Currently Browsing: November 2014

Using Large-Hole Beads in New Ways

We love the way large-hole beads add character to designs. These fun components are easy to add to lots of designs and come in a variety of styles. The example above, our Royal Vanguard necklace, shows Swarovski BeCharmed beads and large-hole TierraCast spacers strung onto SilverSilk. This is just one of the many ways you can […]

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Beautiful Bicones

Swarovski Bicones can be used in so many ways. They’re excellent accents of sparkle for necklaces, earrings and bracelets. The unique rhombus shape can be paired with pearls, chain and lots of other beads. Artbeader Lynn P. used her bicones to make a very special necklace: Lynn says, “I wanted to make some bling for […]

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The Wonders of Kumihimo

At Artbeads, we love creating beautiful kumihimo braids for our jewelry. This ancient Japanese art form is a relaxing way to pass the time and the results are always fabulous. As the ideas above showcase, we’ve experimented with adding animal print patterns, beads and even SilverSilk to our kumihimo designs. Our customers are just as […]

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Artbeads is Addicting!

It’s always great to hear from a satisfied customer who can’t get enough of our stuff! Dawn W. recently started buying from us and now she can’t stop: “We stumbled across Artbeads.com while looking for jewelry findings.  The free shipping, 100% satisfaction guarantee and return policy plus all the secure icons led us to sign […]

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