Meet Tara from Team JR & See How She is Raising Money for Macmillan

Meet Tara, the lovely lady on the other end of the JR phone. 

Not only brimming with style, creativity & efficiency, but we can now add bravery & selflessness to the list too! Visit her ''Brave the Shave'' donation page to read her very honest story about her relationship wither her Nanny, filled with love & loss. 

Driven with a desire to help others, raise money for the vital service Macmillan Nurses provide and as a cathartic way to channel the emotions of her loss, she has decided to ''Brave the Shave'' and shave her head in order to raise money for the charity. "I realised that there was something that I could do to show how much her passing had changed me, how extreme the emotions of losing someone so close to you can feel".

Team JosyRose is very proud of our girl Tara. 

Please show her some support too and read her story here; 

Tara's Brave the Shave Story

Spring Sunshine Inspired Bookmarks, Handmade Gifts Ideal for Mother's Day

Feeling Inspired by the First Rays of Sunshine & Fresh Spring Flowers Peeping Through out of the Grey? Us Too! 

Channelling spring into our latest craft project, these gorgeous embellished bookmarks ooze sunshine vibes! Super quick and simple to make for either yourself, or a perfect handmade gift for any green-fingered Mum this Mother's Day.

1 - Simply cut a piece of satin ribbon to your desired length.

2 - Glue-gun or sew a small beaded circle or heart onto the end of the ribbon on each side, sandwiching the ribbon in between.

3 - Finish off with a stunning sequin & beaded applique. Above we opted for a flower, butterfly & bumble bee.

It's A Gem! Follow Our Guide On How To Make This Semi Precious Stone Layer Bracelet

Read on to see how to create our chic bracelet using semi-precious stones and sparkly 

diamanté encrusted beads.

Make the Beaded Layers: 

String of Genuine Crystal Glass Faceted Beads (Jr04848) 

String of Amazonite Precious Stones (Jr04843)

String of Botswana Agate Precious Stones (Jr04861)

Crystal Diamanté Encrusted Beads, 7mm (Jr05087) 

Jewellery Findings

Stringing Materials

1: Measure cord so it fits your wrist comfortably, allowing for an extra 10cm. Cut three lengths and tie a knot at one end of each piece. Add a crimp bead, then thread the cord through a 3-bar spacer.

2: Push another crimp onto the cord. Add the first set of beads, then finish the row with a diamanté. Double check the amount of beads used against the size of your wrist as you work. Repeat three times. 

3: When the stringing is complete, thread the remainder of the cord back through the first crimp bead, the corresponding hole on the spacer bar, then the second crimp. To secure the beads in place, squash the crimps flat using pliers. Untie, then snip off excess cord.

Make the Bracelet Charms: 

Crystal Diamanté Encrusted Bead,10mm (Jr05088)

Single Stone Diamanté Shank Back Button (Jr01996)

Natural Mother-of-Pearl Heart Button (Jr02026) 

Jewellery Findings

4: To create the feature charm, assemble a small length of chain using three jump rings. Thread a selection of pearl and diamanté beads onto 1” head pins. Trim away 1cm above the beads. Using pliers, bend the wire into a loop. Secure onto the chain at different heights, from smallest to largest to create a cluster effect. 

5: Finish with a mother-of-pearl heart button, securing a pendant mount through the bottom hole using pliers. Attach to the last jump ring on the chain. Add a mother-of pearl pendant mount, then hang from the bottom hole of the 3-bar spacer.

Top Tip:

Don’t be put off by the many types of  findings, look at how shop bought jewellery is constructed and use it as a guide!

Valentine's Craft: Cute As A Button Wired Haberdashery Hearts

These Haberdashery filled hearts are really effective and very easy to make. They can be used as a door/wall/window hanging, or you could make a smaller version to hang on a Valentine's Day card.

Instructions:

Simply select some coloured malleable craft wire. 

Thread the wire with buttons, ribbon roses and sequins, leaving a few gaps for some feature applique.

Tie the embellished wire into a circle.

Manipulate the embellished circle into a heart shape.

Add a small beaded tassel to the inner point of the heart, using the ribbon loop as a hanger.

Tip: Although the heart is embellished with lots of different beads and buttons, we have opted to use similar, complimentary coloured items, to give the piece a feeling of unity.

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Check out our Valentines Day range, filled with heart shaped buttons, beads, motifs, ribbons 

and all things romantic

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Valentine's Day Craft Supplies with JosyRose.com

We HEART haberdashery!

It's true, and you can find your true (craft) love with JosyRose.com too!

With just under one month until the big day, we have everything you need to craft something special for that someone special!

View our Valentine's Day Collection here >>

Why Not Treat Yourself?

...to a new look, a new hobby, a new wardrobe? 

Be inspired by our Lucky Dip Habby Bags bursting with sparkling surprises & tactile treats!

View full goody bag details here >> 

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Let it Snow & Let's Sew! Keep Cosy & Craft; Stay Indoors with your Favourite Hobby in Hand!

View our range of sequins, designed & manufactured at our London factory

Visit our Valentines Day collection here

Make Handmade Christmas Decorations from Sparkly Scraps

Would you like to make these simple Christmas decorations using craft box scraps? 

Here's how it's done: 

I made them both following the same principles.

Firstly, make a cone shape using sequin film. 

Thread a section of wire through the cone opening, leaving enough length on either side to manipulate into a hanging loop at the top and fashion into fairy legs or a tree trunk at the bottom.

Attach fringing to the inside of the wide cone opening. Double sided tape works great on sequin film. Now for the fun decorating bit!

For the fairy i over layered the cone with some sequin waste punchinella which created a cute pattern for the fairy dress. I made her a sparkly pair of shoes and matching cloak made from glitter fabric, topped with little paper hands holding a heart shaped acrylic stone. Using sequin film again, i cut out some fairy wings opting for the ethereal 'Oriental' transparent film with a subtle AB finish. Then decorated them with sequins and used a paper punch to cut out a delicate wing pattern. For the face, i snipped the top off the cone and replaced it with a smaller flesh coloured card cone. Here i used small sequins cut in half for the eyes and tiny ones for cheeks and lips.  I glued it all together using a glue gun and then topped her of with a main of damson and lilac feathers!

This fairy is ready to party; I love her skinny wire legs and sparkle shoes captured mid prance!

For the tree i decorated the cone with sequins gluing the centre in place and bending the tips to make them 3D. Then i glued on some glitter fabric circles, sequins and a bow. I finished the wire with a glitter fabric plant pot at the bottom and threaded a star shaped bead through the top. 

Both decorations are super cheap to make and can be embellished with any sparkles you have in your craft box. Get creative and enjoy yourself!

Here are a few snaps of them on my tree... 

Merry Christmas from Team JR!