As wild flowers start to festoon the countryside and winter gives way to spring, we’re very excited to introduce you to a brand new collection of popping pastel beads. The latest additions to Preciosa Ornela’s seed bead palette were an absolute must for us here at Boundless Beads, echoing the captivating spring colours of wild daffodils, forget-me-nots, bluebells, cuckoo flowers and unfurling leaves.
Crafted using centuries-old methods in Bohemia, these artisan beads are not only [..]
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Hello, sunshine! Six new popping pastels to welcome spring
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Categories: Jewellery Making, seed beads
Behind the scenes at Boundless Beads: Crafting the Spark
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There’s been more than beautiful artisan Czech beads arriving at Boundless Beads recently. We’re delighted to introduce you to our incredible Avery scales, now ensconced in pride of place at our HQ as part of an exciting ongoing project.
These state-of-the-art scales have certainly added spark behind the scenes at Boundless Beads, enabling us to fulfil all your orders quickly and with absolute precision. Your beads arrive perfectly quantified - and double-checked hand-counting[..]
Categories: bead bracelet instructions, How to Bead, Jewellery Making
In the pink
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Long, lazy evenings with candy floss skies, chilled rosé, juicy strawberries and daisies streaked pink by the sun… OK, let’s be honest, this may not be the most accurate description of summer 2021 here in the UK, but the mellow pinks of summer can still help us see life through rose-tinted spectacles.
Which is why now feels like the perfect time to introduce a beautiful, twinkling bead to our collection: the Czech Crystal Rosa Radiance2 4mm bicone. A delicate pink, fully c[..]
Categories: How to Bead, Jewellery Design, Czech crystal bicone
Ladies in lavender. And green!
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Hot off the press, we wanted to introduce you to our latest beautiful jewellery kit; our Floris Stretch Bangle. It may look intricate with its delicately intertwined flowers, but we promise, it’s really simple to put together and we’re dying for you to give it a go…
The home stretch
One thing we love about this bangle is that it’s created using Griffin Elastic Jewellery Cord. The cord is incredibly easy to work with - and strong too – but being elasticated me[..]
Categories: bead bracelet instructions, Jewellery Making, Beads
A Tale with a Twist – A Celebration of Preciosa Ornela Seed Beads.
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We explore the history of one of our favourite and most versatile beads, the Presiosa Ornela seed bead, and introduce you to a dramatic spiral seed bead necklace suitable for every level of jewellery designer.
Humble beginnings
Our relationship with jewellery dates back many thousands of years. Indeed, the discovery in 2013 of 130,000-year-old Neanderthal eagle talons adorned with deliberate cuts and notches led archaeologists to believe that they had discovered the world’s oldest kn[..]
Categories: Beads, Glass Beads, How to Bead, Jewellery Making
Your Colours, Our Design - Personalised Seed Bead Bracelets.
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One of the most common things we hear from people who would love to have a go at creating their own jewellery is: “We don’t know where to start and wouldn’t know which colours to choose”.
So here you have it, the perfect beginner’s project, with a simple accompanying step-by-step video and free instructions. And the most exciting bit; we supply the design, YOU choose the bead colours.
Elegant luxury* (*and it won’t break the bank – shh!)
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Categories: Beads, Glass Beads, How to Bead, Jewellery Design, Jewellery Making
A Hand Knitted Beaded Sock for English Summer Days
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There’s no denying the character of a hand knitted pair of socks, crafted perfectly to your taste and created from soft fine yarn. With a pair of hand knitted, beaded socks you’re guaranteed to feel cosy and maintain control and comfort even when the weather is not so perfect.
The feeling of slipping on a pair of cosy socks is unbeatable, even in circumstances where you would perhaps be less likely to wear a pair of socks at all. You could even say a comfy pair of socks can help c[..]