The Bead Shop, Author at The Bead Shop Nottingham Limited

How to make a reusable Snowflake decoration

October 29, 2020 by The Bead Shop

I love snowflakes, they’re a natural phenomenon, each one unique and sparkly and their shape lends themselves so well to loads recreating it lots of different crafts. You can see our Swarovski snowflake kits here. One simple and effective way to create a reusable snowflake decorations is to use a snowflake wire form.Produced by Beadsmith, … Read more

Advice for getting started with bead weaving

July 29, 2020 by The Bead Shop

We are currently half way through International Beading week. This is a great initiative from the Beadworkers guild to help encourage people to take up beading. Which always makes me think about the advice we give to new beaders who visit us in our shop or at bead shows. Kits provide a great way of … Read more

Inspiration for how to decorate natural wooden beads

June 30, 2020 by The Bead Shop

Inspiration for how to decorated natural Wooden Beads

Sometimes being faced with a blank canvas, whether it’s an actual canvas or a bead, can feel a little daunting. So I thought I’d share some inspiration for how to decorate natural wooden beads. Sometimes wanting to find the right colour to go with a particular garment can be enough to spark your inspiration. I have been known to paint my own beads for that very reason.

Meet Chloe Menage from Pinkhot Jewellery

June 17, 2020June 9, 2020 by The Bead Shop

Some of you may already be familiar with Chloe, she’s visited us on many occasions and it’s been lovely seeing her more regularly at our Virtual Bead & Craft sessions on a Monday evenings. We thought it’d be lovely you for you to get to know her better so we to invited Chloe to write a guest blog.

What you need to know about healing crystals

May 2, 2020May 1, 2020 by The Bead Shop

Have you ever wondered about the benefits of healing crystals or which birthstone is associated with each month? Semi-precious gemstones have been used in jewellery and accessories for Millenia. But some people believe semi precious stones and gemstones have specific meanings and uses. Recently there has been a renewed interest in natural crystals and their potential healing qualities. They are thought to help balance energy and enhance wellbeing. Semi-precious gemstone beads can not only be used to make beautiful jewellery, but the stones themselves may have many benefits and properties.

Did you know you can hire our beautiful workshop room?

March 6, 2020March 5, 2020 by The Bead Shop

Hi, it’s Steph here to talk about our workshop room. It’s a lovely, bright, airy space in our listed Victorian building in Nottingham City Centre. It retains many of its period features like the fire place, coving and picture rail. Though probably its biggest asset is the wonderful, bright big bay window.

How to find the perfect intermediate bead weaving project

April 17, 2020March 12, 2019 by The Bead Shop

sabine lipperts beaded fantasies - sweet eighteen earrings and pendant

Hi Steffie here!

One of the things I love about my job here at The Bead Shop is when new books come into the shop. I get a chance to review them before putting them online and on the shelves for sale. I love flicking through our book collection and finding inspiration.

19 Years of The Bead Shop in Nottingham

February 10, 2020March 2, 2019 by The Bead Shop