Creative 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.

INSPIRATIONAL Gallery • A gallery of inspiring projects made by our readers! To share your inspiring projects, please contact creativebeading@wpco.com.au

Vintage Rose Blooms

Flora Cluster • These large disk beads create a great centre feature for this design by Three M’s Fashion.

From The Earth • ‘THINK LESS, FEEL MORE, ENJOY WHO YOU ARE AND LET THE INSPIRATION FLOW’.

Lavender Faerie Set • A garden of beads that any Faerie would love to own.

Lampwork Charm Bracelet • An individualised look with lampwork beads.

Florence Eden • Glass domes captured in a double-sided fob pendant and a simple right angle weave chain.

Blue Eye Brooch • This lovely brooch can also be worked as a hat fascinator.

Netted Necklace • Use a childhood ‘toy’ to make this flexible necklace.

Diamante Pearls and Crystals • Large crisp white pearls clustered with crystals

Naturally Good • Warm tones, rustic textures, natural finishes and totally tactile – who wouldn’t want something that’s naturally good!

Arum Lily Drop Set” • Lucite Arum Lilies float gently down in a V neck. Designed by Fiona for My Little Bead Shop

Knots and Pearls • Learn tto pearl knot the easy way.

Dotty Scarf • A fashion scarf that is easy to make, yet stylish and warming against those chilly winter winds.

Agate & Golden Circles • Cinnabar beads are suspended in Golden Circles of shell in this design.

Lightening Ridge Necklace

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Wire Mesh Necklace • These beads float on a tranquil layer of fine artistic mesh.

Jordi • Design by Sharon Hutton of Goddess Beading Supplies

Black Rondels • Create your own elegant necklace

Lampwork Swirl • Aluminium wire is a swirled to form connecting sections in this design by My Beads.

Spring Fashions • Although it is still officially winter, it is always great to look forward to a new season, especially when that season is spring.

Owl’s • These charming Owl disks make up into wise jewellery designs.

Agate and Blackstone • A touch of red fire with black a great colour combination.

Summer Love • Design by Sharon Hutton of Goddess Beading Supplies

Olde World Charm • Metallic Blue crystals sparkle in the centre created focal of this design.

Three Beads Full • I often enjoy taking a set of beads and sharing them with friends to see what comes out of the creative experience. Above are the beads that I recently shared with Emma and Lauren and here are the results.

10 Projects for $10 each

BASIC INSTRUCTIONS

BASIC BEAD GLOSSARY • The issues glossary takes a peak at different uses of Sterling Silver in Jewellery making. The number of components and findings is endless so we have selected a few, including some new ideas, that you will enjoy using in your next project.