Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Jadeide Bead Jewellery
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
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A carved Baltic amber, coral and gold 'dragon' bead from the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Source : Sothebys, Gems of Chinese Art from the Speelman Collection
Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Vintage Vendome Bead Jewellery
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
Large Yemeni Bridal Gilded Silver & Coral Necklace (Lazim)
Source : Michael Backman Ltd
A quick reminder that the Bead Society of Great Britain's Annual General Meeting 2025 takes place this weekend!
watch the art of Huichol beadwork where rocaille beads are set using an adhesive made from beeswax and tree resin, covering a 3-D object with geometric patterns
each bead is hand placed into the adhesive with is then left to harden, the distinctive works represent the religious and cultural beliefs of the people
#BeadSocietyGB #Beads #HistoryOfBeads #HuicholBeadwork
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Sunday Beady Eye Candy : The Wearable Bead Art of Teresa Sulivan
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
Previously the property of an Indian maharani, this jewelled head ornament (Jhumar) was created in Lucknow, India during the 19th/20th century
Designed as a gem-set floral arrangement, rows of seed-pearl beads connect to an openwork crescent shaped hinged panel with hanging details and seed-pearl and bead fringe, reverse in polychrome enamel, with a hook above for fastening
Sunday Beady Eyed Candy : French Sablé Beadwork
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
The Lace Guild Triennial Exhibition 2025
'Treasure' takes place 16th of July to 9th of August
Please see https://www.laceguild.org/ for details and location
Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Bricolage Beaded Sculptures by Vanessa German
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
Bead Society of Great Britain Journal 148 has been sent to our members.
This issue is for Spring/Summer 2025 and includes this year's PAID sticker for your membership card
Our front and back cover stars are some glorious Beady Eye Candy shared by BSGB Member Joyce Holloway from http://beadcollector.net
not a member yet? please join us, tap the Linktree in our profile!
Our AGM Workshop takes place on Friday the 4th of July 2025
BSGB's Tina Bellingham will be conducting a brand new workshop called A Beaded Glance Back in Time
We have a limited number of places available free to BSGB members ~ see page 38 of Journal 147 for full details and how to book your place
Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Pearl Bead Jewellery
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
The 6th International Beads Biennale Exhibition 2026
entry submissions are officially open!
BSGB AGM 2025
'Looking at Anglo-Saxon Beads'
Talk & Beadmaking Demonstration by Sue Heaser
Saturday 5 July 2025, 10.00-4.00
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village & Country Park
Icklingham Road, West Stow, Suffolk, IP28 6HG
AGM 2025 is free to BSGB members
Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Tambour Beaded Vodou Flags by Myrlande Constant
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
From 1960s Hebron, Palestine, a beaded amulet in circular form
Source : The British Museum, Accession Number As1966,01.835
Sunday Beady Eye Candy : Wiener Werkstätte Beadwork
from a selection pinned with provenance to our Sweepings board on Pinterest
Roman glass bead necklace, dated circa 2nd/3rd Century CE
Comprising numerous highly iridescent beads of globular and other forms, the necklace is 36.8cm long. Three circular pendants are suspended from the necklace, two with stamped motifs, one of them showing the Star of David
Sold at auction by Sothebys