Phew — we’ve been busy! In this October issue of Australian Beading you’re getting 44 jewellery projects!
You’ll find plenty of spring jewellery-making inspiration in our Spring Project Special — gorgeous nude and blush-toned designs along with lots of gold, silver and bling — and if you’re looking to make some Christmas goodies, there’s also our 12 days of Christmas project special — a dozen quick-to-make and very affordable projects that are just perfect as gifts for loved ones and all priced at under $10.
You’re going to love our Celebrity Copycat project section in this issue because we’ve got not one, but TWO fabulous celeb-inspired projects. Copy the Logies style of the effortlessly glamorous Jessica McNamee of Packed to the Rafters fame with a luscious multi-strand necklace of clear, aquamarine and teal fire-polished glass beads, or emulate the edgy style of music television presenter Ruby Rose with a single-strand necklace of cinnabar beads, Swarovski crystals and fire-polished rounds and ovals.
Also in this issue, the fabulous Melissa Ingram creates another polymer clay pendant, this time a beautiful cameo design ideal for use as a brooch or pendant. And the very talented Melanie Dilday is also back with a polymer clay design (this was an office favourite!) — a luminous green pearl and gold inro box pendant.
For our Masterclass project, Monica Anthon has created the perfect race day set with her Derby Diva necklace and mini fascinator in bold black, emerald and ruby tones, using a unique variety of wire gauges.
This really is a jam-packed issue of Australian Beading — we hope you enjoy it as much as we did pulling it all together!
And a big thank you to our fabulous advertisers and you, our readers, for your donations to my half-marathon effort in September. Your support was tremendously motivating for me personally and also very much appreciated by the incredible Cure Our Kids "Bravery Beads" program children you have helped to support through your generous donations.
Kelly
