June 26th, 2010
New in…….plaited leather thong for wristbands!
Leather wristband with beads
Three strand best quality greek leather braid which is perfect for beaded wristbands like the example shown here. This was made as a sample by Susie who picks lots of your orders. The beads she used are the frosted acrylics and some pandora style beads. She finished the braid neatly with thong clamps.
Try our thong clamp pliers for the best finish!
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June 25th, 2010
New frosted cushion shape beads are available now in this years fab summery colours
Frosted acrylic beads
They are great for lightweight floater necklaces and bracelets. Beads with holes this size are also handy for leather thongs or any of the thicker stringing materials.
The frosted finish imparts a lovely beach-worn glass look to the beads
Size is 14×8mm.
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June 17th, 2010
Try making this pretty floater necklace using our new wooden beads and shell discs.
Floaty Summer Bead Necklace
The shell beads are available in peachy and purple tones which blend really well with the satin finish of the wood, add a few spacers and miyuki cubes and you have a simple jewellery making project for the weekend.
To make your piece of jewellery use beadalon thread and crimps to fix each bead in place.
Finish with a lobster clasp and extender chain.
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June 14th, 2010
It’s all about the big beady look this summer so these new giant wooden beads are perfect.
Large wooden Beads
We will be adding to our new range of wooden beads over the coming days so keep your eyes open for more styles and colours.
The beads are available in a lovely range of bright fruity colours for sizzling summer necklaces!
Get designing. More new beads soon!
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June 6th, 2010
If an accessory is not big and beady this year it has to be pretty and vintage. So we have come up with this lovely antique gold necklace kit, laden with little charms and finished with millifiore beads to decorate the chain.
Make something similar using the antique gold figaro chain and a collection of lightweight charms and beads mixed with stampings.
Vintage Charm Necklace Kit from Bluestreak Bead
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June 5th, 2010
Here is a neat way to use up all your bead odds and ends. Make a pretty beaded kilt pin! You can mix and match your beads as long as you do it with style.
We made one using some of our huge collection of beads witha pretty bohemian feel. It looked good pinned on a fabric bag or try it on a denim jacket.
We used
large trace chain which you can buy by the metre and mixed in glass and crystal beads with a few cloissonne ones and some filigree stampings.
There is a shell heart bead in there too and even a little seahorse pendant.
I’ll put this on bluestreakbeads.co.uk as a kit very soon.
Cathie
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June 4th, 2010
If you are a jewellery maker who likes to use sterling silver findings where possible you will be pleased to see our new bails. Pretty and reasonable priced findings are always good to have in your bead box.
- Open Heart Bail, Sterling Silver Findings
We have three new bails to choose from starting with a tiny 10mm peardrop shape which fits the 10mm sawrovski hearts.
This Open Heart bail pictured left is 16mm long with an 8mm heart motif. We’ve shown it on a small carnelian chunk.
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