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What is Pinterest and how does it work?

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    What is Pinterest?

Pinterest

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Game 6 – Bead soup

Game 7 – Spot The Difference!

Here’s your next beady challenge! See how many differences you can find between the pictures below and leave us a blog comment with:

a) the co-ordinates of the differences you see

b) a description of the change you see

Your comments won’t be published until the game is finished.

You have until 5pm to enter. We’ve got some prizes up for grabs for those who spot the most differences! Good luck!

Spot the Beady differences!

GAME 2 Name that bead

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Answers were:

1. Tiger eye semi precious round 12mm
2. Beads mother of pearl assembled coffee brown round
3. Freshwater pearls potato natural white
4. Semi-precious beads gem green striped onyx rectangle
5. Semi-precious beads gem red avanturine faceted pear
6. Semi-precious beads gem red malachite round
7. Semi-precious beads gem citrine round bead
8. Semi-precious beads gem multi-stripped calcite round
9. Semi-precious beads coral jade drop pendant-metal insert
10. Semi-precious beads gem amethyst round

Fashion Focus- Life's a Charm

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Life’s a Charm!

I think it’s safe to say that charm bracelets will never be a dying fad since they can be dated as far back as the Ancient Egyptian period. The Ancient Egyptians created their charm bracelets using metal and precious stones as charms to help to prepare for their afterlife.

Times have changed since then, however the charm bracelet is far from dying out.

The reason for the charm bracelet’s great success? Read More

Fashion Focus- Life’s a Charm

Posted on:

Life’s a Charm!

I think it’s safe to say that charm bracelets will never be a dying fad since they can be dated as far back as the Ancient Egyptian period. The Ancient Egyptians created their charm bracelets using metal and precious stones as charms to help to prepare for their afterlife.

Times have changed since then, however the charm bracelet is far from dying out.

The reason for the charm bracelet’s great success? Read More