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♡ Working With Knitted Wire ♡

25/09/2015 1

Hi! This week I've been working with knitted copper wire mesh. Has anyone ever had a go? I'm hooked! It's such a cool material...you can stretch it, scrunch it, pull it apart, put things inside it....there are so many creative possibilities. It's supplied on a 1 metre reel and comes in a great range of colours. It's actually a flattened tube, so you can fill it with beads, crystals or any other material you can think of. You can also mould it into different shapes like petals and leaves for exam...

♥ September Giveaway Winner! ♥

18/09/2015 2

Hey everyone! So a couple of weeks ago we had an amazing September giveaway where there was an opportunity to win a collection of luxury jewellery making supplies by telling us what started your beading passion. We just wanted to say a massive thanks to all of you that entered. It was wonderful to read about your jewellery making experiences and what started it all for you :) I can now tell you that Sally Carter was the lucky winner! Sally was so excited when she found out and even more so whe...

★ Friday Make! ★

11/09/2015 0

Happy Friday Everyone! You know when you get the urge to make something but you're not quite sure what you're going to make or how you're going to do it? You just get out a random selection of materials you like and see what happens? I did this yesterday and after a few trials and errors, I ended up with this rather nice Liberty covered wire wrapped bracelet/bangle. I've gotten quite into wire wrapping again over the past few months and we got a lovely new collection of Liberty cords in stock, s...

♥ September Giveaway! ♥

04/09/2015 49

Hi Everyone! So we have an amazing giveaway for one lucky beader this September! We've put together a gorgeous collection of luxury jewellery making materials worth £100 for you to add to your stash. Contents include a rainbow of sparkling Swarovski Crystals, Crystal Clay, Liberty Of London printed ribbons and cords, solid sterling silver charms and findings, Miyuki seed beads, and more! How do i enter you say? Entering is easy peasy.....simply leave us a comment below telling us when beading/j...

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