TrendSetter Jewelry featuring the new CzechMates Triangle and Starman ColorTrends collections

Introducing the Starman TrendSetter jewelry submissions for 2014. The TrendSetters are an elite group of bead artists and designers. This year they were given samples of the new CzechMates Triangle, and were very pleased with the bead! Also featured are new ColorTrends collections Starman, including Halo, Neon, Pop, PolyChrome, and Metallic Suede. Look for these colors and finishes coming soon to bead stores everywhere!

 

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Breezeway Bangle featuring the new CzechMates Triangle from Nichole Starman

Introducing the CzechMates Triangle! This new two-hole bead is edgy and delicate while still being soft when worn. Nichole Starman's Breezeway Bangle pattern—available from the Oct/Nov 2013 Beadwork—gets a fresh look by substituting CzechMates Triangles for the Lentils. Try a mix of Lentils and Triangles, or go for the edgy look with all Triangles. Have you tried this structural pattern yet? Need help with the instructions? Click here to download additional instructional photos. Bead Stores may download the pattern for classes and kits from the Starman pattern website.

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Introducing The CzechMates Triangle

The Latest Revelation in 2-Hole Beading: The CzechMates Triangle Nichole Starman, creator of the CzechMates system, has once again revolutionized beading! Today, Starman, Inc. is proud to announce the latest addition to the CzechMates system: the Triangle. The 6mm Triangle shares the same perfect hole spacing as the CzechMates Lentil, Brick, Dagger, and Tile. Pre-order now! Or, contact our Sales Team to become a launch partner. Switch It Up With Interchangeable Shapes! You've already seen that CzechMates Bricks and Tiles are frequently substituteable, such as in TrendSetter Eileen Barker's "Parisian Lace." The new CzechMates Triangle can be switched with the Lentil in other designs. Imagine your favorite Lentil patterns with the edgy look of the Triangle. Nichole Starman's "Breezeway Bangle" works well with Lentils, Triangles, or a mix of both! Enjoy the Breezeway Bangle pattern, as featured in Beadwork Magazine. Colors Galore, Just In Time for Tucson We are bringing in plenty of great colors for the CzechMates Triangle. Visit us in Tucson to see the full range of Triangles! Gem Mall Tent 2: 2433 & 2435 February 1–14, 2014 4475 S. Country Club Rd, Tucson, AZ Hours: 10am-6pm Daily; 10am-3pm Fri., 14th DoubleTree Reid Park: B29 & B30 (Outside Living Room) February 2–7, 2014 445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ Hours: 10am-6pm Daily   Join us on social media!

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Perlen Poesie now available in the U.S.

We’re pleased to announce the newest addition to our product line! Meet Perlen Poesie, a German bead art magazine and the #1 bead publication in Europe. The publishers of Perlen Poesie have partnered with Starman, Inc. to distribute the new English-language edition of the magazine.

If you’ve not held an issue of Perlen Poesie, you will be blown away when you get your first copy. It’s a beautiful perfect-bound magazine with heavy papers and extraordinary photography. It’s more like a book than a magazine! The quality and artistry is even evident in the name: Perlen Poesie is German for ‘Bead Poetry’.

Starman will be distributing Perlen Poesie in two ways:

• Wholesale magazines to be offered in retail stores, including back issues
• Direct to reader subscriptions and back issues

If you are interested in offering Perlen Poesie in your store, please contact your sales agent, or email sales@czechbeads.com. To subscribe for yourself, visit www.Perlen-Poesie.us and sign up today. We will begin shipping the first full-English issue, #18 (Diane Hyde), and the forthcoming issue #19 when they arrive in early December.

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Structural Beading with the CzechMates Lentil

The Lentil is one of the most dynamic shapes of the CzechMates two-hole system. It adds a unique texture to beadwork designs and has limitless 3D sculpting possibilities. The simple, symmetrical structure of the CzechMates Lentil makes it easy to stack, stagger, and create frameworks not traditionally found in beading. Nichole Starman, creator of the CzechMates system, was inspired by the world’s most sophisticated spatial structures known to man: gothic cathedrals. Her Breezeway Bangle is a reflection of this concept and the pattern is now available to bead stores for class and promotional use. Her latest design, Rondelle Revolution, featuring CzechMates Lentils and Bricks, will be included as a special promotion with the upcoming December issue of Bead&Button Magazine.

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Featured Finish: Moon Dust

One of the most versatile finishes we’ve added to our catalog in recent months is Moon Dust. Depending on the glass cane color the reflection varies from the appearance of silver veined marble to flecks of gold. When the bead goes through the additional process of being matted it truly looks like the surface of the moon. Take a look at our entire selection of Moon Dust beads to see the intriguing transformation yourself.

Moon Dust on Bright, Opaque Czech Glass

Available in shiny and matte. Take a look at how each bead compares when enhanced with this such a pleasing finish.

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FREE PATTERN: Create an Embellished Core Within a Large Hole Rondelle




Free Pattern: Ruffled Rondelle by Starman TrendSetter Nichole Starman


Learn how to created a beaded core within a Starman Color Trends large hole bead. This pattern, "Ruffled Rondelle" is a fun and easy beaded bead. It's a great starter pattern for adding embellishments within and around the oversized hole of a firepolished rondelle. Once you've mastered the stitch you can continue adding layers of embellishments around the edges of the bead. Ask your local bead store to carry the full Starman Color Trends collection of 3 perfect shapes in 16 select colors.

Download this pattern and more: http://patterns.beadindex.com

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Starman Color Trends Large beads have always been a sophisticated way to make a bold fashion statement. They can be strung quickly to whip up accent jewelry for any occasion. Used sparingly, they make great focal points or pendants. They can even be paired with delicate seed bead work. Use Starman Color Trends to space out beaded beads or add colorful texture and shimmery facets between segments of beaded ropes or spirals. The Starman Color Trends collection includes 3 perfect large shapes: the 14mm Melon, the 11/15 Wonky Oval, and the 9/14mm Large Hole Rondelle. Each shape is available in 16 fashion coordinated pearl and opalescent colors.

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Take the Takumi LH Challenge

What is a Takumi LH? If you haven’t heard, Toho launched a new seed bead this summer. Takumi LH beads are the size and shape of a size 11/o seed bead except that the hole diameter is over 15% larger.  How much more thread can pass through? Take the challenge and see for yourself. Our record is 16 thread passes!  Imagine the design possibilities this spacious, barrier breaking bead can create.  

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Dark Bronze

This season, dare to pair any colored metallic with dark bronze (color number 14415).  A color palette staple, bronze is and always will be a timeless shade of shimmer.  Trends have continued to evolve into an elegantly liberated hodge-podge of mixed media and unconventional color pairings.  Check out this essential color in our expanding shape selection including its transparent alternative, Bronze Illusion (04415).

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