Monday, September 29, 2008

New Czech Fire Polish

Take an in-depth look at our new, brightly colored 8mm fire polished beads. Look familiar? They are finished with the same coating as our popular luster collection, except they're opaque instead of transparent. Such rich, saturated colors! Click on the photos to see enlarged versions, or go see them on the website: http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=fp+newYou...

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

MJSA Rhode Island Show 2008

Well, we're back in Sequim after spending a week on the east coast for the Providence MJSA Summer show 2008. We met a lot of great people in the industry and were able to catch up with friends, customers and business associates we don't see very often. The MJSA Shows are a greatly under-utilized resource for bead stores and large scale jewelry designers. There are representatives...

Friday, September 12, 2008

Melon Season

It's been quite the busy week here at the warehouse. We not only received our eagerly anticipated ocean container on wednesday, a week earlier than scheduled, but our oft delayed air shipment showed up a few hours later. This means we'll be spending the next week digging through towers of boxes and piles of shrink wrap -- just like Christmas! We've already been able to mark...

Monday, September 8, 2008

End of a Legacy

http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=hmmdAs many of you may be aware, one of our most talented and reliable Czech lampwork designers has left the industry. She moved on to another field of work in The Czech Republic and will be greatly missed. Her collection of traditional Czech lampwork beads has been an integral part of our catalog since the beginning as well...