Creative Beading Magazine

5 metres of cotton cord 1 x evil eye bead 8 x 7mm round black glass beads 1 x wire coat hanger Clear nail polish 4 x sticky labels LENGTH: adjustable to fit Cut five metre length of cotton cord in half. Fold each piece of cotton cord in half again.

1m x black Accu-Flex 1m x 22 gauge metre gold 1 x gold plated crimp 1 x 10cm hair clip 8 x gold Pure Allure Butterfly sliders Jet 32 x 4mm Jet Swarovski bi-cones 6 x Swarovski pendants 6000 Jet 17 x 4mm gold plated brass square rounds Wire cutters Ro

1.2m x 12 gauge aluminium coloured wire 0.75m x 1cm wide coloured organza ribbon 5m x 24 gauge Artistic wire 2 x foldover clasps 2 x 10mm Czech faceted fire polished 22 x 6mm Czech faceted fire polished 27 x 4mm Czech faceted fire polished 4 x 8x6mm

SHELL IS FORMED NATURALLY BY various types of mollusc. Molluscs have calcium rich blood which is filtered through an outer organ called the mantle. The mantle then separates the calcium from the blood and turns it into calcium carbonate crystals whic

1 x Nouveau swirls toggle clasp 7 x bronze eye pins 2 x Vintaj Filigree cones 1m brown Tigertail. 6 x bronze crimps 7 x Size 6 green seed beads 10g light olive green silverlined bugles 10g light topaz silverlined bugles 1 x 6mm light olive multifacet

25cm Accuflex wire 2 x silver crimps 2 x silver wire guardians 16 x jump rings 4 x head pins Magnetic clasp 10 x Jet Design Lampwork Beads (LB) 4 x size 11 clear seeds 7 x 8mm Czech crystals (Cry) 12 x daisy spacers 8 x 3mm metal beads 24 x metal dan

11 x 13mm heavy duty round jump rings 66 x 6mm jump rings 88 x 4mm round jump rings 33 x 38mm eye pins 1 x clasp – optional 33 x 8mm Czech fire polished assorted Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers x 2 LENGTH: 95-110cm Sort beads into colour groups,

1 x Sterling Silver toggle clasp 2 x 6mm .76x4.1 oval jump rings 2 x Sterling Silver charms 2 x textured flat rings 2 x crimp tubes 2 x Cable Nimble/wire guardians Tigertail 8 x 10x15 oval nuggets Bayong Wooden 3 x 12mm Sterling Silver 2 x 8x12mm ova

“I WAS ON THE LOOKOUT for a hobby that would capture me. Then one day I was walking down Smith Street of Collingwood in Melbourne and noticed the Bead Company and some sparkly beads. That was it. I was well and truly kidnapped.” What captured Sandra’

238 x 4.5mm ID chain maille rings 21 x 7mm ID chain maille rings 5 x 76mm head pins 1 x toggle 5 x 8mm Swarovski crystal bi-cones 5 x 6mm Swarovski crystal bi-cones 5 x 6mm rondelles Bent nose pliers Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Open all ring

.5m x 22 gauge non tarnish silver wire 1m x Peacock Blue 28 gauge wire 2 x 10mm opaque Dark Sapphire flowers 2 x 8mm Rhinestone Squaredelles nickel black diamond 2 x 8mm Swarovski crystal donuts Indocolite 2 x 6mm Pacific Opal bi-cones 2 x 5x10mm cry

180mm heavy Soft Flex beading wire or Tigertail 32 x 25mm eye pins 18 x 25mm head pins 16 x 6mm jump rings 4 x small crimp beads 1 x toggle set 8 x 17mm green shell discs 8 x medium Paua shell pieces 8 x CCB disco balls 8 x small foil pale green hear

1m Sterling Silver chain 1m Sterling Silver wire 15 x 3cm Sterling Silver head pins ball end 2 x 5cm Sterling Silver head pins ball end 1 Sterling Silver Lobster clasp with jump ring 1 pair Sterling Silver Sheppard ear hooks 5 x 14x30mm clear, black

.50m x 6.5mm Belcher chain Silver Plate .10m x 4.5mm Belcher chain Silver Plate .10m chain Fancy Link Silver Plate 2 x 13mm end spacer bars 2 row Silver Plate 1 x 20mm fob clasp round Silver Plate 1 x large Dragonfly 1 ring Silver Plate 1 x triangle

40-50cm blue Tigertail 10 x eye pins 1 x Enamel and Crystal Slide 3 x Tibetan Silver Bees 3 x 6mm jump rings 1 x Sunflower toggle clasp Crimps 1 pair ear hooks 48 x 6mm Czech Firepolish Crystals – Blue Lagoon Semi precious chips – Adventure Blue 12 x

1 pair gold plated surgical steel ear hooks 2 x gold plated wire protectors 2 x gold plated crimps 2 x gold plated crimp covers 50cm black Accu-Flex 2 x gold Pure Allure Butterfly Sliders Jet 2 x Swarovski pendants 6000 Jet 2 x Swarovski Simplicity 5

“I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT but it is a year’s worth of work and some of these pieces are earrings which don’t take a lot of hours – except of course for the ones which didn’t work out the first time!” “I like to feature one or two types of bead and

1.5m black nickel chain 15cm Tigertail 45 x 25mm head pins 1 x eye pin 2 x crimps 1 x calotte 2 x 10mm jump rings 8 x 13mm jump rings 30 x 6mm Czech fire polished – assorted colours 16 x 8mm Czech fire polished – assorted colours 1 x 12mm Czech fire

2m – 26 gauge Artistic wire 0.75m x 1cm wide coloured organza ribbon 100 x eye pins 100 x 6mm jump rings 1 x 26 x 12mm 3-strand flat rectangular spacer 1 x 12mm connector with three loops 7 x 15x12mm glass flat teardrops 9 x 6mm Swarovski crystal bi-

Watch face of choice 50cm x .6 beading elastic 1 x crimp bead 5 x Daffodil enamel sliders with Swarovski crystal 36 x 6mm Swarovski bi-cones Scissors Wire cutters Round nose pliers Chain nose pliers Bead stopper 2 x head pins 1 pair ear wires 2 x Daf

Cutters Round nose pliers Chain nose plers 4 x metalized plastic donuts large 5 x 10mm silver metalized plastic donuts 7 x 6mm silver metalized plastic donuts 7 x 8mm silver plated twisted jump rings 26cm x crimped silver plated chain 1 x hook and ey

THE HILL TRIBES OF Thailand and Burma are composed of nomadic people whose lineage can be traced back to the 12th century, originating from Tibet and Southern China. The Hill Tribes have recently seen a considerable increase in their populations due