Author: Kathryn Halfpenney

We have just added these 8 new Duracoat colours to our range and they are now available to buy online, as well as her at The Beading Room.

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We also added these….

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Festive Tea Lights 2 is my latest design for Halloween and is available as a pattern for £9.95 or full kit for £22.50. The kit does not include an LED tea light. Patterns are available to download or you can request a printed copy (normal postage charges apply).

The main tea light cover is the same design as Festive Tea Lights 1, so if you already have this, then you can buy the Add-on pattern that just explains how to make the spider and web.

Everyone had a great time at the free workshop yesterday (at Haydock Park Bead Festival) making little acorn charms and a big thank you to Liz, Lisa, Lynda and Janice for giving their precious time to help out.
The pattern is now available at www.halfpenneys.co.uk. Download the pattern for free, or get a printed copy for a small charge. You will find it under the Free Stuff section of Patterns and Guides or just search for acorn.

I’m pleased to say that the magnetic chart keepers are now back in stock.

Prices are held at £19.95, which means they also qualify for free postage.

The magnetic strips hold your pattern in place and can be used as a row indicator guide. The folding design stands upright in front of you.

Well, until recently, mine was full of sticky labels showing me which beads were which. They were good up to a point but they didn’t keep their stickiness for long.

Then I discovered alphabet beads and pinned those on instead.

As is the case with evolution I decided to spruce them up a bit with some crystals and glue them in place. Problem solved!

I needed more than 1 set but only had 1 W in the bag. I couldn’t find what I needed online so I had to buy a full bag of mixed letters. What to do with all the rest? So in the stash they went.

Then I thought, if I love these so much then wouldn’t it be great to share the idea with everyone else . So I bought some more bags and with a lot of sorting out I was soon able to make up more sets. Now they are available for you to buy from the Accessory page of our shop (or just search for pins), and each set comes in a hand-made box so it makes an ideal gift.

I just love beading, don’t you?

All our bicones can now be viewed by colour or by size. Bicones are Chinese, unless they are specified as Preciosa (made in Czech Republic).

If you view by colour, you can then look at the options to see what sizes we have available.

If you view by size, you will see only the colours that are available in that size, and then you can look at the options to see all the other sizes sizes available too.

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I have completed some more sheets that give you a basic introduction to stitches, with more on the way. They have now been uploaded to the website and are free to download.

Now included: Chenille stitch, CRAW and Cellini Spiral.

We have just added 5 new colours of Miyuki size 11 seed beads in the following colours. All in bags of 25g.

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The Festive Candle Workshop on 6th October is fully booked already, so Marlene has just agreed to add an extra date . It will be Sunday 1st September – booking required by 16th August. 2 places are already allocated so book your place early to avoid disappointment!