Australian Beading
Overview

Australian Beading is fresh, funky, fun, and completely filled with inspiring jewellery projects, expert designer tips and easy-to-follow techniques to help you create fabulous beaded jewellery. With projects that range from everyday through to evening wear, you are sure to find a piece you would love to assemble (or purchase!) in the pages of this beautiful magazine. At 140 pages, Australian Beading is the biggest beading publication published in Australia; with step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions, information on all the latest beading trends from Australia and overseas, and great celebrity style features, it’s no wonder Australian Beading is fast becoming the country’s most popular beading magazine. [note from jean: see Facebook as well]

Frequency

Bi-monthly

Target Audience

She is female, aged 25+ and is passionate about creating and looking good.

Content

Step-by-step instructions on how to create the perfect beading accessory for every occasion.

Editor

Kelly Norton


Hello!  It is I, jean yates,  columnist for Australian Beading  for quite a few years now!

I originally was a submitter to Australian Beading. That was it. I sent in a charm bracelet--really full and replete with tons of Sally Jean charms, and also pearls and beautifully colorful art glass boro beads from Lisa Kan, as well as Swarovski Element crystals. I used a lovely clasp from Green Girl Studios and did everything I could to make it the prettiest bracelet I could imagine.  Lisa Kan had been kind enough to introduce me to the magazine. She had already appeared in it with a glorious leaf necklace. The editor, who is a fantastic person, liked my bracelet so much she actually wore it out to a business/jewelry function and showed it off there!  Then she put it on the cover of the issue I was in! I was completely thrilled, as you can imagine.

   yes, I know  this is a very small photo. However it is the only one I can find at the moment. Ahhh, my fleeting five minutes of fame.

Anyway, now I write for the magazine.  Lisa Kan and I started off writing together but she got really busy. Anyone who knows Lisa knows she is always really really busy...and anyone who knows me knows I am really really at peace with my carefully modulated pace, which is something between slow, really slow and a dead stop.

I asked Kelly the editor if I could cover the whole column by myself after Lisa left. When she said yes, I was so happy I almost jumped for joy and I have been in love with this job ever since! I can do this job from my house, I can review books and discuss them with the authors, I can interview artists from every aspect of the beading arena, and I can show new products which I discover online and find interesting. I can also learn new things in an open ended section of the column  called "What is Jean Up to Now?" As I really honestly do love learning things, this section is great as far as I am concerned. I can go all over the place with it!

 When there is room, I even get to put a photo of one of my Blythe dolls wearing jewelry which I have made, and pretty clothes by people whom I have sought out into my column.

My photo above was not in, but the earrings were. You get the idea

--its a win-win for me! --click photo to make larger

My column is called "Our Beading World" by Jean Yates.  I have had the honor of having some of the greatest jewelry makers and designers, writers and bead makers, agree to talk with me. I just cannot believe how lucky I am. We put up their photos which they submit as well (after all, this is a magazine and very glossy and lovely).  I think the column is a great representation of lots of different things for the jewelry loving Australians over on the other side of the world. They get a fast glimpse of what is going on here. I essentially only cover the USA. I thank my lucky stars I got this job. It is just perfect for me!

Have a Happy Weekend!

jean