Creative Beading Magazine

1 card Superstitch Bead Thread Big Eye 50cm Bead Magic elastic 7 x 6mm bead caps 3 x 28mm sieves 2 x head pins 2 x earring hooks 5 x 30mm Donuts 26 x 6mm Swarovski Pearls 10 x 8mm Swarovski Pearls 2 x 4mm Swarovski Crystals 21 x 2mm Silver filler bea

22 x eye pins 5 x jump rings Chain approximately 10cm in length 1 x ‘S’ clasp 66 x 4mm crystals 46 x 6mm crystals 3 x Swarovski Crystal Sliders Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Cutters 2 x jump rings 2 x tube crimps 1 pair of earring hooks .5 metr

70cm x 6mm tubular mesh – Rose 70cm x 6mm tubular mesh – Dark Blue 70cm x 6mm tubular mesh – Light Blue 22 x antique brass bead caps, filigree 6m silver 44x7 strand clear Tigertail 1 x gold plated lobster clasp 1 x 10mm twisted gold plated jump ring

1 x watch face 15cm In-Mesh 1 x magnetic clasp 4 x leather ends 4 x jump rings 2 x 10mm Swarovski Pearls 2 x 8mm Round Swarovski Crystals 4 x large metal large holed beads 4 x small metal large holed beads Flat nose pliers To open jump rings, hold t

75cm Tigertail Fold over end crimps Crimps End covers 20 gauge Artistic wire 2 x silk strings Clasp 15 assorted Vintage Lucite Butterflies and Flowers 5 Austin Hamilton Lampworked Glass focal beads 130 x 3-6mm beads Wire cutters Round nose pliers Fla

IN FACT, iT WAS WHiLE TRACY was searching for materials to use in her various other crafts that she stumbled upon a US-based art glass bead website, which then prompted her to attend a two-day glass bead making workshop in 2004. Tracy’s other craft i

Please remember, collars can be dangerous if your moggy plays in trees. Cut 2 x 1 metre lengths of clear beading elastic. Thread both through the eye on the parrot clasp and pull through to the middle, so that you have four lengths of elastic and eac

Begin by creating a copy of the pattern provided, placing the pattern under oven bake paper and drawing the design onto the oven bake paper. Use the syringe without the fine tip and begin by extruding a little of the clay out, touching down onto the

3 x jump rings 10 x silver eye pins 1 x silver extra long head pin – supplied with Kimono Girl French wire – small amount Nymo D or S long D Beading thread to match main seed bead colour 1 focal Kimono Girl lampwork bead 1 hank x 11/0 seed beads – ma

There may be leftover beads, according to the length of the bracelet and earrings that you choose to make. This way, you have enough in the materials list to make small, medium, large, or extra large. Measure around your wrist and note down the finis

AFTER BEING INVOLVED in costume design and theatre for many years, Serena decided to try her hand at making tiaras and, after only two years of practice, she entered the jewellery category in the Brisbane Exhibition in 2000. It was her first year com

Wire wrap 10 each of the glass pearls, glass cubes, bicones and glass rounds. Some of the holes of the beads will be larger than the headpin so use your seed beads as a stopper to prevent the headpin from sliding through the bead. The seed beads may

The stitch used is Right Angle Weave. In this project, Rows 1, 2 and 3 should be a bit looser as Rows 4 and 5 tighten and straighten it. This also makes it a bit shorter then before these rows. If in doubt about tension or length, leave second end ca

Cut 1 x 30cm length of 28 gauge artistic wire – silver. Thread on 3 x blue seed beads. Bring all three beads to the middle of the wire. Thread one end of wire through two of the three seed beads. Diagram 1. Onto one end of wire, thread another three

DANIELLE MONDO FIRST began making jewellery around five years ago after becoming disenchanted with the latest lines in fashion accessories available on the market. She started off by teaching herself how to make dangly earrings, as that was what she

55cm tigertail (black) 1 x toggle clasp 2 x crimps 1 string of Austin Hamilton lampwork beads Toning glass beads or spacers 8 x Bali style spacers 2-3mm beads 1 x bead design board (optional) 1 x bead mat (recommended) 1 x bead stopper Flat nose or c

118cm x 1mm wire 50 x leather clamps – 5x5mm open sided 4 x 5 hole spacer bars 22.5cm x 4mm natural braided leather bolo cord 65cm x 4mm brown braided leather bolo cord Side cutters Round nose pliers Chain nose pliers Length of finished piece: 20-22c

THE COOLER WEATHER generally brings darker colours – black, brown and navy – however there are variations on your typical winter theme that are worth giving consideration to, such as bold red, peacock blue, fern green and antique sage. Semiprecious s

Craft line 10lb (approximately 60cm) 2 x oval jump rings 1 pair end closing calottes 1 clasp 20 x 6mm Swarovski bicone drop crystal beads 10 x 5mm Swarovski bicone crystal beads Delicas (approximately 1.5g) Flat nose pliers Scissors Length of finishe

How many is enough? Stupid question … never enough. I once made a lamp shade fringe with size 11 seed beads, and not really knowing how many beads I needed to make it, I purchased two kilograms of the main colour and 500 grams of the other colours co