July 2010
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Jul 28th
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When Your Internet Goes Down.....
It really sucks! Our DSL modem in the office died on Sunday night. I ran over and bought a replacement model on Monday morning, but our download speeds were about 64KB…..about as fast as the old dial up services. With more than 2 people working, it was almost impossible to get a page to load. We focused all the bandwidth on shipping orders and I spent the whole day trying to troubleshoot...
Jul 21st
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Summer Update
We’ve been extremely busy this summer and have neglected DailyBeadBuzz.com more than usual. We’ll try and be better over the coming weeks. Our vacation to Kauai was relaxing, but brutal on the work projects. We’ve been working on a revision to the look and feel of abeadstore.com as well as improved search and navigation. We finally have some progress in that area with a goal of...
Jul 16th
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Jul 14th
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Jul 9th
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Jul 7th
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Jul 2nd
June 2010
13 posts
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Jun 30th
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Jun 29th
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Jun 29th
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Back From Vacation
Wow, nice to take a vacation. Welcome back to 10 days worth of backlog! So, we’re having 2 sales to celebrate! Save 15% on all our Freshwater Pearls at PearlBeadSale.com during our 3 Day Pearl Sale. You’ll also receive an additional 15% off at all our assortable price breaks! Save 15% on all our Solid Copper Beads & Findings. More than 130 items are included and this...
Jun 25th
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Jun 23rd
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Jun 19th
Jun 16th
Jun 16th
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Jun 13th
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Don't Miss our 8-9mm Bead Sale
All our 8-9mm beads are on sale for 20% off at abeadstore.com. Pearl, gemstone, glass, crystal and metal beads are all included. There’s colors and styles of all types. Stock up and save through June 16 at our 8-9mm Bead Sale! Save 20% on this Popular Bead Size
Jun 11th
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Jun 11th
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Save on Bails & Component Holders!
If you use focal beads in your designs, you are faced with the challenge of attaching them to your stringing material is some way. Some designers wire wrap, other use glueable findings for cabachons and such. With gemstone donuts or other cutout designs, you can use some type of hanger. Snap bails and pinch bail are amoung the most frequently used components because of the ease of use and lower...
Jun 4th
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Jun 2nd
May 2010
13 posts
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May 28th
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May 27th
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May 25th
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Clasps On Sale!
We’re having a Clasp & Closure Sale at ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com. More than 120 different Sterling Silver, Gold Filled, Solid Copper, Pewter and Base Metal items are 10% off through May 28. You’ll find a couple of our New Designer Findings (the 2 toggles pictured below) as well as all your favorite lobster claws, toggles, hook & eyes, spring rings, magnetic clasps and so...
May 21st
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New Beads on Sale!
We’re approaching the end of the inventory we purchased in Tucson back in February. There is still a large stack of pearls and a few briolettes, but for the most part we are finally done! To celebrate, we’re doing a “redux” of our new bead sale from back in March. But, this time, it’s all different items. You’ll find a bunch of pearls and focal beads, a few new...
May 19th
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May 18th
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New Designer Findings
When we were in Tucson this year, we decided to add a new line of “designer findings”. We found some new sources for very elegant, high quality, and yet functional findings. Our goal was to give offer clasps, connecters, pendant holders, and other findings that are more of focus of the design rather than just being functional. We are finally releasing the first wave of those products...
May 14th
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May 13th
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New Necklace Projects
We posted a couple of new Necklace Tutorials yesterday. The first, a 3 Strand Braided Necklace, was designed Alina Robertson who is one of our customers. It has a great organic feel and incorporates many different elements. The wire wrapped focal bead adds a nice dimension and compliments the interlaced chain nicely. The second tutorial was designed by one of our staff members, Morgan Newberg....
May 13th
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May 12th
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May 11th
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May 5th
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More Product Pictures Done!
Websites like abeadstore.com become lumbering beasts when they have thousands of products purchased over a very long period of time. When we switched ecommerce platforms a couple years ago, we had no pictures or descriptions for the thousands of gemstone components sold in our store JewelryPlus.net. That’s because it was primarily a wholesale business, and our buyers were familiar with all...
May 4th
April 2010
21 posts
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Apr 30th
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New Large Hole Copper Beads
We sell a lot of Greek Leather cord and associated findings during the spring and summer months. Our guess is that people are making simple necklaces with a focal pendant and a few beads to wear at the beach and casual summer parties. We’ve added more Solid Copper Large Hole  Beads to make that easier and ad some more pizazz to your designs! You’ll find all our copper beads included...
Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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New Focal Beads @abeadstore.com
We added many new gemstone focal beads last week. These are some particularly nice ones that we picked up in Tucson. You’ll find some unusual cuts as well as some high quality stones we don’t often find at such a great value. The Charoite Spiral Faceted Rectangles are especially nice. You usually see dyed jasper sold as “charoite” rather than finding the real thing....
Apr 26th
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Apr 23rd
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Mother's Day Idea Sale
Yep, we’re selling ideas this week! Just kidding, but if want to make the “moms” in your life a gift of handmade jewelry and don’t have any idea where to start, visit our Beading Tutorials. We just posted 3 new ideas including the matching Prehnite Copper earring and necklace set pictured below. Many of the items used in these projects are on sale this week during our...
Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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Spring Leaves!
Spring has sprung and we now have so many leaf beads that we created a second category on abeadstore.com. You can now browse by Small and Large Leaf Beads. These are made in the Czech Republic and most are simply spectacular. Here’s a couple pictures of different styles. There are many, many more styles and colors to choose from! Click on any image for details.  
Apr 15th
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Apr 14th
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Chance to Win $100 Gift Certificate
Every order we receive of $100 or more at abeadstore.com and ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com from April 14-30 will be entered into a random drawing for a $100 Gift Certificate to be selected on May 3. The winner will be notified via email and announced in our mid-week newsletter. This is our way of encouraging you to stock up some beading supplies for the busy summer season and thanking you for your...
Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
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2 Hole Beads
We just posted several new 2 hole beads in an alblum on our Facebook Fan page and many people seemed to like them. So, here’s a bit more detail and some links to more 2 hole beads. Most of our customers who purchase 2 hole beads (also called double drilled) are making bracelets. Obviously, they can also be used for necklaces and other projects as well. The necklace pictured above was...
Apr 12th
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Apr 8th
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Shades of Orange!
I’ve seen a lot more orange clothes around town lately. Maybe its because its spring and people are thinking “bright” colors? Or, could be a fashion trend or a bunch of Oklahoma State fans here in Boulder. (not likely) Truthfully, it’s not my color, but it looks great on many people. Carnelian Agate is one of the few “orange” semi-precious gemstones on the...
Apr 6th