Semi-precious nugget beads for jewellery making

May 28th, 2010

Lots of you have been requesting that we stock more semi-precious beads, so I have been busy finding new lines which I hope you will enjoy using in your designs.

Semi-precious beads at Bluestreak beads

Semi-precious beads at Bluestreak beads

Pictured left are some of the  lovely new range we have in stock. Agate cut in a hexaganol rice shape in a minty green with white streaks comes in strings of 28 from only £8.50 a string.

The new range of semi precious chips are good quality decent sized chips on long strings of 36 inches. We have amethyst, chalk turquoise, dark citrine and carnelian among others.  If you look at the picture above  you will also see a fine smooth pipebead in turquiose and a pearly sodalite chip. So there is plenty to choose from and the range will be added to weekly.

Hopefully you will be inspired to get out your pliers, silver headpins and inspiration to get cracking making  some gorgeous new pieces of jewellery.

Big Aqua Bead Necklace

May 27th, 2010

Another lovely jewellery making kit is new on the site. This time in gorgeous aquamarine and turquoise using some of our lovely big beads!

Aquamarine Big Bead Necklace Making Kit

Big Beady Aquamarine Necklace Kit

Big Beady Aquamarine Necklace Kit

This time we have combined our new big pearls with mouth blown hollow  glass hearts and big turquoise beads. Susie is making us a matching stretchy bracelet kit to go with it.

I’ll put it on this blog as soon as it is finished.

Happy Jewellery Making.

New Turquoise Beads now on Bluestreak Beads

May 26th, 2010

Just in are some gorgeous new Turquoise beads, we have a pipe-bead, chunky nuggets and smooth ovals.

Large Turquoise nugget beads

Large Turquoise nugget beads

The nugget beads pictured left are 20-25 mm long and are supplied in strings of about 20.

Turquoise combines beautifully with Bali silver.   To cut costs in your jewellery making but still  get the same classic style use silver plated spacer beads for a similar look.

Big Bead Necklace

May 24th, 2010

We’ve got a new jewellery making kit in stock to inspire you when making this season’s chunky bead  necklaces

Big Round Bead Necklace

Big Round Bead Necklace

We’ve used our new big round 16mm pearls combining them with raspberry ripple acrylic beads and the lovely new UV coated 20mm acrylic beads in pink and purple haze.

Simply thread on to beadalon or tiger tail and then add a toning suede thong so that you can tie your necklace off at any length.

Big Fat Pearls for Jewellery Making

May 15th, 2010

New on the site are these wonderfully sheeny big round pearls. Perfect for  this seasons “big round bead” necklaces

Big fat pearl beads

Big fat pearl beads

Each bead is 16mm in diameter.

Nine Colours are available including minty green, rich cream and purple.

Each string contains 26 beads.

Mix them with some of our other  large beads for a really striking piece of jewellery.

Big Vinyl Beads in multi prints

May 13th, 2010

Back on the site are our gorgeous lightweight acrylilic beads in multiple fabulous  patterns

Acrylic lightweight beads for jewellery making

Acrylic lightweight beads for jewellery making

These diamond shaped beads on the left  come as an assortment, perfect for this season’s multicoloured jewellery styles.

More later, I’m having a day off today!

Cathie

New Triangular Pandora Style Bead

May 11th, 2010

More new beads for Pandora Style Bracelets today. These are  really lovely shiny chunky ones with pretty stones in several colourways.

Pandora style Triangular Beads with diamante

Pandora style Triangular Beads with diamante

We sell them in a set of 7 or individually.

They start from only £1.45 each.  You don’t have to use them just on snake bracelets, try them on leather thong for a quickly made choker.

New Diamante Spacer Beads for Pandora Bracelets

May 9th, 2010

I have just put this new range of Pandora style beads on the Bluestreak Beads website. They are fitted with an integral ring to hang charms from.

Pandora spacer bead with diamante and loop for charms

Pandora spacer bead with diamante and loop for charms

They come in a fab assortment of colours, each bead is set with 8 crystal stones. We have jet, aqaumarine, rose, amethyst, crystal, purple velvet and ruby versions.

Use them on snake chain pandora or troll style bracelets or in the centre of a necklace with a removable pendant.

More new beads coming very soon

Why I’ve been away so long . . . A New Home for Bluestreak Beads

May 7th, 2010

Wow!  It’s been over a month since I updated this blog…..and the reason is that we have been moving to a lovely new business unit with tons more space for all of our fabulous beads and jewellery making kit!

There was so much to do getting it ready and moving all of our millions of beads that we’ve had little time for other stuff but I am back now and have just put some new stock on the site. There will be lots more coming on over the next few weeks. It’s been building up here waiting for our great big new space to be ready.

Pictures to follow very soon.

Have a great weekend everyone

Cathie