September 2011

FEATURED PROJECTS

Bollywood glamour
Stitch tiny beads together to make a jewellery set with lots of impact in hues of gold and ruby red

Coral crush
Turquoise and coral are a colour match made in heaven and this wire-work cuff combines both for a perfect late summer accessory

Tidal wave
Create pretty blue toned swirls from molten glass in this month’s lampwork tutorial

Mumbai jade
Form an intricate shape in gold wire and embellish with deep green drops for a sensational Bollywood necklace

Turning leaf
Create felt beads that look as good as gemstones and string to make a lovely long autumnal toned necklace

Poppy love
Solder a delicate chain using basic silversmithing techniques to hold an array of stunning lampwork beads!

Dinks and dents
Get your hammers out to create a gorgeous linking and stringing project featuring bold copper components and a dash of red and blue

Jaipur gems
A stunning bead weaving project using delicate shades of blushing pink and gold stitched together to create a peyote

Autumn lace
Form wire shapes with a jig and turn into a beautiful pair of earrings, finish with your own handmade earwire

Fiesta fever
Link a fabulous piece of turquoise into a copper necklace to create bohemian style head-turning piece!

Herringbone twist
Use a beautiful herringbone wire weaving technique to embellish oval shaped beads in sparkling green tones to create a full set of jewellery

Button up
A super speedy make that only requires buttons and ribbon!

All that glitters
A vibrant Bollywood necklace and earring set featuring emerald beads and eye-catching gold findings

Roll over pandora
A pretty charm bracelet using herringbone stitch in soft pastel colours

FEATURES

Back to basics
If you need to brush up on your basic techniques then these are the pages for you!

Top 10
We feature the top 10 vintage inspired rose and cream brooches

Meet and greet
This month we interviewed textile jewellery maker Elisa Etemad

Designer challenge
Four designers each use the same beads to create some really inspiring designs




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

Spotlight
This month under the spotlight we have an inspiring beadweaving blog, a couple of new books for your shelves and a chainmaille kit

Shopping for…
Crafting with kids

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