Beading Resources - Quick Links

Explore our beading resources, jewellery making tutorials and craft guides to inspire your next project and answer common questions. This hub brings together helpful video tutorials, jewellery guides, charts, product tips and creative project ideas in one easy place.

Sofi's Crafty Video Tutorials

How to Make Dangling Earrings

A simple jewellery making tutorial for creating pretty dangling earrings.

How to Make a Dreamcatcher

Learn how to create a decorative dreamcatcher using craft supplies and creative embellishments.

How to Make a Friendship Bracelet

A beginner-friendly bracelet tutorial using a friendship bracelet making kit.

Butterfly Heart Crystal Suncatcher

Follow Sofi’s tutorial for making a sparkling butterfly heart crystal suncatcher.

How to Make a Crystal Suncatcher

Learn how to design a crystal suncatcher using beads, crystals and hanging components.

Jewellery Making & Beading Guides

Beading Ideas and Craft Kits

Browse creative project kits, glues and craft supplies for beading and jewellery projects.

Make a Simple Beaded Bracelet

A helpful beginner guide for making a simple bracelet with beads and stringing materials.

How to Make an Essential Oil Bracelet

Learn how to create a bracelet using beads that can be paired with essential oils.

Jewellery Making Books

Find books and inspiration for beading, jewellery making and creative craft projects.

Selling Your Jewellery and Craft Creations

Helpful tips for turning handmade jewellery and craft projects into saleable creations.

What Are Vintage Lucite Beads?

Learn about vintage Lucite beads, their look, history and uses in jewellery making.

Tools, Glue, Cleaners & Rhinestone Help

Jewellery Tools Video Tutorials

Watch demonstrations showing how to use popular jewellery tools and beading tools.

Jewellery Glue Guide

Compare jewellery glues and adhesives for rhinestones, beads, cabochons and craft projects.

How to Apply Crystal Rhinestones

A step-by-step guide to using rhinestones for jewellery, craft and embellishment projects.

Jewellery Cleaners FAQ

Find answers to common jewellery cleaning questions and choose the right cleaner.

Do Metals in Jewellery Rust or Tarnish?

Understand tarnish, rust and oxidation in jewellery metals and how to help prevent them.

Patinating with Liver of Sulphur

Learn how liver of sulphur can be used to darken and antique metal jewellery pieces.

Metal Stamping Resources

Metal Stamping Checklist

Find out what tools and supplies you need to get started with metal stamping.

Metal Stamping Fonts

Explore metal stamping font styles for personalised jewellery and hand-stamped designs.

Metal Stamping Jewellery Video Tutorials

Watch basic metal stamping demonstrations and tool tutorials.

Metal Stamping Tools & Supplies

Browse metal stamps, blanks, hammers, bench blocks and supplies for metal stamping.

Resin, Crystal & Reference Guides

Resin Jewellery Video Tutorials

Learn how to make resin jewellery with beginner-friendly video demonstrations.

Birthstone Colour Chart

A useful crystal colour reference for birthstone-inspired jewellery designs.

Swarovski Crystal Coatings & Effects

Learn about specialty coatings, crystal effects and decorative finishes.

Daniel Swarovski

Read a short background piece about Daniel Swarovski and his crystal legacy.

Craft Wire Gauge Guide

A handy reference for understanding craft wire gauges and jewellery wire sizes.

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