To add to our selection of quality beading wires, we’ve just added some excellent Acculon beading wire in 4 different colours to the site.
Acculon is a branded premium nylon coated beading wire, like tiger tail with 7 strands for flexibility and less kinking. Use crimps to secure this non stretch wire for long lasting results.
The 0.018 inch diameter that we have in stock is excellent for medium weight beads and is more suitable than thread if using beads with sharp edged holes.
We’ve added some very pretty Swarovski Crystal Charms to the site. They come in 5 different styles and alltogether there are 22 different charms in the range.
These gorgeous crystal Swarovski charms will add some glitz and glamour to your designs, they are perfect for using on charm bracelets or you could attach them to a chain to create some striking jewellery.
The charms are made of either silver plated brass or silver plated pewter and they are all excellent quality. Check out the photo’s below for a selection of the styles available.
Filligree detailing on these drops and focal components is accented with Swarovski crystals. These are great for making chandelier-style earrings and also make fabulous pendants.
They look stunning when strung together with other swarovski crystal products or why not try mixing with gemstone beads to really make them shine.
We have just uploaded some gorgeous Swarovski Crystal Studded Connectors to the website.
All the items are Silver Plated Pewter and excellent quality.
Create masterpieces in minutes using sumptuously detailed components with sparkling accents – add dangles for earrings or use in multi strand necklaces. They look stunning when strung together with other swarovski crystal products or why not try mixing with gemstone beads to really make them shine.
They are sold individually so you can buy as many as you need rather than having to buy a pack.
After much packing and unpacking – we have finally moved.
We really, really don’t want to do that again for a good long while!
The website has been updated with our new contact details and we’re starting to settle in, although it still feels like we’re playing a massive memory game when we’re trying to find some of the more esoteric stock 
We’ll be putting the masses of extra space we now have to good use, 400 kilo’s of stock is on it’s way as we speak and we now have the scope to put in orders with wholesalers that we couldn’t before so it’s exciting times.
We’ll post some photo’s over the next few days.
New in this week are some stunning Swarovski Crystal Pearls.
Swarovski glass pearls are made in Austria and are the leading brand of their kind in the world. They have a crystal core with an innovative pearl coating which simulates the look and feel of real pearls. The coating is resistant to rubbing, perfume, sweat and UV light and will not fade.
The beads are drilled centrally through the middle of the bead which makes them ideal for threading. They look stunning when strung together with other swarovski crystal products or why not try mixing with metal beads to really make the pearls glow.
Available in three sizes 4mm, 6mm and 8mm. The 4mm and 6mm sizes are sold in packs of 50 beads and the 8mm size is sold in packs of 25 beads.
We’ve added a small range of beading wires to the site today and hopefully, if they go well, we’ll add to the range in the near future.
Included in the range are Beadalon 7 and 19 strand wires, Softflex 49 strand wires, Fireline thread and illusion cord.
Specifically developed for bead stringing, Beadalon wires are an ideal choice for creating treasures with seed beads, freshwater pearls, and ceramic, glass and stone beads. They are easy to work with, super strong, and let you create beautiful jewellery projects that stand the test of time.
We’ve just uploaded a little range of clasps which are specifically designed for making watch faces.
The clasps come in gold and silver – use with our watch faces for unique jewellery making projects.
We can’t wait to try these out, some of the designs are so pretty!
Just a quick update to keep you all up to date with the happenings in bead central.
We’ve been undergoing the (not at all) stressful process of moving house and we’ve finally sold our property and bought a new one.
In our ongoing mission to reinforce the “family business” ethos we have, we’ve decided to live as one big happy family and work together too (I know, we must be mad!)
So, 2 properties sold, 1 property purchased, 1 new business lease secured (almost) and that’s still just the half of it.
We’ll be closed for a week around the beginning of June and then again for a further 3 weeks in July. The week in June is to allow us to have the business moved and the 3 weeks in July lets us have a holiday to get over the stress!
This means that we might not be as diligent as we would like when it comes to adding new stock – but please bear with us as our new business premises are more than twice the size and this means loads more beads!
Claire, Charlie & Evelyn
We bought in a small range of faceted puffy rondelles at the beginning of the year and they flew off the shelves! So not only have we restocked the colours that we already had, we’ve brought in 6 brand new fantastic colours.
These are perfect for creating the kinds of bracelets that are really fashionable right now and they have an incredibly sparkly finish. Unfortunately, we’ve had to put the price up but we’ve tried to keep them as low as possible.
Check out the new colours below and let us know what you think.
