Article from guest blogger and beader Zuzi Hake for Erika Sandor – The Storytelling Jeweller. Invention of Facebook memories offered me beaded peyote star I made 7 years ago. It was for my dear friend and “American mom” when I travelled to see her at Thanksgiving. I thought it would be such a great thing… View more
Hello everyone, Anna from Tigerguld here! When Erika, Zuzi, and I initially met in Hamburg in 2014 we already had the Battle of the Beadsmith in common. Our joint passion for beads brought us together, but I never imagined that we would continue to see each other as often as we did (not to mention… View more
September traditionally belongs to the beaders in Sweden. It’s the time when the Beadalong – the biggest beading event of the country – takes place. Usually around 150 Swedish beaders gather to chat, bead, learn, exchange ideas and make new friendships. In 2019 Erika was invited by organisor Kerstin Kallin to be the masterclass teacher… View more
Since the beginning of this year, we had several different themes in focus. New Storytelling jewelry, tutorials, interesting products were inspired by themes as India, Something Special in My Heart, and The Traveller. This gives us the freedom to go into depth, to talk about sources of inspiration, the details, and opportunities to grow our… View more
Guest post by Kalpana Sharma, a talented beader, fellow Storytelling Beading Club member, and participant of the 1. Storytelling Beading Contest. Dear Kalpana, thank you so much for your talent, your contribution, dedicated time, and energy to writing this fantastic post for our blog. The amount of new information you shared with us and we… View more
The article was written by contestant, fellow beader, and good friend Nitti – Anita Berecz, and edited by Erika. A little while ago, during the International Beading Week, we have shared the results of the first Storytelling Beading contest. These were exciting times for both the contestants and the jury. It was a great possibility… View more
Only a few days to go until the deadline of the 1. Storytelling Beading Contest. We are gradually receiving the entry pieces and couldn’t be more excited about the competition. You can read all the necessary information about our contest and if you’ve ever made a Storytelling Jeweller design or used an L2Studio cabochon, here… View more
In May 2020 I was the guest teacher in the Facebook group Seed beads and more. I was teaching the basics of bead embroidery through my Traveller design. You can check out all the video lessons, the live Q&A sessions, and download the pdf files from this page: Learn the basics of bead embroidery! Here… View more
In May 2020 I was the guest teacher in the Facebook group Seed beads and more. An amazing, inspiring place to be if you’re a beader. Admins Anita M. Adamson and Sylvia Burns do a great job by organizing beadalongs, motivating members, inspiring the community. It was an honor and pleasure, and also lots of… View more
We’ve been talking about India, how India inspires me and what makes a design Indian, all through this month. Let’s have a look at my designs, which were influenced by my experiences gained from both of my visits to the country. Sign up to my newsletter if you don’t want to miss… View more
