Hello Beautiful Beaders, Wedding bells are almost ringing for the beautiful Meghan Markle and her dashing beau Prince Harry, and we are all just praying that the sun comes out for the big day on May 19th. Weddings encompass my favourite things – love, happiness and an inordinate amount of double sided sellotape (although I’m […]
A Baby, a Beader and a Bride Walk into a Bar…. Read More »
Someone asked me recently why I love angels so very much, and how they became so synonymous with Riverside Beads. Angels are generally known as supernatural beings found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and
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Hello Beautiful Easter Beaders! I hope your Easter eggs are dipped and your chocolates are wrapped and you’re relaxing with a nice cup of tea today. I’m very excited to be off on my holibobs on Monday with my boys. We always try to get away at Easter, and have a fun family break, but
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Our previous blog covered the basics of coiling gismo and how to get started with this versatile technique. You can read this here. This blog will take you a step further and show you how to create gorgeous coiled flower findings as well as coiled beads, for use in all of your beading projects. Let’s get
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Coiling gismo is a fantastic tool which creates unique and very clever jewellery making elements. This blog will cover what coiling gismo is and how you can use it to create beautiful pieces of jewellery art using just simple wire and a Gismo tool. To get yours just click here. A coiling gismo is a
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Every year, the Pantone colour institute reveal their colour of the year. They recently announced that the 2018 colour of the year is PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet, an exciting shade from the purple people family. Purple hues have long been found to hold energising properties, often used in the decor of Spas and the lighting
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