Well, another year done, and a new one begun. Time to get tough with the year – get it off to a good start – don’t let it get away with anything. Tough Love.

Delicas – Galvanize your creations with the new, improved Duracoat Galvanized Delicas. Duracoat is a new, more durable metallic coating for Delicas. In the past – the metallic galvanized coating has been subject to wearing off – or as the packages say “Subject to wear with friction.” 

These new, uber-metallic beads promise to be more durable. And it’s tough not to love the brilliant, metallic colours from Red Gold to Eggplant! 

What is black and white and wrinkle-free? Why – an Ironed Zebra, of course! Or – more specifically – Iron Zebra Jasper. Which is not black and white at all – but IS unwrinkled. 

This is a very handsome stone – in shades of cream, honey, caramel and chocolate. Mmmm – tough to resist! And you can see it showcased in this week’s inspirations, as a pair of earrings and a necklace – which are a set – but we’ve shown them as two separate projects so that we could put in more step by step photos. 

The necklace also highlights the newish finding – the Bead Bandit – which is a crimp cover and end-loop combined! Available in Gold– and Silver-plated. More innovative new findings to come in the weeks ahead!

Speaking of the weeks ahead – the renovations to the new place are happening like mad – contractors all complaining that they can’t do “this” until “that” is done. Flooring, paint, wall coverings, display cases – all madly trying to get done at once. We’ll keep you posted!

 

Wonderful stuff all over the site, so go ahead, click on a link or a picture above, or start with the Main Page, if you are feeling intrepid, (there is a LOT of stuff there), or chunk it down into bite-size portions by checking out the categories: Click on a link and go crazy! Firepolish, Pressed Glass, Swarovski Crystal, Seedbeads, Stone and Pearls, Preciosa Crystal, Metal Beads, Other Cool Beads, Findings, Metal Clay & Supplies or Books, Kits, Tools. Look for the “new” tags!

Or maybe check out all our free, yes, free projects. A new one every week.