Supply Emporium News

I'm very pleased and excited to announce that Claire Lee has finally re-opened her beading supply shop. She had some problems with Etsy so she has moved her shop to her own domain. You'll find her new shop HERE at https://www.supplyemporium.online/

2025 Romantic Era Calendar

This morning I got a request for a 2025 version of the Romantic Era desk calendar that I posted in 2016. Below are the pages for every month of 2025. Rather than post them in a PDF file, I'm posting the individual full-size images so that you can print them out whatever size you like.

NOTE: To view these images at full size, right-click on each image and choose "Open Link in New Tab", otherwise Blogger will display a smaller version.

My Favorite Beading Patterns - Circles & Squares Earrings

In honor of the 10th anniversary of my blog, I have been featuring some of my favorite bracelet and earring patterns by other beaders. This is the final post in the series.

Today I am featuring the "Circles & Squares Earrings" pattern by Deborah Roberti. You can buy the pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table.

I blogged about this pattern HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

My Favorite Beading Patterns - Cali Ovals Bracelet

In honor of the 10th anniversary of my blog, I am featuring some of my favorite bracelet and earring patterns by other beaders. With a couple of exceptions, I was careful to choose patterns that are still available. Some of them are free patterns, some are for purchase and some came from video tutorials. I will post links to my original blog posts about these patterns where you will find all the information on the beads that I used.

Today I am featuring the "Cali Ovals Bracelet" pattern by Claire Lee. You can buy her pattern HERE in her Etsy shop. I blogged about this pattern HERE, HERE and HERE.

My Favorite Beading Patterns - Big Mandala Earrings

In honor of the 10th anniversary of my blog, I am featuring some of my favorite bracelet and earring patterns by other beaders. With a couple of exceptions, I was careful to choose patterns that are still available. Some of them are free patterns, some are for purchase and some came from video tutorials. I will post links to my original blog posts about these patterns where you will find all the information on the beads that I used.

Today I am featuring the free "Big Mandala Earrings" pattern by Nela Kábelová. You can download the pattern HERE on the Matubo bead site. I blogged about this pattern HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

My Favorite Beading Patterns - Nested Ovals Bracelet

In honor of the 10th anniversary of my blog, this month I have been featuring some of my favorite bracelet and earring patterns by other beaders. With a couple of exceptions, I was careful to choose patterns that are still available. Some of them are free patterns, some are for purchase and some came from video tutorials. I will post links to my original blog posts about these patterns where you will find all the information on the beads that I used.

Today I am featuring the "Nested Ovals Bracelet" pattern by Carole Ohl which you can buy HERE on Etsy. I blogged about the pattern HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

My Favorite Beading Patterns - Nouveau SuperDuo Chain

In honor of the 10th anniversary of my blog, I have been featuring some of my favorite bracelet and earring patterns by other beaders. With a couple of exceptions, I was careful to choose patterns that are still available. Some of them are free patterns, some are for purchase and some came from video tutorials. I will post links to my original blog posts about these patterns where you will find all the information on the beads that I used.

Today I am featuring the "Nouveau SuperDuo Chain" pattern by Cynthia Newcomer Daniel. The pattern is for sale HERE in her Etsy shop. The pattern is actually for making a necklace but I adapted it to make these bracelets. I blogged about this pattern HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.