REGULARS

Retail therapy

This month’s round up of the hottest new products and beady news

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We answer your emails, take a look at our favourite uploads to the readers’ gallery this month and share the latest from our Facebook page!

Meet and greet

This month we interviewed jewellery designer, poet and all round creative, Mana Bernardez

Spotlight

This month’s Spotlight is on three great books, as well as the blog of the month and the website of the month

Sneak preview

Take a look at what’s coming next month

FEATURED PROJECTS

Keeper of the keys

Get rummaging in your kitchen drawers or your local bric-a-brac shop for old keys and repurpose them as clever connectors and fantastic focals in this fun jewellery collection

Lacy links

Create a daisy chain of pretty lace flowers and Czech table cut beads for this long and lovely necklace

Spring WOW!

You could win all the materials you need to create this mixed media blossom necklace with a distinctly vintage feel

Spin the bottle

Wrap them or stack them, group them or pick a focal favourite – you’ll love the versatility of recycled glass bottle beads in this really rustic collection

Funky junk!

You’d never guess that this ubermodern choker necklace was made from old crisp packets and shampoo bottles. Explore the realms of resin and recycling at the same time!

Wind it up

Give your leftover glass new life with these wrapped beads

Terrific Tyvek®

Get painting old courier envelopes and transform them into beautiful, colourful beads. Discover this unusual but fascinating material and make truly original jewellery

Fabric fancies

Some simple sewing and a little bead stitching is all you need to create a statement all set for summer

Quick make

Keep tight hold of your marbles with this fun and easy necklace