The Creative Crafts Show, EventCity, Manchester, 9 – 11 February, Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 10.00am – 5.00pm, Visit the Creative Crafts Show in February and you will be inspired whether you are an experienced crafter, beginner or simply looking for a new hobby. Highlights of the show include:- · New Embroidery Workshops. Katie Pirson is [...]
Beading
Feb 3, 2012
Beat the winter blues with a visit to the Creative Crafts show – the essential craft event
Jun 28, 2011
Elasticated charm bracelet
Materials… Clear 0.7mm nylon elastic Assorted green beads in various sizes, shapes, patterns and finishes Dark teal 4mm crystal bicones Green Czech glass seed beads Assorted silver decorative spacer beads and bead caps in various sizes, shapes, patterns and finishes, including spacer beads with loops Antique silver 21x6mm dragonfly wings Glue Tools… Round-nosed and flat-nosed [...]
Jun 20, 2011
Creative Beads & Jewellery 14
For all you beaders out there – and even those who have thought about starting but never actually taken the plunge – we have created an e-book of Creative Beads & Jewellery issue 14 for you to read completely free of charge. Inside this issue is a focus on all things natural, so get ready [...]
Nov 10, 2010
Hanging Baubles
Materials… Onefourzero Let it Snow stamp set Sakura Soufflé gel pens Bazzill Bling cardstock Hole punch Circle punches Ribbons and thread Beads To create… 1 Punch six different-sized circles from purple, blue and silver Bling cardstock. Stamp snowflakes onto each circle using pink ink, then use a pink Soufflé pen to add lines around the [...]
Nov 10, 2010
Bauble
Materials… Onefourzero Let it Snow stamp set Sakura Soufflé gel pens Bazzill Bling cardstock Hole punch Circle punches Snowflake punches Ribbons and thread Beads To create… 1 Use a stencil or a punch to cut out four circles. Stamp two with purple snowflakes and two with blue snowflakes. 2 Punch small circles from blue and [...]
May 21, 2010
Congratulations and jubilations
Materials… White 15cm-square card blank Green and pink ink Birthday Cake stamp Prima paper flower Silver thread Pink and green beads Pink and green ribbons Heart and number stickers Tag die-cut Computer-generated text 3D foam tape To create… 1 Ink the edges of the card, quite heavily, in green ink leaving a slight white aperture. [...]
Apr 29, 2010
Monogram Bookmark
Materials… Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grungeboard Harlequin Elements and Alphas Acrylic paints Big Bite UTEE Craft glue Small spray bottle Green Kaisercraft rhinestones Sheer red ribbon and black leather cord Brown-black and creamy brown chalk inkpads Heat tool Tweezers Assorted beads, charms and other found objects To create… 1 Paint all your chosen grungeboard pieces on [...]
Apr 16, 2010
Creative Beads & Jewellery!
Issue 1 of Creative Beads & Jewellery is on sale now! Available exclusively from beading, jewellery and craft stores, Creative Beads & Jewellery is full of fabulous projects. It aims to bring you an abundance of designs and styles, using an eclectic array of techniques, tools and materials, to ensure that all tastes are catered [...]
Apr 16, 2010
Bookmark
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 [...]
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 [...]
