I finally cleared out our mail box last week. To my surprise I discovered a copy of the Bead Spectacular magazine with two projects by Beads Online. I just love the photos.
Beautiful Photos – Bead Spectacular Magazine
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Creative Beading Magic by Fiona Munro
FINALLY!!!! The first of many designs by Fiona Munro of Sister of Style for Beads Online has been published in the Jan Creative Beading Magazine. Any one that has ever submitted to a beading magazine will understand the long wait from submission to publication.
The project is features a necklace and bracelet set with a heart and flower theme (perfect for Valentines). Fiona was given a brief to design jewellery that would showcase our beads. I think she done an amazing job. I can’t wait for her other projects to hit the news stands.
The faboulous Rocky of Rocky Beads
I started following Rocky Beads on facebook shortly after her project appeared in January’s Australian Beading (you know the one with that amazing necklace design). I couldn’t believe my luck when she listed these stunning pair of earrings in her etsy store (which I gobbled up straight away). The earring are amazing. They have a handmade polymer clay cabochon as the feature. The cabochons have a folk art feel to it. And the colours are just amazing.
What I love about Rocky the most is that she has the most amazing blog. Full of ideas, beautiful jewellery and tutorials. How cute are these little Russian dolls (picture below). You can spend forever just admiring the small details.
A must visit is Rocky’s blog The Clayin’ Mommy (and bookmark it as she updates it regularly). You can also keep in touch via facebook and to buy her creations visit her etsy store.
Turning a phoenix into a peacock
Just a little bit of fun. With a change of colour we have changed our phoenix bag charm into a peacock bag charm. Instructions for this project is now available online. See the thumbnail below.
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Handmade Magazines Adverts
We have been advertising in Handmade magazine over the last few years, sadly its come to an end. March 2012 will be our last issue. Below are some of our fav. offers and adverts.
Swarovski headpin bail pic-tutorial
I am in the process of going through my hard drives looking for a particular image but I seem to be finding a lot of other stuff of interest. I will come back at a latter stag to update the tutorial.
Pic-tutorial :: Steampunk filigree bending
Cleaning up my hard drive I found this tutorial from our old blog. Enjoy.
Wild Heart Necklace & Earring Tutorials Added
I love Swarovski wild heart pendants. Its the way they distorted the heart gives it a really funky fun feeling. Beads Online stocks two sizes 12mm & 17mm. I just added two jewellery making tutorials on the site today using the pendants which you can find the links below.
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Wild Heart Filigree NecklaceSHOP:: WWW.BEADSONLINE.COM.AU
Altered Art Clear Glass Cabochon Tutorial
You will need
- Clear glass Cabochons,
- Pictures (i.e photos, printed material anything on paper will work as long as the ink doesn’t run when wet)
- Settings
- Small scissors
- Clear adhesive (Diamond Glaze, Modge Podge, Glossy Accents etc)
1. Cut the image to fit the glass cabochon. You can either hold the glass cabochon firmly on the paper and cut around with small scissors or trace around the cabochon with a pencil and cut inside the tracing. The glass cabochon are very forgiving so you don’t need to be too exact or too neat.
2. Apply a some glaze to the back of the glass cabochon. For bigger cabochons (i.e 25mm and upwards) apply a thin layer, make sure there are no air bubbles and gently drop face down on top. If there are air bubble in the glaze before dropping the image on top use a pin to push them to the side. For smaller cabochons (20mm & 18mm) you can apply a few drops of glaze on the back of the glass cabochon and place the image face down on top. Place the glass cabochon between your thumb & forefinger and apply pressure to spread the glaze out. Clean any excess glaze with a damp towel.
3. When the cabochons are dry glue to the frame. You can use your glaze/clear adhesive or jewelers glue.
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Scotty dog hair slidesSHOP:: WWW.BEADSONLINE.COM.AU
How I love pretty things
These hair clips for my daughter arrived today. Created by the very talented Fiona Munro of Sister in Style