Blog for Beaders

Colorful Pearl Necklace

For Back to School our designers here at Artbeads.com have come up with two fun new designs. For a twist on the classic pearl necklace mix colorful potato pearls and a pretty Hill Tribe toggle clasp to create a fun necklace for your kids to wear back to school this season. A full list of components and step-by-step directions can be found on our classic pearl necklace design page.

Decorative School Folders!

Let your kids have fun jazzing up their plain school folders with some home photos, die-cut alphabet stickers and Swarovski Crystal-it rhinestone transfers! It’s a fun way for them to take a little bit of home to school!

Visit our Learning Center for more fun craft and jewelry making ideas.

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Artbeads.com would like to give a big THANK YOU to our website development team for working hard in building our new site search.  Now when search by keyword or product code you can further refine what you are looking for by material, color, origin and much more! Read our useful tips on using our new search or search for beads and test it for yourself!

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Limited edition craft supplies

More craft items have been added to our site, from scrapbook stickers and paper to rub-on transfers and metal embellishments.  We were only able to get these items in limited supply and won’t be able to restock once they are sold out.  Click here to see all our limited edition craft supplies.

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 If you like using copper in your jewelry and craft designs check out our latest additions!  We have fun new copper bead shapes for you to choose from including hearts and shells. 

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 Our designers had fun this week creating decorative tins for our Mommy and Me projects page.  They used a variety of charms, beads, die-cuts and silks to create the above three designs.  For a list of components view the Butterfly, Flower and Horse Gift Tins page.

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If you love our new copper, check out our Free-Flying copper necklace.  We mixed and matched butterflies, birds and hearts for this easy design. But you can choose pieces to personalize your own style.  Visit our Learning Center at Artbeads.com for a list of components and step by step directions.

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This week we have a beautiful new line of shiny brass components. You can have the look of real gold at a fraction of the price. To view these quality components, please click below.
http://www.artbeads.com/base-metal-components-new-additions.html

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The 2008 Artbeads.com company picnic was held on June 21st at Point Defiance Park.  Approximately 200 people attended and many wearing the purple Artbeads.com T-shirts given to the employees before the event.  Along with the playground for the kids they also enjoyed games, bubbles, and piñatas.  The barbecue burgers, dogs, and all the trimmings were awesome. A big THANK YOU! to Debbie Nettles from our inventory department for planning and organizing the picnic.

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