Easter Beads, Wire Wrapping & London Bead Fair Report

16th March 2024

See Us Tomorrow, Sunday 17th March at Norwich Bead Fair, at George Best Western Hotel, Norwich NR2 2DA. Free entry & refreshments! Make a weekend of it exploring the fine City & the Norfolk Broads.

Then the following Sunday, 24th March in the beautiful Village of Alfriston at East Sussex Bead Fair. Between Brighton & Eastbourne.

At both shows we’ll have many of our new semi precious beads. Over 50 are already online, and you can see more at a bead fair.

NOTE: Online orders delayed 25th March to 2nd April over Easter.

MrBead Shop: https://mrbeadshop.com. For bead fairs booked so far click Bead Fairs 2024.

Content:
Easter Beads
London Gem n Bead Fair Report
Wire Wrapping Is Easy
New Beads Sell Jewellery
2024 Bead Fairs
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Orders Delayed Over Easter

Easter Delay We’re going away over Easter, so online orders won’t be mailed between 26th March – 2nd April. Orders received before afternoon on Monday 25th March will be fine.

See us on our return at the Cambridge Bead Fair, Sunday 7th April at Harston Village Hall. We’ll have many of our new just-imported beads, along with Southampton Bead Shop who will be selling seed beads, crystal & findings.

Easter Elegance – Fun With Easter Jewellery

Easter is a time of celebration and renewal – embrace this spirit by creating your own Easter jewellery.

Design Ideas:
Easter Egg Delight

Easter Jewellery Create a vibrant and playful necklace or bracelet by stringing together semi-precious beads in the shape and colours of Easter eggs.

Spring Garden Bracelet
Combine floral-themed beads like jade or peridot to mimic a spring garden. Mix smaller beads in contrasting colours for a lively and fresh look.

Pastel Harmony Earring
Easter Earrings Craft a pair of elegant earrings using pastel-coloured semi-precious beads arranged in a gradient pattern. Finish them off with small charms for a touch of sophistication.

Faithful Cross Necklace
Easter Cross Necklace Design a necklace with the spiritual aspect of Easter – using semi-precious beads in calming hues, accented by a central cross pendant.

Bunny Hop Bracelet
Easter Jewellery Feature adorable bunny-shaped beads or charms along with complementary beads to create a bracelet that captures the joy of Easter.

Materials Needed
Rose Quartz Beads 1. Pastel shades of beads, like rose quartz, aquamarine, or amethyst for the Easter palette.
2. Suitable jewellery wire or elastic cord.
3. Clasps and findings to secure you pieces together.
4. Pliers to help cut wire and securing clasps.
5. Charms or pendants to add an extra layer – like Easter eggs, bunnies, or crosses.

EASTER BEADS

Easter Beads Easter Friday is on 29th March – so get your Easter designs ready now! Easter’s a great time to sell jewellery – spring has arrived, and buyers are keen for new designs. There’s also many spring fairs for you to sell at.

Bunny, egg designs and flower beads are great. Light yellow, green, or anything pastel. Hight key and enlightening. Resurrect your old non-sellers, by taking apart and adding different beads for a new design.

Choose pastel colours and mix them to make a bright, light, design. Pearls are also popular this time of year, along with all types of crystal and jade.

Easter Beads These all produce a bright, high-key look. White, yellows, greens and pinks look good, giving a spring-like feel. Colourful seed beads can be used to cover eggs and other objects to give an Easter look.

Give a loved one a pearl necklace for an Easter present – she’s look great wearing it on Easter Day. Flower bead bracelets and earrings are so easy to make too. Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Beading See Our Pink Beads
See Our Pearl Beads
See Our Flower Beads

For ideas, see what others are making this Easter on Elsy

Wire Wrapping Is Easy!

Wire wrapping is an and easy way to make great pendants to use as originally-designed classy necklaces. All you need is some craft wire, a few pliers and something to wrap.

Wire Wrapping Almost anything can be wrapped, from river and beach rocks, sea glass, tumbled stone to more-expensive gemstones. With a little imagination you will be able to produce stunning jewellery.

wire wrapping After learning wrapping a few stones, you should be able to wrap a rock in just a few minutes. Practice with a roll of cheap wire from your local hardware store. Then when you get the hang of it, buy 18-gauge craft wire online.

Pointed Beading Pliers Most start using wire cutters and needle-nose pliers – but flat-nose, nylon-jaw and round-nose pliers are better. Invest in a pair of good nylon jaw pliers, as they’re especially designed for shaping craft wire and wire wrapping. The nylon jaws protect the surface of the wire, avoiding rebuffing the wire after forming.

Google ‘Wire Wrapping’ for ideas on design and style, but there are endless possibilities twisting and turning. The raw simplicity of the technique and the satisfaction of creating original designs make it so much fun.

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London Gem n Bead Fair Report

London Bead Fair Kempton Park Gem n Bead Fair Kempton Park is always busy, at least on the Saturday. However, this time Saturday was terrible – few visitors and few sales. Maybe it was the rain, maybe the cold, who knows?

Sunday was better, but overall, the show wasn’t really worth it for us because of the time, work involved and high costs.

Kempton Park Gem n Bead Fair At least there was a horse race meeting on the Saturday. The first time we’ve actually seen a real horse there in 18-years! Below pictures are Kempton Park and Yum Yum restaurant in the evening.

Kempton Park Gem n Bead Fair Still, we’ll have to think twice about this show next March. Although we will be back this summer, 27th July and in November.

New Beads

Our shipment of 700-kgms of new beads has arrived! See some at a bead fair soon. Consumers like the latest products to show they’re aware of fashion trends.

We’ve already listed about 60 new beads on the online shop, to see click New Beads. New sells!

2024 Bead Fairs

Bead fairs are fun. Lean how to make jewellery chatting with other visitors – and there’s nothing like actually seeing the beads ‘in the flesh’.

See the latest semi precious from our recent shipment. We try to cover all the UK: from Cornwall to Scotland, Wales to Norfolk, London, and all in-between!

Spring Bead Fairs 2024:
Sunday 12th March: Norwich Bead Fair, George Best Western Hotel, Arlington Lane, Newmarket Rd, Norwich NR2 2DA
Sunday 24th March: East Sussex Bead Fair, Alfriston Village Hall, The Tye, Alfriston, Polegate BN26 5TL
Sunday 7th April: Cambridge Bead Fair, Harston Village Hall, 20 High Street, Harston, CB22 7PX
Sunday 14th April: Oxfordshire Bead Fair, Hornton Pavilion, Hornton, Banbury, OX15 6DB
Sunday 21st April: Beads Up North, Haydock Racecourse, Newton-Le-Willows
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Saturday 11th May: London Luton Bead Fair, Stockwood Hotel, Castle Street, Luton LU1 3SS
Sunday 12th May: New Forest Bead Fair, Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road SO42 7RY.

For the shows booked so far next year, click: 2024 Bead Fairs. Many More To Follow!