Bead & Button – October 2019

12 October 2019

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CAPTIVATING CABOCHONS

Karen Bruns’ Designs showcases stunning handmade

porcelain cabs. A variety of cabs painted with alcohol inks

are available at karenbrunsdesigns.etsy.com.

Discover uniquely layered, hand-painted acrylic cabs from

Alexandra Beads — perfect for wire wrapping, bead weav-

ing, and bead embroidery. Get them at facebook.com/

alexandra.sydorenko.5.

Take a gander at these eyeball cabs by Pumpkin Hill

Beads. Use them to catch a lot of glances. Eye-quire

them at instagram.com/pumpkinhillbeads.

what’s new?

COOL CORD

Beadsmith introduces their Knot-it! Waxed

Brazilian cord. The two-ply polyester cord

measures 1 mm in size and is available in 37

colors. Best thing? It is washable and colorfast.

Adults can use it in jewelry and loomwork,

while kiddos can make friendship bracelets for

their BFFs.

BEAUTIFUL BEADS

Mirroresque metallic-backed beads are lighting up the bead-

ing scene. Check out Beadsmith’s expanded line of backlit

finish beads, now offered in 12 colors of oval Baroque cabo-

chons and Ginko beads.

Also new from Beadsmith are hefty 3-Cut 2 0 Matubo seed

beads. The faceted edges give these substantial beauties extra

sparkle. Use them to quickly add pizzazz to your jewelry designs.

Beadsmith introduces a new color palette with their Bondeli

Collection of beads. Offered in eight matte-finished hues

and four bead shapes (Ginkos, SuperDuos, GemDuos, and

PaisleyDuos); use them to add pop to your work.

Give a marbled effect to your designs with the new Tweedy

finish par Puca beads, from Puca. Also have fun piecing

together the new, geometric Telos par Puca beads.

NEW PRODUCTS TO LOOK FOR AT YOUR

LOCAL OR ONLINE BEAD STORE

FINDS

BONDELI

TWEEDY

TELOS