Meet Guest Designer Deb Floros of Deb Luvs Jewelry Designs!

Everyone at Beadaholique is very excited to welcome Deb Floros to the Design Team as a guest designer. Deb has been making beautiful jewelry for over 15 years and we have had the good fortune of getting to know her and her work over the years. In the coming weeks you will start to see projects and videos by Deb on the Beadaholique website. While we happily await her designs, let’s get to know her a little better!

Can you please share a little about yourself? I am a married, “mother” of 3 fur-children (Cats - Madison, Chloe and Jinx) and l’m happily a desert dweller, living in Cave Creek, Arizona. I have been designing and making jewelry for just shy of 15 years and it is my true passion. I have been collecting jewelry since I was a kid and continue to collect it to this day. I have been published in many of the Jewelry Making magazines (most are gone now) and I have taught in-person, and virtual jewelry-making events. I consider myself a true jewelry fanatic!

How did you first get started making jewelry? When I lived in Connecticut, I stumbled upon the quintessential New England Bead Shop. The Shop Owner taught me the basics at an “Open Beading” night and I have been obsessed ever since!

Do you have a favorite supply or supplies that you like to work with? At the risk of sounding like a cop-out, I love ALL the supplies! I just love putting things together and seeing how they interact! Although, I do have a special place in my heart for taking apart previously loved jewelry and making the pieces and parts into something new!

What’s your favorite tool? Believe it or not, my favorite tool is an Awl! I use it for so many things, including bead counting, design placement, chain measuring, photography adjustments, unstopping glue and paint bottles, and so many other things!

What inspires you? I am very inspired by beads and jewelry supplies themselves. I see a strand of beads, a pendant, or a cool finding, and I can envision what I might do with it almost immediately. If it moves me, it becomes something! Since I moved back to Arizona almost 6 years ago, I have found an incredible surge of creativity that comes from the sights, sounds, smells, flora, and fauna of the Southwest. It feeds my soul and inspires me endlessly.

Do you have any advice for those just getting started making jewelry? Don’t get frustrated! It’s supposed to be fun and relaxing! There are so many techniques, tools, projects and styles to choose from. Keep trying and you will find something you are good at! There are endless resources out there! Watch, learn, try and try again!

3 Fun, Interesting and Unexpected things about me:

1) Last April (2022) I retired from my Corporate Insurance Career after 37 Years!

2) I love to drive fast! I’ve driven an actual race car on an official racetrack (once)

3) I volunteer at a horse rescue and enjoy working with horses very much!

If you would like to learn more about Deb and see more of her work, you can find her on  Etsy, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok (debluvsdesigns), Pinterest, and YouTube!

 Stay tuned to the coming weeks for Deb's designs and tutorials. See all of our free beading projects and instructional videos to explore past guest designers.