Please Note: Our store is closed Monday for Simcoe Day. As usual - our trusty computers continue to take your orders over the holiday!

July 28th, 2010

Let me spin you a yarn …

A tale of two pretties. You may think I'm wool-gathering, but I'm sure you'll cotton to my subject.

How magnificent is this? This is a new Swarovski product - Crystallized yarn! It comes with the bicones already on it - so all you have to do is go ahead and make something beautiful! Loaded with 2.5 mm bicones, spaced approximately every inch (give or take a little bit, as they can slip back and forth a bit. If you love fibre + sparkle, soft + glitter, or just want something different - then think about ways to use this! (We have a third colour coming - but it hasn't arrived yet. And there are more colours to be had!)

I'm sure the knitters and the crocheters are already humming with ideas! We have Jet Hematite on Mohair, and Crystal Copper on Cotton! Fabulous!

 

What TIME is it?

Time to make up a new watch - and if you have been thinking that you want a watch with some colour - boy - do we have watches for you! The downside is - they are huge, and you might have to do some weight-lifting before you can wear them. Better get two - one for each arm. Heck - these are the weights you'll be lifting! (I really like the copper ones.)

 

Oh, ho, ho - it's Magic

You know, never believe it's not so. Two, two truly amazing effects in one bead. They change colour, and they glow in the dark. OK - you might think that's over the top - but what about your kids, grandkids, nieces, and other assorted junior relatives who know a hot trend when they see one. Trust me - once you show them how these work, they will spend the rest of the day warming them up and cooling them off to watch the colour change. And when they get bored with that, they will lock themselves in the bathroom and turn the lights out. Mood beads with glow in the dark stars. It's Mmmmmagic.

 

We pa-go-da great lengths to get you unique and extraordinary stuff. Like these Pagoda beads. These are a vintage Swarovski bead that comes in a left and right orientation. Or an over and under, if you prefer. Originally designed to be sewn onto clothing (and when alternated, left and right, they overlap, for a continuous line of bling), they were ultimately too expensive to keep in production (they kept breaking when they came out of the machine.) So now, you have to hunt for them in strange places. Or buy them from us! Although, if you want to argue that we are little on the strange and obsessive-about-beads side - I won't deny it. ;-)

It's a Knock-Out.

Or, at least - K.O. thread. New colours in the new thread from Japan!

 

 

 

Do you have your Wubbers?

By popular request. You've seen the ads in the magazines, you asked - we delivered. We do that sort of thing you know - listen to our customers. I know, its a radical concept in this day and age, but what can I say. We're just old-fashioned crazy bead ladies. This new line of pliers are sturdy and solid in the hand. A little larger than some of the others. If some of the jewelry tools feel too small in your hands - you may like the feel of these. Well made.

 

Wire Rapping

You know I'm no liar
when I say dat da wire
that you need for the wrap
got to be square, that's no cr …

alllllrighty then. Enough of that! But if you read the recent blog posts on wire - well - you know know that the secret to wire wrapping, or at least to the kind with the multiple, side-by-side wires - is the square wire. Oh, and looky - we have some square wire here. In stainless steel - no less! And multiple gauges. And half round. So there.

 

For the magazine-hungry - we have 6 new mags in this week:

• Step by Step Wire Jewelry - 2010 - August September
• Beadwork - 2010 - August September
• Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist - 2010 - August
• Art Jewelry - 2010 - September
• BeadStyle - 2010 - September
• Canadian Beading.ca - 2010 - No 10

If you can't find some project you like in all these - you are a lost cause, I'm afraid!

It's been a busy week - we also have some new stone beads, new 5 strand clasps, and other odds and ends, so Click on a link or an image above, or just browse a category (Firepolish/Faceted, Pressed Glass, Crystal, Seedbeads, Stone and Pearls, Metal Beads, Other Cool Beads, Findings, Metal Clay & Supplies, Books, Kits, Tools, or, for the intrepid - Links to Everything) and look for the New tags!

 

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CLASSY NEWS: Some new classes this August, and some more of the old
See the full August schedule, and here's what's coming up next week:

Who are we? beadFX is a Canadian Bead Shop. We are both an online store and a “bricks and mortar” store. We are open to the public 7 days a week. We sell quality glass beads and findings to enthusiastic amateurs and discerning professionals. We love beads & jewellery and we use what we sell! There is no order minimum, but we do offer free shipping if your order is over $100 Canadian.

We are also lampwork/flamework enthusiasts — we make beads, we sell them, we teach, we sell supplies. We can help you set up a studio, teach you basic and advanced techniques, or rent you space to work in. We strive to deliver top-quality service, top-quality products, and fair prices. Who could ask for more?

So select a link to the left, or click here and come and see what we have to offer!