Innholdsfortegnelse for Volume 16 Issue 1 i Creative Beading Magazine

MATERIALS EVERYDAY WEAR WATCHBAND 2 x 5mm ring bolt clasps 1 x 40cm Stretch Magic Cord 0.5mm clear (SMC) 10 x 4x5mm silver metal spacers (MSS) (hole needs to be large enough for loop of ring bolt to disappear inside) BEADS 2 x 6mm Czech firepolished rounds black beads (FPR) 3 x 8mm Czech firepolished rounds black beads (FPR) 4 x 16x11mm flat ovals (FO) MATERIALS CASUAL/FANCY WATCHBAND 1 x Watch Face 1 x 30cm length of nickel cable chain (link size 4x2.5mm) 1 x 50cm Stretch Magic Cord clear 0.7mm 8 x 6x4mm oval jumprings nickel 2 x 5mm spilt rings nickel 2 x 13mm nickel parrot clasps 35 x nickel headpins 6 x nickel eyepins 6 x assorted charms 8 x 10mm bead caps BEADS 22 x 6o…

HEART BEAD MATERIALS PMC3 Clay 6.3 gramsPMC3 PastePMS3 SyringeLeather Necklet with fittings BEADS Ceramic Heart Bead CB6026 TOOLS 6 Playing Cards Paint Brush Stainless Steel Wire BrushBurnisher ToolSandpaper 1200 Liver of Sulfur Badger Balm or Olive Oil HEXAGONAL BEAD PENDANT MATERIALS PMC3 16 grams Clay PMC3 Paste PMC Syringe Leather Necklet with fittings BEADS Ceramic Hex Bead CB60312 Black Beads TOOLS 6 Playing CardsPaint BrushStainless SteelWire BrushBurnisher ToolsSandpaper 1200Liver of SulfurBadger Balm or Olive Oil Rating HEART BEAD STEP ONE Holding the bead by using a toothpick or similar item, brush PMC paste over the entire ceramic bead; allow to dry. STEP TWO Apply 5 to 6 coats of the paste to get sufficient coverage of silver onto your bead. Your must allow the paste to dry completely between coats.…

MATERIALS 40cm Black Synthetic Cord 2 x End Tidy - Silver 2 x Large Jump Rings – Silver 1 x Small Parrot Clasp – Silver 4m x Beading Thread – Tan BEADS 5gm x Size 8 Matsuno Seed Beads Violet AB 5gm x Size 8 Matsuno Seed Beads Green 6 x Tibetan Silver Capri Beads TOOLS Beading needle Scissors Craft glue Length of finished piece: 40-45cm Rating STEP ONE Following Brick Stitch instructions and using 7 seed beads in start row, make 2 small beads using Diagram 1. STEP TWO Following brick stitch instructions and using 7 seed beads in start row, make 2 medium beads. See diagram 2. STEP THREE Following brick stitch instructions and using 7 seed beads in start row, make 1 bead for centre. See Diagram…

MATERIALS 11 x 4cm silver head pins 17 x 4cm .06mm sterling silver wire 8 x 5cm .06mm sterling silver wire 7 x 7mm solid sterling silver jump rings 1 x sterling silver toggle clasp BEADS 6 x 9-11mm white freshwater pearls 13 x various shapes and sizes of pearl and abalone shell 5 x various shapes and sizes decorative Hill Tribe (or Indian) silver dangles 3 x 12mm Hill Tribe (or Indian) silver tubes 24 x 3mm Arizona turquoise rounds (or similar) 5 x 13mm coral tubes 7 x small red coral branches 5 x 3-4mm Hill Tribe (or Indian) silver beads 22 x 3mm flat Indian (or Hill Tribe) silver flower spacer beads 2 x 7mm Hill Tribe (or Indian) silver end beads TOOLS Round nose pliers Chain…

MATERIALS 3 metres 0.5mm cotton cord BEADS Variety of Indian foil and glass beads TOOLS Cutter/scissors Super glue Kitchen skewer Length of finished project: 110cm (adjust length to suit). Rating DESIGNER’S NOTE You need to decide before you start if you are following a pattern or doing a random design. A random design is great for using up those loose Indian mixes. STEP ONE Run super glue along 10cm of cotton cord at each end of the 3m length. STEP TWO When dry, cut tips on an angle to a point. Design note: This will make it easier to slide through beads. STEP THREE In centre of cord, tie an overhand knot. STEP FOUR Slide on your first bead next to knot; tie overhand knot directly next to bead. Design…

MATERIALS 1 x Florentine Brooch-back 2 x glamour charms 1 x 15cms chain 2 x head pins 3 x jump rings BEADS 1 x fancy Czech lampwork bead 1 x 5mm Czech glass bead 1 x Czech pressed glass leaf shaped bead TOOLS flat Nosed Pliers round Nosed Pliers side cutters Rating STEP ONE Start by threading the Czech Lampwork feature bead onto a Headpin. To form a loop, fold the wire with the flat nosed pliers at right angles to the top of the bead. Trim the excess with the side cutters, leaving about 1cm to form the loop. Placing the round-nosed pliers at the very end of the headpin wire, holding firmly bend the wire back around the pliers to form a loop STEP TWO Using the flat…

TOOL LIST FOR 10 FOR $10 Round Nose Pliers Wire Cutters Beading Needle Scissors 1. RING OF LOVE BEADS 4 x 6mm Swarovski bi-cones – Rose 6 x 4mm Swarovski Pearls – Rose MATERIALS 30cm x 18ga Artistic Wire – Silver 75cm x 28ga Artistic Wire – Silver Rating 1. RING OF LOVE STEP ONE Start with a 30cm piece of 18ga wire. Lightly mark the middle with a lead pencil. Starting from this point, wrap the wire twice around a cylindrical object the size you want the ring to be. From the middle point. See Diagram 1. measure 5cm outwards on each end of the wire and cut. STEP TWO Roughly wrap a 15cm piece of 28ga wire around the two circles of wire to hold them together correctly…

Woodend Floral offers a creative environment like no other. This Victorian based studio specialises in many forms of glass art. Over many years Ettore’s studio has developed from its humble beginningswith a “one off” leadlight commission into a thriving studio offering leadlight, mosaic, glass fusing and slumping, sandblasting, copper foiling and most recently flame-worked bead-making. The studio offers a broad range of classes in many of the glass arts, and set in this idyllic location who wouldn’t be totally inspired! Ettore has also been involved in offering workshops to local school students, and in 2006 instigated an inaugral art exhibition aimed at raising funds for scholarships for local students to study in fine arts. Woodend Floral offers individual leadlight commissions and also restores old/damaged panels- a proud member of the…

From a business established in 1935 and purchased in 1969 by the present family owners, The Bead Trimming & Craft Co has played an important role in the growth of the Queensland bead industry. With memorabilia dating back to the 1940s, we find it fascinating to watch the old styles become the new. Our beads and jewellery findings are purchased from European and Asian countries, the Philippines, India and America. We are also one of the oldest and largest suppliers of Swarovski crystals in Australia, with beautiful crystal zips, beads, gems, diamantes, pearls, pendants, and trimmings. The range of beads on offer will please all ages – from plastic, wood, bone and metal to beautiful glass, crystals, semi-precious, freshwater, glass and crystal pearls; with the findings, tools and books to…

I AM ALWAYS AMAZED at how many talented beaders and wire workers we have in Australia. Again this year our Inspiration Beading book is filled with projects to fuel your creativity. The diagrams and techniques described here will provide you with a general guide to complete the projects in this book and have been developed by trial and error over many years of beading and teaching. Sometimes it is the smallest things that can make your beading time more enjoyable – like being able to thread a beading needle first go, or rolling neat loops, or being confident that your knots will not come undone. Even if you are an experienced beader I hope that this information is helpful to you. Price verses Quality: Remember, the same is true in…

How many is enough? Stupid question … never enough. I once made a lamp shade fringe with size 11 seed beads, and not really knowing how many beads I needed to make it, I purchased two kilograms of the main colour and 500 grams of the other colours combined. Now, how many should I have bought? There were 525 drops of 15cm each, so using the chart below I could have calculated this way: 1cm = 7 beads. 15cm x 7 beads = 105 beads per drop. 105 beads x 525 drops = 55,125 beads. 55,125 beads divided by 110 beads per gram = 501.1 grams. Just a little less than the 2.5 kilograms I bought. To get a square area, multiply width by height. So, if I had a…

MATERIALS 6 x sterling silver tubes 2 x sterling silver reducers 3 to 1 24 x sterling silver headpins 1 x fine silver floral cone 1 x 3cm length of sterling silver chain 1 x sterling silver toggle 1 x 20cm length of sterling silver 24ga wire 2 x sterling silver cones 6 x crimps 3 x 65cm Tigertail BEADS 116 x 4mm amethyst faceted rounds 4 x 6mm amethyst faceted rounds 34 x 8mm amethyst faceted rounds 2 x 8mm amethyst smooth rounds TOOLS Round nose pliers Bent nose or long nose pliers Side cutters Length of finished piece: 60cm plus 6cm feature tassel Rating DESIGNER’S NOTE I recommend wrapped loops for all of the loops in this necklace for security, particularly the ones attaching the toggle. Simple loops…

MATERIALS 2 x 2oz (58g) packages of Transparent Polymer Clay – Premo, Sculpey III, Fimo Soft or Fimo Classic. 4 sheets of silver or gold metallic leaf 29g (1/2 block) of each of Turquoise and Yellow Polymer Clay TOOLS Work surface – glass, Perspex, granite or marble. Not wood. Sculpey super slicer blade Brayer or rolling tool Waxed paper or tracing paper Pasta machine Needle tool Isocol alcohol (for cleaning blade and work surface) – available at Chemists Baking tray Metal or bamboo skewers Oven (ensure temperature is accurate) 400, 600, 800 and 1200 grit ‘wet and dry’ sandpaper Variable speed buffer with unstitched muslin buff (optional) STEP ONE Lightly condition all of the transparent clay and divide into six equal amounts. Condition it by kneading it or running it…

MATERIALS Approx 20cm x 6mm gold belcher chain 70-80 x gold headpins 5 x gold eyepins 50-60 x 2mm round gold beads 2 x gold jump rings 5 x gold turtle charms BEADS 5 x 6mm flat oval blue glass beads 5 x 6mm turquoise mysterious beads 5 x 6mm matte gold round glass beads/pearls 5 x 12mm crystal/gold etched spiral glass coins 20 x 6mm glassfish beads in shades of blue and turquoise 35-40 mixed glass beads in shades of dark and light marine blues/greens TOOLS Cutters Chain (flat) nose pliers Round nose pliers Length of finished piece: 18 to 20 cm Rating STEP ONE Cut the chain to a comfortable length, bearing in mind that the clasp will add about 2cm. Design note: The bead and chain units…

MATERIALS 60cm Tigertail 18 x crimps 1 x extension chain 1 x lobster clasp BEADS 2 x Swarovski Sliders 12 x 4mm Swarovski crystals – Light Rose 8 x 4mm Swarovski crystals 8 x 4mm Swarovski – Rose 4 x 6mm Swarovski – Rose 4 x 6mm Swarovski crystals 16 x flower spacers. TOOLS Flat nose pliers Scissors Length of finished piece: Rating STEP ONE Thread on 2 x crimps onto the middle of the Tigertail, space 5.5cm apart, crimp. On each side, thread 4mm light rose Swarovski and 4mm crystal Swarovski. Bring both strands together and thread on flower spacer, 6mm rose Swarovski and flower spacer. On each strand again thread 4mm crystal Swarovski, 4mm light rose Swarovski. STEP TWO Thread on two hole Swarovski Slider, followed by a…

MATERIALS 1 x sterling silver toggle 1 x 25mm Tigertail 2 x crimps BEADS 14 x pink opalite faceted hearts TOOLS Round nose pliers Side cutters Crimping pliers EARRINGS MATERIALS 2 x sections of sterling silver chain 2 x sterling silver earwires 90 x small sterling silver head pins 2 x large sterling silver head pins BEADS 90 x pink opalite 4mm rounds 2 x pink opalite faceted hearts Rating STEP ONE Attach Tigertail to one section of the toggle and crimp it firmly, leaving approximately 2cm of the end of the Tigertail. STEP TWO Thread on the beads, including the 2cm Tigertail in the first few beads to hide it. STEP THREE Attach the other part of the toggle and thread the Tigertail back through the last few beads…

MATERIALS 1.5 rings of necklace memory wire 3 x 10cm curved tubes 2 x 10mm bead caps 10cm 20 gauge wire BEADS 1 large recycled glass focal bead (approx 3 x 2.5 cm) 10 x 8mm beads 4 x 6x4mm metal filler beads 1 x small flat filler bead (optional) TOOLS Flat nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Memory wire cutters Length of finished piece: 14cm approximately MATERIALS 1.5 rings of bracelet memory wire 2 x 5cm curved tubes 2 x 10mm bead caps BEADS 1 large recycled glass focal bead (approx 3 x 2.5 cm) 6 x 8mm beads 2 x 6x4mm metal filler beads Rating DESIGNER’S NOTE Memory wire is a very hard wire to cut and can damage pliers, so use memory wire cutters, or keep…

GEMS AND BEADS INTERNATIONAL Gems and Beads International began trading in 2004, focusing mainly on semi-precious beads, crystals and fresh-water pearls. Three years on, GBI has diversified into all aspects of the beading industry. After looking into what the public wants, GBI now stocks a complete selection of beading items – from glass, foil and Swarovski beads – to silver and gold findings, coral, beading accessories and a greatly expanded range of ‘A’ grade semiprecious beds. After two years of chatting and working with customers, owner Angel Lau decided to give the public what they wanted – a store where beaders have everything at their fingertips. “We take great pride in our ability to be one of the first bead companies in Australia to get fresh products and new beading…

Once upon a time, a forty-something couple going through their collective midlife crisis opened a wee bead and crystal shop down a forgotten arcade on the ‘other’ side of town, in the ‘wrong part’ of the glorious Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Now, nearly two years later, Spellmaker’s Beads & Crystals is brimming to bursting point with nearly everything you could want from a bead shop and is bustling with customers, fun and laughter. Gail and James set up Spellmaker’s Beads & Crystals as a retail shop where the customer was important and was treated as such. With their dedication to friendly service and one of the largest ranges around, the shop soon gained a reputation for great beads at great prices, great tools, great accessories and just a great place…

Established in 1994, Ceramic & Craft Centre – NSW specialises in fired art products, and supplies Evenheat electric kilns for glass, PMC, ceramic and porcelain materials. In addition, the Ceramic & Craft Centre was asked to become the Australian distributor for Precious Metal Clay, due to its excellent working relationship with the PMC kiln manufacturers and experience in fired art products. PMC is becoming a widely used creative medium for ‘making your own fine silver jewellery’ plus many artists are incorporating PMC with beading, dichroic glass work, porcelain and lapidary work. Resident PMC Senior Teacher Donna Fox participated in the PMC Retreat in the USA in April this year, and over the course of a week she taught specialised PMC techniques to fellow PMC enthusiasts. The Ceramic & Craft Centre…

Chain nose pliers: These pliers are available straight or bent and have a flat surface in the middle and a rounded outside edge. They are ideal for opening and closing jump rings, pulling a needle through beadwork, and are the first step in forming any loops. See diagrams. Crimping pliers: Have two shaped holes specifically designed to achieve a folded crimp. Wire cutters: Come in two forms – flush cutters or side cutters. Flush cutters are useful for cutting straight lines and side cutters form a point on the wire end … a lot of cutters have both these cuts. Look closely – if one side is straight and the other forms a 90 degree angle, you will be able to use both by just turning the tool to the…

BRACELET MATERIALS 2 x 3 hole end bars 1 fob clasp 1 bead cap pewter 14 x 4mm Flower Spacers20 x 3mm Jump Rings 8 x 4mm Jump Rings 1 x 6mm Jump Ring 10 x Eye Pins (Thin) 45cm Fine Open Link Chain (5 Links per 1cm) 11cm Thick Open Link Chain (4.5 Links per 1cm) BEADS 3 x 12mm Coin pearls 2 x 4mm fresh water pearls, beige 4 x 5mm fresh water pearls, white 2 x 6x8mm fresh water pearls, beige 2 x 8mm fresh water pearls, round white TOOLS Round nose pliersChain nose pliersCutters Beading matt optional EARRINGS MATERIALS  pr Earring2 x 5 hole End Bars, pewter4 x Bead Caps, pewter4 x 4mm Flower Spacers8 x 3mm Jump Rings6 x Head Pins, thin6 x Eye Pins,…

MATERIALS 1 x pair Sterling Silver French Hooks 1 x pair Sterling Silver earring components 16 x 1” hammered dangle Sterling Silver Head Pins 2 x 1” Sterling Silver Flat End Head Pins BEADS 18 x 3mm Swarovski Crystal #5301 Bicones 18 x 4mm Swarovski Crystal #5301 Bicones TOOLS Chain Nose Pliers Round Nose Pliers Side Cutters Rating DESIGNER’S NOTE We have used 3mm bicones in this example but you could also use 2.5mm Sterling Silver rounds as pictured in the Light Siam earrings. STEP 1 Attach French Hook to an earring component. STEP 2 Onto a flat end 1” head pin, thread 1 x 4mm bicone bead and 1 x 3mm bicone bead. Cut off approximately 5mm excess with your side cutters. Form a loop with your round nose…

MATERIALS 3m Tigertail 6 x crimps BEADS 1 x shell piece 1 x strand coral chips 58 x metal beads of choice 30 x 7mm large rice bubble pearls 42 x small sea pearls 10g seed beads 36 x small brown Kalgoorlie wood beads 30 x small natural Kalgoorlie wood beads 52 x medium round Kalgoorlie wood beads 18 x medium natural Kalgoorlie wood beads 45 x medium dark Kalgoorlie wood beads 13 x large dark Kalgoorlie wood beads 3 x small shell pieces TOOLS Crimping device – either flat nose pliers or crimping pliers Bead mat to lay out all the beads Cutters Length of finished piece: 80cm approximately Rating DESIGN NOTE The quantities listed in the materials are what we used, but it is really all about personal…