#bead kit

The presents we got during our Christmas in England! Sorry it took so long to show you! (Still more pictures to come of other things!)

And here’s a bonus Alvin/Albert modeling the new shirt! (It’s a Bitty Baby dress, but it works well when folded!)

this is the first of my weekly writing posts :3

this one is gonna be the sloppiest probably out of all of them cuz i procrastinated this and yeah :/ but here i am writing it now :D <33

SO- i had a couple “best moment of the week”

here they are:

1. getting into “the lost tapes” (a minecraft horror series that was made by karl jacobs)

2. when i had a sleepover w/ one of my best friends- @pearldiverrrrr and we watched the sunrise outside on their driveway

3. when my brand new huge bead kit (for bracelets) arrived :0

4. (this one will be going a bit more into detail but) i was out on my porch i think two days ago? and i had the same song on repeat: “over my head” by james marriott and i was on my porch swing for like 5 hours listening to it on repeat taking in the landscape around me. it was sunny at first then started to lightly rain as it got cloudier, i still love that song sm and that moment was so peaceful. (it’s kinda funny cuz the song didn’t fit the landscape but the vibe of it somewhat fit the emotion i was feeling or sparked the emotion i was feeling)

5. WHEN I FOUND OUT I GOT TICKETS TO A JAMES MARRIOTT CONCERT IN TWO MONTHS BABY <33

thanks guys- sorry this is so unorganized !!

Pet Paradise Bead Kit - Chemist Warehouse, $6.50 AUD.

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This is currently on half-price sale; the full price is $12.99 AUD. If you’re after a kit to get you started on making animal-themed bead fidgets, I think this is a pretty decent way to begin--with one big proviso.

If you buy this, don’t throw out the box. Or do what I did, which was to cut off the front panel (easier to store) and then recycle the rest. Don’t throw out the box, because if you do, you won’t be able to make the animal fidgets.

Despite the back of the box saying “easy to follow instructions”, the instruction sheet only tells you how to thread a single row of beads. If you’ve made any of these before, it’s not so difficult to look at the images on the box and copy them, but if you haven’t, you’d be lost. If you do what I tend to do and open the kit, recycle the box and then go to make the bead fidgets some time later, you’d be beyond lost with no image references. The instructions aren’t easy to follow and there are no real, specific instructions for copying the animals on the front, rendering them useless.

I’ve previously posted tutorials for the beaded gecko and the beaded ladybird. There are also more tutorials on this reblogged post, which have options for butterflies. I would make these first, using those tutorials, just to get the feel of how to thread the beads together. Only then would I copy the other animals from the front of the box.

I have to say that I do like that the kit comes with a storage box. Everything fits within it and it makes it easy to store the beads. It also comes with a good array of colours, and the metallic beads are gorgeous. For the sale price, it isn’t a bad way to start, since you get everything you need but scissors and instructions.

I plan on making the animals in this kit, so I can later discuss things like if they provided the right amount of beads and how easy the animals are to make from copying the box image.

I do like this kit, but I was expecting to get clear instructions on how to make the different animals--it’s most of the reason I bought it, as I have plenty of beads already. If you have no beading experience, it is still a good way to get started, but the lack of instructions provided is absurd.

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Ride the sandy wave with the Sandstorm Bracelet Kit.(Available Here) 

Jesse James Beads is proud to introduce the latest in our new Designer Kit series with the incredibly talented Author and Jewelry Designer, Nealay Patel. Nealay has created this special kit just for you, our Jesse James Beads fans. Learn how to make this eclectic bracelet piece with step-by-step instructions and photos on the JJB Design Blog – and get the full kit with all the materials needed to recreate this beautiful and trendy bracelet piece.

In this kit you will receive: 2′ of Silver Silk Knitted Wire, Seed Bead selection, Bronze dagger beads, beading wire, Fireline thread, bead stitching needles, mother-of-pearl shell chips, toggle clasp – PLUS, two complimentary Jesse James Strands