Riverside Bead Box #72 – Glimmers Snowflake Ornament

Monthly Beading Subscription Box UK

Add a little winter sparkle to your beading with the Riverside Bead Box – Glimmer Snowflake. This beautiful seasonal project uses shaped beads and traditional seed beads to create delicate beaded snowflakes with an elegant, frosty finish.

Using GemDuo beads, Ginko beads, size 11 and size 15 seed beads, you’ll learn how to combine different bead shapes and sizes through bead weaving to form the points and intricate details of your snowflakes.

Your finished snowflakes can be transformed into a beautiful snowflake pendant with matching earrings, or you can use the design to create a sparkling beaded Christmas decoration for your tree or festive displays.

Whether you are discovering bead weaving for the first time or already enjoy working with seed beads, Glimmer Snowflake is a wonderful seasonal project to add to your collection.

❄️ This Month’s Project – Glimmer Snowflake

The Glimmer Snowflake design is all about combining shape, detail and sparkle.

GemDuos and Ginkos give the snowflake its distinctive structure, while tiny size 15 seed beads and size 11 seed beads bring the design together and add beautiful detail.

Follow the step-by-step instructions to create your snowflakes before deciding how you would like to finish them.

Make:

• A Glimmer Snowflake pendant
• A pair of coordinating snowflake earrings
• Or turn your snowflake into a beautiful beaded Christmas decoration

It’s a versatile project that you can recreate in different colour combinations to make jewellery, Christmas tree decorations and handmade festive gifts.

📦 What’s Included in Your Bead Box?

Your Glimmer Snowflake Bead Box contains the beads, findings and instructions required to complete the featured project, including:

• Ginko beads
• GemDuo beads
• Size 15 Miyuki seed beads
• Size 11 seed beads
• Glass pearls
• Jewellery findings
• Step-by-step project instructions
• Bonus project
• Subscriber bonus goodies

Each Riverside Bead Box is carefully designed and curated by Donna McKean Smith and the Riverside Beads team, bringing you a new project and an opportunity to explore different beading techniques every month.

🎃 BONUS PROJECT – Twilight Pumpkin Fairy

There’s an extra magical make waiting inside this month’s box!

Your bonus project is the Twilight Pumpkin Fairy, a charming seasonal design that brings together our love of beads, fairies and autumn crafting.

It gives you another project to enjoy alongside your Glimmer Snowflakes and a completely different style of make to explore.

From the frosty sparkle of winter snowflakes to the warm magic of an autumn fairy, there’s plenty to keep you creating this month.

💎 Discover GemDuos, Ginkos & Seed Bead Weaving

This project is a lovely introduction to combining different types of beads within one bead weaving design.

GemDuo beads are two-hole shaped beads which help create structure and interesting geometric patterns.

Ginko beads have their distinctive fan or leaf-like shape and two holes, making them perfect for creating the decorative points and flowing shape of the snowflake.

Size 11 and size 15 seed beads add the finer details. Their smaller size helps connect the shaped beads while giving the finished snowflake its delicate appearance.

Together, these beads create a project that looks intricate while allowing you to develop useful bead weaving skills that can be used again in future designs.

✨ Learn New Beading Techniques Every Month

The Riverside Bead Box is designed to encourage you to try something new.

Throughout the year, our boxes explore a wide variety of techniques, which can include:

• Bead weaving
• Jewellery making
• Decorative beading
• Kumihimo
• Macramé
• Wirework
• Beaded decorations
• Seasonal projects

With clear instructions and our Riverside Beads community alongside you, your monthly box is a great opportunity to build your skills and confidence.

💛 Join the Riverside Bead Box

Love the Glimmer Snowflake project? Why not make the Riverside Bead Box part of your crafting every month?

Our monthly Bead Box subscription is £20 per month and gives you a brand-new project to look forward to each month.

Subscribers can enjoy a range of member benefits, including 10% off Riverside Beads purchases in-store and online, monthly bonus goodies, tutorials and access to our Bead Box community.

It’s ideal if you love discovering new beads, learning different techniques and having a creative project ready and waiting for you each month.

🛍️ Prefer to Try Just One?

You don’t have to be a subscriber to enjoy selected previous Riverside Bead Box projects.

Where stock is available, our boxes can also be purchased as a one-off Bead Box, giving you the opportunity to try a Riverside project before deciding whether you’d like to subscribe.

Choose your beads, follow the instructions and discover the satisfaction of turning tiny beads into something beautiful.

Create your Glimmer Snowflakes, discover a new bead weaving design and add some handmade sparkle to your season with Riverside Beads.

🌼 Continue Your Creative Journey

Love this project?

Why not join the Riverside Bead Box Subscription and enjoy a brand-new exclusive jewellery-making project delivered every month?

Subscribers also receive:

• Monthly exclusive bonus gifts
• 10% off Riverside Beads all year
• Priority workshop booking
• Exclusive Facebook tutorials
• Members-only discounts

🛠️ Recommended Tools

To get the most from your projects, we recommend having a basic beading toolkit:

• Round nose, flat nose and chain nose pliers & cutting pliers
• Beading mat
• Beading thread (Nymo, KO or Wildfire)
• Beading needles
• Jewellery glue (E6000 or Hypo Cement)

Subscribers also receive exclusive offers on essential tools and supplies.

Why Choose the Riverside Bead Box?

The Riverside Bead Box is one of the UK’s favourite monthly beading subscriptions, helping jewellery makers learn new techniques while building a wonderful collection of handmade projects throughout the year.

Each box has been carefully designed by the Riverside team to inspire creativity, develop new skills, and provide excellent value with exclusive subscriber benefits.

Whether you’re making jewellery for yourself, creating thoughtful handmade gifts, or simply enjoying some creative time, Bead Box #71 offers everything you need for an enjoyable beading experience.