This gorgeous and on-trend bracelet is a gorgeous gift and can be made for under $10 if you shop at the Outlet.

If you have never made jewelry, this is the ideal starter project.  The entire bracelet is joined together with special stretch bead cord (elastic).  The only work you will have is trying to decide which beads and charms to add!  I found the black beads in the bead section and in another section of the store I fell in love with the rhinestone encrusted separator beads.  They reminded me of art deco style jewelry.

There are so many charms to choose from in The Outlet as well.  Since they are packaged in groups, this one would cost about 75 cents.

I added my string of black beads together with a few of the rhinestone separator beads and simply tied a knot.

I have quite a bit of my supplies still left over along with my elastic.  I can start my next project now.

There are so many strands of beads in the Outlet to choose from.  Semi-precious stones are on sale this week and you could select fabulous strands to make a bracelet with.

You can create gifts for friends based on birthstone colours, favorite colours or even what is trending right now.  Simple, fast and inexpensive.

 

This past weekend The Outlet packed up a mini jewelers studio and moved into a booth at the Creativ Festival in Toronto.

Laura and Rachelle brought the most amazing selection of beads for the free Make and Take!

With a little bit of demo time, Rachelle managed to whip up this gorgeous bracelet!

The event allowed us to showcase the Outlet to people who may not have known we were reopened and bigger than ever.

Kids just love to bead!

And so do women!

It is safe to say that a great time was had!

 

 

 

The John Bead Outlet is going to be handing out coupons and running “make and takes” in their booth.  This is a wonderful event to meet many of our customers and to introduce ourselves to crafters who may not know about out store and location.

Creativ Festival is Canada’s largest mixed media DIY consumer show dedicated to the creative arts of sewing, knitting, beading, spinning, weaving, felting, quilting, crocheting, stitching, scrapbooking, crafting and other fibre, textile, needle and paper arts! Bursting at the seams with hot products, ideas, trends and how to’s. Unbeatable shopping is infused with up-close-and-personal hands-on instruction! Plus, artisan made ‘gifts to go’.

 

I have posted in the past about the wonderful collection of crystal figurines in the Outlet.  Many of the pieces are collectible.  They will not be restocked.

If you need unique corporate gift ideas, now is the perfect time to shop in the Outlet.

The crystal flowers are just stunning.  You won’t be disappointed in the collection you will have to choose from.

There is an entire aisle of the Outlet which was created to service costume designers.

One of the largest events we help provide materials for is the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, formerly and still commonly called Caribana.

These are fabulous examples of what Caribana designers make for their customers!