A colour wheel is a simple but powerful tool for an artist. Learning how to use the colour wheel effectively can boost your colour coordination, create contrast and even set a specific mood and style. The traditional colour wheel was created back in the 18th century and is made up of the three primary colours; […]
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, Happy new year my lovelies and welcome to 2020! Now that the festive season is finally over we can start looking forward to twelve more shiny months of beading. This year already looks exciting with a gazillion new jewellery trends hot off the catwalks. Here’s my annual run down of the top
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, I’ve just got back from the printers with my new workshop schedule 2020. It seems scary to be saying 2020 (the FUTURE! Lol), this year has just flown past. The new workshop schedule is very exciting! There are so many new and fabulous classes to attend. I’m going to be very poor
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Christmas is coming and it’s time to get seriously crafty with our beading. The thing I love about beads is how versatile they can be. It’s not just charms and earrings and necklaces that you can make. Whether you’re looking for a unique Christmas gift or just some festive finishing touches of your own, beads
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This blog will take you through a handful of the amazing charities Riverside supports. The saying goes that charity starts at home, and in our case it starts at Riverside Beads and Crafts. Donna’s passion for charity work began with the Teenage Cancer Trust many years ago. Her cousin became sick with the disease and
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With Halloween, just around the corner, what better way is there to get into the spooky spirit than by unleashing your creativity with some bewitching beading projects. There are endless possibilities for crafting frightfully fun jewellery, decorations and treats. Grab your beads, thread and imagination as we delve into some spooktacular Halloween beading ideas! It’s
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