Year Of The Rabbit & What Shape Bead?

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We Wish Everyone a Happy & Prosperous Year Of The Rabbit, 22nd January 2023! Our first show of 2023 is Feb 18th-19th at Harrogate Gem n Bead Fair. For bookings so far click Bead Fairs 2023.

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Chinese Year Of The Rabbit
What Shape Beads?
2023 Monthly Beading Planner
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2023 Bead Fairs
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Happy Year of the Rabbit 2023 

MrBead is based in Hong Kong, although orders are mailed from Norwich in the UK. The new Year of the Rabbit starts 22nd Jan 2023. A gentle and sober year, bringing peace & success. Everyone should balance their life, heal wounds and plan. Each animal in the Chinese zodiac is divided into elements with slightly different characteristics - this Yin Year is a Black Water Rabbit.

Predictions For This Year of The Rabbit
Rabbits represent longevity, peace & prosperity – enhanced this year by the soothing flow of water element. Nevertheless, the last Black Water Rabbit Year was 1963, so expect similar, like change of leaders’. Water Rabbits are gentle, easy going, but have weak mindset.

2023 could bring intellectual challenge, but hard work and self-discipline will be rewarded by prosperity and advancement. Stay focused. Rabbits reward risk – so good to start new ventures or have children. Creative business will prosper, as will gardening and decorating. Leisure will be valued more, and all communication enhanced. Internationally, the rabbit’s yin water element brings fluidity and calm. However, there could be peaceful protests for change in society. Along with disasters like earthquakes, volcanic and flooding. Although the trend is towards calm, an assault to distract from domestic problems is possible.

If You're a Rabbit
Rabbits are quick, vigilant, witty, polite, cautious, quiet, analytical, sexy, responsible and ingenious. This will not be an easy year for you, so avoid rash decisions and face challenges head on. There may be career change, but you could be in for a financial windfall. However, save, and invest wisely. Best partners are goat, dog or pig – least harmonious with rat, rooster or tiger. Best jobs: gardener, teacher, breeder, musician, artist, police or architect.

Rabbit Years
02/02/27 to 22/01/28, 19/02/39 to 08/02/40, 06/02/51 to 26/01/52, 25/01/63 to 12/02/64, 11/02/75 to 30/01/76, 29/01/87 to 16/02/88, 16/02/99 to 04/02/20, 03/02/11 to 22/01/12, 22/01/23 to 09/02/24, 08/02/35 to 27/01/36. If you were born between these dates, you’re a Rabbit.

Famous Rabbit People
Albert Einstein, Angeline Jolie, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Brad Pitt, David Beckham, Frank Sinatra, George Michael, George Orwell, Jeff Bezos, Johnny Depp, Lewis Carroll, Orson Welles, Queen Victoria, Roger Moore, Tiger Woods, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston.

Rabbit Likes
Lucky Colours: Purple, Blue, Pink & Red. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6 & 3. Western equivalent: Taurus.
Gemstones: Amber & Citrine.

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WHAT SHAPE BEAD?

Stones can be carved into any shape to make your design interesting. Beads are three-dimensional: so round or oval can also be flat or puff. Pillow can be rectangle or square, and nugget can be almost any shape not uniform, sometimes called freeform.

Round is the most popular bead – next is rondelle, a flattened ball shape. However, there are many other forms beads are available in.