Large Wooden Beads

March 2, 2011 at 12:59 pm | Beads

Large wooden beads are really handy when making the current big beaded necklaces. They are light, realtively cheap,  bright colourful  beads.

Wooden carved beads!

These new beads that we have just got in stock come in a variety of colours and patterns. Try them with glass beads or large plastic beads for a  fresh look in a spring beady  necklace.

The beads are 18mm across

happy beading

cathie

Metallic size 6 miyuki beads

January 27, 2011 at 12:39 pm | Beads

Look at our new galvanised Miyuki beads in tubes. We love these gleamy colours for all sorts of jewellery projects

Metallis Miyuki Beads

They come in apple green, hot pink,  silvery pewter, coppery red and many more. Thread them on to stretch magic and add a little charm for an instant bracelet. Try these beads as spacers between your big feature beads and pendants. It’s worth investing in a few tubes, they will come in handy for lots of jewellery making projects.

We sell these beads in individual  tubes or as a multi pack.

Silver & Purple Bead Necklace

October 17, 2010 at 7:30 pm | Jewellery kits

There are lots of new kits going on the site at the moment including this chunky silver and purple bead necklace.

Purple and Silver Necklace kit

We’ve used the lightweight silver spirit beads along with large acrylic and wooden beads for a rich  colourmix.

This is an easy project with which to start learning to make jewellery. All you need are basic jewellery making pliers, or crimpers if you prefer a fancier finish.

Diamante spacer rondelles

September 4, 2010 at 3:40 pm | Beads, bluestreak beads

New this week are these cute little shiny sparkly rondelle spacers.  They are just perfect to pop between pearls or other beads when you want an extra bit of  glamour in your jewellery making creations.

We sell these beads in Crystal AB and 5 other popular colours.

They are made with tiny crystals in silver plated castings and measure 5.5mm across.

August 20, 2010 at 5:27 pm | Jewellery kits, jewellery making

If you are one of our many  jewellery making customers who sells at craft fairs you are probably geeting stock ready for the bank holiday weekend. I know that you are swimming with amazing ideas for beaded jewellery but I always find it useful to see what other makers are creating. Maybe some of our jewellery making kits can inspire you to make up something different for your stall next weekend.

Big Pearl Bead Necklace

This necklace kit  uses thonging which means that you can tie it off and fasten it at any length!

Simple Big beads and pendants on thong always sell well thanks to their price points. If you are having a sale over the weekend then I hope you have a really good one.

Cathie

Back in Stock………..beads you have missed

July 29, 2010 at 7:06 pm | Beads

We have our pretty glass leaf pendants back in stock. They have been away for quite a while but after a run of requests we decided to get them back on the site.

Glass Leaf Pendants

These little leaves come in an assortment or by individual colour. They are great for delicate necklaces or charm bracelets.

Try them out  in one of your jewellery making projects

Frosted Plastic Beads~ a Lightweight alternative to glass

June 25, 2010 at 5:23 pm | Beads

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 14x8mm.

Summer Bead Floater Necklace

June 17, 2010 at 8:48 pm | Beads, Jewellery kits, jewellery making

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.

New Charm Necklace Kit in Vintage Gold

June 6, 2010 at 7:37 am | Jewellery kits

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

Make a Kilt Pin with all your odd beads & findings

June 5, 2010 at 7:26 am | Jewellery kits, jewellery making

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.