Swarovski and czech dagger bead flower: Saturday 5 March: 1pm - 4pm:

Spring is finally in the air and to celebrate, we thought we'd share this lovely new class with all our favourite customers!

Made from czech glass dagger beads, seed beads, swarvoski crystals and a 22mm rivoli you can make this beautiful, glittering daisy which can then be made into a pendant, brooch or even a pin.

The class uses bead weaving techniques which are suitable for complete beginners and will run on Saturday 5 March from 1pm until 4pm

Price £30 includes tuition, all threads, findings and your beads.

To book your place or for more information, please pop in to see us, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 5058!

Love,

The girls from The Little Bead Shop x

Dagger Bracelet Class: Sunday 6th February, 1pm - 4pm

Come and learn how to make this stunning dagger bead and swarvoski crystal bracelet.

The bracelet's beautiful Czech dagger beads give it an amazing texture which allows it to drape softly around your wrist. It is made by weaving the beads with needle and beading thread.

If you are new to bead weaving no need to worry, this class is suitable for beginners and we will be there to help you at every step. You will be given full instructions for you to take home with you as you may not finish the bracelet in the three hour class.

This fantastic class takes place on Sunday 6th February from 1pm - 4pm and costs just £20, which includes tuition, all threads and findings but excludes the cost of your beads.

For more information or to book your place, please pop in to see us, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 5058!

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

Love

Your Chance to win a Handbag Charm Kit Designed by Jeanette Sloan!

Last week we told you all about the fantastic handbag charm kit, designed by Jeanette Sloan, exclusive to the Little Bead Shop - and now we're delighted to offer you the chance to win one in our fantastic Pretty Pampered Pooches competition!

To enter, just post a picture of your dog wearing a fantastic bit of bling to our Facebook fan page and the best dressed pooch will win!

If you need any inspiration, here's a pic of Beau, Gil's dog, looking extremely regal!

The closing date is Friday 12 November - we can't wait to see your pics!

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

Children's Beading Parties at the Little Bead Shop

Looking for a creative and fun way for your child to spend their birthday? Well look no further!

Our children's parties are an ideal and fun way for your little ones to have some fun.

All parties are held in our lovely shop allowing you to leave your children to safely enjoy themselves.

Our parties are suitable for children from ages six and upwards. We find that groups of no more than eight work best.

Each party project is decided upon after discussion with you and your child. If she is unsure which project to choose then we will happily give you some advice on the kind of projects suitable for your child's age.

Our parties cost £12 per child and last approximately one hour. All children will leave with their completed project and their own beady goodie bag.

For more information or to book a date, please pop into the shop to see us, call us on 0131 228 5058, or visit our website.

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

New Class! Stunning Swarovski Crystal Bracelet: Thursday 16 September 1pm - 3pm

Being a bead shop, there's nothing we like more than a being able to bring a bit of sparkle to our customers, and you don't get much sparklier than this stunning swarovski crystal bracelet.

Here we will teach you the bead weaving techniques to make this beautiful bracelet. Once you know this technique, the sky's the limit!

The class runs from 1pm-3pm on Thursday 16 September and is suitable for beginners.

Cost £15 excluding cost of beads.

Pop in to see us, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 50508 to book your place!

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop

New Class! Embellished Peyote Stitch Bracelet: Saturday 20 November 10am-12.30pm

We're all big fans of bead weaving at the Little Bead Shop and we're delighted to be able to bring you this brand new embellished peyote stitch bracelet class!

In the class, suitable for beginners, we'll teach you how to make this gorgeous peyote stitch bracelet and how to add embellishments to make it truly unique.

The class runs from 10am-12.30pm on Saturday 20 November.

Cost: £25 including beads.

Pop in to see us, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 50508 to book your place!

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

New Class! Sparkling Swarovski Christmas Ring: Saturday 20th November 1pm - 3pm

The nights are getting longer and it's definitely getting to the time of year when we all feel the need for a little bit of sparkle. And what better way to add a bit of bling to any occasion than with this stunning sparkly swarovski crystal ring?

In this brand new class, suitable for beginners, we will teach you the bead weaving techniques to make this beautiful glittering Christmas ring.

The class runs on Saturday 20 November 1-3pm. Cost: £25 including your crystals.

Pop in to see us, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 5058 to book your place!

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

New Class: Funky Wire Work Necklace: Tuesday 2 November 6.30 - 8.30pm

We've all gone a bit wire crazy over at the Little Bead Shop these days, so we thought we'd share the love with this brand new wire work class!

In this lesson you will learn to combine wire loops with beads to create this fun and striking necklace.

The class runs from 6.30 - 8.30pm and is suitable for beginners.

Cost: £15 excluding beads.

Please pop in to see us, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 5058 to book your place!

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

New Class! Wire Crochet Necklace: Saturday 23 October 1pm-3pm

Have you always wanted to know how to make beautiful crochet necklaces but weren't sure where to start? Well, this could be the class for you!

In this brand new class we will teach you how to make this gorgeous beaded wire crochet necklace. Suitable for beginners, no experience in crocheting is necessary.

The class is on Saturday 23 October and will run from 1pm-3pm.

Cost: £15 and includes findings and loan of tools.

Please note, beads are not included.

Pop in to see us, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 5058 to book your place!

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

NEW CLASS! Polymer Clay Cane Making - Saturday 7 August 11am - 4pm

We've done it again! The girls at the Little Bead Shop are delighted to introduce yet another fantastic new class!

In this class, suitable for beginners, you'll learn how to design and create your own unique, colourful polymer canes with your own intricate designs which you will then be shown how to form into beads to make your very own jewellery.

At the end of the day you will leave with several made up polymer clay canes for your future jewellery creations and one finished bracelet.

The class is being held on Saturday 7 August from 11am-4pm.

Cost: £65 which includes four packets of polymer clay and loan of tools.

For more information and to book your place, pop in to see us at the shop, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 5058.

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

NEW CLASS! Dichroic Glass Fusing: Sunday 1 August: 11am-4pm

We are thrilled to offer you this new course in dichroic glass fusing - but beware.... it's addictive! In this class you will learn how to make beautiful pendants and cabochons. The colours are wonderful and the results fantastic!

You'll learn how to cut the glass as well as how to execute "full" and "tack" fusing. We promise you won't be disappointed.

This class is suitable for complete beginners and you'll take home three finished pendants.

Fee: £85 which includes tuition, all materials and loan of tools.

For more information or to book your place, pop in to see us, visit our website or call us on 0131 228 5058.

Love,

The girls at the Little Bead Shop x

An update on our lovely new shop

Well, what a week it's been. We've moved, we're merrily unpacking and are all totally in love with our fantastic new shop!

We've still got a fair bit of reorganising to do (and shelves to put up!) but we're all feeling rather impressed by how much we've got done in such a short space of time.

If you would like to see some pics of how the decorating is going, have a look at our pictures on Facebook

We've been running our classes as normal throughout (you may have seen us sitting at our lovely new beading table in the shop window if you've been strolling through Bruntsfield lately), and I just had to share this beautiful tiara that one of our students made at the weekend!

New dates for our tiara workshops will soon be on our website so we'll keep you posted!

Love,

the girls from the Little Bead Shop x

PS. As alway happens during any move, something has to go wrong, and unfortunately we've been having some problems with our phone line this week. We're hoping to get this sorted out asap, but if you would like to speak to us, you can reach us in the mean time on 07593768127 or email us via our website.

The fabulous new shop is officially open!

Well folks, after a long hard week of packing and painting, the Little Bead Shop is now open for business at the new shop at 120 Bruntsfield Place!

Not only does our new shop boast some rather stunning chandeliers, but we now have a dedicated classroom. Details of all our new classes will be coming soon so watch our website for more information.

Remember to stop by and say hello!

Love, the girls at the Little Bead Shop x