Welcome to FergieBeads!

Julie Ferguson (“Fergie”), is a mother of four teenage boys, and has been making beads since 2001. Her beads have appeared in all three 'Bead Review' books, 'Dots' by Brad Pearson and Deanna Griffin Dove, 'Step by Step Beads' (October 2008), 'Just Plain Beads!' by Marjorie Langston & Deanna Griffin Dove, and 'Encase It!' by Deanna Griffin Dove. She is also the art director/juror liaison/artist liaison/assistant editor of the Bead Review series.

Fergie regularly spends more time experimenting with glass than she does producing for-sale beads. She says this amuses her beadmaker friends, "but it also tends to set off a chain reaction of inspired experimenting on their end…", so they encouraged her to expand the information into a class and tutorial.
It's been a few years since Fergie sold regularly on eBay, and she really misses meeting and making new friends through a shared bead passion.  Currently, her finished jewelry and beads are sold exclusively in the gift section of Davis Pharmacy (in Batesville, MS), but she plans to include some pieces and loose beads on this website soon, so please check back!

Visit www.artofbeadmaking.com to purchase Bead Review 2005, Bead Review 2, Bead Review 3, and Hot Off the Press, and visit http://beadmakingbooks.com/Books.html for Just Plain Beads! and Encase It!

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NEWS:
~ I will be teaching a class in Atlanta for Southern Flames.  Here's a class description and some sample beads.
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12/2/08 - Just returned from a great trunk show in Broken Arrow, OK (THANK YOU, sister Suzanne!)  I will be photographing and posting more pictures soon, but here are a couple of items so you can get a taste of what I had.
~ The Bead Review series is a project that I have been a part of since the beginning.  We have three books of beautiful beads out now! I serve as art director, artist/juror liaison and assistant editor.  To order, visit artofbeadmaking.com!
~ Two FergieBeads focals were featured in the October 2008 issue of Step by Step Beads
~ Two of my beads are featured in this book by Deanna Griffin Dove
~ My most recent collaboration is the art direction on Just Plain Beads! by Deanna Griffin Dove and Marjorie Langston.  I feel this book is a must for all levels of beadmaking experience.  Our beads are often only as good as the bead's form, and this book really helps refine your skills.  Click the thumbnail at left to visit the site to order this awesome book!