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here's a website for displays and gift boxes @ reasonable prices.
this website has good prices for supplies and displays
Comment by Carolyn Nau on August 10, 2011 at 11:16am this is a question. I make "beaded chains" and necklaces with a hook or clasp for wearing with a pendant called the BioElectric Shield http://www.bioelectricshield.com The ones I make for women seem to last and last, but the few I've made for men break in 4-6 months. I'm using SoftFlex 49 strand 24m wire. I haven't seen the latest broken piece, but I'm going to guess that it broke at the crimp.
Does anyone have any suggestions on other materials I can use that will still go through a normal gemstone bead? Or different ways I can finish it off to reduce stress?
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Comment by Carolyn Nau on July 7, 2011 at 5:51am Another favorite source for basics...gemstone beads that are mostly fillers and the background to fabulous designs. Nothing fabulous or awesome, but some good quality. I order a lot of their round beads, nuggets, rondells, tubes (some of these are really great), silver filled round beads, plus sterling and Gold-filled basic filler beads. I've never ordered any of their plated beads simply because I don't order plate. Sign up for their newsletter and they run some great specials.
A lot of their product comes with a huge discount if you order 10 at a time.
Their checkout is strange...if you're using a coupon it shows a .20 discount....but don't worry, they calculate that manually and send you a real invoice with the full discount applied. Texas Beads http://tx-beads.com/
Comment by Carolyn Nau on July 7, 2011 at 5:46am Due to the crazy price of silver and gold, I've found myself using more and more pewter. We have a gemshow here every two or three months, great and terrible at the same time, imagine shopping for everything in person that often!
One of the vendors has a huge table of pewter beads in bags, that sell 10 for $50. I love some of their stuff, but standing and poking through that mound to find duplicate bags of some of the beads is frustrating. I'll still do that, but I've started reordering online and the prices are still reasonable 6.79 I think per bag, and depending on style, I'm getting 8 to 200 or more per bag. They've got some really cool styles, and some perfect basics. Also I love their silver colored Toggle clasps, some are truly fabulous.
Ordering their gold, copper and bronze...just beware that they are Plated and the color either comes off or darkens a great deal. But the pewter stays fabulous and shiny. Shipping was only $2.99 flat rate nice!
Hello i'm new to group, but i wanted to share with you about a bead and jewlery supllier company out of Oregon. it's called www.shipwreckbeads.com
thier prices a are low and the beads quality are really good,i've been ording from this company for over 4 yrs and i'm never unhappy with what they have. they have mixtures bags of beads to use, which is my favorite and toool and supplies are easy to get and always on stock. so please check them out.thanks,,fg
I just found a Canadian supplier, jewelry, polymer clay, etc.
The link is : www.shadesofclay.com
They are fairly new & would like feedback of any items you would like to have available from them.
The contact person is Margaret.
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