August's Bead of the Month: Grace Beads

Come see a vast array of amazingly beautiful lampwork beads- handmade in California by talented artists led by Grace Ma. There are focal beads in versatile shapes: heart, lentil, square and oblong...and colors to match every crayon and outfit! Even better, each focal has a selection of matching strands in smaller lentils, pillows and crystals designed to coordinate into necklace or bracelet and earring designs.

These intricate beads blend well with czech beads and crystals and look lovely with semiprecious stones.
Be sure to stop in a see them- but be warned: you won't be able to live with just one!

Visit the Lucindasbeads website Bead of the Month page for design ideas.

What Do We Have Here?

What's this? A Sneak Peek at some of the goodies in the Coming Trunk Sale!
The Grace Beads Trunk Sale is coming on Saturday, August 8th (staying just one week, so mark your calendars.) We'll be featuring jewelry ideas and showing new designer-crafted lampwork beads in a myriad of shapes, sizes and patterns. Keep watching!

The Easy, Breezy Days of Summer

Want the ultimate in simple jewelry-making without any fuss? Large-core beads, our July-August Bead of the Month, are the answer!All you need is a chain: anklet, bracelet or necklace-length and some of these wonderful beads. You can slip on one bead, or string a whole stack, close the clasp on the chain, and you're off to the beach with a new piece of custom-designed jewelry! Even better, you can re-make the piece, removing or adding beads as your mood and outfit requires.

We have a great selection, in all the cool [and hot] colors and patterns. At just $3.50 each, these beads of the month are highly affordable... and highly addictive.

Happy Fourth of July!

We're celebrating the Holiday- taking this Saturday off in observance of Independence Day. Enjoy your time with friends, family, pets, and beads!

Planning a Staycation? Add a Bead Class to your Summer Plans!

SUMMER SESSION CLASSES:

Triple Strand Bracelet 7/31
Basic Bead Stringing 8/14

If you're looking for something fun to do this summer, a bead class is a great answer! Take a Basic Bead Stringing Class and you'll have skills that will keep you amused in perpetuity! A small investment of time will give you hours of pleasure-- plus the ability to create trendy gifts and timeless keepsakes for your family and friends.

Spend Some Time with the Strands of Summer!

It's time to relax with some beautiful beads at your side. Bead leisurely in the sunshine with the new stones and strands we've sifted through for you...try our best, we can't show them all to you here!

But we've tried to inspire your appreciation for the season by photographing the strands where they come from, nature's secret garden. True, these gemstones come from all over the world, but when you're working with them, you'll feel like the world is your backyard. Exotic or familiar, their colors and shapes will enchant you!

Beads of the Month: Zen Gardening with Beads

If you haven't started a garden yet, or don't even intend to, you can always enjoy the beauty of gemstones that come from the earth. And this month, we're featuring luscious spring-into-summer colors and sophisticated shapes, in treasures of the earth brought to you straight from our latest shopping adventure in the Big Apple.

The Bead of the Month page on the website has inspirations we gathered by playing with these tempting pieces- check it out!

Or click on the slideshow on the left for a close-up preview some rare bead inspiration in Charoite, Rhodochrosite, Peruvian Opal, Tourmaline, Blue and Red Sponge Coral, Turquoise, Chalk Turquoise, Blue Lace Agate, Sodalite, Lapis Lazuli and more! Then come in quickly and snap some up before they're gone!