Jewellery has always been an important part of personal style and cultural expression. From traditional celebrations to modern fashion trends, beautifully crafted ornaments continue to hold emotional and […]

Luxury fashion has changed significantly over the last few years. For a long time, the idea of luxury in accessories was closely associated with visible glamour — polished metals, […]

India’s fashion jewellery market has evolved dramatically over the last decade. What was once dominated primarily by traditional imitation jewellery and occasion-specific accessories has now expanded into a […]

Today, we enjoy fireworks as a celebratory treat. Fireworks were invented during the Song dynasty in China (960-1279 CE). Fireworks were made possible because gunpowder (one of 4 great Chinese inventions – the others were compass, paper making and printing) was also invented there, originally for medicinal purposes.  Here are some gorgeous beaded fireworks inspired tutorials […]

 Why wire trees? They make for really unique gifts. For example as wedding gifts, a housewarming and you get to gemstones or beads for a spot of colour.  The two featured tutorials here were inspired by weeping willows. Remember to use gloves because working with large bundles of wire is rather hard on the hands! […]

Handmade and custom jewellery has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the fashion and accessories industry. Today’s consumers are looking for more than mass-produced designs — they […]

Handmade and custom jewellery has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the fashion and accessories industry. Today’s consumers are looking for more than mass-produced designs — they […]

ACLPatternsandMore has a cool beaded zipper bracelet tutorial (shown above) which is a must see. The trick is the use of precision spacer beads in platinum colour to simulate the zipper teeth. These beads are uniformly flat with useful dual holes. You can get these beads from ACLPatternsandMore . They come in different colours!  They also have […]

Got a lonely single or a couple of beads or crystals left over that you want to use it? Check out this wonderful collection of wire jewelry tutorials from the Vietnamese creator and instructor, @LanAnhHandmade.  She shows you how to make eye-catching handmade jewelry with just a solitary focal for colour. Read more         Share […]

No matter how tidy we are as beaders, most of us have bead soup collections either in a large container or on our bead mats. Having to spend time separating them into their relative sizes (and colours) is such a chore which is why bead soup bowls exist! That is why I got really excited […]