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Our latest project is on pages 26-27 of Make Jewellery Magazine's March 2010 issue. Using African Amethyst round beads, purple and bronze pearls and Indian copper beads and clasps, you can make a stunning double strand necklace, bracelet and earrings set for very little cost!

Our latest project is on pages 70-71 of Beads & Beyond Magazine (Feb 2010 issue) where we use a Fimo focal from our friends at www.dobeadoo.com to inspire a pearl and Vesuvianite necklace. Little green and bronze nugget pearls and Vesuvianite faceted roundels combine beautifully together for this visually textural piece.

Our project "Natural Touch" in Make Jewellery Magazine Issue 8 page 73 uses Fluorite chips, 4mm and 6mm round beads and Blister Pearls in Teal (Aqua) and Bronze for a stunning necklace. You will have enough beads left over for a matching bracelet and earrings of your own design! (update: we have run out of 4mm Purple Fluorite rounds and recommend using 4mm Green Fluorite Rounds or Crystal Quartz 4mm Rounds instead).

Our Project in Beads & Beyond Magazine November 2009 uses a number of our rounds beads in 4-5mm size including Peridot, Brazilian Amethyst, and Carnelian. We have also used Red Jade faceted roundels, but try Rhodolite Garnet for an even more beautiful effect! The handmade artisan lampwork beads are by the very talented Mike Poole: www.tillerman.co.uk

We recommend The Make Jewellery Collection, available now from WH Smith and Make Jewellery Magazine directly. Priced at £9.99 it is amazing value with over 100 projects including 4 of our projects from Issues 1-4 of the Magazine. An ideal gift for a jewellery designer!

Beads & Beyond Magazine, August 2009

Crafts Beautiful Magazine, October 2008

Crafts Beautiful Magazine, May 2008

We have created some necklaces using our gemstones which we hope will inspire you to try different combinations of cuts, colours and stones...

Inspired by Grapes!

This wire wrapped piece uses a combination of Vesuvianite Faceted Roundels, Mozambique Garnet Faceted Roundels, Amethyst Faceted Onion Briolettes, and Chrome Tourmaline Faceted Drop Briolettes. We think the result of this combination is stunning!

Cool Blues...

In this necklace we have used nothing but blue stones with silver for a showstopping piece. We used Blue Coated Topaz Onion Cut Briolettes, Blue Topaz Faceted Drop Briolettes, Aquamarine AA Faceted Drop Briolettes, and Kyanite 3-5mm Faceted Roundels.

In The Pink...

We designed this necklace to raise money for a Breast Cancer charity, and it raised a wonderful £140! We used Andalusite Briolettes, Pink Spinel Faceted Ovals and Pink Topaz Briolettes.

Recommedations:

We always recommend the use of Beadalon products for use with our gemstone beads. We particularly like 49 strand in the .013" size as it is very fine and beads with very little holes like some roundels and briolettes can be strung with it. The other size we like is .018". You can find these products and many other useful products at www.thecrystalphoenix.com