Bead & Jewellery Magazine April/May 2016 Vorige editie

Hopefully Spring is starting to feel as though it’s around the corner and with that comes the Spring Big Bead Show. It’s a chance to get your bead fix if you don’t happen to live near a bead shop. So I wanted to whet your appetite in this issue. I don’t know about you, but when I want a quick bead fix, I like to turn to a project that is made from components as it is something I can pick up and put down, so I can still get a bit of beading done even when life is busy. So, in this issue I’m bringing you two more projects from our Great British Bead Off winners: the ‘Zing and Sparkle’ beaded bead from Sian Nolan and Sylvia Fairhurst’s beautiful Crystal bead with its unusual pear drop shape. I thought I would also join the party with a beaded bead built in three dimensions that will really tax your beading skills – it’s worth the effort though!