Twinkling Tilas!

Hi everyone!

I am pleased to tell you that throughout the coming year, Kandra will be teaching my projects in her store!  The classes will be sponsored by the store which means that you don't pay for Kandra's teaching time, you simply purchase the pattern and whatever beads you choose for your project.  The majority of my patterns are priced at just $10 and the store carries a wide range of very reasonably priced materials, so this is obviously a great offer.  The first class is my Twinkling Tilas project and it will be on Saturday February 4th 2012 from 10am until 2pm.  Places are limited and so you will need to reserve a place by going to the  Classes and Events page, clicking on the shopping basket next to Twinkling Tilas and completing the form or alternatively contact the store.  This is a beginner to intermediate level class and the project is very versatile as the individual components can be made into a simple but stylish pair of earrings, or you can keep on beading and turn them into a single row bracelet or choker or make even more and create this elegant double cuff style bracelet.

Don't forget that Kandra sells CD's of my patterns in her store and by mail order, or if you would prefer a PDF of one of my patterns to be emailed to you, you can buy them directly from my website where you can also read all the details of each pattern.

As always, if you have any queries please either contact Kandra or myself.

Loyalty card news!

Hello everyone and Happy New Year to you!

Well here we are at the beginning of 2012 and already Kandra has started putting some of her ideas into place to make the new Kandra's Beads store an even more exciting place to visit, whether in person or on-line.  Today I'd like to tell you about the new loyalty card scheme but I think it is best explained by Kandra herself and so this is what she says:

"Hi Everyone,

I am very excited to be offering a new promotion in my store – a Savings Punch Card!  But I didn’t want to leave out all of my wonderful online customers so I am going to offer an Online Savings Punch Card too!

So here are the guidelines:

You will receive 1 punch for every $10.00 you spend.  This excludes Class Fees, you can not receive punches for Class Fees and wholesale customers. When you accumulate 25 punches this card may be redeemed for $25.00 off your next purchase of $25 or more.  Shipping charges will not be included in the totals. 

Any amount over a $10.00 increment will not be included in your next purchase (you cannot combine orders).  So, for example, if you make a purchase of $26.50 (not including shipping) you will receive 2 punches – the remaining $6.50 does not go towards your next punch card total.

I will keep your punch cards on file and every order I process I will punch your card for you.  When you get to your 25 punches I will call or email you to let you know.

If you have any questions please let me know! 

Kandra"

Doesn't this sound like a great idea?  Not that we need any encouragement to spend money on beads, but this way, the more you spend at Kandra's Beads the more you save.  There is no expiry date so you can take your time and not miss out on this great offer and you don't have to worry about mislaying your card and remembering to use it each time as the store will keep track and Kandra will let you know when your card is full and you have that lovely $25 bonus to spend!

Merry Christmas!

Hi everyone!

As 2011 comes to a close, Kandra and I would like to thank everyone for supporting the new store and for following the website and blog.  Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, we would both like to wish you a happy holiday season and health and happiness for 2012.  We hope that you will continue to stay with us throughout 2012 as we have some very exciting things planned for the coming months!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!


Kandra and Kerrie

Beads!

I don't think I need to say much this week.  I think I will let the pictures do the talking.  Kandra has new beads in the store and LOTS of them!  Can you imagine getting your beady paws on some of these?  I think the ammonite shaped beads are my absolute favourite, but really I could just sit and stare at any of them all day long!

And how is this for a picture?  Don't you just want to reach out and run your fingers through that mound of gorgeous glassiness?  Am I dreaming?

If you want to make any of these beads your own, either drop into the store or contact Kandra!

A helping hand

Hello everyone!  My name is Kerrie Slade and I am a beader living and working in England.  Despite living over 5000 miles away from Kandra, we recently became firm friends via the wonders of modern technology.  During our chats, it became obvious that since she opened the new bead store in Solvang CA, Kandra has a LOT on her plate and so I have offered to help out by keeping her blog up to date for her.  Although I have never physically walked through the door of her new store, I have been given a tour of the interior via Skype and it is such a vibrant and exciting place with so many things going on that I felt the world should know about it!  So, although there is a new voice around here, it's still all about Kandra and her beads and I hope you will become a regular visitor to her blog.