A Beady 2026, New Year Semi Precious & Garnet for January
28th December 2025
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Content:
2026 Monthly Beady Planner
Best Semi Precious Beads For New Year Jewellery
Mr & Mrs Bead’s Christmas
Beading Resolutions
Garnet Beads For January
2026 Bead Fairs
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2026 MONTHLY BEADING PLANNER
Planning your year is essential. Essential to success in all your life – personal, work, and business! Without planning nothing happens. No pleasure, no money, no fun and no rest.
TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE 2026 BEAD PLANNER IN PDF FORMAT CLICK: 2026 BEADING PLANNER
Then save to your Desktop so you can easily find it. This planner will help you organize your beading projects and craft fairs in 2026.
Print it out and write your schedule and bookings in the date boxes. It lists the gemstone of the month and 2026 bead fairs to help you plan ahead.
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Elegant Beginnings: Best Semi-Precious Beads for New Year Jewellery
The New Year is the perfect time to add a touch of glamour and sophistication to your wardrobe with semi-precious jewellery. These beads enhance your style and carry unique energy that can set the tone for the year ahead. Some of the best semi-precious beads for 2026:
Amethyst – Symbol of Tranquility and Wisdom
Start the year with the calming energy of amethyst. This purple gem is believed to promote a sense of tranquility and spiritual growth, and adds a touch of royalty and elegance to your designs. Click for our amethyst beads.
Garnet – Stone of January, Passion and Regeneration
Embrace the fiery energy of garnet as you step into the New Year. This deep red gem makes an ideal choice for those seeking bold and empowering jewellery. Click for our garnet beads.
Citrine – Gem of Manifestation and Abundance
Shine bright in the New Year with citrine, a gem associated with positivity and abundance. Its warm, golden hues bring a sense of joy and optimism. Perfect for creating vibrant and uplifting designs. Click for our citrine beads.
Rose Quartz – Stone of Love and Harmony
Invite love and harmony into your life with the gentle energy of rose quartz. This soft pink gem is renowned for its association with love and emotional healing. An excellent choice for New Year jewellery that symbolizes new beginnings and positive relationships. Click for our rose quartz beads.
Labradorite – Crystal of Transformation and Protection
For a touch of mystique, consider labradorite beads. Their iridescence and transformative energy add a captivating element to your jewellery. Labradorite is also believed to provide spiritual protection, making it an intriguing choice for those looking to navigate the year ahead with resilience. Click for our labradorite beads.
Aventurine – Stone of Opportunity and Prosperity
Green aventurine is associated with luck and opportunity. Infuse your New Year with the vibrant energy of aventurine to attract prosperity and good fortune. Its soothing green tones add a refreshing touch to any design. Click for our aventurine beads.
Lapis Lazuli – Gem of Truth and Wisdom
Elevate your style with the deep blue allure of lapis lazuli. This gem is linked to truth, wisdom, and inner vision. Incorporate lapis lazuli beads into your jewellery to add a touch of sophistication and promote self-awareness as you embark on the journey of a new year. Click for our lapis beads.
In conclusion, the New Year is an opportunity to express your style through semi-precious beads. Whether it’s the calming energy of amethyst, the passionate hues of garnet, or the transformative allure of labradorite – incorporating these gems into your designs will enhance your look and set a positive tone for the year ahead.
For All Our Semi Precious Click: Semi Precious Beads
Mr & Mrs Bead’s Christmas
Hope you all had a magical Christmas. MiMi and I stayed in Norwich – but did meet up with Michael & Sarah from Bead Buyer a week before (see pic above left).
Beading Resolutions
New Year is the best time to start something new. People make resolutions to eat better, extra exercise, quit bad habits. In 2026 you should be planning for more health, to work harder, sleep more, and make additional money!
How many of us make resolutions about our beading? What better way to imprint the positive habit of creativity, by enjoying time with our beads and making new projects.
Think Beading!
Now is the time to decide what you’d like to make to start your New Year’s beading projects.
This can be a large or small project, a necklace or bracelet, an intricate item, even wall hanging.
Or something significant, such as a baby announcement for a new child, a wedding announcement in beads, a beaded plaque with a quote that means something important to you or loved ones.
Now!
The important thing is not to think I’ll start when “I get around to it” – you must start right away, go for it! You don’t have to have every item you’ll need to complete the project to begin.
It doesn’t have to take all day – just set aside an hour or so to get the project started. As long as you have something to begin. Often you’ll find new beads along the way that will fit perfectly with the project.
List
Make a list of all supplies you need for the project. Tick off what you already have and order online what’s missing. Check for beading thread, needles, a loom if it necessary, the pattern, any instructions or tutorials you’ll need, a bead board etc.
Also, make sure that you have a place to do the beading, any work surface covers, plus somewhere to store the project while you’re not working. Keep the work in a secure place so it will not be tipped over accidentally or knocked off a shelf.
Organize
- Plan some time, over an hour, to get your new beading project underway. Have all the supplies you’ll need in one spot so you can sit down and begin beading.
- If you need a particular book or print-out, be sure to have it ready to use. Mark the place in the book or have instructions from the internet printed out for reference. If you know you have some of the supplies on hand, take a few minutes to dig them out and look over.
- You don’t want to be put off a new project because the thread is the wrong colour or your clippers are too dull. If you are missing something for your project, you can often substitute it for something else.
- Use your imagination with what you have. Customizing or changing a published beading pattern is a way to add a bit of “you” to the original designer’s creative vision and makes your beading even more special.
- Gather all the items you have, even if it’s just the beading needle, thread and pattern. If you have none of the other supplies, then at least thread the needle and read through the pattern.
- You could take time to mark rows on the pattern or to gather tools and look through the beads in your stash to work into the project. Go for it! Once you’ve taken the first step – the rest, including beads, tools and time to bead, will come easy!
For you free Monthly 2026 Beading Calendar click MrBead 2026 Calendar
GARNET BEADS FOR JANUARY
What Is Garnet?
Garnet is January’s birthstone, a name given to over ten gemstones with similar structure. Although usually red, there’s shades of green, pale to bright yellow and fiery orange.
The word “Garnet” derives from the Latin “granum” meaning “grain”. Describing the typically rounded shape of the gemstone and also reminds of pomegranate seeds.
Benefits
Garnet makes good jewellery because it’s very hard, and resistant to wear. Garnet is said to symbolize happiness as well as deep and enduring love and friendship. Garnet has been found in jewellery from ancient Greece, Rome, and dating back to 3100 BC in Egypt.
Oriental warriors made garnet bullets because they believed these would inflict more harm. Others thought garnet brightened the night because of its high refraction of light – explained Noah’s garnet lantern to steer his Ark.
Travellers’ wore garnets to protect against evil, poison and wounds. It was also believed to help depression and prevent nightmares. Red garnet in particular is said to break a fever, stop bleeding and to reduce inflammation.
Modern Garnet
Today, garnet is prized for its beauty rather than its magical powers.
People like its naturalness, its brilliance, and colour of a sun-drenched Indian summer. Deep green garnets are the rarest and therefore expensive. Emerald green and colourless garnet is next rarest, followed by pure red.
Click to see all our Garnet Beads.
2026 Bead Fairs
Bookings So Far
Weekend 21st-22nd Feb: Harrogate Gem n Bead Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground
Sun 22nd March: East Sussex Bead Fair, Alfriston
Sun 29th March: Norwich Bead Fair, George Hotel
Sun 12th April: Cambridge Bead Fair, Harston Village Hall
Sun 19th April: Beads Up North, Haydock Racecourse
Sun 26th April: Windsor Bead Fair, Old Windsor Memorial Hall
Sat 16th May: New Forest Bead Fair, Brockenhurst Village Hall
Sun 17th May: Devon Bead Fair, Stockland Village Hall EX14 9EF
Sat 23rd May: Cornish Bead Fair, Probus Village Hall
Sat 6th June: London Kent Bead Fair, Farningham Village Hall
Weekend 25th-26th July: London Gem n Bead Fair, Great Yorkshire Showground
Sun 13th Sept: New Forest Bead Fair, Brockenhurst Village Hall
Sun 20th Sept: Beads Up North, Haydock Racecourse
Sun 1st November: Windsor Bead Fair, Old Windsor Memorial Hall
Click For Bookings So Far: 2026 Bead Fairs
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