Celebrating One Year of BeadingSchool with a Look Back and a Giveaway
Looking Back: 1st Year of BeadingSchool
Hey beautiful! In today’s video we will be celebrating one year of BeadingSchool with a look back and a Giveaway! Please enter on the form below for a chance to win one 2022 Signature Bead Box from BeadingSchool:
About BeadingSchool:
I was introduced to Erika (creative mastermind and jewelry artist behind BeadingSchool), and some of the members of the team, right around the time they were launching BeadingSchool, one year ago. Also around this time, many of us found out that Swarovski Crystal would no longer be in the DIY crystal business; unwelcome news for many beaders! Coincidentally, though, BeadingSchool is located in Europe, and they source many of their products directly from the crystal valley. BeadingSchool carries an amazing array of Preciosa crystal products (among so many other high-quality items), which are a wonderful stand-in for Swarovski. In fact, BeadingSchool is now an official Preciosa for Creators partner!
BeadingSchool also has a growing number of specialty bead boxes, which have been carefully curated by members of the team. The Fuchsia boxes, in particular, make for a wonderful way to sample all sorts of Preciosa crystal product lines, specialty components, historic filigree, and more. It is their aim to make opening each BeadingSchool package feel like a celebratory event, often including free sweet treats, or small gifts with each order!
More Than a Bead Shop:
BeadingSchool is much more than a bead shop, though! It is an extension of Erika’s atelier; meant to make you feel like you are pulling out her drawers, looking into her organizers and that you are selecting beads for your next jewel together.
They are especially proud of their collection of material that’s hard, or impossible, to find elsewhere: historic filigree, art cabochons, Preciosa cup-chain, and more. Not only can you purchase materials from the shop, but you will also find recommendations on how to use them, how to put together creative color combinations, and see beautiful jewels made by fellow beaders.
In addition, every Friday the team at BeadingSchool and fellow beaders come together for an open workshop, which is available to everyone, world-wide. They started to bead together in March 2020 during the first lockdown to make sure that #NoOneHasToBeadAlone, and the weekly sessions have been going on ever since! I think that is very special commitment, and she should feel proud for keeping it going all this time
My Favorites from BeadingSchool:
1. Bi-Monthly BeadingSchool Subscription: BeadingSchool Academy!
It’s a fun beady experience, designed and guided by Erika, that comes with an inspiring collection of beads and components every 2 months, an e-learning area with articles and beading tutorials, and a community of Beadingschool Students who shape the whole experience together. Every second month, we’ll explore a different theme. You’ll step into a story, where beads and components will feel like artifacts from a magical world. There will be articles introducing you the inspiration behind the themes: artistic styles like Art Nouveau or Art Deco, famous characters like Vincent Van Gogh, painter of the Starry Night, or special places like Rajasthan, the land of maharajas, or Marrakesh and its thousand-year-old colors, joy, and traditions. The beads and components that you receive will become jewels for the main character of these stories = YOU.
2. The Moonlit Terrace and Cherry Blossom Festival limited edition bead boxes, curated by yours truly!
Moonlit Terrace Box: a combination of mysterious shades of indigo blue, sparkling silver, shadowy gray and black, and lush shades of teal and purple.Â
Cherry Blossom Festival Box: a combination of light and airy shades of pink, peach, and aqua, which are balanced with earthy shades of green, bronze, and cream.Â
3. “Dangerous” Fuchsia Boxes:
These Fuchsia Boxes are dangerously good! I’ve had the pleasure of sharing many of them through video unboxings on my YouTube channel. There is probably no better way to sample specific product lines of Preciosa Crystal than by picking up these jam-packed, little pink packages!
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See some of the unboxings linked below:
4. All of the other newly inspired designs, tutorials, and patterns that are inspired by BeadingSchool projects from the past year!
March 2021:
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December 2021:
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June & July 2021:
May 2021:
Congratulations to BeadingSchool on a fabulous first year in business! Looking forward to an amazing second year, and all of the wonderful new things to come!
This post may contain affiliate links, which may provide me with a small amount of commission at no cost to you; however, the thoughts/opinions I have expressed are 100% my own.
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Find the growing collection of instant download beading patterns for my original beaded jewelry designs. All patterns are accompanied by a corresponding, free beading tutorial video in case you would like to refer to video instruction while you bead.Â
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Beaded Jewelry Inspiration:
The jewelry in this category may be sold, but I am usually able to recreate similar designs, upon request. Viewing out of stock jewelry pieces also provides a helpful archive of beading inspiration, and a way to see past jewelry creations that have travelled to new homes. Many pieces include materials from past bead subscription boxes that I have unboxed on my YouTube channel.
I am humbled to say that the pieces found in this category have been shipped to satisfied customers in practically many corners of the world!Â
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- Bicone Beads, 3mm
- Bicone Beads, 4mm
- Bicone Beads, 6mm
- Bugle Beads, 12mm
- Bugle Beads, 3mm
- Bugle Beads, 6mm
- Cabochon, Navette, 20x40mm
- Cabochon, Pear, 22x30mm
- Cabochon, Round, 25mm
- Cabochon, Round, 26mm
- Cabochon, Round, 8mm
- Cali 3 Hole Beads
- Candy Beads, 2 Hole
- Crystal Stone, Cushion Square, 12mm
- Crystal Stone, Octagonal, 10x14mm
- Crystal Stone, Octagonal, 13x18mm
- Crystal Stone, Oval, 14x10mm
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- Cube Seed Beads, 1.5mm
- CzechMates 2 Hole Crescent Beads
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- Dagger Beads, Mini – 2.5x6mm
- Delica, Aiko, Treasures 11/0 Cylinder Beads
- Demi Round Beads, 11/0
- Demi Round Beads, 8/0
- Flat Teardrop, 9x11mm
- Gekko Beads
- GemDuo & DiamonDuo Beads
- Gemstone Chip Beads
- Ginko (ginkgo) Beads
- Half Tila Beads
- IrisDuo Beads
- Lentil Beads, 2 Hole
- Mini Chevron Beads
- Mini GemDuo Beads
- MiniDuo Beads
- Miyuki Drop Beads, 2.8mm
- Miyuki Magatama, Long (4x7mm)
- MobyDuo Beads
- Nib-bit Beads
- O Beads
- Octo Beads
- Paisley Duo Beads
- Par Puca Beads, Amos
- Par Puca Beads, Arcos
- Par Puca Beads, Delos
- Par Puca Beads, Helios
- Par Puca Beads, Kheops
- Par Puca Beads, Minos
- Par Puca Beads, Piros
- Par Puca Beads, Samos
- Par Puca Beads, Tinos
- Petal Beads, 7mm
- PieDuo Beads
- Pinch Bead, 5x3mm
- Prong Beads
- Quadbow Beads
- Quarter Tila Beads
- Rhinestone Cup Chain, 2mm
- Rhinestone Cup Chain, 3mm
- Rhinestone Cup Chain, 4mm
- Rondelle Beads, 3x2mm
- Rondelle Beads, 4x3mm
- Rondelle Beads, 6x4mm
- Rondelle Beads, 8x6mm
- Rose Montees, SS20 (4mm Sew-on Crystals)
- Rose Montees, SS30 (6mm Sew-on Crystals)
- Round Beads, 10mm
- Round Beads, 2.5mm
- Round Beads, 2mm
- Round Beads, 3mm
- Round Beads, 4mm
- Round Beads, 6mm
- Round Beads, 8mm
- Round DropDuo Beads
- Round Seed Beads, 11/0
- Round Seed Beads, 15/0
- Round Seed Beads, 6/0
- Round Seed Beads, 8/0
- Silky Beads, 2 Hole
- Superduo Beads
- Superuno Beads
- Teacup Beads
- Tila Beads
- Tile Beads
- Toho Triangles, 8/0
- Vexolo Beads
- WibeDuo Beads
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6 comments on “Celebrating One Year of BeadingSchool with a Look Back and a Giveaway”
Jennifer Short
May 2, 2022 at 6:51 pmI love all the beautiful jewelry created from these boxes. So inspiring!
Gina
May 3, 2022 at 1:19 pmThank you very much, Jennifer!
Cathy Homan
May 3, 2022 at 7:32 amNew to beading. Would love to get this box and receive a selection of new beads!
Gina
May 3, 2022 at 1:19 pmWelcome, Cathy! Thanks for entering!
Dale Reid
May 8, 2022 at 8:50 amYour work is so inspiring! Just thinking about getting one of these boxes is very exciting!
Gina
May 12, 2022 at 1:46 pmThnaks so much, Dale!