The pattern for my Luscious Lime Ring that was designed for the Beads Up North workshop last weekend is now available to purchase online for £2.50. You can order a download copy, or a printed copy (postage charge applies to printed copy).

Although written as a ring, the centre piece can be used as a component for many other items, and works equally will with any 4mm round or faceted bead.

The wait is over.

Our 2023 Beader’s Advent Calendar is now available to pre-order for delivery in early November.

Priced at £49.95, there are 24 daily treats for you to open, with 5 NEW, and EXCLUSIVE festive designs for you to make during December, with FREE delivery using Royal Mail’s 48 hour Tracked service.

Make sure you don’t miss out, and reserve your 2023 Advent Calendar now. https://www.halfpenneys.co.uk/product/beaders-advent-calendar-2023/

This bracelet from our Drop In To Bead range will be discontinued when current stocks run out. The pattern will still be available, either to download or as a printed copy.

This beautiful little brooch will be as much at home on a jacket lapel as it will be decorating a bottle or handbag.

EXPERIENCE OF BRICK STITCH and READING A CHART IS ESSENTIAL for this pattern by Marlene O’Reilly. If you want to learn brick stitch or get a reminder, you can download my brick stitch technique guide for free here, or order a printed copy for a small charge to cover printing costs.

Basic instructions with diagrams, photographs, and charts are provided over 12 pages, to make the leaves in brick stitch and use wirework techniques for the pearl and bicone strands.

Your finished corsage will have a diameter of approximately 9cm (3.5 inches), but this may differ slightly according to your final assembly layout.

The pattern is available now (£9.95) here, and from 5th August, the full kit (£21.50) will be available for the Ivory variation here, or the Autumn variation here.

Is it too early to start beading for Christmas? Possibly, but probably not, and I just couldn’t wait any longer to share this.

This super little hanging drum decoration was designed to upcycle my empty KO thread bobbins, and as my bead groups can tell you, it has been some time on the beading board to get it just right.

The kit is supplied with 2 x card end caps and wadding to use in place of an empty bobbin. If you have plenty of Delica beads, you can buy the pattern on its own to download, or you can order a printed copy. The pattern is £8.95 and there is no extra charge for the printed, but our usual postage charges will apply – currently free for orders over £25, and £2.50 for orders £25 or less.

And, if you want to make more than 1, but don’t have the beads, then a materials pack is also available, priced at £8.50.

I’ve had a wonderful few days creating these new vinyl designs for our jute shopping bags.

These sturdy natural Jute box bags are decorated using Heat Transfer Vinyl. Approx size of bag 30 x 30 x 20 cm (12 x 12 x 8 inches)  Handles approx 32cm (13 inches)

We also have canvas tote bags available in various designs, priced at £5.00

After months of waiting, we now have DB310 (Matte Black) BACK IN STOCK!

Also back in stock is DB656 (Opaque Jade Green).

We are really pleased that we have a price reduction on DB1833. 10g bag WAS £12.50 , and is NOW £11.50 £1.40 per gram

The rose gold date charms have now arrived and are available from today individually (30p) or in packs of 10 (£2.50).

I have just taken delivery of some 2023 date charms that are ideal for your beading projects.

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

We have them available individually for 25p or in packs of 10 for £2.00.

Gold tone and silver tone have already arrived and the rose gold ones will arrive soon.

Have you bought a pattern that says “brick stitch experience needed”, are you new to beadweaving, or just never tried brick stitch before?

Well, now is the right time to have a go, because help is at hand in my new downloadable guide to brick stitch that you can find in our Free Stuff section. All the information you need to learn the basics of brick stitch, how to shape it, and how to read a chart is included in an 8-page booklet.

If you prefer a printed copy, then you can order one for £2.50 to cover the cost of printing (our standard postage charges apply).