Rumors have been swirling in the beading and jewelry communities for at least several months now about what is going to happen with Swarovski beads, pearls and fancy stones. Although we urged y’all not to panic buy since the dust had not settled yet, we now have a much clearer picture of the landscape and…
Category: Misc.
Have you seen our new website?
Eureka has just launched a brand new shopping experience with a newer, better and more user friendly website. Hooray! After months of planning and working with our development team, we are pleased to unveil the new Eureka website! We have gotten so much feedback over the years about what you would like to see to…
May 2020 Beading Challenge: ADVANCED GEOMETRY!
UPDATE: We have a Winner! Shirley M. entered several projects she made on theme. Here they are below: We had so many beautiful entries by our participants including some very cool, innovative and stunning interpretations of the challenge! Here are a few of our favorite submissions (to see all the beautiful submissions we received, head…
Back to Basics: Thread & Wire!
Hey Beady Friends! In today’s blog I wanted to go over for you some key supplies in the realm of “Thread & Wire.” Whether you’re new to jewelry making and beading weaving, you’ve specialized in one over the other, or you just want a refresher – this will be the blog to bookmark, especially if…
Enhance Your Beading with Winter Color Inspiration!
Winter Greetings, Beading Friends! I don’t know about you and where you live, but here in Little Rhody (Rhode Island, USA) temperatures are dipping pretty low so I’m having to keep my beady fingers moving to stay warm! (What a predicament! Oh no – more beading!!!) Hopefully, no matter where you’re located, you’re keeping warm…
DECEMBER BIRTHSTONE: TURQUOISE!
Greetings Beaders, Leah here from Eureka Crystal Beads! I’m excited to bring you the 8th installment of 12: Birthstones! At the beginning of each month I’ll bring you a blog that is chock-full of everything you might want to know about that month’s stone. Were you born this month? If so, you might take particular interest…
OCTOBER BEAD CHALLENGE!
EDIT: Thanks to all who submitted work for this beading challenge! Please head on over to our Facebook page to view the album of submissions! November bead challenge coming…! -Leah Hello Beady Friends! Leah here from Eureka Crystal Beads.com! Today’s blog is all about challenging yourself! Do you ever feel like you need a little…
AUGUST ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Greetings Readers (and Beaders!), thanks for stopping by for another blog from Eureka Crystal Beads. Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to the next jewelry artist we’re featuring for my monthly Artist Spotlight series! For the month of August we’re featuring Bead Artist Norma Jean Dell, who creates her sophisticated, yet playful, jewelry and tutorial patterns from…
Deep Summer Color Palettes… Get Inspired!
Hello Friends! Today’s blog, brought to you by Eureka Crystal Beads, is about inspiring your bead selection with DEEP SUMMER COLOR PALETTES! While often Summer can make us think of bright fun colors often seen on beach towels (think Turquoise, Coral, Lime Green, & Hot Pink!), these colors tend to remind me of early summer. But,…
Products to Splurge on!
Hello Beaders! I hope everyone is staying cool during these Dog Days of Summer! Things are sticky-hot here in little Rhode Island and I know I’m not the only one whose thoughts are beginning to turn to those of a crisp Fall day! Today’s blog is going to focus on PRODUCTS TO SPLURGE ON! These…
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