September 2009
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Lead Free Jewelry Compliance
Many of our customers have been concerned this year about a new Federal law called Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) that mandates all jewelry sold to children 12 and under be tested and certified as “lead free” within the limits of that law. Jewelry artists who sell their products in California also need to comply California’s Lead Containing Jewelry Law passed...
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Handmade Metal Beads On Sale!
All of our handmade metal beads, spacers, and beadcaps are on sale at ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com. You will find Sterling Silver, Vermeil-style, Solid Copper & Sterling/Copper items included.
Traditional handmade bead styles from Bali, India, and Turkey are included in the sale. The Turkish Classic Rondelles pictured below are exceptionally nice. Handmade beads area great way to “dress...
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Newsletter Featuring New Necklace Project
We’ve posted our weekly newsletter featuring our specials at abeadstore.com. You can read and subscribe to the newsletter at http://tinyurl.com/lffav3.
One of the features in the newsletter is a weekly project or tutorial. These are usually basic beading projects for all levels of beaders with a complete listing of parts as well as instructions. This week we are featuring a Kyanite &...
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New & Restocked Lapis Beads
Lapis Lazuli always seems to sell well in the fall. Must be that fashion trend back into blue jeans as the weather gets cooler! We’ve found some nice new lapis beads in many different shades and styles and they’re on in stock at abeadstore.com. The hearts pictured below are a past best-seller and we don’t expect them to last long this time around.
We’ve also have new or...
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Color in the High Country
Here’s some “non-bead” photos for a change of pace. Fall is a gorgeous time of year here in Colorado, and my daughter and I made a quick trip up to the high mountains near Rocky Mountain park yesterday afternoon.The aspens are just starting to change into their golden color. We were probably a week or so early for prime color, but it was a beautiful ride anyway.
Both of these...
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Big Sale on 6-7mm Beads
6-7mm beads are probably the most widely used size of beads we sell. This week you can save 15% on all the 6-7mm Gemstone, Glass, Pearl & Metal beads we offer at abeadstore.com.
You’ll find all rounds, shapes, tubes, cubes, chips, and everything you can think of! Almost 300 different items are on sale! These are beads that many of you use every day, so take a look around and buy the...
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FYI - Pantone colors for Spring of 2010 →
Just took a look at the upcoming designer colors for next spring. Ironic and nice! Ironic, because that is essentially the new color scheme we chose for our new newsletter format. Nice in that we like the colors!
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What's Hot? Center Drilled Keishi Pearls
We’ve seen a huge demand for center drilled Keishi Pearls this summer. We just added 4 more new colors along with a few other colors/styles of Keishi pearls. The ones pictured below are the “natural color” that mother nature intended. As you probably know, most freshwater pearls are dyed or treated in some way to achieve the wonderful variety of colors that are available. For...
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Beaded Angels & Saving $$$ on Parts
As our order flow increases every fall, the demand for angel wings and parts for beaded angels goes up dramatically. Everyone has their own ” style & theme”, but most include glass or metal angel wings, beads for the head & skirt, and some type of “halo”. In some cases, these parts are beaded themselves, in other cases like the picture below, you just us some type...
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Exclusive 4 Day Plan Ahead Promotion!
If you like to plan ahead and want to save 15% on beading supplies, just purchase $100 or more at abeadstore.com and use the coupon code ABSD15. This is an exclusive offer for our Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Newsletter subscribers and DailyBeadBuzz followers and readers! It’s our way of thanking you for following our news and promotions!
Rules are simple… Your order total must be more...
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New 2 Hole Beads
I just like the colors on these new 2-hole beads. Good for the fall and winter, stylish enough to dress up a new bracelet or necklace. They are 15mm long and sold in packages of 25.
2 Hole Bar, 15mm, Opaque Red, Picasso Finish
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Quick Poll on Precious Metal Prices
Do precious metal prices affect your buying decisions on jewelry components? Please take our Quick Poll and see what others are saying!
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New Jewelry Findings!
The unusual Pewter 3-to-1 connectors pictured below are supposed to be a great seller according to the manufacturer. They haven’t been on our radar screen until now. Hope you like them.
We also added a couple of new Pewter Heart Shaped Gluing Bails. They are available in both Copper and Silver Finishes. Every time we add a gluing bail recently, it seems to move up our best selling list...
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Save 15% on our Fall Bead Collection
You will find more than 200 different beads and findings in our Fall 2009 Collection. Rich fall colors, leaves, and all the styles that fit the season are on sale for 15% off through September 11.
Happy Labor Day weekend to all! Enjoy the outdoors, but do some shopping first!
Save 15% on our Fall 2009 Collection of Beads and Findings!
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"Rice Crispy" Necklace?
Rice Pearl Strands at $1.95! We started offering DailyBeadSale Pearls from $1.95 a Strand about 4 years ago on DailyBeadSale.com back when we had a shopping cart attached to it. Now, the $1.95 & up economy pearls are on located within DailyBeadSale in abeadstore.com. We have a pretty good selection right now. Our customers love them - they are mostly nuggets and frequently in very vivid...
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Sterling Silver Clasps On Sale!
In fact, all our Sterling Silver, Bali-style, Gold Filled, Vermeil-styly, Solid Copper, Pewter & Base Metal Clasps & Closures are 10% off at ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com through September 9. You will find more than 120 different styles of toggles, lobster claws, hook & eye, and other styles of closures included.
We focus on Sterling Silver as this is the most popular material for jewelry...
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Wish List Survey Results
We had a good response to our Wish List Survey over the past couple of weeks. Thanks to all of you who participated! The winner of the drawing for the $100 Gift Certificate is Vanessa Finnie.
Overall, the results were about what we expected, but we always get a better insight when we take get actual data and feedback from our customers and prospects. We’ve summarized the results in the...