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
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
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
Our Free Easter Beading Pattern – how to make your own brick stitch decorative eggs is a great way to get into beading. Eggs are an obvious shape to work with for Easter crafts, symbolising new life. They’re also a fun shape to get creative with. We’ve put together several fun designs along with blank … Read more
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
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
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
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
This is an ideal pattern to learn the technique for Right Angle Weave.
A pattern for creating a statement bracelet from Superduo Duet beads and Swarovksi pearl beads.
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
