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FEATURED PROJECTS
Fabulous facets
Adorn handmade wire teardrop shapes with lovely iris faceted beads to create this stunning seasonal jewellery set
Icicle jewels
Embellish some pretty felt decorations for your tree this Christmas!
Wild Heart
This crystal covered necklace will certainly stand out from the crowd a this year’s Christmas party!
Fuchsia fusion
Encase a beautiful fuchsia round crystal in a wirework cage for a simple yet elegant pendant
Purple twinkle
Stack up graduating tones of purple within a wirework frame to create a necklace, earring and bracelet set
Canadian maple
Gorgeous, sumptuous maple coloured glass has been melted and formed in a lovely shaped bead in this month’s
Cranberry polaris
A super linking project with warm seasonal tones and pretty gold findings
Turquoise drops
Our silversmithing project this month features some beautiful turquoise stones turned into a gorgeous pair of drop earrings
Fossil finds
Make a stunning organic feel fossil pendant, which uses an ancient polished fossil ammonite and combines PMC clay with silver bezel wire
Galaxy ring
Bead stitch yourself a fabulous ring, it will make a wonderful gift or liven up a party outfit!
Loopy links
Weave together a selection of jump rings to create a slinky chain maille bracelet
Quick make – Dazzling drops
A speedy stringing necklace project with a glamorous feel
Crystal clear
Sticking with our crystal theme, this time we use brass to make this boho wirework set
Patina parade
Create an aged antique look to Steampunk style charms, then turn into a trendy wearable necklace
Quick make – English rose
Charm hanger beads help build up this pretty bracelet very quickly, just a few loops required!
FEATURES
Top 10
This month we feature the top 10 teal and turquoise bling necklaces!
Designer challenge
We send the same pack of beads to four different designers to see what lovely inspiring jewellery they can make
Christmas... All wrapped up!
Learn how to make some penny saving jewellery boxes to present your gifts in this Christmas, plus we have some quick Christmas makes to put in them too!
Meet and Greet
This month we interviewed Lori Anderson, a jewellery maker with an interesting story from America
REGULARS
Retail therapy
This month’s round up of the hottest new products and the latest trends
Inbox
We answer your emails and take a look at our favourite uploads to the readers gallery
Back to basics
A handy guide to jewellery making basics
Shopping for…
Chunky chain
Spotlight
This month’s Spotlight is on a lovely beginner’s kit and two very different books, as well as the blog of the month and the website of the month.
Subscription offer
Check out this month’s fantastic subscription offer!
Sneak preview
Take a look at what’s coming next month
Personal space
We take a peek around the workshop of Beads & Beyond contributor Julie Fountain
