Showing posts with label Fire Polished. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fire Polished. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
In the last few months we have had more and more customers asking for kits that combine both Czech glass and TOHO seed beads. Well it took us a little time, but I'm very excited to announce the launch of our new line,Wildly Bohemian Kits!
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| Look for our ad in the June Bead & Button! |
Our kits come in 12 different color combinations and include 10 tubes of TOHO seed beads and a coordinating mix of quality Czech glass beads. This includes holiday themes, basic color palettes and some of today's most popular color combinations.
The Wildly Bohemian Kits were designed with all levels of beaders in mind. Perfect for the beginner who needs a boost to their bead collection, but also great for the advanced beader who may need a jolt of inspiration.
Speaking of inspiration, the selection of beads in each Wildly Bohemian Kit lends it's self to a wide variety of project. From basic stringing to free form peyote the possibilities are endless. I used my kit to show Lisa how to bead embroider a button.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
We've been adding all sorts of surprises to the website lately. Here's a look at one of our newest colors -- Misty Rose. You can never have enough shades of pink beads to choose from and this coating is a nice, subtle color that's similar to French Rose. Czech coated/dyed beads have gained in popularity over the years because of their improved quality and color variety. They are not known to fade or flake under regular use. Colors are more consistent between batches compared to colored glass cane because there is more control during the manufacturing process. The shade does, however change slightly across the different shapes and sizes depending on the depth and distortion of the bead itself.
View our current selection of Misty Rose here: http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=k3715
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Meet the latest coating we've added to our Czechbead family - Matte Metallic Goldenrod! This is the first of four new metallic finishes that are trickling onto our warehouse shelves. We first introduced this type of coating on our hybrids (item number TR-11-Y601) and have expanded the concept to include fire polished and pressed beads. I did some durability testing and the finish will hold up well under regular use (i.e. don't rinse them in acid or drag them over a concrete floor). Try out our five new styles and keep an eye out for new colors coming soon!
Also check out this week's new additions in HurriCane Glass as well.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Introducing the newest innovation in seed beads
Toho SuperNova Hybrids!
Here at Starman, Inc. we pride ourselves in bringing you the best of both bead worlds, Czech glass and Japanese seed beads. Now we've combined the two greatest names in the bead industry to bring you the latest technologies in color, quality and variety.Toho manufactures the most uniform, wide-holed glass seed bead shapes you can buy, but beaders are always on the lookout for more color variety. Many people enjoy the color selection of Czech seed beads, but are fed up with the amount of unusable beads per hank. Our factory in the Czech Republic is the leader of finish technology throughout the region. It takes a village to manufacture a bead from start to finish and it's quite possible that most of your own stash from Czech Republic that has been treated with luster, picasso, or metallic finishes have passed through our factory doors. Toho hybrids bridge the gap between Czech and Japanese seed beads by giving you quality beads with a sought after color palette. Now you can easily match your seed bead components to your fire polished, pressed and table cut beads without sacrificing quality! Stay tuned for more examples of how these beads compare to our most popular Czech beads.
90 colors to choose from! Since the manufacturing process takes longer than traditional Toho beads supplies are limited and outages are expected to occur. Stock up while you can and be one of the first vendors to offer the latest addition to the Toho product line -- SuperNova Hybrids!
Metallic Amethyst Comparison
Apollo Comparison
View our selection here: http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=hybrid
Monday, September 29, 2008
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+new
You can see our entire luster collections by using the following links:
Fire Polished
Pressed
Click on the photos to see enlarged versions, or go see them on the website: http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=fp+new
You can see our entire luster collections by using the following links:
Fire Polished
Pressed
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Here's a list of links to quickly browse our selection of March's birthstone color - Aquamarine!
Czech Glass
Czech Glass
6001: Aquamarine
6002: Aquamarine
6003: Dark Aquamarine
61000: Milky Aquamarine
Toho Seed Beads
3: Aquamarine
23: Silver-Lined Aquamarine
3B: Dark Aquamarine
3F: Transparent-Frosted Aquamarine
3BF: Transparent-Frosted Medium Aquamarine
23BF: Silver-Lined-Frosted Dark Aquamarine
163: Trans-Rainbow Aquamarine
163BF: Trans-Rainbow-Frosted Dark Aquamarine
143: Ceylon Aqua
954: Inside-Color Aqua/Lt Jonquil Lined
932: Inside-Color Aqua/Capri Lined
990: Gold-Lined Aqua
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
It's a little late in the month, but I thought i'd take the opportunity to spotlight February's birthstone color -- Amethyst.
Our catalog has over 10,000 active items listed over 15 categories. It can be quite the task to search through the items one by one. Searching by color number is one of the many helpful hints we will be covering on a regular basis.
Common amethyst czech glass cane and Toho seed bead numbers:
Czech Glass
2002: Light Amethyst
2003: Medium Amethyst
2004: Amethyst
2006: Dark Amethyst
15726: Luster Amethyst
23020: Opaque Amethyst
23030: Opaque Dark Amethyst
21000: Milky Amethyst
Toho Seed Beads
6: Transparent Light Amethyst/6F Matte
6B: Transparent Medium Amethyst/6BF - Matte
6C: Transparent Amethyst/6CF - Matte
166: Trans-Rainbow Lt. Amethyst/166F - Matte
166B: Trans-Rainbow Med Amethyst/166BF - Matte
166C: Trans Rainbow Amethyst/166CF - Matte
26: Silver-Lined Frosted Light Amethyst/26F - Matte
26B: Silver-Lined Medium Amethyst/26BF - Matte
110B: Trans-Lustered Med Amethyst
502 : Higher-Metallic Amethyst
503: Higher-Metallic Dark Amethyst
201: Gold-Lustered Amethyst
To get more results you can simply type in "Amethyst", but it may take you a while to load depending on your internet connection.
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