This 'Peppermint Wishes' jewellery making kit is centred around pretty printed beads featuring charming candycanes wrapped in bows, between stars and bow-topped baubles, in traditional shades of red and green against a blue and white snowy backdrop.
 
The simple tool-free techniques and clear instructions make this handmade jewellery making kit suitable for complete beginners, whilst experienced jewellery makers will love the gorgeous collection of materials, including European-style (large hole) beads, faux suede cords, glass and metal charms, tassels and findings, providing plenty with which to design and create.
 
The kit comes beautifully presented in a glass jar too, making a very pretty present or delightful decoration whilst you're waiting to get started!
 
From charm bracelets to chokers, lariats to anklets, bag danglers to even a bookmark, you can choose how you wish to use the bountiful collection of materials to realise your own pieces - no specialist tools needed (just a pair of scissors to cut the cord). Using the pre-assembled findings included, a few basic knots and maybe a fancy decorative knot too, you can create simple and stunning jewellery and accessories. There's plenty of materials included to easily make 10 or more items: how many pieces you make depends on your designs. Full step-by-step instructions are included to show you how to form 5 different jewellery making knots, together with ideas for how you could assemble different style pieces, which you can easily adapt to create your own designs. There’s also a plastic needle to help push the cord through the beads when using the cord doubled up.
 
Whether you are making items for yourself or as gifts for others, you may choose to follow a single style or experiment with different patterns and designs: you could create simple pieces focusing on a single bead; sweetie-style charm bracelets brimming with beads and charms; boho lariats and bag danglers using long lengths of cord; or maybe incorporate some fancy knotwork as a design feature.
 
Peppermint Wishes collection
This 'Peppermint Wishes' collection features 50 resin, Shambala and crystal European-style beads (with a metal core) in pearlised, printed, shimmer and crystal finishes.  Centred around pretty printed beads featuring charming candycanes wrapped in bows, between stars and bow-topped baubles, the coordinating beads are in traditional shades of red, green and white with a pepperminty blue-green twist.  The crystals striped and Shambala beads (handmade in clay polymer studded with glass crytals) reflect the light beautifully, adding a minty fresh sparkle to this candycane collection.
 
The kit also includes Tibetan silver snowflake and candycane charms dangling from round bail beads, faceted red metallic glass heart charms on a striped bail, faux suede tassels, snowflake European-style metal charm beads, key rings, bag dangler swivel clasps and a metal bookmark.
 
This kit contains:
 
50 resin, glass crystal and Shamballa European-style beads
12 snowflake metal European-style charm beads
6 candycane and snowflake charms on a round bail bead
6 faceted metallic glass heart charms on a striped bail bead
2 faux suede tassels on a round bail bead
2  rolls of faux suede cord (5m each)
2 x keyrings
2 x bag dangler clasps
1 x metal bookmark
1 x plastic needle
1 x glass jar
instructions and ideas
 ... all beautifully packaged in eco-friendly organza bags and a glass jar
 
For adults and older children*
 
*I generally recommend age 10 and over as by this age it’s usually possible to learn the knots unaided (4 are pretty straight forward and the 5th is more tricky as it’s a decorative ‘Josephine’ knot), though younger children can do the kits with some adult help.  As there are no tools required (all the bits involving jewellery pliers have already been done by me!) and there’s lots of beads and charms to work with, there’s plenty of designing fun to be had for all ages and abilities, alongside the making.