🐲 Once upon a time, in the fair city of Krakow, lived a fire breathing dragon. Many strong knights perished doing battle with this dragon who was finally defeated by a clever cobbler. The Krakovski dragon lives on in folk tales and now as a symbol for these lovely faceted crystal fancy stones. After all,…
Category: Swarovski
What is Happening with Swarovski 2021 UPDATE
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…
Discontinued Swarovski 2020 Part 3: Chatons, Rivolis and Cushion Cut Fancy Stones
Which chatons, rivolis and cushion cut fancy stone is Swarovski getting rid of permanently? Find out!
Discontinued Swarovski 2020 Part 2: Swarovski Crystal Pearls and Round Crystal Beads
As you know from our previous entry, Swarovski has announced a long list of discontinued items that will no longer be produced in 2021. Make sure to visit us at Eureka Crystal Beads to see what Swarovski we have still in stock and grab what you need asap! We previously catalogued all the bicones on…
Discontinued Swarovski 2020 Part 1: Bicones
Find out what’s coming with Swarovski’s most recent announcement of discontinued bicones!
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…
The Beader’s Resource: Stringing
Greetings Beaders & Readers! Eureka Crystal Beads is bringing you a new Blog series. We’re calling it The Beader’s Resource! It’ll be split into 5 different parts: Stringing, Wire Working, Bead Weaving, Color, and Tips & Tricks – with perhaps more down the line! This is series #1: Stringing Here you’ll find a compiled list of…
FEBRUARY BEAD CHALLENGE!
Hello Beady Friends! Leah here from Eureka Crystal Beads.com! It’s that time again – another beading challenge for you all! Ok, so here’s the run-down: Do you ever feel like you need a little push? Or perhaps some inspiration to think outside your box? (If so, I’m right there with ya!) So I have another month-long Beading…
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…
JANUARY BIRTHSTONE: GARNET!
Greetings Beaders, Leah here from Eureka Crystal Beads! I’m excited to bring you the 9th 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…
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