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+new

You can see our entire luster collections by using the following links:
Fire Polished
Pressed

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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 from some of the largest names in the industry. Since it's not a cash and carry show you get personalized service from prospective vendors and you're able to make informed decisions about product lines before you buy.

On a lighter note, I've included the picture below for fellow west-coasters as evidence that I was in fact, partaking in east coast culture:

I hadn't been to a Dunkin' Donuts in over 20 years! It was my guilty pleasure throughout the week and I was surprised to see them on just about every corner. Even the Rhode Island convention center was sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts!

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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 dozens of items back in stock, but there's plenty more to come over the next few days. Also included in these shipments are dozens of new items in all sorts of shape, color and finish combinations.
Here are pictures of some of the new melons we were able to organize and upload to the website. There are many of our regular 8mm melon colors back in stock as well. Check them all out here!

287-08-Z5080: Chrysolite Celsian
 

 

 

 

287-08-77553: Coral Pink/Green

 

287-08-12000: Milky Caramel

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End of a Legacy

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

As 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 as the many unique creations she has released over the years.

You can view our remaining stock from her company here. They are extremely limited and are only available while supplies last. Some of the styles may make a comeback on our website through different artisans at a later time; however the color, shape and overall style may vary slightly due to artistic differences.
Stay tuned for more designer Czech lampwork to be added on czechbeads.com in the coming months!

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Black Light Sensitive Glass - Milky Jonquil

Glass color #81000 - Milky Jonquil

Big Bold and Beautiful - These Chunky Nugget beads are fun and flashy. Milky Jonquil is a mild yellow that can blend in with soft pastels as well as stand out on its own when paird with other vivid and lively colors. Unlike many UV sensitive beads, milky jonquil is a great complimentary color to the brilliant green it turns into under the black light.

These beads are available for a limited time -Loose Large Nuggets 33/19mm : Milky Yellow - Get them while supplies last!

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Alexandrite at its Best

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Pear Shaped Drops 315-1216: Color 21210 - Milky Alexandrite

Some beads beg to have their picture taken. I don't usually jump at the chance to take pictures of alexandrite glass because its shape shifting, color bending properties do not make great stock photos. This time it was different; the beads couldn't hide their excitement from being touched by the sun beaming through the window. I grabbed my point and shoot and clicked away.

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Round and Round

New colors now available for a limited time. Since we can't always fit the full impact of the color infusion contain within each HurriCane glass bead in a standard catalog stock photo, I've added these larger pictures for your enjoyment. Click on the individual photos for even larger versions.

See all 6mm HurriCane Glass beads here!

Matte - Fuzzy Peach






Matte - Stratosphere

Mudbath






Summer & Lightning






Gusto

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Toho's Colorful Gold Lined Rainbow Series

Click on pictures to view large, high resolution versions. 990 - Gold-Lined Aqua 991 - Gold-Lined Peridot 992 - Gold-Lined Lt Montana Blue 993 - Gold-Lined Black Diamond 994 - Gold-Lined Rainbow Crystal 995 - Gold-Lined Rainbow Aqua 996 - Gold-Lined Rainbow Peridot 997 - Gold-Lined Rainbow Lt Sapphire 998 - Gold-Lined Rainbow Lt Jonquil 999- Gold-Lined Rainbow Black Diamond

These beads are some of my favorites to work with. This series (color numbers 990 thru 999) includes both the super shiny luster finish as well as the soap bubbly rainbow iris. The gold colored lining contrasts with the brilliant glass color and finish to create beads with a wide color spectrum, which makes the beads easy to include in just about any design. View our entire color selection here!

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Rustic Table Cut Collection

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New Crystal Colors

11 New crystal colors just added-- New & unique colors like none other! We offer many color combinations and luster finishes that are unavailable through any other vendor! Looking for the right colors to compliment Czech fire polished beads in your design? These colorful crystals will add sparkle to any project. What a fun addition to any crystal junkie's collection!
View our entire 4mm bicone collection here.

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