Archive for How Barefoot Sandals Are Made
How much do you know about Foot Jewelry?
What in the world IS foot jewelry you ask? Most of the people I ask have never heard of it. Others say "sure" because they think it's like a real sandal with a bottom and jewels on top. And still others believe they're like what hippies used to wear made out of hemp. In all honesty, they are nothing at all like that. Simply put,...
Behind the Scenes at Jewels by Jan
I just came back to my home office desk after putting lasagna in the oven. If you've never made lasagna from scratch (made your own sauce, prepared the ricotta, mix the meatballs, brown them, cook them in the sauce, then slice them, brown the sausage and boil the noodles) my advice is to start a few days early. The prep work takes time but...
The use of Swarovski components in bead design
Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a complex bead design? I can tell you from six years of experience when you work with small components, it's a very time-consuming process. The tiny little seed beads and 4mm crystals are just plain hard to pick up off the bead mat. If you use long tweezers to pick up the components like I do,...
Made in the U.S.A.
How important is it to YOU to buy American-made products? American manufacturers make some of the best products in the world. This heritage is important enough to us in the crafting of our beaded foot jewelry that we wanted you to know. Jewels by Jan has never out-sourced the process of making of our barefoot sandals to countries...
4 Fun Ways to Wear Barefoot Sandals
Barefoot Sandals are not just for the beach any more, you can wear them everyday to dress up any outfit. Here are 4 beautiful and fun ways to wear barefoot sandals. 1. The sandal is made of 2 equal loops. Hold the sandal with the small beads (seed beads) at the top. Carefully place your whole foot into the lower loop and secure...
A Bit of Bead History
Did you know beads have been made of glass for over 5,000 years? The discovery of fire was the fundamental step in glass bead making. Glass bead-making had been going on in or around Venice throughout early history. In 1292, the glass factories were relocated to the island of Murano both to reduce risk of fire to the city, and to protect the...
HOW THE BAREFOOT SANDALS ARE MADE
Each sandal is designed by first selecting bead colors that go good together. Then they are laid out in a pattern on a bead mat, making sure there are adequate spacers to help accentuate the bead colors. Usually, it is decided ahead of time whether to use gold or silver accent beads. Right now, silver is very popular. Real...
