Craft Focus - Oct/Nov (Issue 63)

44 craft focus Bond your bling Anyone making jewelley will require a glue that they can trust when it comes to keeping gems in place. Beacon Adhesives, distributed by Creative Products Distribution in the UK, has a range of glues especially for the job. Gem-Tac does exactly what it says on the bottle, and bonds those precious rhinestones, pearls and crystals firmly in place. It dries clear so won’t spoil the look of designs either. It’s water-based, non-toxic and washable and you need the tiniest amount. Dazzle-Tac is an extra strong, permanent glue for base metals, semi-precious stones, glass, beads, bone, mirrors, wire, and mosaics. It comes in a tube and has a convenient nozzle tip for precise application. It’s flexible, never brittle and also waterproof and UV resistant for greater durability. The resistant formula will make sure your stones and findings stay put. Power-Tac is an all-purpose glue that has excellent strength as well as low odour, and permanently bonds almost any surface. It's the perfect choice for jewellery making, and other craft projects, as well as repairs and home décor applications. The industrial grade glue dries faster and has a lower odour than E6000. Beacon Adhesives are distributed in UK by Creative Products Distribution +44 (0)20 8953 2117 sales@creative-distribution.co.uk creative-distribution.co.uk Two heads are better than one! The MultiPliers feature a chain and round-nosed head for wire wrapping and other DIY jewellery making. The special stainless steel head of the pliers feature double leaf-spring loaded handles and combines both pliers that move simultaneously. A quick one- handed flip brings the opposite tips to the same work area, instead of taking the time to put down one pair of pliers and pick-up the next, saving valuable time. The time to pick up and put down conventional pliers can be spent creating and finishing the loops, which can be significant given the amount of time it takes to create a chain of beads with wire wrapping. Beadalon +1 610 466 6000 sales@beadalon beadalon.com Swarovski innovations The new Swarovski Innovations for autumn/winter 2018/19 includes the Light and Shadow collection. The collection features some fabulous new colours and shapes, which are available from Creative Beadcraft, a Swarovski authorised retailer. Swarovski has a fabulous new colour, scarlet, which is right on trend, and is available in their most popular shapes including flatbacks hotfix and no hotfix, bicones and a range of pendants and stones including rivolis. Swarovski is also extending the new shimmer effects to include the best-selling bicones and other popular lines such as heart pendants. New pendants include the stunning growing crystal rhombus pendants by designer Iris van Herpen. New stones include the Starbloom fancy stone, the Eye fancy stone and some great new shapes in flatback stones. Creative Beadcraft +44 (0)1494 786 924 beads@creativebeadcraft.co.uk creativebeadcraft.co.uk peals of wisdom