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FEATURED PROJECTS
Mint diamonds
Woven ice cool coloured wires create beautiful diamond shapes which have been linked together to create a necklace and earring set
Bezelled buttons
Raid your button tin and combine with just a few seed beads to create a fantastic range of cost friendly jewellery
On the tiles
Create some purse string pendants using scrabble tiles and pretty papers
Knitting in circles
Put your knitting needles to good use with some pretty coloured wire and create a necklace featuring a button centre!
All washed up
Run a length of ribbon through some washers for a shabby chic necklace and bracelet set
Thrifty with fabric
Don’t throw away your old t-shits! Rip them up and turn them into your new favourite necklace!
Shooting star
These little origami stars are addictive to make! Link them all together to create a long and lovely necklace
Oriental lanterns
Get creative with wire and wrap these cute little lantern beads
Beautiful barrette
Add your own stamp to your hair accessories with this fantastic beaded barrette and hair band idea
January skies
Copper wire, dainty gemstones and pewter charms combine to make this adorable necklace and ring duo
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 this month
Spotlight
This month’s Spotlight is on two lovely books, a great on-line tool and the blog and website of the month
Shopping for…
Artisan lampwork beads
Meet & greet
This month we chatted to Cat Ivins who runs a successful recycling and upcycling jewellery business
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 look around the workshop of lampworker Kerry Boger
REGULARS
Recipes for…
Handmade chains
Top 10
This month we feature the Top 10 handbag charms in cafe latte shades!
Designer challenge
This month our four designers were sent a pretty pack of beads featuring lilac and blue pearls with some lovely silver components
