.com. Katie Dean lives in the UK, just outside London. Ive made several more since then and was published in two magazines in 2014. After studying architecture, Edgar found a creative outlet in jewelry design and has been exploring jewelry techniques since 2002. Looking for design ideas for those beads you've just purchased at your local bead shop?
Seven more (and counting!) She has been published in Step-by-Step Beads as well as in Perlen Poesie. She decided to learn everything there was to know about beadwork including knitting and crocheting with beads.
Visit Carolyns Facebook page: Lady Beadle Designs or visit her website: www.ladybeadledesigns.com! Visit her web site www.jasmineteadesigns.com, Facebook page facebook.com/JasmineTeaDesigns, and Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/JasmineTeaDesigns. She began with stringing and beadweaving but has experience with many different jewelry making techniques including chain maille, soutache, bead embroidery, macrame, and wirework. Joannes work is mostly inspired by the sea and by her home, the Mediterranean Island of Malta. Her website is www.phylart.com. Even though her country is famous for beads, she was introduced to their beauty by her American mother-in-law. Anne came to jewelry design via ceramics. Visit Deboras Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/CrownofStonesand Facebook page www.facebook.com/DeboraHodoyerCrownofStones/, Born and living in the Dominican Republic, Edgar Lopez has always been interested in art, design and building all sorts of things with skills inherited from his creative paternal grandmother. You can find more of Micheles beautiful designs in her etsy shop -, Rangashrii Santhanam is an award-winning designer who started beading in 2009. Currently she is a board member of the Bead Society of Eastern Pennsylvania, and teaches classes at the national bead shows. www.etsy.com/shop/RoseBluBeads roseblubeads.blogspot.com/, Debora Hodoyer was raised in Sardinia, a beautiful island in the middle of Mediterranean Sea she became a passionate traveler and now, back from those beautiful experiences, concentrates on the valorization of culture, language, protection of the environment, archeology, traditions and ancient history of her island, which youre welcome to come and visit. bronze and silver jewelry design elements are being hand cast by a small art casting company here in the United States. My designs are more about my desire to bring out the unique beauty of the beads and the woman, rather than having a signature style. You can find her tutorials at, Cora Sparidaans lives in a small village in the Netherlands with her loving husband and two sons. Anna loves mixing materials and techniques into story-telling beadwork, shes curious about everything and feels there is always new things to learn and people to meet. You can find her tutorials at www.etsy.com/shop/tigerguld or visit www.tigerguld.com for more information. into wearable pieces of art.
Anna Lindell is a self-taught bead artist from the Stockholm area in Sweden, who loves to create lifelike designs and share her passion for beads with others. The materials are often sterling silver, freshwater pearls and glass beads of high quality.
In regards to creating jewelry, I'm basically self-taught. She aims for designs that are accessible for many different types of women, from the young college student who just wants playful adornments to the business woman who needs accessories that will go from business to dinner. Since then I was completely hooked on the beads. Now, I love making beaded jewelry. You can follow her blog at www.cielodesign.blogspot.com. You can find more of Micheles beautiful designs in her etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/manystitchesintime. The necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and headpieces are inspired by foreign cultures, special places, persons, feelings and much more. At the end of 2012 I began writing my first tutorial, Star of Kallista, and opened my Etsy store, I am a jewelry designer, a writer and a passionate traveler and adventurer. Her creations are inspired by a wide variety of things the colors and shapes of the natural world, works of vintage and antique beaded art, the encouraging comments of her family, and the many hours spent composing with needle, beads and thread. Phyllis has inspired some contemporary artists and her work has been included in various beading books. Circumstances led her to work in the commercial sector of an Information Technology company and for almost 18 years she was involved in creating new business plans, searching for potential customers, purchasing, managing, taking care of clients and much more. After learning some of the basic knots, she began creating her own patterns as well as tutorials. Paul is the inventor of The Ricks Beading Loom, exclusively distributed by The BeadSmith. The creative and technical aspects, the new two-hole beads as well as the endless possibilities keep her very busy and creativity flowing. Shes marriedwithtwo grown children and one adorable grandson. I am writing my Masters degree this year and cooperating with art store in our town, making tutorials and teaching people to explore beading and other techniques. In 2014, she came across a beading store and her love for beading was born. Now she is able to bead and develop kits full time. You can find Katies patterns and teaching schedule at www.beadflowers.co.uk. The themes and color palettes of her one-of-a-kind pieces are influenced by the cultures and colors of the southwestern United States. Then, she discovered Delica beads and now creates her own designs for elaborate one-of-a-kind necklaces and earrings. As a self-proclaimed Admiral, she is now living and working on her yacht, where she has reconnected with her creative passion. beadsmith helby She can be reached at [emailprotected]. Leslie sells her work, kits and tutorials at leslierogalskibeadworks.com. Circumstances led her to work in the commercial sector of an Information Technology company and for almost 18 years she was involved in creating new business plans, searching for potential customers, purchasing, managing, taking care of clients and much more. Her work has been in juried shows and on display in Europe and Japan. She started to make jewellery in 1992. She enjoys sharing her passion and love for beads and inspiring her students to share her love of jewelry making. She uses almost every beading technique and combines them within her pieces as well as materials. I returned to my roots art, creativity and traveling. At the age of 29 I sold my successful bead shop in Bratislava, Slovakia. Sherri Stokey is an admitted jewelry junkyand slight perfectionistwith a slightly obsessive personality. Kerstins speciality is crowns for brides, an old swedish tradition. Now she has her own online bead store where she sells patterns, kits and beading supplies. The Ricks Beading Loom is the loom with only two threads to weave back in when your project is finished. About ten years ago I came in contact with beads, during a small workshop at my job. That being said, I am inspired by fine jewelry and I love to use some gold or silver in my pieces. I design one-of-a-kind art jewelry. Joanne participated in the Battle of the Beadsmith in 2014 and again in 2015 when she reached the Final. As a full-time independent artist, Anne is fully committed to assisting other micro businesses and is developing a business series specifically for jewelry makers. Debora is also a bass guitar player, and her adventure in the bead world started with wire when she needed a hobby at a time she wasnt playing bass so much. Since then, Ella has created more than 200 designs with tutorials. I love to discover all of their possibilities! Now, I love making beaded jewelry. The themes and color palettes of her one-of-a-kind pieces are influenced by the cultures and colors of the southwestern United States. Follow her as "Doodlebeader" on Instagram, too!. TO SEE SOME OF RANGASHRII'S WORK CLICK HERE! My designs are more about my desire to bring out the unique beauty of the beads and the woman, rather than having a signature style. Find Joanne at www.joannezammit.com. She wrote her skedfirst step-by-step tutorial with pictures, because a friend a her how to make a bracelet. Kims designs have been published in Just Steampunk magazine, Just Jewelry magazine, multiple issues of Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry magazine, the online e-zine The Pixelated Palette, and has recently submitted her work to the Bead Dreams competition. Then her life took a new direction. Over the past ten years, she has taught numerous classes based on her designs in Georgia and Tennessee. Denisa Kangas has been beading for 5 years. She loves to create primarily unique pieces and small works of wearable art. Since then she has her own pages in that magazine and published more then 65 instructions so far. I live with my family (husband and three teenagers) in a small village in Holland. For the past 30 years she has worked with many types of media (e.g., fiber, acrylics, cake frosting, counted cross stitch, needlepoint, and most recently, beads). So she worked in marketing and PR, but eventually decided to leave the rat race and sail around the world with her husband.
This was before the internet world we now inhabit, so, being a Librarian, I searched out every book about seed bead weaving I could identify. Cora also loves to share her passion with others. Her work has been published in Bead Style, Beadwork, and Bead and Button Magazines. Creativity has always played a large role in her life, from sewing clothes for Barbie at a young age, to experimenting with a wide variety of arts and crafts; from earning a Degree in Music and playing several instruments, to making jewelry. Not long after, she started to design her own pieces and teach classes for both beginners and advanced beaders. My designs have been published in Perlen Poesie, Beadwork and Bead&Button magazines. She has been published in several books and magazines, and won numerous awards for her work around the world. She has been the featured artist in several national magazines, as well as a contributor. The necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and headpieces are inspired by foreign cultures, special places, persons, feelings and much more. Her Golden Bear design was a finalist in an international bead show in 2004. Her designs have been published in magazines such as Beadwork and Bead and Jewelry. Visit www.isabellalam.com or www.etsy.com/shop/bead4me. That being said, I am inspired by fine jewelry and I love to use some gold or silver in my pieces. My designs have been published in, Phyllis Dintenfass has been working with beads for several decades, stringing, weaving, and embroidering. You can follow my work at, Diana Miglionico-Shiraishi began her creative life as a floral designer for her mothers flower shop, where color, texture and design remained an inspiration into jewelry making.Her travels led her to Japan where she discovered the art of kumihimo, the gathering of threads that so clearly brings all her skills together in this ancient technique. She is inspired by the beads themselves and enjoys designing jewelry thats unique and fun to both create and wear. Her work was published in, Melissa Cable is a mixed media jewelry artist, instructor and author who thrives on developing new designs and techniques with traditional and non-traditional materials, from metal, leather, and plastics to wood, clay and found objects. Since that day Michele has been inspired to create, teach and share her own beaded creations. Visit her website: Norma Jean Dell started bead weaving in 2008 and quickly progressed to creating her own bead woven designs and formed njdesigns in 2009.
She always loved sewing, knitting, and painting, but didnt think she could find success with her creativity. Cora Sparidaans lives in a small village in the Netherlands with her loving husband and two sons. Phyllis Dintenfass has been working with beads for several decades, stringing, weaving, and embroidering. Seeing beadwork at a fair was all it took to change her path from graphics top beads! Leslie Rogalski (aka Sleepless Beader) is the creative director for The BeadSmith and a BeadSmith Inspiration Squad designer. She studied Fine Art at Kutztown University and has been certified an Accredited Jewelry Professional by the Gemological Association of America. Her work has been published in, Isabella Lam started beading in 2009, living and working in Israel. Sparkly crystals and gemstones in jewel-tones are my favorites. Betty Stephan's mom was a seamstress and taught Betty and each of her 4 sisters how to sew at an early age. She stumbled upon beads entirely by accident back in 2003, whilst she was on long-term sick leave from her job as a management consultant. She stumbled upon beads entirely by accident back in 2003, whilst she was on long-term sick leave from her job as a management consultant. Today, Anna enjoys developing fun ideas, writing comprehensible tutorials for all levels of beaders, and teaching her designs across Europe. The beading began as a therapy, helping her through her illness, but soon turned into a passion. I also update my blog regularly about my new design inspirations and photos at blog.nchantme.com/. You can follow my work at www.thestorytellingjeweller.com. In 2014 she was invited to become editor of Bead & Jewellery Magazine, working freelance alongside her existing teaching, writing and designing. She is the author of Spotlight on Wire (2011), Metal Jewelry in Bloom (2013) and Beautiful Leather Jewelry (2014) and her work has been featured in Art Jewelry, BeadStyle, Stringing, Wirework, and Step-by-Step Wire magazines as well as Showcase 500 Art Necklaces. All I know, I learned from books and the internet. You can find her designs and kits at www.shriidesignsllc.com or follow her on Instagram @shriidesigns. June Malone is an artist who has worked with a variety of materials and media. or visit her website www.sosassybysusansassoon.com. Katie Dean lives in the UK, just outside London. Ive made several more since then and was published in two magazines in 2014. After studying architecture, Edgar found a creative outlet in jewelry design and has been exploring jewelry techniques since 2002. Looking for design ideas for those beads you've just purchased at your local bead shop?
Seven more (and counting!) She has been published in Step-by-Step Beads as well as in Perlen Poesie. She decided to learn everything there was to know about beadwork including knitting and crocheting with beads.