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Size 3 Iridescent Blue Seed Beads

Preciosa Size 3 iridescent blue glass seed beads. 3/0

Size 3 Iridescent Blue seed beads are quite big when compared to size 11, size 8 or size 15. These Czech seed beads are size 3/0. Seed beads or Rocailles sizes are referred to in numbers, so you will see the larger the number – the smaller the bead. You get approx. 60 beads in … Read more

How To Make an Even Count Peyote Stitch Ring

How To Make an Even Count Peyote Stitch Ring

It surprised me to discover that despite having created many free beading resources already we hadn’t yet created one that focuses on basic Peyote Stitch. So I decided with International Beading Week just around the corner this would be the perfect time to show you how to make an even count peyote stitch ring. This … Read more

International Beading Week – Rainbow of Colours

International Beading week - rainbow of colours

International Beading Week is just around the corner (26th July – 3rd August 2025). It is a celebration of beading and a lovely way to hopefully encourage a few more people into this wonderful craft. There’s further information about IBW on the Bead Workers Guild website including an international project you can get involved with … Read more

Scrap Wire Necklace – Waste to Wonderful

Scrap Wire Necklace

In my on going quest for throwing less “waste” away and finding uses for everything I’ve been thinking of more way to utilise these saved items. Otherwise I might be in danger of becoming a hoarder of “Potentially useful waste items”. So here is my scrap wire necklace. When I was recently made all the … Read more

Bead Embroidery techniques – How to make a String of Pearls plant

Bead Embroidery Techniques

Embroidery along with Bead Embroidery has seen an increase in interest recently. We’ve been asked more and more questions about it and which beads can be used. So I thought I’d share this project with you as well as some bead embroidery techniques, hints and tips. This project is a perfect introduction to embroidery it … Read more

Where to start your beading journey

where to start your beading journey blog post

As it is International Beading Week, which is designed to share the joy of beading with others. As well as hopefully encourage more people to try this creative art form. We wanted to help complete beginners to discover the love of beading. As it can sometimes be overwhelming. There’s often different opinions of where to … Read more

Drop Stone Beaded Bezel Pendant

Create a beautiful drop stone beaded bezel pendant using seed beads and Delicas around a teardrop or pearl shaped stone. The elegant bezelled pendant uses circular Peyote stitch around the central crystal stone. Tools and Materials How to make a Drop Stone Beaded Bezel 1.Cut a long manageable length of thread, leaving a long tail … Read more

How to make a reusable Snowflake decoration

Snowflake decoration

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

Free Projects & Patterns

We are in the process of re-formatting all our free projects into our new, more user-friendly project gallery page! How To Leaflet Our how to leaflet contains information for you to get to grips with the basics of jewellery making. It details the basic tools and components used for making earrings, bracelets and necklaces as … Read more

Ice Mandala Pendant Necklace Kit

Mandala Pendant Necklace Kit - Ice

The Ice Mandala Pendant Necklace Kit  is created by combining several bead weaving techniques together.  You will use brick stitch, peyote and herringbone and also learn to create picots.  This is the perfect beading project for beginners or those wanting to expand their beading techniques. Or anyone who just wants to bead this effective design. … Read more

Candy Bead Rosette Necklace – Pattern

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This Candy Bead Rosette Necklace – Pattern is suitable for people with some beading experience.  There are full written instructions as well as clear diagrams. The Preciosa Czech glass 2 hole Candy beads really lend themselves to petal shapes which is where the inspiration sparked from. This necklace is constructed from individual rosettes which are … Read more

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