• Crafts,  General

    The Beading Studio

    The Beading Studio with instructor Steve Butler Class 122 What is it? – There are no two ways about it, we simply love working with beads. Why? Whether we’re making stand-alone beaded jewelry, fashion embellishments or accessories, home décor projects or adding beads to our crochet or knitting projects, the end result will always be the arrival at a “one-of” creative destination. It’s the epitome of self-expression. Helping us reach that destination is an extensive and ever growing array of bead shapes, sizes, colors and textures. The result is the perfect jeweled accessory for any…

  • Crafts,  Session 8

    Beading Loom and Accessories

      What is it? – Bead weaving is Monet one pixel at a time.  That legendary renaissance artist blended an exquisite pallet of pigments to create breathtaking landscapes. Now modern artists can align an exquisite pallet of bead shapes, sizes, colors and textures to create the perfect jeweled accessory for any occasion or application.  The potential spectrum of personal expression is truly unlimited.  Genius in its simplicity, the modern bead loom makes it all possible.  It is the beading equivalent of Monet’s talented brush.  The function of the loom serves…

  • Crafts,  Session 4

    Mini Beading Loom

    What is it? – As children, many of us went to scout camp or attended other summer activities where beading was a staple activity.  It was fun, fast, creative and we were left with something that was uniquely ours. Unknowingly that was our introduction to an art form that was thousands of years old.  From the earliest of times our ancestors were accessorizing their clothes, their tools and even themselves with beads.  They were worn, traded and valued by the owner.  Happily bead weaving is alive and well today and…

  • On the Road

    On the Road….. To Bead True Blue 2015

    Clover on the Road….. To Bead True Blue 2015 Clover is on the road all year long spreading the word on our latest and greatest. This week the Clover team is heading to To Bead True Blue in Tucson, AZ. Visit us at Booth 231-232. As always, we’ll be providing hands on demonstrations on some of our newest products including the Mini Beading Loom and Mini Flower Loom. Check out some inspiration on these new items below. We’ve updated our tradeshow calendar, you can follow along throughout the year:          2015  Tradeshow Calendar Pendant made with Clover’s Mini…

  • Blog

    Friday Finds – Beading On a Loom

    We hope you’ve been following along this week to learn more about our new Beading Loom.  It’s available now, with a whole host of accessories.  We know many of our customers may not have beading skills yet, so we created a few kits to help you get started. Using a kit to try a new craft is a fun way to try it out and learn the process before creating your own designs.  A book by Carol Porter and Fran Ortmeyer is coming out later this summer with patterns and…

  • Blog

    Watch Us Wednesday – Beading Loom

    We’re thrilled to share a bit more today about our Beading Loom. We created this introductory video to show you how to set up the loom and the types of projects you can create with it. The package contains illustrated instructions with more detail than we were able to include in our brief video. Just imagine the lovely pieces you can create with this fantastic new loom.

  • Blog

    Make It Monday – Beading Loom Jewelry Trio

    We introduced a brand new product at the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee this weekend. Our new Beading Loom is fully adjustable, allowing you to create beaded pieces of varying lengths using beads in a variety of shapes and sizes.   Here’s a link to instructions for creating this beautiful three piece jewelry set using the new Clover Beading Loom to show you how it works. We’ll be sharing more about this exciting new tool all this week. We’re thrilled to bring you more beading options. Do you use beads in your…