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Finishing Beading Threads (it’s not what you think…)

Finishing Beading Thread, Katie Dean, Beadflowers

If you’ve landed here because you’re wondering how to go about finishing beading thread on your project, that’s not what I’m going to talk about! Before I get started… …But I can point you in the direction of some help for that. So, if you’re learning the basics, check out this free tutorial. It talks…

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Beaded Nativity Set for Jewellery Maker TV

Beaded Nativity Set, Jewellery Maker TV, Katie Dean, Beadflowers

Finally, I can let you all into a big secret I’ve been keeping. I’ve been doing some secret beading, at the request of Jewellery Maker TV… And I’ve made a beaded Nativity set! To be precise, this comprises eight characters and the Crib with Baby Jesus. So, this was a bit of a challenge for…

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Gemma Crow, Beadsmith, Jewellery Maker, Thank you!

New Bead Designs, Great beading designs, Superduo Duet Bangle Pattern, bead and jewellery magazine, Katie Dean, beadflowers

This week is Jewellery Maker’s birthday celebration. Sadly, I’m not going to be able to take part in a show myself. Happily, though, my beads are going to be representing me! To be precise, Gemma Crow will be presenting a kit that I designed for the Beadsmith. The fabulous Leslie Rogalski, from the Beadsmith, is…

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Free Beading Pattern: Jewellery Maker Collar

M&M Collar

I’m going to be sharing the free beading pattern to make this collar, so you can scroll straight down and get going if you want – I’ve marked titles to help you see where you are – or you can find out a little bit about my M&Ms Collar before you get started. Jewellery Maker…

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A Day at the Races: Jewellery Maker TV

Beaded Corsage

I’m going to keep this post short as I can: if you watched the show and follow my blog, you’ll know that, due to illness, I didn’t manage to appear on my scheduled ‘A Day at the Races’ themed show. However, I had managed to make lots of fun projects from the kits that I was…

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Seed Bead Patterns: Jewellery Maker TV

Superduo Spiral Bracelet

Right now I should be preparing for an early night, making sure I have everything ready for my second scheduled Jewellery Maker TV show tomorrow morning. I am preparing for an early night, but it’s not for such a good reason. I’ve been struggling with a bad ME/CFS crash for about a month now. Last…

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