Creative Beading Magazine

Australia’s favourite beading magazine. Be inspired by Australia's favorite beading magazine, containing projects for beginners and beyond from Australia’s top jewellery designers and expert trends, tips & tricks. This new magazine has got the lot!!

Caged Pearls • Combine a love of chain maille and pearls with this easy caged pearl bracelet.

Frangipani Blossom • Use Tigertail and Channelled Montees to form these Frangipani Blossoms. Have one – or as many as you desire – sitting around your neck.

Eternal Circle Pendant • This eternal circle pendant uses a three bead net technique with beautiful Peacock crystals.

Quartz • QUARTZ IS BEST KNOWN FOR BEING THE MAJOR COMPONENT IN THE LOVELY WARM SAND WE WRIGGLE OUR TOES IN WHEN WE VISIT THE BEACH, BUT IT IS ALSO A VERY POPULAR ADDITION TO JEWELLERY DESIGNS TOO! IT COMES IN A HUGE VARITY OF COLOURS AND SHAPES, AND WILL ALWAYS ADD A LITTLE BIT OF NATURAL SPARKLE. SARAH EZZY-DICKSON FINDS OUT MORE ABOUT THIS VERSATILE FAVOURITE.

Golly Earrings • These lampwork bead earrings are just so much fun, and really look good with basic black and red clothing.

Byzantine Peyote Bracelet • This bracelet is made up of two main components cleverly joined – Peyote Stitched Tubes and Byzantine Weave Chain Maille.

Fuss Less Beads • Bulky large wooden beads are perfect for beading in a quick no fuss ‘out the door’ style. Team them with jeans and a belt, for a comfortable casual look.

Sahara Wire Wrap Set • This bangle is created for the wire workers who just love wraps – by Darius Seeto for Creative Craft Class.

Margarita • Swarovski Margaritas and hammered copper spirals wind around your wrist in this creation by Rings and Things.

Country Garden Pin • Enjoy making this delightful stick pin by Bead with Me.

Ring and Leaves • Focal beads spread with rings and leaf charms adorn your wrist with this bracelet from My Little Bead Shop.

Unlikely Passions • LIZ REED WEARS OVERALLS, NOT JEWELLERY. SHE DIGS IN THE DIRT, IS AT HOME IN A STABLE AND WAS MORE SURPRISED THAN ANYONE WHEN BEADING AND JEWELLERY MAKING BECAME AN OBSESSION.

Chance Set • The random uneven look of chips adds to the sparkle of the fire polished Czech crystals in this set from Beads Direct.

Wire Wrapped Beaded Rings • Build the correct size for your finger with this ring base, then add the beads you desire for a beautiful beaded ring.

Winter Flair • Longer style crystals with a wire worked flower perfect for a woolly winter jumper.

Daisy Chain Bracelet • This clever use of flower bead caps makes a dainty daisy chain style bracelet – spot a Swarovski glue on crystal in the middle in a colour to complement your eyes.

Dominique Dreaming • An asymetrical design using crochet rat’s tail and large eye pin wrapped feature beads.

Bag Charm Kit • Shells, coins and Mother of Pearl are complemented by the copper chain in this bag charm made by Three M’s Fashion.

Sweet Little Fish • Any fisherman will tell you little fish taste the sweetest.

‘Arthurian Tales’ • DO YOU BELIEVE IN KING ARTHUR? ARE YOU ENTRANCED BY THE TALES OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE AND THEIR LADIES? OF THE WIZARD MERLIN, THE STORIES OF MORGAN LE FAY, A POWERFUL SORCERESS? OR ARE YOU INSPIRED BY THE STORIES OF FAIRIES AND FAERIE FOLK?

Shell • Strawberry pinks and shell colours dance around her neck like a sunset on a tropical island.

Maltese Cross Set • Flower bead caps create a delicate filigree Maltese cross design in this bracelet and earrings from Crystal Park.

Pretty Spring Bracelet • In spring, a young man’s thoughts turn to love – but girls are thinking about flowers and pretty things to wear.

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