Creative Spark Summer 2016

It's finally here! The newest issue of Creative Spark, the Summer 2016 issue, is hot off the virtual presses.

Creative Spark Summer 2016

This issue is a little different as it is divided by bead shapes and styles rather than design categories. It focuses mostly on some new cultured sea glass shapes. However, there is a section that showcases tiny Chinese crystal beads in a rondelle shape.

In addition, the designers share how they organize their beads and supplies, their favorite summer palettes, and some of their favorite summer vacation spots. As well, there are inspiring quotes, a recipe, and a book review. You'll actually just have to go check it out for yourself to see all the awesomeness contained inside.

You can flip through the pages in the viewer below or follow this link over to Creative Spark Summer 2016 to see it larger.


We'd love to know if this e-magazine lights a creative spark in you!

Creative Spark Winter 2015 Reveal

Winter blues getting you down?  Not to fear, the newest issue of Creative Spark is available now to light your artistic fire.

Creative Spark Winter 2015

This Winter 2015 issue is packed with gorgeous designs and other inspiration. We challenged one group of designers to make Icy designs with our Cultured Sea Glass. Another group created simple earring tutorials. And, a final group made jewelry pieces with ZnetShows' new Cultured Sea Porcelain.

In addition, there's information on yoga for beaders, how to rock Twitter, some beautiful winter color palettes, and much more! What are you waiting for? Go flip through Creative Spark Winter 2015 now!


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Better Late than Never: Keychain Clasp Reveal

At the end of October, we revealed what a handful of our designers made with our Keychain clasps and their selection of some of our Chinese Crystal Beads. It was our "Keychain Clasp Lightening Round". Because of forces outside her control, Andra wasn't able to reveal her design at that time. However, things have fallen more into place and she revealed her design last week.

Andra's bracelet

You should definitely head over to Andra's Joyful Journey to see what she has to say about the bracelet, as well as see another picture of it. Lovely design! Thanks Andra.

Keychain Clasp Lightening Round

Several weeks back we let interested members of the ZnetShows Design Team take part in a Lightening Design Challenge. Our lightening rounds are quick-fire challenges in which the designers are asked to create something within a short period of time after receiving their package. This time around, we asked them to design with a few of our KeyChain Clasps.

In addition, each designer picked out a couple of Chinese crystal beads to also work into their designs.

These Designers came up with some really beautiful creations and unique uses for the keychain clasps. Clicking on their names will take you to their blog posts.

Becky Pancake of Becky Pancake Designs

B.R. Kuhlman of Mixed Mayhem Studios

Donetta Farrington of Simply Gorgeous

Karla Morgan of Texas Pepper Jams

Kathy Lindemer of Bay Moon Design

Kay Thomerson of Kayz Kreations

Kelly Patterson of PyxeeStyx~The Traveling Sideshow

Sandi James of Do Be Do Bead Do

Make sure you do check out the designers' blogs to see each of the designs they created with these clasps. They sure are a creative bunch!

What would you have done with these clasps?