Skull & Citrine Beads
25th October 2025
See us this Sunday at the East Sussex Bead Fair, Forest Row Village Hall, The Square, Forest Row RH18 5ES. Free Entry & Refreshments – Our last show of the year!
MrBead Shop: https://mrbeadshop.com. For all shows this year, click Bead Fairs 2025
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Latest Bead Fair
Will Beads Cost More?
Skull Beads
Bead Fair Reports
Citrine For November
2026 Bead Fairs
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Last Bead Fair Of The Year!
Don’t Miss Our Last Bead Fair Of The Year. This Sunday at the East Sussex Bead Fair, Forest Row Village Hall, The Square, RH18 5ES.
A beautiful village along the A22, between Crawley and Royal Tunbridge Wells. Exit M25 at J6 or J7. Also, just 12-mins from the National Trust Standen House & Gardens: RH19 4NE – make a day of it! Free entry & refreshments.
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Skull Beads
Last chance to get your skulls for Halloween! MrBead Has very much skull beads. Skull jewellery is once again popular. Especially with the young and hip hop stars, who wear skull rings and hang skull pendants on their bags.
Why wear skulls?
To others, skulls remind that we all have to die. Skulls show that life is not permanent and are a symbol that we are all flirting with death. In this context they represent a quest to survive, a reminder to be careful.
Rebels Some link skulls to rebellion, explaining why pirates fly the skull and cross bones. Outlaws to society want to show they live by their own values. Likewise, wearers’ of skulls believe they deter people from ‘messing with them’.
Gothic
Modern gothic culture has some similarities to Tibetan or Vajrayana Buddhist. Goths like to highlight suffering, so as to contrast from living and create an optimistic outlook.
For Our Skulls Click Skull Beads
bead fair report
Norwich Bead Fair
Norwich was very busy to start, adn better than our summer show overall. We’ll be back at this popular show three times next year from early spring 2026.
London Luton Bead Fair
We had many buyers from North London – just 1/2-hour up the M1. However, over all, this show as quieter than usual – but we’ll be back in the spring.
Swindon Bead Fair
Great new hall at a great location. Swindon was busy with more visitors than Luton, but went quiet after 2:30pm. We’ll be back in 2026.
CITRINE FOR NOVEMBER
Citrine is an alternative to topaz as the birthstone for November. Sunny and affordable, citrine brightens winter jewellery, blending especially well with the yellow gleam of gold. Yellow is a natural reviver, and citrine focuses the mind bringing a feeling of self-esteem.
In medication it strengthens the link between conscious and subconscious. If you’re feeling down, hold citrine to lift your spirit. It’s also good at healing the body and communication. Citrine promotes warm energy, optimism, and attracts abundance.
Citrine removes negative energy, and in ancient times it was carried as a protection against snake venom and evil thoughts. Known as a “merchants’ stone”, placed in the cash register to acquire and keep wealth. Citrine corresponds to signs of Gemini, Aries, Libra, and Leo.
Although the darker orange colours of citrine, have generally been the most valued – today people prefer the bright lemony shades which mix better with pastel colours.
Some call citrine topaz quartz – referring to the colour, which is similar to topaz. Since topaz is a separate mineral, this is incorrect.
See All Our Citrine Beads
Enjoy a Bead Fair Soon!
Bead shows are great fun. You’ll love them! Bring a trolley, as beads get heavy. Take some cash, as a few venues have a weak signal for card payments. Talk to the vendors and other visitors to inspire new design ideas. Make a note of what you paid for beads, and keep exhibitors’ business cards and leaflets.
Autumn Bead Fairs Of 2025
LAST SHOW OF 2025
Sun 26th Oct: East Sussex Bead Fair, Forest Row Village Hall, The Square, Forest Row RH18 5ES.
2026 Bead Fairs
It’s a little early yet – but we already have a few shows confirmed for next year. We plan on 30 bead fairs for 2026 – most of which will be booked in the next few months. The full list will be online soon.
15% Off All From MrBead
Enjoy 15% off anything with no minimum order. Shipping is free too on UK orders over £45. International shipping from £9.99.
Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon. To get the discount Key SUSSEX at checkout now, as offer ends Friday 31st October 2025. Use at https://mrbeadshop.com.
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