Featured Brand of the Month: Beadelle - Week Four

We have reached our final blog post for July's featured Brand of the Month, Beadelle. This post will focus on our favorite projects. (That's our favorite kind of post!)

Adding splashes of Beadelle Crystal to your jewelry really makes a powerful fashion statement. Pavé beads look absolutely stunning in earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. Beadelle clasps and components finish off a piece with sparkling perfection. You can even design your own pendant with Crystal Splash and Crystal Clay to make something truly effervescent. Beadelle can be dressed up or dressed down, offering a glamorous and trendy look for any style--there's no need to wait for a special occasion!

Take a look at our projects page to find some inspiration to help you achieve a luxurious, sophisticated look.

Designer Picks

Julie

My favorite Beadelle project has to be Karlin's Beachy Bijoux Earrings. Looking like they belong on a lovely lady strolling the streets of Cannes, these earrings are both elegant and fresh. From Beadelle's Resort Collection, Karlin chose a gold plated pave set turquoise bead as their centerpiece, adding the right amount of lux to these beachy earrings.


Kat

I think the Faux Amethyst Druzy Ring is such a neat idea.  I love pieces that make me want a second look.  Besides, every girl wants to wear something that makes people look twice.  By combining crystal splash with your favorite color of Crystal Clay you can make this ring in any color.  This project comes together so quickly.  Here is a tip: if you want to buy additional bezel settings you can make more than one to make a set.  A little rocker, a little glam?  Sign me up!
 


Karlin

This Black Faux Druzy ring is not only my favorite Beadelle project, but probably one of my favorite projects I've made here at Beadaholique, in general. And like Kat's pick above, it combines Crystal Clay and Crystal Splash to create something eye-catching and even a little edgy and daring. I love the black clay and sparkly crystals paired with the antiqued silver ring. I like this so much, I even made myself a necklace featuring these sparkly crystals!

Featured Brand of the Month: Beadelle - Week Three

This week, we continue to explore the styles of July's Brand of the Month, Beadelle. There are many gorgeous, sparkling styles for you to choose from, allowing you to personalize the crystal accent you add to your jewelry!

The most popular Beadelle style is the Pavé Bead. Beadelle offers crystal pavé beads in round, oval and heart shapes in classic and contemporary colors. A summer time favorite includes the Resort Collection, showcasing a trendy collection of coral and turquoise with silver and gold.

Another way to add a focal to your piece is with Beadelle Crystal clasps and components. They're more than just a simple closure of connector--these findings can also be the star of your finished piece! Pavé toggle clasps, Beadelle Crystal magnetic clasps, connector links, and curved bars are just a few popular choices.

Rhinestone balls, Rondelles, Squaredelles, and Crystal Splash loose crystal assortments are all other ways Beadelle can add glimmering beauty to your designs.

Designer Picks: Clasps and Componets

Megan

I love the gunmetal and crystal pavé toggle clasp - it's so cool and it adds a ton of sparkle to your projects.  Whether you add it to a blinged out bracelet to complete the look or add it to something simple to make it shine, this clasp is so much more than just a clasp!

 Kat

There is something so classic cool about this Beadelle Curved Crystal Bar.  I especially love it in gun metal.  I think the juxtaposition of the dark metal against the crystals gives it that hip edge with just a hint of sparkle.  Add some colorful gemstones on stretch cord for a quick and trendy bracelet. 






 Karlin

If I had to choose a favorite amongst these sparkly clasps and components, I'd go with the Beadelle flat disc connector link in gunmetal/black diamond. Not only is it sleek and stylish, but it features my favorite crystal color: Black Diamond. This pretty piece can be added into your designs quite easily to add that extra bit of shine.


Check back in next week for our last blog post featuring Beadelle, July's Brand of the Month!

Featured Brand of the Month: Beadelle - Week Two

This week we want to show you some of our favorite beads from Beadelle.  We offer a wide range of colors, as you saw last week.  If you are looking for a bead to add a pop of colorful sparkle to your design then try using a Crystal Pave or Crystal Candy bead.  You'll also be able to find a shape that suits your beading needs.  Choose from round, oval, or heart shaped beads.

Featured Video:  How to Use Beading Chain and Beading Chain End Caps

In this video, Julie shows you just how easy it is to use beading chain and beading chain end caps with the Beadelle Crystal beads.  Simply choose your favorite Beadelle Bead and the chain you want to make this necklace.  This is a wonderful technique to use to make elegantly simple pieces.


Designer Picks:
Favorite Bead

Julie

My favorite Beadelle bead has to be the Rhinestone Balls. I love the vintage feel of these beads and how they add instant glamour to any design. Someday I want to make a strung necklace that just features these beads graduated from small to large, much like a strung pearl necklace but with these sparkly beauties instead! 




 Megan

The Crystal Candy beads are my favorite Beadelle beads - especially the fuchsia color.  These babies are bold and vibrant, and add so much sparkle!  The fuchsia color really pops and dances in the light.  I love how you can add just one and really make a statement, but I would also love to use multiples to make something dazzling.

Kat

Not only am I in love with all things peridot green, I am in love the way it matches the base clay color on this particular bead.  It is the perfect shade of candy apple green, which is fitting because this is one of the Crystal Candy beads.  In these beads the color of the base clay matches is made to match the color of the crystal.  I love these beads because they look like a little ball of sparkles due to the matching colors of the clay and the crystals.

Karlin

If I had to choose a favorite amongst these sparkly, glittery Beadelle beads, I would go with the gunmetal plated and black diamond combination. This bead offer a subtle type of sparkle; you can play it up by adding other beads in brighter colors or allow it to shine by pairing it with gunmetal chain and findings for an edgy, cool look.

Featured Brand of the Month: Beadelle

We are excited to announce that our brand of the month for July is Beadelle.  This month we will focus on highlighting all of the wonderful crystal beads and components that Beadelle offers. These hand-set crystal beads have a sophistication and elegance that you will be dying to use to accent your designs.

Known for their pave crystal beads, Beadelle brings you the popular look of a pave diamond bead at a very affordable price.  The brilliance of their pieces shines from every angle.  I find that because of this, they are very easy to implement into my designs.  They speak for themselves and when put together they create a luxurious, high fashion look.






With so many colorful choices it can be hard to pick a favorite and when it comes to Beadelle, the base color of the metal is just as important as the crystal color.  Look at these two oval pave beads.  They both feature the same light rose crystal but by changing the base metal color from gold to silver, you really change the whole feel of the bead and in turn, your design. 

Featured Video:  How to Make a Shambhala Bracelet, Part I:  Macrame Square Knots

A classic use of the Beadelle Beads can be seen here in the making of the popular Shambhala style bracelet.  This is the first video in a series that will show you how to incorporate Beadelle beads into your macrame designs.  In this bracelet you can mix and match the various color combinations offered by Beadelle to suit your creativity.


Designer Picks:
Favorite Color Combination


Julie

My favorite Beadelle color combination has to be the turquoise stones paired with the gold metal. I love the resort feel these beads invoke and their understated elegance. I would like to see these beads paired with some coral accents and gold chain for a true summer resort look. 





Kat

My favorite combination is the Silver Plated and Coral Beads from the Resort Collection.  This is a classic summer color, especially when used with it's very close friend, turquoise. The silver allows the brightness of the coral to pop in this bead.  I also love this bead because the small silver like beads on the outside make it seem like it is something you plucked out of the sea.

Karlin

Looking through all of the pretty pave beads offered by Beadelle, I'd have to say that my favorite color combination is from their Chocolate Collection. Although I'm usually not a fan of the color brown, I think that when paired with the Light Topaz, these sparkly chocolate brown pave beads look rather yummy! You can see this bead featured in my Glamorous Starfish earrings.





Keep checking back all month long as we show off more of Beadelle Crystal.

Featured Brand of the Month: CzechMates - Week Four

We have reached our final blog post for June's Brand of the Month, the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System, and I'd like to finish off this series with a focus on our favorite projects!

As you look through the many different shapes, colors and finishes of these versatile beads, you can't help but feel inspired to create your own special, personal designs. This post is all about all the different styles of earrings, bracelets, rings and necklaces you can make with these cool beads and by looking through our Projects Page, you are sure to find a little inspiration.

Featured Project:

This week's featured project is Kat's Kavala Cuff which uses CzechMates 2-Hole Brick beads in Black and Matte Metallic Flax creating a nice, bright contrast when combined with the Metallic Iris Violet seed beads. By stringing the beads onto bright silver colored bracelet memory wire, you can easily use these brick beads in a geometric, yet simplistic way.

 
Featured Video: How to Bead Weave a Strip of Two-Hole Brick Beads

 

This week's video shows how to bead weave the CzechMates 2-Hole Brick beads featured above in the Kavala Cuff. Megan uses a combination of ladder and peyote stitches, which offers an alternative bead weaving option for these versatile beads.

Designer Picks: Here are our picks for favorite project.

Julie:

I instantly fell in love with Kat's Golden Dragon Bracelet the moment I saw it. Everything about it is unexpected - from the color combo to the two rows of CzechMates triangle beads that look like scales.
  






Megan:

My favorite CzechMates project is the Coco Bracelet Set.  This simple little pair of bracelets is classic and wearable, and I love the way they almost remind me of a strand of pearls.  I'd love to do a whole long necklace of linked lentil beads that wraps around like that to see how it would look. 

Karlin:

I think my favorite CzechMates project has to be my Midnight Blooms ring, mostly because it adds a mixed media touch and uses these 2-hole beads in an unexpected, more textured way. I love working with Crystal Clay and my favorite color/shape combination of these 2-hole beads has to be the opaque Jet Black Triangle beads. What can I say? I love triangles! And of course, black.




We hope you've enjoyed exploring the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System with us. Leave a comment and let us know which projects are your favorite!

Featured Brand of the Month: CzechMates - Week Three

As we continue exploring our pick for June's Brand of the Month, the CzechMates Two-Hole Beading System, I'd like to focus on the many cool and unique finishes these versatile 2-hole beads have to offer. Let's take a look through these interesting finishes that add styles. 

Here is a brief introduction of each finish offered by the CzechMates Two Hole Beading System. Take a look and find your favorite!

Transparent/Translucent: The glass of the bead is see-through. It might be tinted with a color, but it is still see-through. 

Picasso:  This is a fun effect that sometimes resembles natural gemstones.
 
Opaque: Solid color, light is not able to penetrate through the bead.

Matte: As the name implies, these beads are not shiny. Some people also refer to matte as frost.
 
Luster: Transparent pearly sheen.

AB or Aurora Borealis: A multi-color rainbow affect has been applied to part or all of the beads surface. Some people refer to this finish as Rainbow. 

Iris: Very similar to AB but the colors used in this finish are found very close to the bead's main color on a color wheel.

Metallic: The beads appear to have a "metal" like quality to them, usually very shiny.

Featured Project:  Metallic Rays Bangle

This week's featured project is Megan's Metallic Rays bangle which combines two metallic colors of 2-Hole triangle beads, one being Matte Metallic Flax, which features a bright metallic coating.

.

Featured Video: How to Bead Weave a Flower using CzechMates 2-Hole Dagger Beads

In this video tutorial, see how to bead weave a pretty flower using the CzechMates 2-hole dagger beads in Coral Pink. The opaque finish on these beads looks lovely against the sleek look of the silver plated chain.

Designer Picks: Here are our picks for favorite finish. 


Julie 

My favorite finish has to be Picasso. I just love the paint splattered mottled look of this finish and it doesn't hurt that it is usually paired with some of my favorite colors like green, turquoise, and brown. To me, beads with this finish have an old world look, one that is interesting to look at and captures the imagination. 

 

Megan

Sometimes I can have pretty basic tastes.  One of my favorite bead finishes in general is an oldie but a goodie: opaque.  While I do love the pretty metallics, lusters, and matte finishes, there is something classic about a shiny opaque color in glass.  I love these Blue Turquoise Super Duos.  The color is so pretty in it's simple way.


Kat  

I love anything neon but what is really cool about these Dark Neon beads is that they have a matte finish on them.  The great thing about this finish is that by using the matte beads along with a bead with an opaque finish, for example, you give the eye a resting place in the design.  Using different  finishes in the same design is a wonderful way to add dynamics.


Karlin 

I really like the unique look of these Dark Green Metallic Suede beads. They're dark in color, but quite distinct because of their textured, almost sparkly appearance. I would probably pair them with something brighter, and allow them to add a nice contrast.





We hope you enjoyed exploring the many unique finishes offered by the CzechMates beading system. Stayed tuned for next week's blog post on our favorite projects!

Featured Brand of the Month: CzechMates - Week Two

The Brand of the Month for June is the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System and we're excited to continue exploring these fun, versatile beads. Last week we began talking about the various shapes these 2-hole beads are available in and this week will be all about color.

The CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System presents exciting possibilities in bead weaving because of their interesting shapes and 2-Hole design, but color also plays a big role in the designs we create using these beads. These 2-Hole Czech glass beads come in a wide range of colors that will help your projects stand out and aid in creating bright, beautiful designs.  

As you look through the many bold and unique colors of CzechMates 2-Hole glass beads, you are bound to find your favorite. Some unique color combinations include Opaque Red/Marbled Gold, Matte Crystal Picasso, and  Pink Topaz/Milky Alexandrite.

Featured Project:  Moroccan Princess Necklace

Megan's Moroccan Princess necklace combines Pink Topaz/Milky Alexandrite and Opaque Green Luster to create a color palette that is both harmonious and unique.

Featured Video:   How to Create a CzechMates Lentil Bead Chain Bracelet Set

In this video, learn how to make Megan's Coco Bracelet Set, which combines 2-Hole Lentil beads in two complementary colors, Milky Pink and Opaque Champagne, to give her design a vintage inspired look. 

Here are the Designer Picks for favorite color from the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System line.

Julie:

Being a vintage girl at heart, I love CzechMates Turquoise color. It reminds me of antique milk glass with its opaque green hue that seems to radiate light. The milky quality of this color is hard to describe with words, for while it is a solid, there is something alluringly translucent about it.




 Megan:

I absolutely love the colors in the Dark Neon Mix.  These darker, saturated colors are so pretty, and they look lovely together.  I love using color mixes when I bead, sometimes they force me to use new color combinations and branch out a little.  This particular mix would add so much to a design and make it instantly feel fun and fresh.

Kat:

I am really drawn to the Colbalt/Vega color.  In the 2-hole triangle shape, there is a beautiful variation in color that happens depending on what side of the bead you are looking at.  It can be really easy to utilize a color like this, and because it already has so much interest, you can complement it with a white or crystal as to not take away from the Colbalt/Vega jewel tone.



Karlin:

From the variety of pretty colors that the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System has to offer, I think my top favorite has to be Hematite. I've always been a fan of the way Hematite has a sleek, shiny darkness to it without being completely black. It can add just the right amount of edge to your jewelry.






We hope that by showcasing the variety of colors offered by these 2-Hole beads, you will be inspired to experiment and create wonderful new designs.

Which color from the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System is your favorite? Please share with us in the comments below. We'd love to hear from you!

Featured Brand of the Month: CzechMates - Week One

 

As we welcome in the month of June, the designers here at Beadaholique would like to feature a brand that's perfect for creating colorful, summer-inspired beaded jewelry. The new and exciting 'Brand of the Month' pick for June is the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System.

We will be highlighting and exploring all the ways these two-hole beads add stability, shape and definition to your bead work.The CzechMates Two-Hole Beading System combines the beauty of Czech beads with the design advantages of 2-hole beads. And although designing with these two-hole beads may seem a bit intimidating at first, they allow you to create 3-dimensional designs that might be challenging to achieve otherwise. We hope that by showcasing the variety of shapes and styles offered by these 2-Hole beads, you will be inspired to experiment and create wonderful new designs using Lentil, Brick, Square, Dagger, Triangle and SuperDuo beads.

Featured Project: The Laura Bangle by Megan

Megan's bangle bracelet features pale jade brick beads and crystal cup chain and has a definite vintage vibe. This is a wonderful example of adding a strip of bead work to a bangle and allowing the uniform look of these 2-Hole beads to shine.

Featured Video: How to Bead weave a Strip of 2-hole Brick beads

In this video, you will learn how to bead weave CzechMates 2-Hole Brick Beads into a strip using a combination of ladder and peyote stitches. This video will assist you in replicating Megan's Laura Bangle, featured above.

 

For this week's picks, we'd like to focus on our favorite shape from the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System line. Here are our Designer Picks:




Megan:

I love the possibilities in bead weaving that all the new shapes present.  One of my favorites (because it's so versatile) is the Brick Bead.  It pairs and mixes pretty easily with other shapes of beads and adds a lot of visual interest.  My favorite way to use these beads is stitched together in a strip - and they actually do look just like bricks that way!


Kat:

I really like using the CzechMates 2-Hole Lentil beads.  They are like little tiny connector beads and they work great when you use a color like Apollo Gold that has a double sided effect to each bead.  These are great beads to have at your finger tips while you are designing because you can use a lot or just a few as a supplement to your work.




Karlin:

From the variety of interesting shapes that the CzechMates 2-Hole Beading System has to offer, I would say my favorite is the Czech Two-Hole triangle beads. I am a big fan of the triangle shape in general, and think that the pointy tip allows you to make jewelry with an interesting, 3D effect.







Check back in throughout the month of June as we showcase the CzechMates 2-hole beading system!

Featured Brand of the Month: Miyuki - Week Four

Here at Beadaholique we love to use Miyuki beads in our projects. So it's only fitting that for our final week highlighting this wonderful brand we share with you some of our favorites. If you are looking for a new project to try, explore our free beading projects or start by learning a new technique from one of our instructional videos. Sometimes when I get stuck, the best way to get out of my head, and my comfort zone, is to learn something new. Check out these cool projects and their corresponding techniques.

The Deco Darling Earrings show off the square stitch using a fun color blocking pattern.

The Crest of the House Necklace is an example of how you can use peyote stitch decreases to create various shapes.

To complete projects like the Wide Beaded Bangle, you can use the technique shown in our video for how to create a seamless join in peyote.  

We hope that the projects and patterns that we design help fuel your creativity. Be sure to check out our Bead Weaving 101 page to learn all about the different things you can make with seed beads. Try each technique to find out what you like best.

Featured Video: How to Bead Weave a Triangle Using Peyote and Herringbone Stitches

Here's a great video that explains an advanced technique using peyote and herringbone stitch to make a triangle. The Equilateral Earrings are the perfect example of using this technique with the Miyuki 11/0 Delica seed beads.


Designer Picks

Megan

My favorite Miyuki project is also one of my favorite projects over all.  It's the Deco Knot Bracelet, and it's made with shimmering black and steel colored tiny hex cut beads woven together in herringbone stitch.  I made two long strips, doubled them up, and tied a knot for a dimensional look.  Herringbone is one of my favorite stitches too, because it gives a really interesting texture to your weaving.


Kat

My favorite project is the Midnight Metallic Bracelet. This project uses the Miyuki 10/0 Delicas in a two drop peyote stitch pattern. By keeping the pattern very simple, I was able to show off the complementary palette of the metallic beads. If you have not yet tried the two drop peyote, I highly recommend it. Not only is it very fast, it also gives you more options in your pattern than a traditional single peyote.

Karlin

Although I'm not much of a bead weaver, I enjoy using Miyuki beads in Kumihimo braiding and simple stringing projects. My project pick for this week's blog post is my City Lights bracelet, which is a color variation of Julie's Marseilles Beaded Kumihimo Bracelet. I love the lush look of the 24k gold plated 10/0 Miyuki Delica seed beads sprinkled throughout the braids and how they add a slight touch of glamor to this piece.



Share with us in the comments below what your favorite Miyuki project is. We want to know what you love!

Featured Brand of the Month: Miyuki - Week Three

In addition to all of the beautiful colors and finishes, Miyuki continues to come out with new shapes to wow us.  This year, Beadaholique added a new shape from Miyuki, the long drop.  But there's more to come - we will be introducing you to a whole new shape at the end of this month.  We know you will love working this shape into your designs.  This is your chance to have a lot of fun experimenting with different shapes as well as a great opportunity to mix and match to find new elements for your creations.

This is a wonderful video showing you how you can use multiple shapes within one design.  In the Sundance Tila Bracelet, Julie uses two different shapes: the two hole square tila beads and the delicas in sizes 11/0 and 15/0.  With many of the shapes you can mix and match.  For example, try mixing the long drop beads with the hex cut delicas.


We currently have eight shapes to choose from:
Baroque Pearls
Delica Hex Cut Beads
Delica Beads
Long Drop Beads
Cube Beads
Tila Square Two-Hole Beads
Berry Beads
Long Magatama Beads



Designer Picks

Megan

I love the Delica Hex Cut Beads.  They have such a vintage look to them, and they really lock together in bead weaving, giving your pieces a fabric-like quality.  The hexagonal shape of these beads allows them to be geometric and uniform while still giving the sparkly look of a cut bead like a charlotte.  For me, it's the best of both worlds.

Kat

I have to go with a classic: the Delicas. Here you will find the most color variety of any shape, which for me is very helpful when I am designing. I love the way the delicas are so uniform.  They click right into place when I am bead weaving.  By using the various sizes that the delicas come in, I can add visual interest to my design very easily. 

Karlin

My favorite bead shape by Miyuki is the Long Drop. I think their unique shape makes them perfect for making simple stringing pieces or even vintage-inspired jewelry. They dangle delightfully and would look lovely incorporated into a collar necklace. Some of my favorite colors include the Matte Metallic Silver Gray and the Gunmetal.

Featured Brand of the Month: Miyuki - Week Two

Last week we talked about the various finishes offered by Miyuki.  This week I want to focus on their gorgeous array of colors. With such a spectrum to choose from it can be hard to pick a favorite.  However, when making a project, the thing you desire most is choice.  Many of the Miyuki colors come in various finishes to provide you with many options for your projects.  I would recommend that you look to their color mixes for inspiration.  They can help to guide your designs if you are stuck on choosing just the right colors.

Above is a wonderful example using the Miyuki Delicas Blue Tones mix.  Megan has bead woven a strip of peyote around a wide channel bangle.  This Wide Beaded Bangle requires no guess work or color matching.  Miyuki has done all the work for you by designing perfect mixes of complementary colors.  The Bountiful Garden Necklace showcases another way to use one of the Miyuki color mixes.   Let the colors inspire you as a jumping off point for your designs.


Designer Picks


Megan

It won't surprise many people that my favorite Miyuki color is a bright, colorful, hot pink.  Galvanized Bright Pink, to be specific.  I love this particular shade of pink, and the metallic finish makes it super shiny and intense.  These little beauties really make your bead weaving stand out, and if you use them as an accent, they sure do pop!




Kat

It might just be that I have Summer on the brain but my favorite color is Lime Lined Crystal Green.  What I love most about this particular lime is the rich color saturation it gives the beads.  For a really powerful combination try accenting with the Magenta Lined Pale Blue. 





Karlin

My favorite Miyuki seed bead color is Matte Metallic Silver. I think the matte finish looks really pretty paired with the metallic silver, giving the bead an almost metal-like appearance which I love. This neutral shade works well when mixed with other colors as well, giving it a very versatile appeal.




Which Miyuki color is your favorite?  Share with us in the comments below.  We love to hear from you!

Featured Brand of the Month: Miyuki - Week One

It's May, and here at Beadaholique we are going crazy for all things Miyuki!  Many of our bead weaving projects feature all different varieties of Miyuki glass seed beads so we are proud to have them as our featured brand of the month for May.  These beads are very easy to use because of their high quality and uniformity.  Among the beautiful Miyuki beads are the long drops, the baroque pearls, the two-hole square tilas and the most popular: the delica beads. 

If you are new to off-loom bead weaving, be sure to check out our Bead Weaving 101 page for some great information to get started.  Below is a helpful tutorial video highlighting one of the basic stitches in bead weaving, even count peyote.

Miyuki is a wonderful brand, always coming to us with new colors, finishes and shapes. This week I want to talk about the various different finishes offered by Miyuki. One of the most popular finishes is silver lined.  The silver gives a wonderful reflection to the glass color, and adds a lot of dimension to the bead.  Another finish that we use a lot is opaque due to its saturated solid color.  Opaque delicas are great to use in your peyote stitch to give it some wonderful dimension.  Some of the other finishes include transparent, luster, iris and color lined.  I encourage you to explore all of these finishes and to mix and match them in your projects. 


Designer picks


Megan

My favorite Miyuki finish is semi matte silver lined.  I know, it's a bit specific, but it's GORGEOUS.  Look at the way these purple beads look like they're glowing - and you should see them in person.  These beads are amazing!

Kat

I love the galvanized finish on the Miyuki delicas.  It is striking in my personal favorite, gold.  These beads are glass surrounded by a colorful metallic coating.  It adds so much shine to your project.  The galvanized coating also comes in matte finish as well like in these matte silver long drop beads. 





Karlin

When it comes to Miyuki beads, I love the matte finish. I think it adds an interesting, somewhat antique-y effect to the beads. I especially like Matte Metallic Silver Gray and think the muted look works wonderfully with an assortment of other colors and styles.  





Keep checking back in with us over the course of the month to find out more about Miyuki.