Happy New Year, 2022 Beading Planner, Terrible Holiday & The Jewellery Boom
1st January 2022
Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and we wish you a prosperous and beady 2022!
Our first show of 2022 will be on Feb 19th-20th at Harrogate Gem n Bead Fair. Other dates for the new year will be published soon.
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Content:
2022 Monthly Beading Planner
Join The Jewellery Boom in 2022
Mr & Mrs Bead’s Terrible Tenerife Holiday
Beads Up North
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Our New MrBead Shop: https://mrbeadshop.com
15% Off All From MrBead
Enjoy the new shop with 15% off anything with no minimum order. This is £15 off £100 worth of beads – the more you spend: the more you save! Only once per customer.
Shipping is free too on UK orders over £30 – under this UK P&P is just £2.50. International shipping from £5. Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon.
To get the discount Key 2022 at checkout now, as offer ends Friday 7th January 2022. Use at https://mrbeadshop.com.
2022 MONTHLY BEADING PLANNER
TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE 2022 BEAD PLANNER IN PDF FORMAT CLICK: 2022 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 2022.
Print it out and write your schedule and bookings in the date boxes. It lists the gemstone of the month and 2022 bead fairs to help you plan ahead.
The planner comes in PDF format which is the most popular for e-books because it can be read using ANY computer or operating system. Over 99% of computers have a PDF reader installed, but if you need one the Abode Reader is free here.
Join the Jewellery Boom in 2022
Lockdown Brings Biggest Increase In Crafting For a Decade
Hand crafted jewellery is booming, with more and more consumers buying jewellery. If you don’t make and sell your own designs yet – now is the time to get into the market to join those who expand a hobby into a career during lockdown.
A new report by Amazon Handmade, revealed Britain saw the biggest increase of new handmade artisans in a decade during lockdown. With a 33% increase in self-employed crafters between 2019 and 2020.
Amazon found crafting hotspots in the UK are Birmingham, Edinburgh and London – and almost half the new crafting businesses were set up by people under 35 years old.
Turn Hobby Into a Business
Furthermore, one-in-five of those who took up creative hobbies have been inspired to leave their 9-5 to sell their own handmade goods. Most found the change more full-filling, creating a comfortable, better quality of life – with convenience and the choice when to work.
Millennials (born 1977-1995), are getting into the crafting business because they appreciate the flexibility and see the increasing opportunity. A lot of this new crafting is in beauty and sports goods, but the jewellery secure is expanding too. Reported to increase to £6,547 million in 2019, (including watches).
Mintel reports rising demand from younger consumers for bespoke jewellery. Especially youthful designs that cost between cheap-costume and expensive fine-jewellery. Sustainability and diversity sectors are said to lead, making ethical and cultural jewellery popular.
Mr & Mrs Bead’s Terrible Tenerife Holiday
Almost a disastrous trip, that could have turned into a nightmare. First I misspelled MiMi’s name on the flight out. With Ryanair, this could be costly – but they corrected for free as it was less than a 3-character mistake.
Then there’s the covid tests. Boris changed the requirement from a lateral-flow to a PCR test two-days after the return. Easily sorted by purchasing £45 PCR tests in advance, wasting the tests we already had – and taking €40 tests the day before we left the island. However, all this takes hours queueing, filling forms, and costs more than the flight!
MiMi’s European visa was easy for a fat fee and an extra night in London before Kempton Park. However, it did mean we had to book the same hotel for the whole week. I like to travel around – resulting in hours in frequent-stop buses. Because the hire company wouldn’t let me take a car as I forgot my driving license! At least I only lost about £100 here.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t all bad. At least the food, weather, hotel, and drinks were good – but nice to get back for a rest!
Beads Up North
After the magnificent success of October’s Beads Up North Fair at Haydock Racecourse, we’ve booked the venue for the spring on Sunday May 22nd 2022. Get it in your diaries!
Full details at Beads Up North
15% Off All From MrBead
Enjoy the new shop with 15% off anything with no minimum order. This is £15 off £100 worth of beads – the more you spend: the more you save! Only once per customer.
Shipping is free too on UK orders over £30 – under this UK P&P is just £2.50. International shipping from £5. Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon. To get the discount Key 2022 at checkout now, as offer ends Friday 7th January 2022. Use at https://mrbeadshop.com.
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