Super Duo Two Hole Seed Beads!

These are Super Duo!  Love, love, love this color as well!  You can find these HERE.

Oh my gosh!  For you bead weavers out there have you seen the new super duo's and the super cool designs they are being used to make? The new issue of Bead & Button Magazine has several very cool designs using these beads and I can't wait to try them out!   I just got my first order of these beads from RoyalMetals.   Holly has really good quality beads and she ships super fast as well.  She also has a killer selection of Picasso glass beads as well as sterling silver, copper and gold filled findings.  Great prices and I have never been disappointed by anything I have bought from her.  So go, check out her shop and make sure you have something handy to mop up the drool with lol.

Holly's prices are some of the best short of wholesale and again, her quality and customer service is fantastic.

These are one of the Picasso beads.  They come in a wide variety of fantastic color combos.  I happen to have a lot these lol.  You can find these HERE.

 

 And these are sampling of the stones she carries.  This is Angelite and its just stunning!

You can find this one HERE.

from my friend Holly's shop

Jewelry Item of the Week December 9th 2010

Hmmm the way things have been going lately, perhaps I should do an item of the month instead! Been crazy here since Thanksgiving! I have to say, coming down with the stomach flu the evening of Thanksgiving day (after feeding our entire extended family) was not my idea of a terribly successful day! I missed out on most of the left overs too, since I was sick for over a week. I did manage to keep down a couple pieces of apple and pecan pie though!

I did learn a new beading stitch in November and this in one of the bracelets that I made with it. I really like this stitch, I like the contrast in bead sizes and the way its woven together. You can find this in my Artifre shop.

Jewelry Piece of the Week July 2nd 2010

This is a new design for me. I wanted to incorporate as many handmade components as I could and this is what I came up with. I cut the heart out of sheet metal and drew the design on then etched the metal. I also made the lampwork bead. I am very happy with the way this turned out and think the general design has many possibilities!

New Coupon Codes At Artfire!

As many of you probably know by now Artfire has created the capability for shop owners to make coupon codes for their shops. This is a huge help for those of us who run the occasional special or might want to give people a chance to save some money. I am offering a one time coupon for anyone who visits my blog and would like to save a bit on a purchase. Simply type in BLOG in the appropriate area when checking out and receive a 10% discount on your entire order! Christmas is not THAT far off and this would be a good time to get some shopping done early. Also keep in mind that when shopping on line for Christmas (no matter who you shop from) you need to take into account the shipping time, which the closer it gets to Christmas the longer it usually takes lol! Also custom orders do start to stack up closer to Christmas so keep that in mind when ordering!

10% OFF Just Because

I am having a 10% off sale in my Artfire shop. Mostly just because I can lol! I am still working on adding all of my etsy inventory to my artfire shop and also adding all the new stuff as I am making it. Have been kind of taking it easy and trying to enjoy the outdoors while it is nice out so I am not working on a huge amount of new stuff at the moment. Anyway, Everything in my artfire shop is marked down 10% already and if you mention my blog in the notes to seller I will give you free shipping as well. I will refund the shipping when you order. This is a great time to start your Christmas shopping or just to treat yourself to something special. Check back often as I will be adding a lot more inverntroy in the months to come. Have fun shopping!