Blog for Beaders

Play Tweet Your Prize this week for a chance to win your favorite item in The Vault. For more information on how to win, visit the Tweet Your Prize page, and if you’re not already following @Artbeads on Twitter, get started today!

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For one week only, save 15% on all our high-quality pearls and gemstones in The Vault by entering coupon code SCW15P-VLT at checkout! The color and quality of these products will give your designs a touch of natural elegance and brilliant beauty. These beads are available in extremely limited quantities. This sale ends at 9am (PDT) on Thursday, June 4, 2009.

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Play Tweet Your Prize this week for a chance to win your favorite strand of freshwater pearls.  For more information on how to win, visit the Tweet Your Prize page, and if you’re not already following @Artbeads on Twitter, get started today!

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We know alot of our readers have questions about selling their jewelry online. How will you describe your designs? What photos should you take? How will you stand out? In answer to this Artbeads.com has created “Seller’s Secrets.” Take a look at Ruby Lane’s Top 10 Tips for Selling Jewelry Online to find out what they have learned from over 11 years of helping artisan jewelry designers sell online.

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Shop the Artbeads.com Memorial Day Sale for huge savings on more than 5,000 items — all under $5! From CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements and Hill Tribe silver to shells and gemstones, this sale includes everything you need to create gorgeous masterpieces. Whether you are looking for dramatic focal beads or just want to stock up on some basic components, there is no better time to shop! This sale ends at 9am (PDT) on Tuesday, May 26, 2009; shop now!

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Take an entertaining look at the world of beads with our collection of interesting fun facts that range from the history of beads to the mythical powers of gemstones.

	Artbeads.com Products Artbeads.com now carries over 20,000 individual products (SKUs) with 13,500,000 individual saleable pieces in stock!
	Ancient Civilizations Jewelry of gold, copper and silver dates back to the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs, Egyptians and Romans.
	Egyptian Glass Beads Egyptians were making glass beads as early as 1365 B.C.
Find more interesting Fun Facts on our website!

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Our Spring Shell Sale has more than 40 shell beads in a variety of styles. The beads are enhanced by a touch of iridescence that has made shell jewelry so popular for centuries. These gorgeous shell beads will provide an elegantly natural look to jewelry designs, craft projects, and home décor.

These fabulous beads are available in extremely limited quantities.

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Tweet Your Prize is back! Play for a chance to win the fabulous stoneware pendant of your choice. For more information on how to win, visit the Tweet Your Prize page, and if you’re not already following @Artbeads on Twitter, get started today!

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Shop now and save during our Earring Components Sale! Take 15% off our entire line of earring components. Sale ends ends at 9am (PDT) Thursday, May 21, 2009.

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Learn more about some of your favorite authors in the Featured Author section of the Artbeads.com website.

The newest featured author is beadmaker Kristal Wick, who creates our Sassy Silkies scroll beads. Her latest book, Fabulous Fabric Beads, has become one of the most popular beading and craft books. Wick has appeared on the PBS series Beads, Baubles & Jewels and on the HGTV show Crafters Coast to Coast. She was recently invited by Swarovski Crystal to design a new jewelry line and has even created jewelry for the Jimmy Buffett band.

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