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FEATURED PROJECTS
Romance and roses
Make beautiful silver roses from sterling silver sheet and use them to create a stunning jewellery collection
Snazzy stripes
Weave together ice cool pastel shades of seed beads to create a striped effect beaded bead
Teenage dream
A friendship bracelet for grownups too! Punch letter stamps into sheets bracelet to forge these sweet bracelets
Rosette rings
An intricate chain maille pendant using glorious gold and black rings
Northern lights
Create some pretty wirework shapes without using any fancy tools in this easy to follow tutorial, then embellish with pale mint and blue beads
Half moon
Combine hand forged sterling silver wire shapes with stunning briolette beads in Aquamarine for a frosty jewellery set
Colour burst blooms
Zesty orange and luscious green crystals are used together with silver wire to create colourful flowers to brighten up the dark winter months!
Twisted twilight
Amazing tabac crystal and petrol blue crystal pearls have been combined together to create an eye-catching colour duo! This necklace, earring and hair slide set will certainly turn heads
Autumn glow
Using brown cord thread and some pretty buttons and beads create this macramé necklace and bracelet set in just 8 steps
Mint sherbet necklace
This graduating necklace features polymer clay beads and a clever linking technique using silver findings
REGULARS
Retail therapy
This month’s round up of the hottest new products and the latest trends
Spotlight
We have a couple of lovely new books under the spotlight this month, as well as the website and blog of the month
Subscription offer
Check out this month’s fantastic subscription offer!
Shopping for…
Kitsch and crazy themed beads!
Inbox
We answer your emails and take a look at our favourite uploads to the readers gallery
Sneak preview
Take a look at what’s coming next month
Personal space
We take a peek around the workshop of resin jewellery maker and teacher Clare John
FEATURES
Top 15
This month we feature the top 15 Stretchy bracelet with a Moroccan Bazaar theme!
Jewellery maker of the year 2012
We launch this year’s Jewellery Maker of the Year competition!
Recipes for... lampwork beads
For all our friends with flames, this month we bring you 8 gorgeous lampwork beads for you to try!
Beaded findings: Part 1
We show you how to create a handmade bead cap from seed beads
