1. It's relaxing  As many crafters will tell you, the secret to a happy healthy life is crafting. This applies to making jewellery too. Creating is relaxing and reduces stress. The next time you're feeling frazzled reach for those pliers and get making, you'll feel better in no time. 2. It's...

For me the absolute best part of jewellery making is choosing and buying the beads and supplies. One of my favourite ways of spending a rainy afternoon is searching or hunting for beads for my website and for my personal stash. There are several ways to buy beads in the UK The Bead Shop Perhaps the...

In case you don't know me, my name is Karen and I run Somerset Beads. I thought I would explain how my bead addiction led to the creation of Somerset Beads. Where do I begin, well as Julie Andrews once sang...let's start at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start. For quite some time I...