Summer may be coming to a close but we are holding on with our favorite summer jewelry project which will transition beautifully to fall. Woo-hoo summer is the season that is all about having fun in the sun— and looking fabulous while doing it of course! But that doesn’t mean we can’t keep that spirit heading…
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Chrysanthemum Bracelet with 2-hole Crescents, 2-hole Lentils and 6 mm Czech Druk Beads brightens our cold winter days
Winter has finally arrived in New England. Temperature has dipped overnight by 15 degrees and ground is covered with a layer of fresh snow. Those of you who live in the South may think that it is a real struggle to make it through the cold winter months here, but to tell you the truth…
CzechMates are very popular but one-hole Czech Glass Beads are standing their ground
Beading and the beading industry have been revolutionized by the introduction of two-hole and four-hole beads. Most of us use them all the time and we continuously find new applications for them. Beading has become fascinating, challenging and more fun than ever. Using the same selection of CzechMates, two beaders may arrive at designs so different that…
Kheops Puca Free Beading Project – Cleopatra Bracelet – Puca Beads 25% sale
Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great week. I know for some of you out there you are getting your kids ready to go back to school or they are already back in school. Woohoo! This means more time to bead and shop for beads. And we can always use more time for…
Dragon’s Back Bracelet
Last year in November we have posted instructions for a Snake Skin Bracelet. This easy to make, attractive and comfortable bracelet proved to be one of the most popular free projects we have ever posted. Snake Skin Bracelet is made of two colors of SuperDuos and 2.5 mm Swarovski Bicones. To see step by step…
Marie Antoinette Earrings
These elegant Swarovski Crystal earrings were designed by Val Hirata and were inspired by the look and style of Marie Antoinette, the queen of France. Some of the components you may already have in your bead stash. For the ones you still need to get visit Eureka Crystal Beads’ free beading projects page. You may download free…
New Free Beading Pattern for Victory Bangle & Your Favorite Zipper Bracelet
We have recently added free beading patterns to our website. They are all available to you in a printed form. Not surprisingly Zipper Bracelet by Anna Lindell is one of your favorites. Zipper Bracelet is easy to make, looks great and is very comfortable to wear. The zig-zag texture of its design adds eye-catching contrast and…
QuadraLentile and QuadraTile are taking beading industry by storm.
We have been recently flooded by a large number of new glass beads. It seems almost like a race. Every week a new bead is introduced and every week more of us beaders fall behind in learning about new developments. Even hard core beaders cannot remember names of new beads, never mind their shapes and sizes. And…
Eureka Crystal Beads presents Adele Kimpell’s patterns…
Adele Kimpell’s patterns are very popular among beaders of all skill levels. They are well written and nicely illustrated. Most of our patterns are simple to intermediate. They may be simple to put together but the pieces you are going to make will look very sophisticated and we guarantee you’ll get a lot of compliments…
Wearable Art: Seed Bead Jewelry Gallery
There are some magnificent things that can be done with seed beads and we’ve collected some of our favorite images right here so feast your eyes and get inspired! Owl Totem by bead artist Cece Cormier is an expressive and exuberant mix of colors that brings this beautiful necklace to life. These two beautiful necklaces by…
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