Twins!

Twins!

Preciosa Ornela, the manufacturers of beads in the Czech Republic, has just released a new seed bead called “twins.” They’re a two holed, 2.5X5mm oval seed bead. Currently, the only colors available in the US are crystal, crystal matte, jet and jet matte… and Dancing Beads has

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It’s Trunk Show Time

It’s Trunk Show Time

You’d think, after all the beads, and all the years I’ve been surrounded by them my enthusiasm for a bead shopping opportunity would be somewhat lukewarm. Nothing could be further from reality. I love beads, and I get just as excited by them now as I did

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A Very Pleasant Surprise

A Very Pleasant Surprise

…on a Sunday night! From Bead&Button My head is swimming with ideas for ways to advertise/promote the shop. What it isn’t filled with is copy… dang it! I was online a bit ago looking for inspiration. I’m not certain what lead me to the Bead & Button

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Fireline

Fireline

Beaders who love to work with seed beads and crystals swear by a product sold by Berkley, a leader in the fishing industry called Fireline. Fireline is a thermally fused line that is incredibly thin, very strong, and smooth. It can be threaded through a size 12

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