Supplier Sales Saturday - Christmas Is Nearly Upon Us!

Only 13 days to go before Christmas! Still time to get in on some great deals for making those last few gifts.

abeadstore.com Save 20% on All Items within this category. You must enter the coupon code ABSSUPERSALE as you check out. Offer expires on November 25th. Coupon codes also appear on the home page, D100 for 10% off orders of $100 or more and D250 for 15% off orders of $250 or more. You can bookmark their blog "Daily Bead Buzz" or get the info via email Newsletter, signup at this link for notice of special offers.

*Limited to items within the category and to the stock on hand. Only one coupon per order please. Valid only at abeadstore.com.
If you're into mixed media the Alpha Stamps site has great ideas and kits for holiday crafting, there are some very cute 12 Days of Christmas ideas being featured this week.

If you want to see everything on sale at AlphaStamps, it's all on one page, too. If you're not familiar with AlphaStamps, you need do visit right away. Even if you never work with anything but beads, stones and findings, you'll still want to visit. They've got findings and charms and more stuff you can use. Sign up for their newsletter here.
Artbeads - 50% off over 2000 items, save 15% on all pendants, enter coupon code SCW15P-PEN during checkout and weekly coupon, save $10 on your order of $60 or more by using coupon code SCW10D-60 during checkout. Coupons expire at 9am (PST) on Thursday, December 17, 2009. Only one coupon may be used per order.

Don't forget to always check the Clearance items & Weekly Specials - there's just too much stuff on sale to list here.
The Beadin' Path - Purchase $30 worth of Gift Cards from The Beadin' Path in any combination, and receive a $10 shopping voucher. Treat yourself or to give as an extra gift to the beadlover on your list. And there's still plenty of time. Order gift cards online & they're emailed to you right away during business hours (Mon-Fri 9-6pm EST). Or visit our Freeport store 7 days, from 10-6pm.

Offer expires Wednesday, December 24th by 12pm noon EST. Shopping vouchers will be handed out or emailed at time of gift card purchase. Vouchers can be redeemed from January 1st, 2010 - March 1st, 2010. One $10 voucher for every $30 worth of gift cards purchased.
The Bead Shop is having a 15% off sale through the 14th, enter code: december. Newsletter subscribers are getting a better discount - sign up for their newsletter to take advantage of future offers.
Choice Jewelry Supplies Save 10% on all the sterling silver beads sold within this category. You must enter the coupon code CJSSSHOLIDAY. Discount will be applied after entering the coupon. Limited to stock on hand. Only one coupon per order please. Valid only at ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com. Offer expires December 18th. There are also discounts offered at the $100 (10%, code CJS100 ) and $250 (15%, code CJS250) level. Enter codes at checkout.
Consumer Crafts "hot buys" are 50% or more off - check the right hand navigation links for all the categories available - there's more there than show up in the "featured" box in the middle.Create for Less - Holiday Gift Ideas sale has almost 400 items for sale. Over 200 items are on the Weekly Specials page. Check out the "Dear Santa" Sweepstakes, up to $100 in crafts items to the lucky winner.
D&I Beads - Use coupon code DECEMBER35 for 35% off until December 31st. Shipping is free in the US. Offer expires January 1, 2010.

Fusion Beads - Vintaj is 20% off, all plated lead-free pewter clasps by TierraCast are 20% off, no coupon needed, prices are discounted by item. Type 10off50fusion in the Gift Certificate/Credit Voucher Claim Code to save 10% on all orders of $50 or more. Offers are good through Dec. 14, 2009, 12 noon PST. Other good sales are listed under "weekly specials".
A Grain of Sand - Free shipping on all domestic orders over $75.00. Don't forget the Jabber Blabber Specials and Closeouts .
Magpie Gemstones use promotional code "0925" for 15% off in your shopping cart to receive this discount.
Ohio Beads is giving a 25% discount on your order of any or all of the following four items, use coupon code SS25 in the 'Redeem' box during checkout through December 13th, then click the 'Redeem' button. Items are: Sterling Silver Chain #10: Medium Textured Scalloped Chain, Sterling Silver Chain _#26: 2.5mm Bead/Ball Chain, Sterling Silver 2 x 2 mm Crimp Tubes (100/Pkg), and Sterling Silver 3 x 3 mm Crimp Tubes (20/Pkg). Other sale items can be found in the "On Sale Now" section.

Retail Pack & Pouch Depot - need nice gift bags for your artisan items? 25% off Christmas Sale 25% off you next order of pouches, placed through the online store. This sale includes organza, velveteen, faux suede, fishnet, cotton, jute, feather trimmed and lame' drawstring pouches. To receive 25% off pouches enter Coupon Code: xmas on the checkout page. Coupon code is only good on orders placed through the online store. Enter the code in the coupon code box on the payment page and receive a 25% off your order of pouches. This offer expires on December 31, 2009 and is subject to change without notice.

At Rings & Things you can see all the specials and sales on one page. 5-day sale is 10% off bulk jewelry chain, ends tomorrow.
Sedona Stones - Mother of Pearl beads on sale through Monday Dec. 14, 2009. Get 15% off all items listed in the Sale Items category.

Each week, the old sale items will be removed and new ones added - once the old items are removed from the Sale Items category, the 15% discount will not apply to those items, but will apply to the new items listed in the Sale Items category.
Shipwreck Beads - I hardly *ever* see sales, and this one is over on December 13th so there's not much time left. Save 25% on their entire gemstone selection - every single gemstone bead, bead mixture and pendant is on sale. Plus every week newsletter subscribers have a chance at a prize drawing of at least $250. Every now and then it's $1000. On January 1, 2010 they'll announce the winner of their $2500 shopping spree. Sign up for the newsletter here.

Soft Flex is having 72 hr Holiday Sales, Mondays thru Thursdays. For a really deep discount, try the cool "Mystery Package" spend $25 for $100 worth of materials.

Sign up for the Soft Flex newsletter email to get Early Bird specials and advance notices + other fun news.


Don't see your favorite online shop here? Just leave me the link in comments and I'll be sure to check them out and share their specials and sales here.

Also, if you follow* this blog, you'll never miss a sale because you forgot to check - I'll be delivered right to your reader or Blogger dashboard every day!

*Look up at the uppermost left hand side of this page - see the boxes that say "search blog" "flag blog" and "follow blog" - just click the "follow blog" box!

As always, sign up for the supplier newsletters where offered, to get special offers and early notification of great deals. Most of the info you see here, you could have seen earlier this week in the supplier newsletters, 'cause that's where I found it!

Come back tomorrow to Wander the Beadosphere with me - so much to see out there!

Supplier Sales Saturday

Well, Thanksgiving is just five days away and Christmas is 5 weeks off. I'll be out of town, seeing my family and displaying my jewelry at LosCon after that. My husband and daughter are staying home, so it won't be a perfect holiday, but I'm certainly looking forward to it.

"Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" are looming - me, I plan to do a lot of shopping on-line, but I'll be driving home on Cyber Monday, so I guess I'll miss those deals. Meanwhile, you don't have to miss a one of these!

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abeadstore.com Save 20% on All Items within this category. You must enter the coupon code ABSSUPERSALE as you check out. Offer expires on November 25th. Coupon codes also appear on the home page, D100 for 10% off orders of $100 or more and D250 for 15% off orders of $250 or more. You can bookmark their blog "Daily Bead Buzz" or get the info via email Newsletter, signup at this link for notice of special offers.

*Limited to items within the category and to the stock on hand. Only one coupon per order please. Valid only at abeadstore.com.

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If you're into mixed media the Alpha Stamps site has some great supplies and project ideas for Christmas. Right now Adirondack alcohol inks in singles and sets are on sale, scroll further down that page for the paint dabbers, also on sale.

If you want to see everything on sale at AlphaStamps, it's all on one page, too. If you're not familiar with AlphaStamps, you need do visit right away. Even if you never work with anything but beads, stones and findings, you'll still want to visit. They've got findings and charms and more stuff you can use. Sign up for their newsletter here.

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Lots to see over at Artbeads with new ZambaPro Metallite metallized plastic beads and 70 new Natural Treasures products. There is a great newsletter special going on, so you'll want to subscribe right away, it expires Nov. 27th. The weekly coupon is 5% off $75 or more SCW5P-75, expires at 9am (PST) on Friday, November 27, 2009.

Finally, check the Clearance items & Weekly Specials. - there's just too much stuff on sale to list here.

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Purchase $30 worth of Gift Cards from The Beadin' Path in any combination, and receive a $10 shopping voucher. Offer expires Wednesday, December 24th by 12pm noon EST. Shopping vouchers will be handed out or emailed at time of gift card purchase. Vouchers can be redeemed from January 1st, 2010 - March 1st, 2010. One $10 voucher for every $30 worth of gift cards purchased. Be sure to check the their "Sizzlin' Sale Beads" too.

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ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com Select 14k gold filled, plated and vermeil. Save 10% on items sold within this category. You must enter the coupon code CJSGOLDBEST. Offer expires Nov. 27th.

*Discount will be applied after entering the coupon.Limited to stock on hand. Only one coupon per order please. Valid only at ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com.

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Consumercrafts.com Use promo code GR83PBZ and save 15% on all purchases. Valid thru 11/30/09. Promotion can not be combined with any other promotion. Find their discounted items in the Hot Buys categories.

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Create for Less: Use promo code GR83PBZ and save 15% on all purchases through November 30th. Also, check the Weekly Specials.

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D&I Beads 40% off all orders $35.00 or more. Enter code:THANKSGIVINGSPECIAL40 This offer expires on November 27th, 2009.

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Dreamtime Creations - Follow them on Twitter for their Twitter only specials (currently running at 10% off coupon). Sign up for the newsletter to get their offers as they come out.

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Dry Gulch Beads & Jewelry use the code, TURKEY in the comments box in the shopping cart during checkout to receive 25% off your entire purchase of beads, findings and jewelry. The discount does NOT apply to shipping fees.

Shop through Thanksgiving weekend. This Thanksgiving Sale is only valid between 12:01 am, Friday, November 20 and 11:59 pm, Sunday, November 29.

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Earthstone - Check the sales pages for the "last few strands" of limited items. Quite a variety of stones I don't see everywhere.

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Fusionbeads.com - 20% of on their entire collection of sterling silver finished chains through Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, 12 noon PST.

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A Grain of Sand - German Polka Dot beads are 25% off. Orders over $75 get free shipping within the U.S. There's also the Jabber Blabber Specials and Closeouts to take note of.

*This special does not include *net priced items or closeouts.

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JewelrySupply.com weekly sales refresh every Monday and Closeouts are offered while supplies last. Newsletter sign up is here.

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Lima Beads Lunch Specials are great deals you can take advantage of every Tuesday - sign up for their email reminder.

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Magpie Gemstones has a number of great deals going on - check here for the closeout specials (it was Apetite last time I checked) and if you subscribe to the newsletter before November 30th, you'll be entered in a $200 shopping spree drawing. Additional, generous, discount codes (10% break at $75) can be found on the closeout page, too if you scroll down.

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At Rings & Things you can see all the specials and sales on one page.The 5-day sale is scheduled to start on Nov. 25th, haven't seen anything that suggests otherwise.

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Sedonastones.com - Check the Clearance items pages and subscribe for great email offers.

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I get the weekly newsletter from Shipwreck Beads as well. I don't recall seeing any coupons or discounts, though. They do offer flat rate UPS shipping for $5 in the 48 contiguous states and a huge selection. Plus every week newsletter subscribers have a chance at a prize drawing of at least $250. Every now and then it's $1000 (This coming Friday, for example). On January 1, 2010 they'll announce the winner of their $2500 shopping spree. Sign up for the newsletter here.

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Soft Flex is having 72 hr Holiday Sales, Mondays thru Thursdays. For a really deep discount, try the cool "Mystery Package" spend $25 for $100 worth of materials.

Sign up for the Soft Flex newsletter email to get Early Bird specials and advance notices + other fun news.

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Trader Lou's has many gemstone pendants on clearance sale you could incorporate into your work. They also sell beads, gemstones, and supplies.

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Don't see your favorite online shop here? Just leave me the link in comments and I'll be sure to check them out and share their specials and sales here.

Also, if you follow* this blog, you'll never miss a sale because you forgot to check - I'll be delivered right to your reader or Blogger dashboard every day!

*Look up at the uppermost left hand side of this page - see the boxes that say "search blog" "flag blog" and "follow blog" - just click the "follow blog" box!

As always, sign up for the supplier newsletters where offered, to get special offers and early notification of great deals. Most of the info you see here, you could have seen earlier this week in the supplier newsletters, 'cause that's where I found it!

Come back tomorrow to Wander the Beadosphere with me - so much to see out there!

Supplier Sales Saturday - Bargains for Making Holiday Gifts & Crafts

11 days 'til Thanksgiving! Which also means 42 days until Christmas (I think - math was never my strong suit). If you're thinking of making someone a special gift, or perhaps decorating your home, here are the latest bargains and coupon deals from over 20 suppliers of craft and jewelry supplies.

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abeadstore.com Save 10% on all Czech glass items in this promotions category*. Enter the coupon code ABSCZECHGLASS as you check out. Offer ends November 18th. Coupon codes also appear on the home page, D100 for 10% off orders of $100 or more and D250 for 15% off orders of $250 or more. You can bookmark their blog "Daily Bead Buzz" or get the info via email Newsletter, signup at this link for notice of special offers.

*Limited to items within the category and to the stock on hand. Only one coupon per order please. Valid only at abeadstore.com.

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If you're into mixed media the Alpha Stamps site has some great supplies and project ideas for Christmas. Right now Adirondack alcohol inks in singles and sets are on sale, scroll further down that page for the paint dabbers, also on sale.

If you want to see everything on sale at AlphaStamps, it's all on one page, too. If you're not familiar with AlphaStamps, you need do visit right away. Even if you never work with anything but beads, stones and findings, you'll still want to visit. They've got findings and charms and more stuff you can use. Sign up for their newsletter here.

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Lots to see over at Artbeads: "Cornocopia of Crystal" sale - save up to 35% on their top 500 Swarovski products. Also, the weekly coupon is a good one, save 15% on select holiday items when you use coupon code SCW15P-HIS at checkout. Coupon expires at 9am (PST) on Tuesdsay, November 17, 2009. Only one coupon may be used per order.

Buy More Save More Coupon codes: $5 off orders from $40 to $75 - SCW5D-40, $10 off orders from $75 to $100 - SCW10D-75, $15 off orders from $100 to $150 - SCW15D-100, $25 off orders over $150 - SCW25D-150. Coupons expires at 9am (PST) on Thursday, November 19, 2009. Only one coupon may be used per order*.

"Saturday Night Bead Fever" newsletter subscriber special through Thursday, Nov. 19th, Subscribe to the newsletter for that offer and other exclusive newsletter deals.

Finally, check the Clearance items & Weekly Specials. - there's just too much stuff on sale to list here.

*Please note: This e-coupon is ONLY for orders placed directly on the website. Only one coupon may be used per order. Smaller orders CANNOT be combined to qualify for the discount. Coupons cannot be applied to the purchase of Gift Certificates or Gift Cards. All orders placed with coupons that include either of these items along with additional products will be reviewed and discounts will be adjusted as needed.

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The Beadin Path has "Sizzlin' Sale Beads" and a new batch of limited vintage glass. You can get 5% off purchase of $50 or more using coupon code NEWIN*. Also, Spend $50 on Lucite and get $5 off using coupon code LUCLRN at checkout.**

*Offer expires Tuesday night, November 17th at 11:59pm EST or store close. Offer valid to both retail & wholesale customers & valid for in-stock merchandise only. Coupon does not apply to beading classes, Beads-in-the-Mail-Club memberships, or gift cards or gift certificates. Merchandise is always limited when dealing with vintage, so orders are filled on a first placed, first filled basis.

**Details: Offer valid to both retail & wholesale customers, for one time use. Discount will be applied to Lucite items purchased "online only" at BeadinPath.com. Offer extended to Monday, November 16, 2009, at midnight EST.

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ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com Sterling Silver beads, findings, wire & chain. Save 10% through November 20, on items within the category*, including crimps, round beads, rings, head pins, crimp covers, etc. You’ll also find some specialty items like pearl enhancers, pinch bails and ear clips.
Coupon code CJSSSBEST.

*Discount will be applied after entering the coupon.Limited to stock on hand. Only one coupon per order please. Valid only at ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com.

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Consumercrafts.com Use promo code GR83PBZ and save 15% on all purchases. Valid thru 11/30/09. Promotion can not be combined with any other promotion. Find their discounted items in the Hot Buys categories.

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Create for Less: Holiday Sale on Sulyn products (looks like a lot of glitter and 'spangles') plus save up to 70% off when you shop the CreateForLess Clearance Department. Craft, scrapbooking and sewing supplies. Save on idea books, patterns, paper, stickers and more. Quantities are limited. Also, check the Weekly Specials.

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D&I Beads 40% off all orders $35.00 or more. Enter code:THANKSGIVINGSPECIAL40 This offer expires on November 27th, 2009

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Dreamtime Creations - Follow them on Twitter for their Twitter only specials (currently running at 10% off coupon). They're running a sale on Iron-on Christmas Appliques for 25% off, and place any order over $50.00 you can choose to receive free piece of sterling silver jewelry as a gift.

They've got a limited amount of Swarovski sew-on emerald margarita beads (great for Christmas tree earrings) - not on sale, but apparently a discontinued, and hard to find item, that may sell out quickly, so I thought I'd mention it here.

Sign up for the newsletter to get their offers as they come out.

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Dry Gulch Beads & Jewelry 10% off Bead & Findings orders over $150. Free 1st Class Shipping for orders $50 and up (US). Doesn't look like a coupon code is necessary.

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Earthstone - Check the sales pages for the "last few strands" of limited items. Quite a variety of stones I don't see everywhere.

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Fusionbeads.com - save 10% on beading hoops you can use to make holiday stemmed glass markers at FusionBeads.com through Nov. 16, 2009, 12 noon PST

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A Grain of Sand - in their latest "Jabber Blabber" newsletter (subscribe) they're promoting a "Sparkle Special"! for 10% of all regularly priced Swarovski Crystal as well as the new and very popular Swarovski crystal encrusted filigree beads, through November 20th.

To take advantage of this special, write the words "Sparkle Special" in the comment section during the checkout of your online order*. You have to ask for the special to receive the special, they will add the discount during the processing of your order so you will not see it until the shipping confirmation. There's also the Jabber Blabber Specials and Closeouts to take note of.

*This special does not include *net priced items or closeouts.

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JewelrySupply.com weekly sales refresh every Monday and Closeouts are offered while supplies last. Newsletter sign up is here.

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Lima Beads Lunch Specials are great deals you can take advantage of every Tuesday - sign up for their email reminder.

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Magpie Gemstones has a number of great deals going on - check here for the closeout specials (it was 15 to 30% off Turquoise beads last time I checked) and if you subscribe to the newsletter before November 30th, you'll be entered in a $200 shopping spree drawing. Additional, generous, discount codes (10% break at $75) can be found on the closeout page, too if you scroll down.

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Rings & Things - 5-day sale on #5000 faceted round beads by CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements ends tomorrow.

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Sedonastones.com - Check the Clearance items pages and subscribe for great email offers.

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I get the weekly newsletter from Shipwreck Beads as well. I don't recall seeing any coupons or discounts, though. They do offer flat rate UPS shipping for $5 in the 48 contiguous states and a huge selection. Plus every week newsletter subscribers have a chance at a prize drawing of at least $250. Every now and then it's $1000. On January 1, 2010 they'll announce the winner of their $2500 shopping spree. Sign up for the newsletter here.

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Soft Flex is having 72 hr Holiday Sales, Mondays thru Thursdays. For a really deep discount, try the cool "Mystery Package" spend $25 for $100 worth of materials.

Sign up for the Soft Flex newsletter email to get Early Bird specials and advance notices + other fun news.

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Trader Lou's has many gemstone pendants on clearance sale you could incorporate into your work. They also sell beads, gemstones, and supplies.

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Don't see your favorite online shop here? Just leave me the link in comments and I'll be sure to check them out and share their specials and sales here.

Also, if you follow* this blog, you'll never miss a sale because you forgot to check - I'll be delivered right to your reader or Blogger dashboard every day!

*Look up at the uppermost left hand side of this page - see the boxes that say "search blog" "flag blog" and "follow blog" - just click the "follow blog" box!

As always, sign up for the supplier newsletters where offered, to get special offers and early notification of great deals. Most of the info you see here, you could have seen earlier this week in the supplier newsletters, 'cause that's where I found it!

Come back tomorrow to Wander the Beadosphere with me - so much to see out there!

Supplier Sales Saturday - Christmas Will Be Here Before You Know It!

If you haven't already started working on other holiday items, you've only got 18 days 'til Thanksgiving and just a few weeks after that comes Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, Kwanza, etc., and then the New Year...here's where you'll want to be shopping for your sparklies and goodies!

abeadstore.com Save 15% on all the items within their Sparkly & Shiny Beads category. Enter the coupon code ABSSPARKLE as you check out. Offer ends November 11th.

Limited to items within this category and to the stock on hand. Only one coupon per order please. Valid only at abeadstore.com.

Everything on sale at AlphaStamps all on one page! This is my go to place for mixed media projects. It's a richly designed site, lots of ideas and inspiration. If you're not familiar with AlphaStamps, you need do visit right away. Even if you never work with anything but beads, stones and findings, you'll still want to visit. They've got findings and charms and more stuff you can use. Sign up for their newsletter here.

Artbeads This week only, more than 1,000 items on sale for just $1.00. Sale ends at 9am (PST) on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Also, always check the: Weekly Coupons (this week: save $10 on orders of $75 or more when you use coupon code SCW10D-75 at checkout. Coupon expires at 9am (PST) on Thursday, November 12, 2009. Only one coupon may be used per order.) Clearance items, Weekly Specials. - there's just too much stuff on sale to list here. Subscribe to the newsletter for exclusive newsletter deals, too.

The Beadin Path Sizzling Sale Beads "Bargain beads & beads on sale from all departments including sale Czech glass, sale Swarovski, sale vintage Lucite, sale shell beads, sale gemstone beads & freshwater pearls and more. Some of this stock includes closeout beads, or beads & components that we have a lot of stock on hand."

ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com Save 10% on the Bali-style Beads & Findings sold within this category. You must enter the coupon code CJSBALIFALL. Discount will be applied after entering the coupon. Limited to stock on hand. Only one coupon per order please. Valid only at ChoiceJewelrySupplies.com.

Consumercrafts.com Use promo code GR83PBZ and save 15% on all purchases. Valid thru 11/30/09. Promotion can not be combined with any other promotion. Find their discounted items in the Hot Buys categories.

Create for Less: Save up to 70% off when you shop the CreateForLess Clearance Department. Craft, scrapbooking and sewing supplies. Save on idea books, patterns, paper, stickers and more. Quantities are limited. Also, check the Weekly Specials.

D&I Beads 40% off all orders $35.00 or more. Enter code:THANKSGIVINGSPECIAL40 This offer expires on November 27th, 2009

Dry Gulch Beads & Jewelry Ends Tonight at 11:59 pm, 30% off entire purchase of beads, findings and jewelry. The discount does not apply to shipping or insurance fees. Use the code, HALLOWEEN in the comments box in the shopping cart during checkout.

"Just Found 'Em" - A new to me supplier, Earthstone - I was looking for "stitchtite" and found this supplier. Theyv'e got a sales page "last few strands" so the items are limited.

Fusionbeads.com - , entire collection of beads handmade by artists is 20% off through Nov. 9, 2009, 12 noon PST. "Choose from our popular bead designers like Heart Bead, T-Beads, Bernadette Fuentes, Taina Hartman and many, many more."

A Grain of Sand - in their latest "Jabber Blabber" newsletter (subscribe) they're offering 10% off $100 if you enter code "Welcome Grandbaby" in the comments at checkout (congratulations on the new arrival!). There's also the Jabber Blabber Specials and Closeouts to take note of.

JewelrySupply.com weekly sales refresh every Monday and Closeouts are offered while supplies last. Newsletter sign up is here.

Kalmbach Bookstore (Art Jewelry, Bead & Button, and BeadStyle Magazines) is having a Special Editions sale.

Lima Beads Lunch Specials are every Tuesday - sign up for their email reminder.

Magpie Gemstones has a number of great deals going on - check here for the closeout specials (it was 30% off Peridot beads last time I checked) and if you subscribe to the newsletter before November 30th, you'll be entered in a $200 shopping spree drawing.

Rings & Things - new 5-day sale starts November 11th.

Sedonastones.com Check the Clearance items pages and subscribe for great email offers.

I get the weekly newsletter from Shipwreck Beads as well. I don't recall seeing any coupons or discounts, though. They do offer flat rate UPS shipping for $5 in the 48 contiguous states and a huge selection. Plus every week newsletter subscribers have a chance at a prize drawing of at least $250. Every now and then it's $1000. (like yesterday...which I didn't win... again) And on January 1, 2010 they'll announce the winner of their $2500 shopping spree. Sign up for the newsletter here.

Soft Flex Early Bird Sale. Save 20% off Extreme Flex Wire. Enter coupon code EARLYBIRD at checkout. Offer valid between Friday November 6, 2009 and Monday November 9, 2009 at midnight PT. This offer is not valid with any other discounts. If your purchase qualifies for two or more discounts, you will receive the best discount, but not a combination.

Don't forget the Soft Flex monthly specials, either. (and here's a handy link showing how to enter a coupon code at checkout!)

Trader Lou's has many gemstone pendants on clearance sale you could incorporate into your work. They also sell beads, gemstones, and supplies.

Don't see your favorite online shop here? Just leave me the link in comments and I'll be sure to check them out and share their specials and sales here.

Also, if you follow* this blog, you'll never miss a sale because you forgot to check - I'll be delivered right to your reader or Blogger dashboard every day!

*Look up at the uppermost left hand side of this page - see the boxes that say "search blog" "flag blog" and "follow blog" - just click the "follow blog" box!

As always, sign up for the supplier newsletters where offered, to get special offers and early notification of great deals. Most of the info you see here, you could have seen earlier this week in the supplier newsletters, 'cause that's where I found it!

Come back tomorrow to Wander the Beadosphere with me - so much to see out there!

Another Pleasant Evening With My Beads and Thread

Sitting down to listen to Emma and work on this necklace was a very relaxing finish to my first day back to work. It was busy enough today that I was very glad to have nothing more complicated to do tonight than pull out some beads and start stringing and tying them into a simple necklace.

Unfinished, it's 22" long, and was created from some milky, translucent, light blue pinched oval Czech glass beads, opaque light blue seed beads and light sapphire blue Czech glass druk beads. Small silver plated pewter bead caps and seamless silver beads for accent. The thread I used is white nylon Silkon.

My Christmas gift card order, a gift from my son, came from Artbeads today. It's always fun to get new things and I used the gift card to spoil myself a bit with a number of gold filled beads, headpins, eye pins and jumprings in various sizes and gauges, that I wouldn't have otherwise indulged myself with. I also bought some lovely sterling chain, three metal stamps and a tube of Magic-glos. I look forward to trying out the Magic-glos to make a small charm or pendant, although I think I'll get a UV light to cure it - the days are pretty overcast and often rainy right now to have to cure it with sunlight, as I've read is one option.

Another Knotted Necklace, Reorganizing, Looking Forward to Learning New Things

I spent the day organizing and arranging my workspace in preparation for bringing in some additional shelving tomorrow, along with creating a new knotted necklace while listening to an audio book reading of Jane Eyre. As mentioned before, I find knotting relaxing, so I used it as a break now and then from the tidying efforts. The total length of the Czech glass tigereye druk beads, with small matte gold colored glass seed beads, is 56".

I only have brown and black silk right now, but I've ordered some additional colors and look forward to making more knotted necklaces when they arrive.

I also finished a linked necklace earlier this morning, before I started on the knotted one above. I used ivory and white glass druk beads, amber shell beads and ivory tablet cut beads linked with gold plated eyepins and jump rings.

Once I have my space reorgainized, I look forward to setting up an area to start working with art clay - a late Christmas gift arrived the other day that will be very helpful, a pasta machine. I also asked for some books, which did come before Christmas and were under the tree. I will be reading up on the other materials and tools I need to get started, then I'll start experimenting. I truly look forward to it.

Happy Holidays - Christmas Eve Post

I began my long holiday break after work today, won't be back in the office until Jan 5th.

Both of my adult children are here, with their respective significant others, for Christmas. Fortunately for me, their SO's families live near by. The gifts are wrapped and under the tree, which still needs to be decorated - my daughter and I will do it today. We've a very, um, eclectic selection of ornaments including strange sequined animals, Star Trek, delicate hand painted glass, and billiards themed. It will be a special tree...to say the least.

I have a couple things I want to accomplish over the break, one is to figure out my California Sales Tax return (due at the end of January) and get it filed and paid. I didn't make that many sales this year, unfortunately, but I want to establish the part time business as legitimate since I do deduct expenses on my federal tax return. I am hopeful that I'll have the opportunity to do 3 or 4 conventions next year - I've gotten an email from the dealer's room coordinator for the World Fantasy Convention that will be local that I'm on the mailing list. I know to keep an eye open for LosCon much earlier this year and I'll check out BayCon again, which was a lot of fun last May. The other con I had hoped to sell at is Potlatch coming up in February, and I haven't gotten any response from the dealer's room coordinator yet, so I'm worried I might not get a space, again...oh well, keeping my fingers crossed!

The other thing is to try and get my workspace sorted out - the room I use for beading is also my home office and prior to getting into beading served as a "library" of sorts for my books (I am a voracious reader and my collection is probably over a thousand books as I can't seem to part with any of them - although a lot are in the garage and in storage). There are also bins of office supplies and other stuff that came home with me when I was moved out of a closed office into a cubicle and then just miscellaneous stuff that I can't find a place for elsewhere in the house and don't want to put in the garage. I'd really like to move out all the books, set up a fairly long and deep table surface for a beading workspace, get some shelving for all the supplies and maybe a pegboard for tools. If I can get a start on it next week, I can do the rest in phases over the weekends. Of course, it's been rainy and if the weather stays that way, it will mean moving stuff outside, prior to deciding if it goes to the garage or elsewhere, will be a problem.

So, before I finish this post, which might be the last one for a few days, here's my most recent finished project.

I started this in Fayetteville last week, it's a bit labor intensive so I didn't finish it there. I thought it was a fun use of the two different sized circle spacers from Bead Gallery.

I used red and green roundel beads inside the larger circle spacer bead, like a bead frame, and smaller glass beads with silver linings in the small circle spacers along with a solid silver metal disk between them, all on silver plated eye pins joined with Beadalon EZLinks. A larger EZLink attaches the final loop to the eyeglass holders. Finished length is 30"

Three New Necklaces Today

It's great to be home! I relaxed today with my beading, making three new pieces today. First I decided to get out some of the new gunmetal colored components I found at the ACMoore store in Fayetteville and my hematite beads. I used some 'black diamond' colored Druk beads to make it less monochrome. I'm not sure I'm finished - my daughter is visiting and she suggested adding more chain to the center, so I may play around with this one some more.

Then I felt like making another Christmas themed necklace and made this eyeglass leash. I used red and green cathedral glass beads, red and green faceted rondells and antique gold filigree beads.

Then I decided I wanted to finally make something with the handcrafted art-glass bead I bought at the Art and Wine festival back in September from Susie Harper. This features the silver ring spacers and light sapphire blue round glass beads I bought in Fayetteville along with some light sapphire blue Druk beads from Artbeads. In order to keep the larger circle spacers open, I used two headpins on each one to create the loops. I 'threaded' the Druk beads into the smaller circle spacers with eyepins. I'm very happy with how this one turned out. I think the circle theme perfectly compliments the design of the glass bead pendant.

Frustration, Your Name is Jewelry Cable!

Worked tonight for quite some time trying to get the crimp tubes (one has a hook attached to it, the other the eye) on the jewelry cable. There's something to working with jewelry cable that I'm not doing right. I'm thinking I need a blowtorch...

Just kidding (although I do wonder). The cable should fit the tubes - and I've gotten them to fit on one end just fine, but for some reason when I try to put the final one on, it just doesn't go well at all. Then there's the problem that cable is nearly impossible to cut, even with brand new heavy duty memory wire cutters. There's usually one fine little thread of cable left to trim, sometimes a few. Then after putting on just a couple beads the cable starts to unravel and those little steel threads are very sharp. I've literally put blood and sweat into working with the danged cable. All I wanted to do was put some heavier glass beads on one for a bracelet...it really seemed like a good idea at first.

Well, trial and error is what teaches me, so I'll keep trying until I run out of cable. No pictures tonight since I didn't complete anything.

I have the week of Dec 29th off from work and I'm thinking about a total 'makeover' of my office space. I have a picture of how I want it set up, I just hope I can find all the stuff I need to do it. One of the reasons is I need a better working surface - especially if I'm going to experiment with making polyclay beads and maybe even try my hand at metal clay. Stringing and even making wire loops isn't hard to do with a small surface area, even just a lap tray, but the clay work won't happen without a work table, which I currently don't have.

I'm hopeful I'll be able to enlist my son to help with some of the heavy lifting (book shelves and a large hutch will have to be moved). He's coming home from his tour in Iraq (he's in the Army) soon, and if all goes well, he'll be home for Christmas through New Year's Day. Of course, I'm looking forward to having him home for more than the moving - that's just an added bonus.

More Christmas Themed Necklace Lanyards

Every year I get out my Christmas sweaters to wear to work. I have quite a few of them now, probably a dozen, maybe a few more. Some of the holiday themes, like snowmen on a beige cardigan, bright beaded poinsettias on black, or reindeer posing as a Christmas tree on a light brown knit, but most are predominantly red and green knits with embellishments embroidered on them. I had a few Christmas themed lanyards to wear with them, and now I have many more - two completed this evening. This first one uses 6mm bicones, silver plated pewter mini-bead caps, silver beads and Czech druk beads and it's light weight so it's good for eyeglasses, too.

The next one is Jablonex Czech fluted glass beads in green, silver glass seed beads and red Czech druks. It will also make a great eyeglass lanyard/leash.

Last night I posted the start of this one, here it is completed - larger faceted oval Czech glass beads in a bright red with small green druk beads between them - it will be a dramatic necklace lanyard, but it's too big and heavy for eyeglasses.

I'm not all that crazy about making seasonally themed lanyards, but at Christmas, since I want to wear them with my sweaters, I get enthusiastic. I'll probably make a few more. I hope to get these photographed and up on Etsy soon, too - just in case someone needs a Christmas necklace or lanyard.

It's Great to be Feeling Better and Beading Again!

I've been fighting off a rather persistent virus on top of being unusually busy at work which means I didn't do much beading/jewelry work over the last couple weeks, just too tired at the end of the day to be particularly motivated or creative. I mostly fiddled with one piece, continuing my purple fixation with this one last item before I moved on (at least regarding colors).

I used some Blue Moon glass faceted rectangle beads in amethyst with fancy bead caps and then used antiqued brass eye pins and tiny (3mm) faceted amethyst glass beads to create a jeweled chain. The necklace is about 24" around and the pendant adds a couple more inches:

Over this Thanksgiving holiday I did manage to find some time between family and cooking to work on a few things, though. I decided I wanted to make more copper pieces and I liked the way the peridot glass looked with copper - as you can see, I've made quite a few things - some are just bits and pieces that will eventually become something else - earrings or more necklaces. I'm particularly fond of the long necklace at the right - I haven't measured it, but it's probably 34 - 35" before adding the length of the pendant. The center necklace with the large faceted rectangles was inspired by the focal piece which is half of a copper toggle clasp. Next project will be to make a necklace to match the earring at the upper left featuring the foil-lined coin beads, and, of course, the other earring.

Lastly, one more Christmas color lanyard featuring a very pretty faceted glass bead in red and some 3mm green Druk beads.

I'm pretty excited about something that I've been invited to do here on my blog, and soon I'll reveal all. I hope you'll keep checking back for the news!

New Etsy Listings - Holiday Badge Lanyard Necklaces

As threatened, uh, promised, I've put up several holiday themed necklaces on Etsy. Some will look familiar as I've posted about them recently. Others were made last Christmas, before I started blogging and joined Etsy. I'm very pleased that the gold plated lanyards from last Christmas held up so well - no tarnishing, and with minimal care (frankly, they just hung on a necklace stand) in a fairly humid environment. Can't say the same for the silver plated ones - I will be re-stringing a few as a result.

I set up a new winter/Christmas themed backdrop for my photos and priced two of the lanyards in the 'bargain' category.

Today's Holiday Necklace Lanyards

Finished two more new lanyard necklaces in red and green to wear for Christmas time. These will be added to my bargain lanyards group as they are entirely Czech glass and seed beads. The first is 31" long and features large (10mm) pinched oval glass beads culled from Blue Moon glass assortments and some iridescent glass seed beads (as with all pictures you can click it for a larger view).

The second one uses 6mm fluted green pressed Jablonex Czech glass rounds, separated by ruby matte glass seed beads (possibly Toho - I didn't keep the original label, something I do now) small, clear square beads with an iridescent finish (also Czech glass) and an oblong red glass bead of forgotten origin. This is quite light and at 29" is a good lenght for an eyeglass leash.

I put together a bracelet design with some fun red glass beads and silver 'bali' style spacers but wasn't happy using stringing wire for it as the wire seemed too fragile for the fairly heavy beads. So I tried attaching some crimp ends I had to a length of jewelry cable but it didn't work out. Now I'm a bit stumped on what to use for the bracelet, although I have a few ideas that I plan to try.