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Formed in 1989, the Bead Society of Great Britain is open to all who appreciate beads; how they're made, how to use them, and their history.
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Bead Society of Great Britain @bsgb.bsky.social · Dec 17
please tap the Linktree in our profile to visit our website and for details of how to join the Bead Society of Great Britain

#BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads
The Bead Society of Great Britain, (formed in September 1989), is a subscription-based, non-profitmaking, non-commercial venture run by a permanent Team who work voluntarily. The Society is open to all those who have an appreciation, either private or professional, of beads ancient and modern, of all shapes, sizes, materials and colours; their techniques of manufacture, and their application. The aim of our Society is to encourage and share knowledge and enjoyment of every type of bead, to improve the accuracy of information and the skills of making, using, caring for and collecting beads, together with the understanding of the many peoples for whom beads are so important in their lives. Members receive three issues per year of the highly-acclaimed Journal The Society currently holds two-three meetings each year - lectures/workshops and an AGM. We have a varied program of courses, meetings and workshops, most are FREE to members. The Society numbers among its members private collectors, researchers, dealers, jewellery makers, bead embroiderers, beadwork weavers (on and off-loom), makers of beads, and many others, so there's a place for everyone!
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Christmas Lantern is a free pattern download designed by Helena Chmelíková for Preciosa Ornela

www.preciosa-ornela.com/project/chri...

#BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads #FreebieFriday
Christmas Lantern
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December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Bead Monster’s top-side drilled 14mm Crystal Starfish Pendants have machine cut facets for extra sparkle and are available in lots of colours, including this fantastic Bermuda Blue

#BeadMonster #Beads #EverythingsBetterWithBeads
Bead Monster’s top-side drilled 14mm Crystal Starfish Pendants have machine cut facets for extra sparkle and are available in lots of colours, including this fantastic Bermuda Blue you can make fabulous earrings by just adding the bail and earring wires of your choice or add a bail and a ready to wear chain to create a pretty necklace tap the LinkTree in our profile, select Bead Monster, then scroll down the menu to our Crystal Pendants or Findings pages or visit beadmonster.co.uk ~ our prices include UK Postage and Packing with a low minimum order customers in EU countries : please email us first before placing an order as new GPSR regulations apply from 13/12/24 customers in Northern Ireland : welcome back, GPSR issues have been resolved and we have resumed shipping to you customers in the USA : welcome back, we have resumed shipping to you with PDDP tariff paid postage
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Day 1
Bead Embroidery
"Icy Blue"
Bead embroidered white polar bear with an icy blue background
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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We'll see how many days I remember to do this!

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A necklace with a bead embroidery focal. A ceramic flower is surrounded by blue and bronze seed beads. The pendant is on a chain of blue pearls with blue and bronze seed beads.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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My abuse-proof plant is done! No more root rot!

#Art #Beading #Beadwork #Crafts #Crystal #Crystals #Plant
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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handmade & ready to wear, Royal Blue Cha-Cha Sequin Earrings from sequinworld.co.uk

our Cha-Cha earrings, created from 25mm disc sequins, measure approximately 5.5cm long, have nickel-free hypoallergenic earring wires & are perfect for parties

#SequinWorld #Sequins #EverythingsBetterWithSequins
handmade and ready to wear, Royal Blue Cha-Cha Sequin Earrings from sequinworld.co.uk our Cha-Cha earrings are created from 25mm disc sequins, measure approximately 5.5cm long, have nickel-free hypoallergenic earring wires and are perfect for parties need a different colour or length? let us know and we can make them for you tap the LinkTree or Highlights in our profile or visit sequinworld.co.uk ~ our prices include UK Postage and Packing with a low minimum order customers in EU countries : please email us first before placing an order as new GPSR regulations apply from 13/12/24 customers in Northern Ireland : welcome back, GPSR issues have been resolved and we have resumed shipping to you customers in the USA : welcome back, we have resumed shipping to you with PDDP tariff paid postage
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Day 2
"Pumpkins"
Bead Embroidery
4" X 4" size 11/0, 13/0 & 15/0 seed beads.
Bead emboidery. 2 big orange pumpkins in front of a brown picket fence. Fall leaves cover the ground. Deep blue sky. A little bird is on the fence looking down at the beautiful pumpkins.
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Bead Monster’s top-side drilled 14mm Crystal Rivoli Pendants have machine cut facets for extra sparkle and are available in lots of colours, including this fantastic Bermuda Blue

#BeadMonster #Beads #EverythingsBetterWithBeads
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Bead Monster’s top-side drilled 14mm Crystal Rivoli Pendants have machine cut facets for extra sparkle and are available in lots of colours, including this fantastic Bermuda Blue you can make fabulous earrings by just adding the bail and earring wires of your choice or add a bail and a ready to wear chain to create a pretty necklace tap the LinkTree in our profile, select Bead Monster, then scroll down the menu to our Crystal Pendants or Findings pages or visit beadmonster.co.uk ~ our prices include UK Postage and Packing with a low minimum order customers in EU countries : please email us first before placing an order as new GPSR regulations apply from 13/12/24 customers in Northern Ireland : welcome back, GPSR issues have been resolved and we have resumed shipping to you customers in the USA : welcome back, we have resumed shipping to you with PDDP tariff paid postage
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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🐝 Little Bumblebee by Rafael Glass

👉 RafaelGlassArt.Etsy.com

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#glass #glassart #artist #art #borosilicate #flameworking #glasssculpture #sculpture #glassfigurines #animallovers #fire #artlover #artcollector #flame #bee #bumblebee🐝 #bumblebees🐝
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Here is meerkat’s finished woolly bear caterpillar, cocoon, and now WIP of the isabella tiger moth! 🐛🦋

The moth should really come together once I add the wings and finish detailing the body
#bugsky #sciart #art
Miniature sculpture of a banded woolly bear caterpillar. Made out of beads and wires. Showing off the underside with all of its anatomically-correct legs. Miniature sculpture of a caterpillar cocoon. Made out of beads and wires. Holding it in the palm of my hand. Miniature sculpture of an isabella tiger moth. Made out of beads and wires. Still a work-in-progress with just its body and four legs. The wings and additional body details are still missing.
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar. Day 3
"Summer Run"
Bead Embroidery
4" X 4" size 11/0 & 15/0 seed beads
Stern wheeler headed upriver past fields if purple flowers, towards the rock cliff at the bend.
Riverboat going past fields of purple flowers.
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Did you know that I also do jewellery repairs? Here’s a beautiful pearl necklace that I recently restrung for a customer. The original clasp had broken. #downlandcrafters #craftbizparty
Photo of a knotted pearl necklace.
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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On a time crunch? Check out these lovely wire work Christmas ornaments and jewelry tutorials. Most are simple designs. www.beadinggem.com/2025/12/8-ch...
#handmade #wirework #wirewrap #tutorial #ornament #christmas #diy #crafts
8 Christmas Wire Work Ornament and Jewelry Tutorials to Try
Free jewelry making tutorials, craft ideas, design inspirations, DIY, projects, tips and tricks and trends
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December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4: Flourite pendant necklace with small flourite beads.
Flourite pendant necklace. The cone shaped gem had swirls of purple and green throughout.
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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ArtAdventCalendar. Day 4
"Whale & Salmon"
Bead Embroidery
5 inch round. Size 11/0 & 15/0 seed beads. Carved bone whale and metal salmon charms.
White carved bone whale swimming in blue ocean waters with 3 silver salmon. Green hills and dark blue sky in the background.
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Bead Monster’s top-side drilled 14mm Crystal Butterfly Pendants have machine cut facets for extra sparkle and are available in lots of colours, including this fantastic Bermuda Blue

#BeadMonster #Beads #EverythingsBetterWithBeads
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Bead Monster’s top-side drilled 14mm Crystal Butterfly Pendants have machine cut facets for extra sparkle and are available in lots of colours, including this fantastic Bermuda Blue you can make fabulous earrings by just adding the bail and earring wires of your choice or add a bail and a ready to wear chain to create a pretty necklace tap the LinkTree in our profile, select Bead Monster, then scroll down the menu to our Crystal Pendants or Findings pages or visit beadmonster.co.uk ~ our prices include UK Postage and Packing with a low minimum order customers in EU countries : please email us first before placing an order as new GPSR regulations apply from 13/12/24 customers in Northern Ireland : welcome back, GPSR issues have been resolved and we have resumed shipping to you customers in the USA : welcome back, we have resumed shipping to you with PDDP tariff paid postage
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Vibrant Beaded Compositions by Renée Condo

from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest :

pin.it/7xPqhB69U

#SundayBeadyEyeCandy #BeadyEyeCandy #BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads #ReneeCondo
Vibrant Beaded Compositions by Renée Condo Renee Condo is a contemporary visual artist of Mi’gmaw First Nation ancestry from the community of Gesgapegiag. She is currently working in Tiohtià:ke, Montréal Condo’s work is a practice-based investigation into the power of the bead to communicate ideas derived from the reflection on and application of a Mi’kmaw worldview From a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest, tap the Linktree in our profile or the link in-post Vibrant Beaded Compositions by Renée Condo Renee Condo is a contemporary visual artist of Mi’gmaw First Nation ancestry from the community of Gesgapegiag. She is currently working in Tiohtià:ke, Montréal Condo’s work is a practice-based investigation into the power of the bead to communicate ideas derived from the reflection on and application of a Mi’kmaw worldview From a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest, tap the Linktree in our profile or the link in-post
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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I don't discount my creations very often, but because this lovely beaded bracelet was finished just in time for Black Friday, I couldn't resist! This may actually be one of my favorite bracelets to date. Seriously, don't miss this one, y'all 🥰! Link/info in the comments ⬇️.
#blackfriday #cybermonday
A photo collage of a bead-woven bracelet in orange, green, blue, purple, and gold with gold-colored hardware.
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Elegant Vintage Heidi Daus w/Hand Knotted Carnelian Beaded Necklace with Amazing Crystal Design, 16" Necklace with 4" Fancy Extender Chain
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November 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Making gifts instead of shopping today. #peaceandlove #beadsky
Beaded ornaments made using seed beads and pressed glassed beads to cover a wooden finial. A pink version is shown completed and a green version is a work in progress.
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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we still have some Swarovski 5328 Xilion Bicone Beads in stock, including Light Colorado Topaz

stocks are going fast and once they're gone they're gone

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#BeadMonster #Beads #EverythingsBetterWithBeads
we still have some Swarovski 5328 Xilion Bicone Beads in stock, including Light Colorado Topaz stocks are going fast and once they're gone they're gone tap the LinkTree in our profile, select Bead Monster then scroll down the menu to our Crystal Beads page or visit beadmonster.co.uk ~ our prices include UK Postage and Packing with a low minimum order customers in EU countries : please email us first before placing an order as new GPSR regulations apply from 13/12/24 customers in Northern Ireland : welcome back, GPSR issues have been resolved and we have resumed shipping to you customers in the USA : welcome back, we have resumed shipping to you with PDDP tariff paid postage
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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handmade & ready to wear, Satin Gold Cascade Sequin Earrings from sequinworld.co.uk

our Cascade earrings are created from 25mm disc sequins, measure approx 8cm long, have nickel-free hypoallergenic earring wires & are perfect for parties

#SequinWorld #Sequins #EverythingsBetterWithSequins
handmade and ready to wear, Satin Gold Cascade Sequin Earrings from sequinworld.co.uk our Cascade earrings are created from 25mm disc sequins, measure approximately 8cm long, have nickel-free hypoallergenic earring wires and are perfect for parties need a different colour or length? let us know and we can make them for you tap the LinkTree or Highlights in our profile or visit sequinworld.co.uk ~ our prices include UK Postage and Packing with a low minimum order customers in EU countries : please email us first before placing an order as new GPSR regulations apply from 13/12/24 customers in Northern Ireland : welcome back, GPSR issues have been resolved and we have resumed shipping to you customers in the USA : welcome back, we have resumed shipping to you with PDDP tariff paid postage
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I have a very unfortunate tendency to love my plants a bit too much (resulting in them drowning and dying of root rot), so perhaps it's time to make some drowning-proof plants 🪴 🌿

#Art #Beading #Beadwork #Crafts #Crystal #Crystals #Plant
Photo of a branch made of gold-tone metal wire and crystal hearts as the leaves. In the background two piles of more crystal hearts are visible. A flower pot with green reindeer moss, with a small handmade "vine" trailing down the height of the pot. The "vine" is made up of gold-coloured wire, and the leaves are made with light and dark green crystal hearts.
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Antique ruby, diamond and pearl sarpatti from 19thC India

The turban ornament was sold at auction by Christies, June 2019, at their Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence sale

#BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads
Antique ruby, diamond and pearl sarpatti from 19thC India The turban ornament is set with pear-shaped cabochon and table-cut rubies, pear-shaped table-cut diamond, ruby beads, pearls. There is gold, white, red and green enameling on the reverse of the pendant. Approx 84cm long, the sarpatti has been restrung at some point in it's history. It has an impressive exhibition history, including : The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, Grand Palais, Paris 2017, The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 2018, de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018 The turban ornament was sold at auction by Christies, June 2019, at their Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence sale Antique ruby, diamond and pearl sarpatti from 19thC India The turban ornament is set with pear-shaped cabochon and table-cut rubies, pear-shaped table-cut diamond, ruby beads, pearls. There is gold, white, red and green enameling on the reverse of the pendant. Approx 84cm long, the sarpatti has been restrung at some point in it's history. It has an impressive exhibition history, including : The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, Grand Palais, Paris 2017, The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 2018, de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018 The turban ornament was sold at auction by Christies, June 2019, at their Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence sale Antique ruby, diamond and pearl sarpatti from 19thC India The turban ornament is set with pear-shaped cabochon and table-cut rubies, pear-shaped table-cut diamond, ruby beads, pearls. There is gold, white, red and green enameling on the reverse of the pendant. Approx 84cm long, the sarpatti has been restrung at some point in it's history. It has an impressive exhibition history, including : The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, Grand Palais, Paris 2017, The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, The Palace Museum, Beijing, 2018, de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018 The turban ornament was sold at auction by Christies, June 2019, at their Maharajas and Mughal Magnificence sale
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Vibrant, Beaded Portraits by Felandus Thames

felandus.com

from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest

pin.it/7xPqhB69U

#SundayBeadyEyeCandy #BeadyEyeCandy #BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads #FelandusThames
Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Vibrant, Beaded Portraits by Felandus Thames with thousands of colourful hair beads, Felandus Thames conjures vibrant patterns and portraits he takes historical photographs as a starting point, focusing especially on Black and Indigenous figures whose stories have largely been underrepresented in American historical narrative from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest, tap the Linktree in our profile source : This Is Colossal and the artist's own website felandus.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM