Materials… Silver decorative lobster clasp 0.6mm silver wire Through-drilled acrylic disc Round-nose and chain-nose pliers and side cutters Steel stake and chasing hammer To create… 1 Use the tips of your round-nose pliers to curl the end of a length of wire into a single loop. Grasp the loop flat in your chain-nose pliers and [...]
Jewellery & Beading
Apr 16, 2010
Choker
Materials… Silver choker Silver decorative toggle clasp Silver headpin 4mm and 6mm round cat’s eye beads Silver 2mm round beads 0.5mm silver wire Round-nose and chain-nose pliers and side cutters To create… 1 Bend a length of silver wire in half around the tip of your round-nose pliers. Insert the two wire ends through the [...]
Apr 15, 2010
Triangle pendant
Materials… Silver rectangular toggle clasp Silver headpin and eyepin Silver chain and jump ring 4mm round cat’s eye beads Silver 2mm round beads Acrylic triangle through-drilled bead Round-nose and chain-nose pliers and side cutters To create… 1 Thread a silver bead, a cat’s eye bead and another silver bead onto the headpin and insert through [...]
Apr 8, 2010
Calling all beaders!
Practical Publishing are pleased to announce that their brand new beading and jewellery making magazine, Creative Beads & Jewellery, is now on sale for just £3.99 in specialist craft and beading stores nationwide! This in-depth magazine contains over 100 pages of inspiring projects on how to make your own jewellery and beadwork. With detailed step [...]
Feb 26, 2010
Craft shows join forces at Birmingham NEC!
Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch joins Sewing for Pleasure and Hobbycrafts for the first time at Birmingham NEC! ICHF have moved the extremely popular textile art show, Fashion, Embroidery & Stitch to Birmingham NEC for the very first time this spring, joining Sewing for Pleasure and Hobbycrafts to create 3 fantastic shows for the price of [...]
Jan 21, 2010
Jadeite Delight
Materials… 50mm Jadeite bangle 2 x 6mm antique silver washer-style spacers Selection of 6–12mm beads in pink/wine Selection of 3–12mm beads in blue/green 4 antique silver tube beads Antique silver butterfly and dragonfly charms Burgundy resin leaf 6 silver-plated small round beads 1m of 2mm waxed cord 5 x 7cm silver-plated headpins 0.6mm (24swg) silver-plated [...]
Jan 14, 2010
Valentine’s Day Gifts
Have you decided what to buy your loved one this Valentine’s Day? If you want to earn some brownie points, get something different that can’t be found on the high street, from The Covent Garden Apple Market. In the heart of the West End, the Covent Garden Apple Market offers a wide selection of products [...]
Dec 25, 2009
Flight of the Dragonfly
Materials… Cream cardstock K&Co Blue Awning Flowers & Butterfly and Blue & Ivory Damask patterned papers Gold 26-gauge wire Gold Kars Rocailles Duo beads Double-sided tape To create… 1 Cut a 14″ length of wire, fold in half and thread on a seed bead. Thread on another bead, this time criss-crossing the wire through the [...]
Dec 24, 2009
Beaded Petals
Materials… Inspire Me vellum paper Red Inspire Me metallic card Gold Inspire Me card Laura Ashley beads Gold 32-gauge wire Double-sided tape 3D foam squares Woodware 3-petal flower punch To create… 1 Punch three flowers from the vellum paper. Shape the petals by placing them in the palm of your hand and gently rubbing your [...]
Dec 24, 2009
Bejewelled Knitting
Materials… Gold 32-gauge wire Laura Ashley assorted beads Red Inspire Me metallic cardstock Gold Inspire Me card White cardstock 4.5mm knitting needles Double-sided tape To create… 1 In a random colour mix, thread 100 beads onto the wire. 2 Cast 10 stitches onto the knitting needles. 3 For the first row, slide a bead into [...]
