Shine Online August 2018
Ocean Sparkle Make the most of the sunny weather with an array of holiday inspired jewellery making goodies
Featuring FULL PROJECTS READY TO MAKE KITS THE HANDMADE FAIR
FREE GIFT
ROSEY TONES
Choose from 3 fab free gifts
NEW CABOCHONS
perfect for beginner, experienced & expert beaders
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MAKE A STATEMENT WITH BRIGHT CRYSTALS, CORDS AND CABOCHONS Don't miss the latest arrivals plus some fantastic kits and inspirational projects
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Contributors
August 2018 Holly Designer, crafter, marketing assistant and editor of Shine magazine
Laura Disney fan, baker, tea maker and purchasing assistant at Beads Direct
This month's issue is packed full of new beading goodies, some summery projects and lots of design inspiration for you to dive in to. We're head over heals for statement jewellery that's sure to make you stand out from the crowd! Flick to page 6 to learn how to make a pair of fabulous tassel earrings, perfect for a tropical holiday or a fun filled festival. Or, if you're looking to design your own statement pieces, you'll find plenty of bright beads, cabochons, threads and cords to inspire you to get creative. Make sure to pop over to the Let's Be Social pages where Vicki has collected some of your latest designs submitted to our growing Facebook group! Don't miss this month's amazing free gift! To celebrate International Beading Week we wanted to give you something extra special and personalised to you. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced beader, we've got a free gift to suit you this August.
Vicki Tea drinker, dog lover and managing director at Beads Direct
We hope you enjoy this month's issue,
The Beads Direct Team x
Connect with us! Got a beady question?
Joanne Jewellery maker and warehouse manager at Beads Direct
Call us on 01509 218028 or drop an email to service@beadsdirect.co.uk
In this month's issue Page 4 Discover a range of beady materials inspired by ocean tones
Page 6 - project Learn how to make a pair of trending tassel earrings in blue and gold
Page 8 Make statement jewellery with gemstone beads, cords and more
Page 10 - project Embellish a cute adjustable ring base with sparkly crystals and seed beads
>> MAKE ME << If you spot a design you love in our Shine Online mags, you can click through to find the full project, kit or blog post ready for you to make!
Page 12 Check out the latest customer makes on the Let's Be Social page with Vicki
Page 14 Be inspired by some of Pantone's rosey tones for Summer 2018
Page 16 - project Design a bracelet with an array of lilac tone Swarovski bicone beads
Page 18 Continue the Beading Week celebrations all month and choose from 3 amazing beady free gifts
OCEAN SHIMMER Rich blue tones remind us of tropical sea's and Summer skies. Whether you prefer a hint of turquoise or a deep navy blue, there's an array of shining blue beading materials for you to get your hands on, whatever your style!
Add a pop of colour to your gemstone designs with these super shiny hematite ring beads. Try sewing a small round bead or a seed bead into the gap in the middle, using the ring beads as little frames!
SHOP ALL GEMSTONES These beautiful beaded earrings are now available as a ready-to-make kit on the BD website! Follow Sarah Millsop's detailed instructions and learn how to weave back and forth through your crystals and seed beads to make a delicate droplet shape, perfect for wearing to a special occasion in Summer or Winter!
Project Feature Make a delicate bracelet with Swarovski pearls and sterling silver findings Matte glass pearls from just
ÂŁ3.79 Pearls don't just come in the classic cream and white tones any more! These gorgeous matte blue glass pearls are just one example of the amazing new effects available in the glass, freshwater and Swarovski selections available at Beads Direct.
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Make your jewellery sparkle in the sunshine with these amazing faceted 'cathedral beads', each with shining silver ends for a regal look.
Tropical turtle charm just
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The perfect summer pendant Treat yourself or someone you love to an extra special pendant or a new charm for a collectors bracelet. There are so many stunning Swarovski crystal charm beads and pendants to choose from, including some that fit onto Pandora style bracelet bases!
Festival Tassel Earrings Make a pretty pair of festival earrings using polyester and satin cords, finished with sparkling fire polish beads.
>> CLICK HERE TO GET ALL THE MATERIALS YOU NEED <<
BEADING LEVEL
BEADING TECHNIQUES Turning loops on eyepins Making simple wrapped tassels with thread
beginner intermediate expert
Opening and closing the loops on findings
Step 1. Take one of your ear drop frames and open it at the top. Step 2. Cut a piece of sturdy cardboard measuring approx. 4x4cm. From the reel of thread, wrap your white thread around this approx. 70 times. Pass the wire of your earring drop under all the threads. Step 3. Leave a few inches of thread and cut your thread off your reel. Move this tail thread upwards and out of the way so it doesn’t get cut. Carefully slot one side of your scissors under the threads on one side. Cut them at the base while holding the top of the top of the tassel near to the earring drop loop. Pull the earring upwards and take your tassel off the cardboard. Step 4. Take your long length of thread on your tassel and wrap this tightly around the top of the tassel, below the earring loop. Holding this in place, take a second piece of thread from within the tassel, and knot your wrapped thread to this. Knot a second time to secure. You can now trim this longer thread to match the rest.
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Miyuki Seed Bead Arrow Connector Charm
Step 5. Make a total of 8 tassels just like the first one. Step 6. Cut a length of dark blue cord measuring approx. 10″. Position your 8 tassels around your earring like in the image below and start wrapping your blue cord once around each tassel loosely. Step 7. Once you have wrapped once around all of your tassels, gently pull each gap together and then secure this cord to the back of your earring by knotting to the cord that passed around the last tassel. Complete this section by knotting the other end.
Seafoam Hemp Semi Waxed Braiding Cord
Step 8. Repeat this process using double length of turquoise cord. Take a length of cord measuring 20″ fold it in half and knot to your first tassel. Simply bring the folded end of cord under the tassel and thread the other ends through the loop on the end. Step 9. Continue wrapping around each tassel as you did before to add another layer of colourful cord and secure it as you did with the first cord. Step 10. Thread a bead onto an eyepin. Trim and turn a loop. Step 11. Attach this pin inbetween your tassel and your earwire.
Blue Nylon Flower Tassel Charm Gold Plated Cup
pic rainbow carnival
SUMMER STATEMENT There's still plenty of Summer sunshine left to enjoy! Celebrate the sun and try pairing your favourite orange and yellow materials with complimentary purples, pinks and greens.
Choose a statement tassel, crystal or gemstone pendant and combine your favourite with a matching chain, long enough to fit over your head. Simply cut your chain to the length you need and attach either end to the loop at the top of the pendant using a bail or a large jumpring.
Brighten up your look this Summer with bold, sunny tones!
These amazing cabochons from Les perles par Puca all feature a unique dappled surface effect and different tones that shine through in the light. Cabochons are a really useful addition to any beaders craft stash, and can be used in a wide range of projects. Try gluing your cabochons onto cards or handmade gift boxes for extra texture, colour and shine. These fab cabochons can be captured within your beaded designs as well. You can soutache or bezel around them using matching cords and seed beads.
Frame your favourites with circular peyote
Project Feature Design a crystal embellished necklace with There are so many different shaped glass beads to explore and add into your next projects. These cute Preciosa pressed glass flower beads are ideal for using as colourful spacers between plain white pearls, metallic gold beads and other, larger beads. Why not try making a cute daisy chain themed bracelet with floral beads on some thin elastic or a macrame style knotted friendship bracelet?
an array of sunny Swarovski rivolis
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Add more colour to your crochet projects
These beautiful new cords from Miyuki can be used in a huge variety of projects from crochet and beadwork to embroidery and braiding. The thread changes colour along the length meaning it's great for using with a matching combination of beads which can be graduated in colour to match the thread as you are designing.
NEW Miyuki beading threads just
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Easy Beady Rings Follow Laura's super quick project and learn how to embellish your ring bases with your favourite crystals and seed beads. Laura loves...
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Milky Pink AB Czech Glass Fire Polish Beads
STEP 1 Cut 20" length of thread and add a needle. Thread your needle through an end hole on your ring and leave a 15cm tail on the other side. Thread around this hole on the inside of the ring and knot twice to the tail thread. Your knot should be on the inner edge where your first beads will then be positioned. Pick up 3 seed beads or 3 small crystals and thread over to the opposite hole. Thread down through the hole, under and back through the 3 beads in the opposite direction. Thread down through the original hole and then up through the next hole on this side. Repeat across the ring to add your beaded pattern. Always thread across to the next row on the underside of the ring, so the horizontal threads aren't visible.
Dobble Czech Glass Beads Chalk Lilac Luster
STEP 2 Once you've finished your pattern, pass through the last hole and double knot your thread as you did at the beginning. Thread through the last 2 or 3 rows of beads to hide your thread and trim off the excess once you've weaved a little way. Repeat this with your short tail thread at the other end, so you aren't left with any visible thread ends.
BEADING LEVEL
BEADING TECHNIQUES Using a beading needle Basic looming with beads
beginner intermediate expert
Purple Floral Fabric Round Cord
We're counting down to the next Handmade Fair at Hampton Court Palace on the 14th to the 16th of September! Kirstie Allsopp's Handmade Fair is the place to be for anyone with a crafty hobby. Whether you love to bake, sew, print or make your own accessories (like us!) you'll find lots of inspirational workshops, crafty shops and more to keep you busy on the days you want to visit.
Visit the Swarovski Bazaar tent next month and discover how you can use Swarovski crystals and themes inspired by the Orient alongside the latest Swarovski Innovations for Spring/Summer!
14-16 September 2018 CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS
This September... Join Beads Direct and Swarovski Create Your Style at The Handmade Fair Hampton Court
Let's Be Social with Vicki We love to see the projects you're proud of! Drop me an email to shine@beadsdirect.co.uk or post your images on our Facebook group to be featured! If you see a star on your design, you've won an bead bundle! Drop us a message to the email above with your address to claim your prize.
Vicki loves... Hi everyone. xx I have made this Pendant with matching earrings today. The main part of the Pendant is made from flatten bead caps then I wired them together to create a flower shape. xx Wendy Wray
Personalise & Accessorise
Your jewellery set is stunning Wendy, perfect for a special occasion!
Swarovski Crystal BeCharmed Letter 'V' Bead
This is one of my most recent makes - an Ethiopian Opal and Rainbow Labradorite wire wrap, made with antique gold Moroccan patterned wire and silver plated wire. The Opal is amazing but it's so hard to capture in a photo. It does it no justice at all. She Dempsey
Your pendant is amazing She. I love the texture of the tiny beads on the bail and the opal in the centre is gorgeous!
Tropical Treats Gold Plated Brass Filigree Pineapple Charm
Connect with us! Post your design pics to our Facebook 'Feature in Shine Online' page and you could be featured in next month's issue. Got a question about beading, jewellery making or anything we sell? Call us on 01509 218028 or drop an email to service@beadsdirect.co.uk www.facebook.com/groups/featureinshine
Rock On! Swarovski Crystal Fine Rocks Tube Bead
These are my weekend makes. The rings were made using a beadsdirect youtube tutorial and the matching pendant adapted from that. The bracelet was adapted from another beads direct tutorial. All made using swarovski crystals and pearls. Mary Hughes
These are lovely designs Mary. I love your colour choices and the classic Hugs & Kisses bracelet will always be one of our favourites!
Continuing my journey of learning micro macrame by going through the De Groot book. This is the zig zag bracelet. I changed it so that I could use cube Miyuki beads. Angela Finch
Your bracelet is really pretty Angela. The cube beads work really well in layers and look great with the matching cord!
This is my first attempt at a pet portrait and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of what I have managed to achieve using size 15 and size 11 Toho seed beads and fire polish his eyes Poppy Byford
Wow Poppy, your pet portrait is brilliant! The intricate beading with such tiny beads must have taken a while, thankyou for sharing your design!
ROSEY TONES If bold tones aren't you're cup of tea, then you'll be happy to know that pastels and muted colours are trending this year too! This month's we've gathered a few of our favourite blush colour beads, cords and charms plus 3 amazing kits, ready for you to take home and make yourself!
Fire polish beads starting from just
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SHOP ALL FIRE POLISH BEADS Fire polish beads and faceted gemstones can be used to add sparkle and texture to any design. There are different sizes and styles to choose from including dyed semi precious beads and natural tones to match the look you want to achieve.
Add tassels to necklaces, bracelets, bag charms and zippers!
Make the most of your gemstone beads by combining them with high quality findings and thread. Waxed thread or Perlseide cord will last longer than other sewing threads. Combine these with sterling silver findings, clasps and chain for a professional finish and a long lasting design that can be polished and kept in it's original condition for longer!
"Romantic and affectionate Rapture Rose is an artful rosey red that brings a flirtatious charm" - Pantone
Add floral embellishments to your jewellery with embroidered ribbon and pretty petals like this fabric flower charm. This beautiful embroidered ribbon is perfect for making into a simple wrap bracelet, anklet or choker necklace. Measure out your ribbon and glue each end into a gold or rose gold plated cord end clasp ready to wear! You could even sew your ribbon around the edge of a sleeve, neckline or any other hem!
Pink Projects Create your own blush colour accessories with these handy ready-to-make kits!
Choose from over 150 Beads Direct kits online right now and learn new techniques with beads, findings, clay, crystals and so much more! You'll find lots of designs in different colourways meaning there's something to suit everyone's style! Pop over to the BD kit category and browse through necklace, ring, earring and bracelet kits today.
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Forget Me Knot Ring kits just
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Violet Gradient Bracelet Create a delicate beaded bracelet using an assortment of Swarovski bicones, seed beads and a cute heart toggle clasp.
>> CLICK HERE TO GET ALL THE MATERIALS YOU NEED <<
BEADING LEVEL
BEADING TECHNIQUES Simple bead stringing Right angle weave
beginner intermediate expert
'Tying off' your beading thread and tail thread
Step 1. Thread a needle with approx. 2 metres of thread. Decide on the order you want to add your bicone beads along your bracelet. Separate your 5 colours of bicone beads and label them A, B, C, D and E. Pick up 4 x colour A and pass them down the thread leaving a 30cm tail. Thread through all the beads again and again until you exit on the opposite side of the circle as shown in the diagram.
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Step 2. Pick up 3 x colour B and pass back through the last crystal you exited from. Thread around this new group of 4 beads again and exit through the endmost bead as shown in the diagram. Step 3. Repeat the pattern, adding a new group of 3 bicone beads in the next colours until you've used as many bicone beads as you want to, or have reached the full bracelet length you need. Put 4 x bicones to one side. Remember to leave the bracelet approx. 3cm short as you will need to add your clasp and some seed beads to either end. Step 4. When you get to the desired length, pass back through the beads until you get to the first bicone in the lower horizontal row. Pick up a seed bead and thread through the next horizontal bicone.Repeat this along the bracelet, then change direction and repeat along the top row. Step 5. Once you've added both rows of seed beads, exit through the endmost horizontal bicone bead, pick up 1 x seed bead, 1 of your spare bicones, 4 x seed beads and one half of your toggle clasp. Thread back down through the 4th seed bead. Pick up 3 more seed beads, 1 x bicone and 1 x seed bead. Thread through the other endmost horizontal bicone.
Black/Purple Crystal Suede Bracelet made with Swarovski
Matte Gold Plated Grey Quartz Semi Precious Charm
Step 6. Next, tie off your thread. Weave in your thread to secure the design. To do this, weave around the last couple of inches of beads, following the bead path. Make half hitch knots along the way and continue to weave until you are confident it won't unravel. If you have enough thread you can weave all the way to the other end of the design and knot it to the tail thread. Step 7. Repeat step 5 and 6 on the other end of your bracelet using your tail thread. Weave in this thread securely and trim off any excess threads once you are finished.
Silver Plated Brushed Puffy Heart Beads
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WHICH KIT WILL YOU CHOOSE? To celebrate International Beading Week, we're giving you the chance to add a fab FREE KIT to your order! Take a look at the 3 options available this month and choose the kit that suits your beading level! Once you've chosen your style, enter the code at the checkout alongside your order to receive your free kit in one of the two colourways available. FREE GIFT T&C's can be found on the back page.
BEGINNER LEVEL KIT
Twin Hole Diamonds Jewellery Kit You will receive...
Pink & Silver or
Cream & Bronze
To claim your Jewellery Kit, use the code
FREEKIT1 This fab kit is easy to learn with and comes with over 400 twin beads, plenty of seed beads and a full findings kit to turn your little diamond charms into ready to wear jewellery!
Beaded Beads
INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL KIT
Necklace Kit You will receive... Fuchsia or Turquoise
To claim your Necklace Kit, use the code
FREEKIT2 This kit is perfect for anyone with experience with crystal beads, cords and cord ends. Learn how to use Swarovski bicones to make 4 beaded beads!
EXPERT
Gemstone Spiral
LEVEL KIT
Bracelet Kit You will receive... Pink or Cream
To claim your Bracelet Kit, use the code
FREEKIT3 Make a dazzling beaded bracelet with 2 varieties of gemstone beads in each kit! This project is ideal for someone looking for their next beady challenge.
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