About Leslie

Leslie Rogalski is an artist, teacher, and media personality with a passion for creating jewelry and more. She appears on the PBS TV series Beads, Baubles, and Jewels, and travels around the country to bead events spreading the joys of making jewelry. In 2011 she joined the sparkling ranks of CREATE YOUR STYLE with Swarovski Elements Ambassadors.

The former editor of Step by Step Beads and BeadingDaily.com, her designs and articles have been widely published. Her best-selling DoodleBeads DVDs teach the top seed-bead techniques in a unique drawing-before-your-eyes method she uses in class, too. By no means limiting her work to seed beads, Leslie's original jewelry designs have been published in Beadwork, Step by Step Beads, Creative Jewelry, Step by Step Wire Jewelry, 101 Wire Earrings, Easy Wire, Chain Style, Lapidaru Journal Jewelry Artist, and more.

Leslie produces musical videos encouraging creative evolution, posting them along with tutorials and more on her blog at sleeplessbeader.blogspot.com, on Facebook, and on YouTube. Look for her workshops at Bead Fest events and other beady venues around the country, and stay tuned to her CLASSES calendar for workshops,  shows, and other exhibitions.