Welcome to my latest kit in our Drop In To Bead range, is suitable for new and experienced beaders.

My Evelyn Bracelet is named after my youngest grandaughter, whose birthday is today, 29th February.

This kit is just £7.50, and available in Diamond White and Jet Black. Each kit contains the pattern and all the beads, clasp, needle and thread that you need to make an elegant little bracelet.

The pattern is available to purchase separately for just £2.50, either as a download or printed copy.

For more information, go to https://www.halfpenneys.co.uk/?s=evelyn&post_type=product

Finally sourced a new supplier for the shot glass, and now have DB201 back in stock (yippee). This means that my Posy Vase Kit, designed by Marleen O’Reilly, is available once again.

The kit comes in 3 colours – Blue, Pink, and Purple, and is supplied with the pattern. If you already have a pattern, then a materials pack is also available. If you want to choose your own colours, then the pattern is available separately to download, or can be printed for you.

All of the size 6 Miyuki seed beads in our range have been reduced in price by 45- 50%.

You can find them in the Clearance category as well as the seed bead category.

I have just received our first delivery of date charms for 2024, that are just the perfect size for your beadwork.

Each metal charm measures approx 14mm wide and 6mm high (excluding loop). Overall height including loop is 9mm.

We have gold tone and silver tone charms available at just 30p each. Buy more and save, with our pack of 10 charms for £2.50.

After months of waiting, we have finally managed to get DB201 and DB202 back in stock. Not there with DB200, which was still unavailable from our wholesaler, but we’ll keep at it.

DB2144 Duracoat Opaque Cobalt, that was previously only available “By the Gram”, is now also available in 10g packs for £5.95.

All of our card gift vouchers are now back in stock, and I have added a new design – Happy Halloween.

As with all the other vouchers, it is available online for £10, £15, £20, £25, and £30.

Card gift vouchers can be any amount though, so if you do want something different, just give us a ring and we can sort it out for you.

Now is the time to reveal the delights inside our 2023 Advent Calendar. With 5 new and exclusive kits, and lots of other goodies along the way, there is a lot of fun to be had, opening the daily treats and taking time out to bead through December.

So, what was in the box?

That’s a lot of value for your money.

Each kit was broken down so that the components were opened up over several days, and you didn’t know what you would make until you opened the pattern. There was a 3-strand key ring (daisy chain stitch), Poinsettia ring (brick stitch and right angle weave), Merry Xmas gift tag (brick stitch), beads to make 2 LED tea light covers or napkin rings (tubular netting stitch), and beads to make 2 x Stem glass charms (netted Swarovski rivolis).

As well as the kits, there was a bead mat, scissors, scoop, pencil, needles, beading thread in 3 colours, flip top boxes, and last, all secretly packaged in the A4 size sturdy project box.

It doesn’t end on 24th December though. The sturdy project box with essential beading tools and flip top boxes, is perfect for future storage and beading projects on-the-go!

So, what will be in the box for 2024? As yet, even I’m not sure, although I do have a few ideas…..

The third design in my Festive Tea Light range (Love Hearts) launched in 2022 and I have now published the pattern for the hearts separately, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

The Have A Heart pattern is available to download for £4.50, or you can order a printed copy for the same price (our usual P&P charges apply).

The heart measures about 1.75mm (3/4″) wide and about 1.75mm (3/4″) high, and can be used for many things, including ear rings, key chains, bag charms. I’m sure you will have other wonderful ideas, and feel free to share on our Facebook page.

This 8-page pattern introduces tubular peyote with herringbone increases. Full instructions with diagrams, photographs are provided, but previous experience of general beading and peyote stitch in particular is essential. You will mainly use size 11 seed beads in 2 colours with 1 x size 8 seed bead in the contrast colour for the tip. The heart also works well using size 8 seed beads, with 1 x size 6 for the tip.

The Love Hearts pattern is £9.95, and available as a full kit (including pattern) for £21.50.

Gordon and I would like to wish you a very happy new year. As a small family business we massively appreciate your support, and we are looking forward to 2024 so that we can continue to supply your beading needs (and wants!) and provide the best service we can to you.

Our delivery of patterns direct from the US have arrived safely and I have updated the website, so all patterns are now available.

We will be working on the Delica and Fringe Bead Packs over the next few days, and will restock as soon as we can – if we have the beads!

We have put another order in to our bead supplier, and almost half of the Delica colours we need are out of stock, but we are doing our best to get colours back in stock.