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FEATURED PROJECTS
Age of elegance
Using your wirework and linking skills wrap and bead a stunning set of delicate jewellery featuring tiny heart crystals
Fruits of the forest
String raspberry toned beads together to form a berrylicious necklace, bracelet and earring set!
Vintage glamour
Stitch tiny silver beads around deep purple crystals to create this elegant and glamorous necklace and earring duo
Spring romance
A beautiful lampwork tutorial featuring spring shades of lavender and violet
Golden isosceles
Crochet golden triangular shapes and link together to form a necklace with a difference!
Graceful lace
Combine vintage lace with iolite stones and copper wire for a truly fashionable vintage bracelet
Sugar plum sparkle
A vibrant plum coloured stitching for bead stitching fans. Embellish your pendant with sparkling crystals for a glamorous necklace
Ring o’ roses
Form beautiful clay flowers in shades of blushing pink and finish with dainty silver clay leaves for a pretty bracelet
White star
Using wires in pretty pink shades create a fabulous wirework necklace that will really test your skills!
Vintage love necklace
An inspiring mixed media project using an eclectic mix of materials. A book extract from Metalwork Jewelry by Linda Peterson
Quick make
A simple stringing design that evokes the feeling of spring time in Paris!
Crystal sputnik
Use a clever stringing technique to create clusters of sparkly beads to form the drops of earrings or a funky contemporary pendant
Pretty in pearls
Show your pearls off in their best light by combining them with silver clay to create a beautiful ring
Blossom bead
Learn how to create the winning beads from the Jewellery Maker of the Year Lampwork category. A clever and pretty design you won’t want to miss!
Freeform filigree
Using only your pliers and wire create a piece of filigree and use in a stunning crystal necklace
FEATURES
Top 10
We feature the Top 10 crystal and seed bead stitched pendants
Designer Challenge
Four designers each use the same beads to create some really inspiring designs
Meet and greet
This month we interview Jillian Lukiwski, a talented silversmith and popular blogger!
REGULARS
Retail therapy
This month’s round up of the hottest new products and the latest trends
Inbox
We answer your emails
Spotlight
Check out this month’s reviews, under the spotlight this month we have two inspiring beading books, a blog and a web review
Shopping for…
Flower charms and pendants
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Sneak preview
Take a look at what’s coming next month