Author: Kathryn Halfpenney

Our new postage rates take effect on 1st April and will be:

Orders over £25 will be sent out free of charge by Royal Mail 1st Class Post.

A postage charge of £2.50 will apply to orders that are £25 and below.

As promised in my last post, we are continuing to add to our new range of Preciosa Bicones. I am working on a range of colours that will be available in 3mm, 4mm and 6mm. We are still missing a few that have been out of stock with our supplier, but here are the ones that I have added this month.

4mm Bicones in a string, or pack, of 31 beads

Light Amethyst, Aquamarine AB, Aquamarine Bohemica, Blue Zircon, Crystal Capri Gold, Hyacinth, Jet, Padparadscha, Rose AB, Light Rose, Light Sapphire Opal

6mm Bicones in a string, or pack, of 21 beads

Aquamarine Bohemica, Blue Zircon, Fuchsia, Hyacinth, Jet Hematite

You can see them all in their glorious colours by clicking on this link https://www.halfpenneys.co.uk/product-category/beads/bicones/preciosa-bicones-by-colour/ or just search on our website for preciosa bicones.

We have added another 3 new colours in the Duracoat range. They are all available in 10g or By the Gram.

We have also managed to get hold of many of the new Preciosa Bicones that we were struggling with. It will take me a while longer to sort them out, but I’ll let you know when they become available.

I created the chart for my Union Jack back in 2016 as a pen wrap, selling it as a full kit or just the colour chart. Although we no longer sell the pens, the colour chart has remained available to download or as a printed copy.

To celebrate this special Platinum Jubilee Year, I have made the flag and flag pole available as a full kit (£14.50), bead pack (£7.95), full instructions to download or as a printed pattern (£8.95), as well as keeping the colour chart available on its own (£1.50).

You can see the full range here: https://www.halfpenneys.co.uk/?s=union+jack&post_type=product

Really pleased that our delivery of 6lb Fireline in 50 yard reels has arrived and the online stock is now updated. Crystal and Smoke Grey are both now back in stock.

The Sterling Silver ear wires are also now back in stock. There are 2 pairs per pack £4.95

We would like to wish you a very happy 2022, and we have started our new year early by adding some new Delica colours to the website and some Tulip needles.

There are 7 new Duracoat colours and we will continue to add more colours when we can get hold of them. Here are the ones added today. They are all available in packs of 10g for £5.75 or By The Gram at 70p per gram.

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We have also added some Tulip Beading Needles. Size 10s (long or short) are £6.75 per tube of 4 needles. Size 12s are £12.50 per tube of 2 needles.

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We added just a few new items this time and here they are. The 8mm Druks fit perfectly in our Festive Tea Light design and will be used in future kits when the current bead stock runs out.

We ordered the Rubber Clutch Backs for a special reason too. They can be used on the snowflake ornament wire forms to hold the beads in place instead of turning the ends. You can find out more by downloading my free guide to working with these wire forms – follow the link – Introduction to Snowflake Ornament Wire Forms or find it in the Free Stuff section.

There have definitely been some supply issues for 6lb Crystal Fireline over recent months and we have not been able to get our usual 50 yard reels for some time. We have managed to get some of the 125 yard reels though and they are now available, priced at £25.50.

Remember that this will give you free postage in the UK too.

Just in time to add to your Christmas wish list or as a Secret Santa gift, our white A-Z pins are now back in stock and joining the multi-coloured pins available.
Each set is supplied in a hand-made gift box (design of box varies), with a Clear View flip top box for storage. Boxes are suitable for Royal Mail Large Letter PIP boxes.
For those who want to make their own pins, we supply the alphabet letter beads on their own and are also nicely packaged with a hand-made tassel (tassel colour varies) so are also ideal as a gift.

We have just taken delivery of a new stock of the Snowflake Ornament Wire Forms by The Beadsmith, and I decided it was time to play!

So I have come up with 3 different designs and I made them available as kits here. They all come with full instrucitons, a 15cm (6″) wire form, all the beads, ribbon and extra wire for the centre bead.

To go alongside the wire forms I have written a helpful guide that will explain over 7 pages how to design your own snowflakes and some of the different ways that you can finish the ends, especially if you don’t have any round nose pliers. You can find the guide here and download it for free, or order a printed copy for £1.50.