Tutorials and Mini-Makes

Read through our Jewellery & Beading Tutorials brimming with invaluable, illustrated information on basic jewellery making techniques, as well as material/tool guides and glossaries.

Halloween Design Ideas and Competition

Sarah 27/10/2021 0

The spookiest time of the year is almost here and we’ve been crafting away to give you all some design ideas to keep you and the little ghouls going throughout the festivities. These easy to make hematite skull drop earrings are a great choice to make for anyone new to beading. What you need to make the pair are 14 x 4mm jump rings, unfinished silver chain (any chain will do but these are using silver round links) at 3 staggered lengths, 6 head pins and your choice of hematite skulls. We are als...

Beading Needles | Beads Jar UK

17/04/2018 0

So, we get quite a few questions from beaders and readers about Needles and what they are. Unfortunately there isn't much information out there on the needles themselves, and in some cases even less in regards of which are best for what project. So today's Blog we will look through some of the most popular needles that you can purchase from ourselves and across the internet, what makes them good for what project and most importantly Sizes compared to your Seed beads. So grab your tea, put your ...

Mother's Day 2018 Part 2 | Beads Jar UK

28/02/2018 0

Hello once again! Welcome back to the second part of the Mother's Day blog! For post I thought we would take a short trip through some of our amazing tutorials and videos to show you just how to create these amazing Mother's Day inspired creations. Each design can be adapted for your own tastes, colour schemes and beads so feel free to change and embellish for your own unique twists! So take a seat, grab a warm drink through this cold snow and lets jump into this! Shimmer Star BraceletSo starti...

Mother's Day 2018 - Part One

21/02/2018 0

In honour of all the Mums, Step-Mums, Grandmas and all the other special ladies in your life out there, your special time of the year is almost here! As we steam through January and February, Mother’s Day is arriving in just a few short weeks and we thought we would help inspire some of your creations for those special presents for those special ones! This special day has been split between two packed blogs – one focusing on some of the special elements for your projects, with the other looking ...