Jan 2008
Abbreviations
Wed Jan 30 2008 Filed in: Bead News
This info vanished during one of our website
upgrades, so here 'tis again:
Abbreviations in our bead descriptions
AB = aurora borealis (rainbow)
Galv = galvanized
Lt = light
Met = metallic
OP = opaque
S/L = silverlined
SF = semi-frosted
SPKL = sparkling
Tr = transparent
TW = twisted
Letters used in Miyuki item numbers:
D = dark
F = Frosted (matte)
FR = Frosted Rainbow (matte AB)
L = light
R = rainbow (AB)
S = silverlined
S/L = matte silverlined
SF = semi-frosted
Abbreviations in our bead descriptions
AB = aurora borealis (rainbow)
Galv = galvanized
Lt = light
Met = metallic
OP = opaque
S/L = silverlined
SF = semi-frosted
SPKL = sparkling
Tr = transparent
TW = twisted
Letters used in Miyuki item numbers:
D = dark
F = Frosted (matte)
FR = Frosted Rainbow (matte AB)
L = light
R = rainbow (AB)
S = silverlined
S/L = matte silverlined
SF = semi-frosted
February Sea shipment
Thu Jan 24 2008 Filed in: Bead News
The list of items, including new beads, which are
coming in our February sea shipment is now available.
We're working on new goodies for 2008, which will include a large expansion of our C-Lon® collection. I'll have more details within the next month or so after we make final color choices.
One of our customers is a large electronics manufacturer. They're doing some research which involves beads, and at their request we recently added 10/0 Delica DBM 741 Matte Crystal to our stock. It's not on the 10/0 sample card, but is now available.
Miyuki's 63 new Delica colors are now pictured on the shopping cart and can be added to your Wait List, or if you'd like to reserve all the colors, please let us know. We don't have a delivery date for them yet, but they are in production.
We're starting to receive entries for the first Mmm....Miyuki! contest--what fun!
We're working on new goodies for 2008, which will include a large expansion of our C-Lon® collection. I'll have more details within the next month or so after we make final color choices.
One of our customers is a large electronics manufacturer. They're doing some research which involves beads, and at their request we recently added 10/0 Delica DBM 741 Matte Crystal to our stock. It's not on the 10/0 sample card, but is now available.
Miyuki's 63 new Delica colors are now pictured on the shopping cart and can be added to your Wait List, or if you'd like to reserve all the colors, please let us know. We don't have a delivery date for them yet, but they are in production.
We're starting to receive entries for the first Mmm....Miyuki! contest--what fun!
January sea shipment
Tue Jan 15 2008 Filed in: Bead News
Our January Miyuki sea shipment arrived this
afternoon and we hope to have it unpacked by the
end of the day tomorrow. We'll ship overnight and
2-Day shipments only tomorrow.
Bead Creator 4.0 is scheduled for release in February. Customers who purchase version 3.0 between now and the release of 4.0 will get a free upgrade, and will also save some money as the retail price of 4.0 will be $89.95.
Another day, another ten inches of snow. Portland is having quite the winter!
Bead Creator 4.0 is scheduled for release in February. Customers who purchase version 3.0 between now and the release of 4.0 will get a free upgrade, and will also save some money as the retail price of 4.0 will be $89.95.
Another day, another ten inches of snow. Portland is having quite the winter!
Shipment, contest #2
Fri Jan 11 2008 Filed in: Bead News
We're expecting our January sea shipment from
Miyuki to arrive Monday or Tuesday.
Information about our 2nd Mmmmm...Miyuki! beading contest are now available. See the link at left.
Happy New Year!
Information about our 2nd Mmmmm...Miyuki! beading contest are now available. See the link at left.
Happy New Year!
New Delicas
Mon Jan 07 2008 Filed in: Bead News
Miyuki just sent us samples of 63 new 11/0 Delicas
they plan to produce this year. They are all
transparent inside dyed colors. Here are enlarged
photos of DB1736, DB1756, and DB1769:
After we recover from the week we just spent taking inventory in our retail store, we'll photograph them, come up with color descriptions (the hardest part), and get them up on the cart so you can add them to your Wait List if you want first dibs.
After we recover from the week we just spent taking inventory in our retail store, we'll photograph them, come up with color descriptions (the hardest part), and get them up on the cart so you can add them to your Wait List if you want first dibs.