What’s the one thing that always makes you late for a swanky night out (or, let’s be honest, a sofa night in in these viral times)? Well, apart from not being able to find your house keys, your car keys, your scarf, half of your favourite pair of heels, your handbag and your phone?
Get a grip
It’s fastening that dang clasp on your necklace isn’t it? You know, that one that has your arms and hands contorting behind your neck into some sort of wholly unnatural geometr[..]
Hand Crafted Jewellery
Magnetic attraction
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Categories: Beads, Glass Beads, Jewellery Making, seed beads, swarovski elements
Hanging by a thread
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Did you know, dragonflies have been around for 300 million years which makes them older than dinosaurs, and one of the world’s first living insects! Pretty special huh? We certainly think so, and – as lovers of the natural world - we’ve turned to these ageless, shimmering beauties for inspiration for our latest pendant kits.
Ayes to the right (and left).
Before we go on, here are three fascinating facts about dragonflies we just had to share:
1. Their massive glob[..]
Categories: How to Bead, Jewellery Design, Jewellery Making
Mother’s Day Masterclass 2017
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Mother’s Day is nearly upon us, and we wanted to invite you all to raise a glass (bead!) in celebration of cherished mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers and mothers-in-law everywhere!
As a special thank-you to mothers far and wide, we’ve put together a FREE ring-making masterclass which we hope you will enjoy sharing with your family and friends this Mothering Sunday.
We’ve kept the technical aspects of this project super simple so that it can be enjoyed by all abiliti[..]
Categories: Beads, How to Bead, Glass Beads, Jewellery Design, Jewellery Making
Three-step beginner’s guide to necklace making with Czech glass beads.
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Going ‘back to basics’ with jewellery design doesn’t actually mean creating a piece that looks amateurish or simplistic. Far from it. When you’re working with Czech glass beads, which are vibrant and striking in their own right, it’s often the purest designs which allow the intricacies of the beads to sing the loudest.
Simply the best
This month, we have put together a three-step guide to creating this beautiful triangle drop necklace, which uses only the simp[..]
Categories: How to Bead, Jewellery Making, The Design Studio
What colour is your Christmas?
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Traditional or modern?
Pine-scented trees, sparkly baubles, twinkling lights, red-nosed reindeer, ruddy-cheeked Santa, brandy-soaked puddings, holly, ivy, mistletoe and presents galore…
These are just some of the things that shout Christmas louder than any collective jingle of Christmas Number Ones blasted from high street stereos each winter, assaulting us with their dubious Christmas cheer. Bah humbug!
Roll back the blatant commercialism of Christmas though, and underneath [..]
Categories: How to Bead, Jewellery Design
.925 Gold Finish Stardust Earrings
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The Charm Pin consists of a 50mm length of wire with a tiny spherical soldered stopper at its base. The fine diameter of 0.4mm wire combined with the temper of sterling silver, features greatly when working with the Charm pin in the finished results of a design. The charm pin is used to create a charm using an 8mm .925 (gold finish) Stardust bead which is then used within the design. The charm pin technique of wrapping, creates a firm and secure finish. The added beauty of working with sterling [..]
Categories: How to Bead