Then Saturday 14th August at Berwick-Upon-Tweed Bead Fair and Sunday 15th at the Scottish Bead Fair in Perth. Then the following weekend at Harrogate Gem n Bead Fair.
Cornwall is over 10-hours from Norwich and we love it there. So online orders will be delayed a few days until 5th August.
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July Norwich Bead Fair
The Norwich shows are usually packed, but this one was a little quiet after the first couple of hours. That Sunday was the hottest day of the year to date. Although it was freezing in the hall with two new air-conditioners blasting. July’s never a good month for shows, but with lockdowns, we like to book ’em in when we can! We’ll back in Norwich on 10th October, ready for making your Christmas jewellery.
Kempton Park Gem n Bead Fair
Thank you everyone who visited, making this the best Gem n Bead Fair ever – we made a killing! Because of an 18-month gap from a bead fair in London, the show was very busy both days.
The hall looked tidy, if a little strange, with lots of empty space to compile with the council’s social distancing regulations. There were only about half the usual exhibitors as some had been pinged and others not ready from lockdowns. But the atmosphere was as electric as hematite icicles.
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See us back at Kempton Park in November.
Her love of rocks and astronomy influences her jewellery, with designs like shapes in galaxies and stellar explosions. Britain’s pre-historic and Saxon roots also has an impact on style. All these influences come together in her designs, giving them a powerful organic feel.
Diana say “I wrap wire around and beyond stones, creating pieces based on spiral forms and use of negative space – to make rock and metal appear to defy gravity. The result is a unique style, I think of as ‘nouveau bronze-age’”.
Diana was in business in the USA for five years, before returning to the UK in 2016 and starting her steampunk jewellery line.
Diana’s Stellar
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Glass are a cheaper alternative to crystal and more available. Therefore there are more shapes and colours in glass – and like gemstones, they come faceted, matte, or high-gloss too. Shapes range from simple designs like spheres, teardrops and leaves, to original and obscure forms.
However, versatility is the key to getting the most from your string – so buy round beads to avoid leftovers. Glass beads are available in every colour, especially primary red, green, and clear – to more sparkling colours of aqua, magenta and rose. Many are multi-coloured with a blow effect as can occur on glass vases and beakers.
Mix glass with other beads when designing jewellery. A formal necklace may incorporate a few crystal beads threaded with the glass beads to give an impression of expense and class. However, a more casual look may prefer to incorporate shells or seed beads instead.
Most glass beads are made out of matte glass, dichroic glass and lamp worked glass. These regular forms of glass beads are relatively cheap to purchase. Glass beads can also be found in rare forms of vintage glass from Germany, Japan, Italy and Czechoslovakia. These beads are usually hand made and more expansive – for collectors requiring a rare jewellery. Glass beads, as with many other beads are usually purchased ready holed and are strung on cotton or nylon thread.
What are glass pearls
These are man-made and coated to give a fantastic glossy eye-catching sheen. Like genuine pearls they have a substantial feel and weight, and are cool to the touch.
Advantage of glass pearls
They cost a lot less than real pearls or gemstones, look almost the same, and lack the grooving found in cheaper natural pearls. They are more varied, in different shapes and bright colours like yellow, red, green and blue – as well as sparkling shades like aqua, magenta and rose.
Glass pearls are fantastic for the price!
Mix glass with other beads
When making jewellery, blend glass with gemstones depending on the design. A formal necklace may use a few crystal beads threaded with glass beads to give an impression of style and expense. However, a more casual look might incorporate shells instead.
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Our Glass Pearls
Sunday 1st August 11am-4pm: Cornish Bead Fair Wadebridge, The John Betjeman Centre, Southern Way, Wadebridge PL27 7BX.
Saturday 14th August 11am-4pm: Berwick-Upon-Tweed Bead Fair, Ancroft Village Hall, Ancroft, Northumberland TD15 2TL.
Sunday 15th August 11am-4pm: Scottish Bead Fair, The Royal George Hotel, Tay Street, Perth
PH1 5LD.
Weekend 21st-22nd August: Harrogate Gem n Bead Fair, Pavillions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, HG2 8NZ.
Weekend 4th-5th September: Newark Gem n Bead Fair, Winthorpe, Notts NG24 2NY
Weekend 18th-19th September: Brighton Gem n Bead Fair, Freshfield Road, Brighton BN2 9XZ
Two New Shows Booked: Sat 25th Sept Luton Bead Fair, and Sun 26th Sept Cambridge Bead Fair
Full List of All 22 Bead Fairs Booked So Fair at: Bead Beads 2021
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