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Bead News - Jill's Journal
You’re Invited: Our First-Ever Bead Warehouse Open House & Garage Sale!
Hey Beaders! For the very first time ever, we’re opening the warehouse doors to YOU! 🎉 Join us for an EPIC... Read More
NEW! Beadalon WildFire Ultra Beading Thread
When a new beading thread appears in the market, you’d better believe I take notice! And I have to... Read More
Playing favorites
I can’t help it!! I LOVE BEADS! I love their colors and shapes and the feel of them and, *sob*,... Read More
New limited edition bead mixes
You may have heard me silently weeping a few months ago when one of my favorite bead vendors decided the... Read More
Celebrating the Carrier Bead Craze
You know how much we love Carrier Beads here at JWD, so we thought that as International Beading Week is... Read More
Bead & Button 2018 Round-Up
Didn’t make it to the Bead & Button show in Milwaukee this year? Don’t be sad! Read on to get... Read More
Fun, frolics and beads in the Czech Republic
Now that I’m back home with Mom and the furry hooligans I thought it was worth taking some time to... Read More
Join my Carrier Bead-A-Long!
Come and Bead-A-Long with me! What better way to begin National Craft month then with a Bead-A-Long that celebrates the... Read More
Tucson 2018 round-up
Once again I’m reminded that this bead world of ours is a wonderful and exciting place. Coming to the Gem... Read More
Introducing Carol Dean Sharpe…
We’re delighted to launch a wonderful range of brand new limited edition kits and patterns to the Jill Wiseman Designs... Read More
So many beads!
I honestly thought my days of blogging were over, but I guess I was wrong! Because here I am! While... Read More
It’s coming – our biggest ever Garage Sale!
What’s a Bead Garage Sale you might ask? Well, it’s lots and lots of beads at super bargain prices! Sometimes Jill... Read More
Reunited (and it feels so good)
Operation Refresh was a complete success! What a relief to get a break for a few days and see some... Read More
Arguing with the beads
I feel like I’ve spent the last 10 days arguing (and losing the argument) with my beads. It happens. You’re... Read More
Is there still a place for blogging?
I miss blogging. There. I said it. I’ve thought about it for quite a while – usually when I have... Read More
Super Bowl Sunday – at home
I have a lot of new readers and new beaders coming to my blog now thanks to the traffic on... Read More
Challenges bring opportunities
You guys know me – I don’t sugar coat things. I try hard to be realistic about what it’s like... Read More