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New UK Magazine – Creative Beads and Jewellery Out April 9th

NEW UK BEAD AND JEWELLERY MAGAZINE

Only available from Bead Stores – Out 9th April – Pre-order your copy today… Click here

After conducting extensive research throughout 2009, Practical Publishing are launching Creative Beads & Jewellery directly from feedback received from jewellery and beading experts. Each edition will be packed full of great projects and tutorials that you want to see. The content is designed to keep you inspired with innovative designs and step by step guides to help you recreate them and being circulated exclusively through jewellery and bead retailers means you can visit your local retailer for advice on the products needed to complete each project.

ISSUE 1 LAUNCH DATE: 9TH APRIL 2010

FEATURING:
·          Glass beads
·         Beadlings article – how to make flowers using seed beads and applications for the finished product
·         Shop supplied projects – these pages include all manor of jewellery projects incorporating polymer clay, charm bracelets, glass beads, PMC, Swarovski crystals and aluminium beads.
·         Introducing the Seed Bead Spinner and how to use it.
·         Project using Memory Wire and how to make the most of it.
·         The tools of the trade/bead glossary/techniques/findings
·         Masterclass on PMC
·         Introduction to paper beads – how to create them plus projects incorporating them.
·         Chain Maille – how to do it and what to use it for
·         Wirework article – Spider’s Web feature – how to create it and what to use it for
·         Using Stampbord to create jewellery
·         Quick tricks with readymade beads and wire and how to create unique items on a budget
·         Polymer clay – how to use it plus jewellery making ideas