Monday, February 2, 2009

Loose Mixes by the Kilo

Just unpacked! 11 new color coordinated mixes in easily assortable .25 kilo bags! These quality mixes are extremely versatile and are great for both the beginner and professional beader. There are literally hundreds of unique shapes and colors within these mixes!



These mixes are also asortable with all items from category VLH-15.

Friday, January 30, 2009

3mm Magatama Collection

Magatamas

Yet another Toho category expanded this week! Stocked by customer demand -- We've had a limited color and size selection of magatamas on our website for a while and have had many requests for more color, especially 3mm. If you've been dragging you feet about carrying magatamas because of their limited availability, wait no more!

Magatamas are similar to drop, or fringe beads, but are more versatile. They have a large, off center hole and narrow top, which allows them to hang nicely and nest together next to each other.

View the entire selection here.

49 colors are now available -- here's a highlight of some of the new and notable colors. We've really beefed up our selection of pinks and purples! A wide variety of metallic and iris finishes are also available; perfect for matching and accenting other bead styles.



Thursday, January 29, 2009

Cube Bead Trifecta


34 new colors of 1.5mm cubes added this week! That brings the total up to almost 100 of the most popular colors for you to choose from! See the entire selection here! Have fun taking your established cube designs and miniaturizing them just by using a smaller size.
We've also expanded into more 3mm and 4mm colors, filling in color gaps and giving you more options across the board.
Check out the color matrix feature here to compare the color selection between sizes (login required).

Friday, January 16, 2009

Tucson Show Schedule

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More Metallic Beads to Compliment Hybrids

TOHO SuperNova Hybrid Seed Beads Here's the latest metallic finish shade we've expanded on our website. We've experimented with this color in our SuperNova Hybrid collection and the first batch is going fast (color #Y601)! Now's the time to stock up for maximum variety.
We've also added some more fire polish to our catalog that compliments the SuperNova's. You can check them out here: http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=SNHC

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

New Muted Metallic Collections

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.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Hybrids in Action



Here are few great examples of how well our new Toho SuperNova Hybrids match up to our Czech product line. We've recently added new fire polished and pressed bead styles to our catalog in order to help you bridge the color gap between the two types of beads. We will be adding more complimentary Czech beads to the site as we receive new shipments from the factory.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

New Category - 1.5mm Cubes

These itty-bitty cubes are amazingly detailed with well defined corners and smooth edges. Approximately 60 colors are now available, with an additional 40 colors to be added within the next few weeks. We've put a lot of research into our color selection to ensure that you have the best variety of today's most popular colors and finishes to choose from. Notice how TOHO has managed to maximize the inner thread space of the bead with their signature diamond shaped hole -- even on such a tiny bead! perfect for interlocking stitches as well as intricate geometric patterns. Have fun and experiment with this new size; try taking some of your favorite cube patterns and shrink them down!


See the current new items here: http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=new


Wednesday, November 19, 2008

New Shapes, New Colors, New Sizes

They're finally up -- See all 15 new items in 3 great shapes! These new colors were an experiment from the glass factory and may never be produced again.

http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=LEC

Try out the new curvy leaf shape or go abstract with the vintage styled 17/11mm flat twists. Perfect for Earrings, pendants and other dangles!

Another new addition to our catalog are our 5mm Mini Melons:
Now one of our most popular pressed bead shapes is available miniaturized! Enjoy working with the 8mm Melons? Have fun shrinking down some of your designs to a whole new level. We've got a great selection to start with plenty more to come! In stock now are some of today's most popular colors that coordinate nicely with the larger melons, which have a newly expanded selection as well.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Saturated With Color, Surrounded by Beads

We unexpectedly received our latest ocean container full of beads bright and early this morning! We usually get a heads up from the trucking company but were pleasantly surprised nevertheless. We've been busy digging through the boxes and organizing all the new styles as well as the many restock items. Be sure to watch as we add plenty of new items to our catalog including 5mm & 8mm Melon Rounds, HurriCane Glass, Polished Rectangles, Dagger beads and much much more!

Here are some of the beads I was able to photograph and activate right away. This non-facetted briolette shape is a staff favorite because of the way it amplifies and distorts the colors in the glass. The opaque colored beads are impressive as well because of their natural stone look. The beads in the pictures below are bunched together, but if you take a look at our website stock photos you can see how the colors change with more light shining through their wide surfaces.

Czech Pear Shaped Drops
Czech Pear Shaped Drops
Czech Pear Shaped Drops














To see the rest of the new items we've recently added go to: http://www.czechbeads.com/Catalog/Products.aspx?s=new