Please do not forget to enter our January 2012 jewellery making competition. There is a first prize of £50's worth of beads or jewellery making items of your choice from our website.
To enter simply SEND A PICTURE of your creation to COMPETITION@SANCTUARYBEADS.CO.UK no later than midnight on the 31st January 2011.
The prize can be spent on anything from beads to jewellery pliers to jewellery findings to Beadsmith products .. the choice is yours....
The winner will be announced on this blog no later than 2nd February 2012.
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Thursday 19 January 2012
New Jewellery Making Plier Sets
Those of you that havent visited our website lately may have missed the new range of jewellery making pliers that we have just introduced.
The mini plier set features 4 3" pliers and comes in a Sanctuary Beads zip up pouch. These represent amazing value for money and are a much better buy than the popular Beadsmith 3 piece mini pliers. The come with purple sparkle handles.
If you prefer a full size set we now have a clutch style set
This a full size set and is priced at £9.99 which is great value. Some of the larger sellers on the internet have similar sets as these priced at anywhere between £15 and £25. These are boxjoint pliers and have purple sparkle handles.
We have new colours of the full size jewellery making pliers arriving in about 3 weeks.
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| Mini Plier Set £3.99 |
If you prefer a full size set we now have a clutch style set
We have new colours of the full size jewellery making pliers arriving in about 3 weeks.
Sunday 15 January 2012
TIP OF THE DAY - 15 January 2012 - Getting the stretch back into Stretch Magic
Stretch magic is a premium elastic stringing material used to making simple stretch bracelets. Over time with taking the bracelet on and off you may find that the elastic will start to lose its shape.
To restore the properties of the elastic simply dip the bracelet into boiling water for 2 to 3 seconds and you should find that the elastic regains some of its elasticity.
Sanctuary Beads stock a wide range of stretch magic in our online store.
To restore the properties of the elastic simply dip the bracelet into boiling water for 2 to 3 seconds and you should find that the elastic regains some of its elasticity.
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| Stretch Magic cord |
Sanctuary Beads stock a wide range of stretch magic in our online store.
Thursday 12 January 2012
TIP OF THE DAY - 12 January 2012 - Split rings
If you are annoyed with jump rings that are continually opening under the slightest pressure then use a split ring!
Split rings are simply a double loop of wire. Beware of copper based split rings and always use alloy rings when possible since alloy rings always spring back into shape.
Split rings can be fiddly to open in the smaller sizes and you can buy split ring pliers and split ring tweezers to make the job easier.
Split rings can be fiddly to open in the smaller sizes and you can buy split ring pliers and split ring tweezers to make the job easier.
Wednesday 11 January 2012
LARGE ORDER DISCOUNTS
We are often asked for discounts by buyers both on EBAY and from our website. Unfortunately the normal answer is no simply because we want to befair to ALL our customers.
We try and keep our prices to a minimum and regularly check our prices with those being charged by other suppliers.
Many of the prices of our Beadsmith products are the lowest in the UK especially for items such as Fireline.
We are, however, able to offer the following discounts for purchases made on our website:
A. 5% discount for any purchase over £50 before shipping.
B. 10% discount for any purchase over £100 before shipping.
To claim your discount enter code DISCOUNT50 or DISCOUNT100 into the coupon box before making payment and the cart total will be adjusted to reflect the discount.
The discount does not apply to any wholesale items.
We try and keep our prices to a minimum and regularly check our prices with those being charged by other suppliers.
Many of the prices of our Beadsmith products are the lowest in the UK especially for items such as Fireline.
We are, however, able to offer the following discounts for purchases made on our website:
A. 5% discount for any purchase over £50 before shipping.
B. 10% discount for any purchase over £100 before shipping.
To claim your discount enter code DISCOUNT50 or DISCOUNT100 into the coupon box before making payment and the cart total will be adjusted to reflect the discount.
The discount does not apply to any wholesale items.
TIP OF THE DAY - 11 January 2012 - Use a bead mat!
The bead mat is probably the most useful piece of beading equipment ever invented. Beadsmith's bead mat costs less than £1 and placed on any flat surface it will prevent your beads rolling everywhere!
Used in conjunction with a bead scoop it makes it easy to use seed beads in the smaller sizes.
Just tip your seed beads onto the mat and by pressing the scoop onto the foam mat it is a doddle to collect up and repack your precious beads!
Sanctuary Beads stock a range of products from Beadsmith.
Just tip your seed beads onto the mat and by pressing the scoop onto the foam mat it is a doddle to collect up and repack your precious beads!
Sanctuary Beads stock a range of products from Beadsmith.
Tuesday 10 January 2012
TIP OF THE DAY - 10 January 2012 - Making Loops
Making loops using normal round nose pliers is relatively easy but it is surprising how many people end up with misformed loops.
Even some of the pieces of hand made pieces of jewellery for sale in stores are let down by poorly created loops.
If this is a problem you have then use a looping plier
Easy to use looping pliers create loops with ease of a consistant size and can also be used to form larger loops when making connectors etc.
Even some of the pieces of hand made pieces of jewellery for sale in stores are let down by poorly created loops.
If this is a problem you have then use a looping plier
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