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Every beader should know this now!

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Those of you who know me, know that every now and again I come up with something amazing that really should not be missed. So here it is, until Sunday the 7th only, that is just four days away from now, You can get the most amazing selection of beautiful beads at nearly 40% off

The cross over between jewellery making and card crafting

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When we surveyed our customers it was interesting to note that many jewellery makers and beaders were also avid card crafters. It is true that card making is one of the biggest hobbies in the UK, and when you think about how therapeutic making cards can be, then this is no surprise.

Some news that may help you

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Have you ever done a craft fair and been scared of all those “tiny fingers” that want to pick up all your jewellery and show it to their parents like little magpies. Well this is to let you know some techniques which can turn the little fingers into money and, and what is more you don’t have do any real work...

Bead bundle to say thank you!

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Until midnight on 2nd July 2009 you can get our multicoloured fresh water shell beads along with a great summer bead mix for a whopping 30% off. As many of you know, our multicoloured shell bead have been sold out for ages, but we have just managed to obtain a consignment and stocks are limited.....

New jewellery examples and result of competition

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Although it was a sunny weekend, the week has started of with a bit of a downpour. None the less, summer seems to be here and I have included a summer design example which makes use of pink and aqua cats eye beads, turquoise flower glass beads, and silver lined seed beads. Just add matching earring and you’re set for summer showing off those wonderful pastel colours...

Designs, bead discounts and our exciting competition

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Do you have what it takes to be a designer? Further to our recent survey and your collated replies, many of you brought up the idea of a gallery of customer designs...

Free beads offer and a Suggestion for Your Summer Crafting Education

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Firstly we would like to thank all of you who completed our recent survey. The results were overwhelming and we are collating them now. It will take a while to make the changes we want to implement, so bear with us. Also, please note that we have put up a tutorial on making our fabulous fibre beads here. http://www.epbeads.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=23

Making Jewellery – Fibre beads tutorial

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Take a drinking straw and cut to the desired length of bead...

Big changes

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We’d like your help. As we mentioned in our previous article there has been a recent explosion in bead and jewellery making magazines in the UK. Obviously the powers that be at the publishing houses have decided that making jewellery is going to be the next big thing. This is both good news and bad news for those of us that make jewellery..

The Rise of the bead and Jewellery Making Magazine

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Just a few years ago there were no dedicated bead or jewellery magazines, and a limited selection of bead suppliers. When I started making jewellery 12 years ago, I could count the number of bead suppliers in this county on just over one hand. Online ordering and websites were a thing of the future, and some companies only had black and white photocopied drawings of their beads to give away as brochures...