Trendy and trending, the beaded jewellery of our youth has made a comeback

Remember when you used to make matching friendship necklaces and bracelets out of beads? You’d weave multicoloured beads of all shapes and sizes onto strands of fishing wire and thread, smug at thought of being a semi-pro jeweller and chuffed with your efforts. Now, the beaded jewellery of our youth has staged a comeback – not surprising given our predilection for nostalgia but surprising enough to warrant a story.

B Happy Beads are intended to make you smile, they’re made from kaleidoscopic enamel tiles and beads that add colourful polish to an outfit in need of pizzazz.