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SmartBead BeadPositioning System
Announcing SmartBead BPS™, or Bead Positioning System. SmartBead BPS has a silicone lining that grips chain to keep beads in place. Easy to position or reposition. The beads fit 3mm caprice or snake chain, wire, leather, rubber and silk cord.
Holiday Jewelry and Gift Sale
Celebrate the season with new jewelry and gift items priced right for retailing (and gift-giving). Now’s the time to stock up on quick and easy gift items. New sale items added weekly.
Holiday Jewelry and Gifts
Decorate yourself and your selling space with NEW holiday-themed brooches, charms, ornaments and cellphone lanyards. Santas, snowmen, stockings and angels in enameled pewter, resin and polymer clay add a handmade touch to gift-giving and holiday sales.
New Press Release
Glass Pyramid Beads
New sizes of glass pyramid beads by popular customer request. In new smaller and larger sizes, the machine-cut beads offer the same exciting colors and consistent facets.
New November Online Catalog
New Online Catalog (November) See Previous Fire Mountain Gems and Beads CatalogsResources
Gallery of Designs
- Get fresh ideas from thousands of fashionable jewelry pieces.
- Look over necklaces, bracelets and earring designs.
Free Beading Instructions
- Get FREE beading patterns.
- Discover new techniques.
- Learn all you need to know about designing with Swarovski® crystal components.
Encyclobeadia
- Useful charts and interesting articles.
- Answers to your jewelry-making questions.
- Complete dictionary of beading terms.
- Everything you ever wanted to know about gemstones.
A bead board is a small investment that will pay huge dividends because it will help you design beaded jewelry and is an invaluable visual aid and time saver.
Bead boards come in a variety of designs from single to multi-channel styles that have many individual tray compartments to hold beading components while you work. The long channels are marked with ticks to help you measure the finished length of jewelry.
The multi-channel styles are very helpful in making graduated and multiple-strand necklaces and bracelets that will drape properly on your neck and wrist.
Once you string the beads you have placed on your bead board, it is a good idea to lay the finished strand back onto the board again to double check length and bead placement. Always be sure to take the clasp length into consideration for the finished length when completing jewelry designs.
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Holiday inspiration starts in the Gallery of Designs with over 30 festive projects to spark your creativity. Candy cane earrings, sparkling jewelry sets, embellished scarves and mittens and beaded candle holders herald the spirit of the season.
Yellow is a prominent theme for the fashion industry this year, popping up in clothing, jewelry, accessories and home décor. Get more information on The Color of the Year and what it stands for, along with direct links to gemstones, products and color forecasts in the featured article.
