With thousands of options to select from I thought I would share a few of my favorite glass beads in The Outlet.
Our way of saying thanks for all you do!
The teacher’s discount for Ontario College of Teacher (OCT) members is now extended to include the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO) membership.
Every day is teacher/educators day in the Outlet. We wanted to make it simple and easy for these two groups to shop any time during regular business hours.
OCT and AECEO members will automatically receive an additional 5% discount in the Outlet. You already receive an additional 10% if you are an existing Outlet Member (so 15% all together.) Membership is free.
All you need to do is show your membership card to our staff and we will affix our permanent discount sticker on your discount card. It’s that easy.
Our store is closed June 30th and July 1st, 2014.
For the next two weeks we will be celebrating Canada day in The Outlet.
Spend $50 in the Outlet and receive a special gift! (one gift per day per customer)
This week we have a wonderful sale on selected Native craft items which includes seed beads, dream catchers and other native craft components.
This week we have a wonderful sale on wooden beads, plastic pony beads and soccer pendants. We are saluting Father’s Day, but we are pretty sure you can use these items for many other projects!
It has been an absolute pleasure showing daily pictures of some of the finished jewelry in the Outlet. Tomorrow (May 31st, 2014) is the last day to purchase some of these gorgeous pieces at 60% off. The crystal figurines in the Outlet are part of the sale as well!
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We already have an extensive collection of sew-on stones, but we could not resist expanding that line after reviewing all the new colour options. Bead embroidery enthusiasts and costume designers can now create wonderfully whimsical and creative designs in the latest trending shades.
These new collections are joining the other sew-on stones in the Outlet. More are being added weekly. |
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These sew-on stones can be glued in place and are creative options for jewelry designers as well. |
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You will see a lot of these new stones appearing in beaded and soutache featured projects. I glued my choice of resin stones to felt and simply beaded around the edges. I love how these brooches turned out!
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This necklace is one of many samples wholesale customers of John Bead can view in the showroom.
You may have walked by the mesh in the Outlet and wondered what it was for.
The mesh is available in three sizes/widths: 4mm, 9-10mm and 16 mm in this wonderful color palette that includes metallic silver and gold.
You can see in this close up how Adela added beads to the inside of the mesh and then added beads to create sections. The beads are fluid and the piece has a unique 3d shape that would be difficult to create with other materials.
Here is the mesh with pearls and beads. Isn’t this a gorgeous brooch?
Using bigger beads in thinner mesh creates something spectacular like this necklace.
This knotted pendant is the first example I saw featuring mesh. These pieces were designed Adela Kodonova and you can read more about her here.