Ever wondered what the 925 stamp on silver means and what’s the difference between 9, 18 and 24 carat gold? Precious metals surround us every day in the jewellery making world, and this blog will delve into how they are created and what each marking means. Silver Have you noticed that your ring has a […]
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, It’s been a while since I talked about my favourite subject in the whole wide world, so this week I thought I’d treat you to a Kumihimo catch up! As most of you know I heard about Kumihimo, the Japanese art of braiding, around 10 years ago and have been braiding like
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Over the years Pru McRae has developed her own special version of the Japanese braiding technique Kumihimo, simply called Prumihimo. Pru create the patented Prumihimo Disk after years of experimentation and after much trial and error she came up with her unique design and put it into production. The system of slots, dots and numbers is completely her
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Hello Spook-iful Beaders, What a crazy month this has been! It was so lovely to see all of you at the Crafting Live and Big Bead shows last week. What fabulous events they were. I hope you all had as much fun as we did! The fun doesn’t stop there as we’ve got a spook-tacular
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Can you hear the rustling of pine cones? Do you smell the sweet scent of cinnamon? Well that’s because we’re rolling out the festive spirit this weekend with our Christmas Tree Earrings from Riverside. This project is really quick and easy and can be purchased as a kit. Click here to view! You can also
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This blog covers semi-precious stones and how you can make jewellery with these beautiful minerals. You can find a wide selection of them available in store or online at Riverside Beads. They work really well within so many beading projects. Here’s some of the best beading stones… Clear Quartz Quartz is one of the most widespread
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