Hello Beautiful Beaders, 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 […]
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, I don’t know about you but last week’s youth climate strike really hit a chord with me. Like many of you I try to be as environmentally friendly as I can. It’s not too late for us to reverse some of the effects our generation have impacted on this beautiful world. The
Hello Beautiful Beaders, This year at Riverside Beads I have decided to give as many handmade Christmas gifts as I have time to make. I love it when someone is kind enough to hand make me anything; jewellery; a card; some jam; a piece of knitting. Just wonderful. To help me on my gift making
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, 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. This week I’m talking about how they are created and what each marking means. So let’s get started….. Silver Have you
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, This week I’d like to talk about Shop Local. This is not a new craze, it is what it says in the tin; use your local shops rather than buy from larger nationalised companies. I am passionate about this and I strongly believe that the service we provide as a local store,
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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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