Spikes and Thorns at Kandra's Beads!

Hi everyone!

Have you seen the new Czech glass spike beads?  They come in two sizes and a wide range of delectable finishes with enchanting names like Magic Blueberry, Sapphire Silver and Silky Gold Iris Picasso and Kandra's Beads carries over 30 different colours.  They are a lot of fun to work with, adding a new dimension to your designs and as they have a hole running through the base they can either be captured in beading or used in stringing or sewn designs.  I recently had chance to play with the 17mm spike beads and created my new pattern 'Thorn Flowers' which Kandra now sells on CD along with the rest of my patterns.

Why not treat yourself to some of these exciting spike beads by either calling in to the store or by following this link to buy them on-line.  If you would like to purchase a CD of my new Thorn Flower pattern to give you some design ideas to get you started click here 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.

Bye for now!

Kerrie

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

More classes!

Hi everyone!

Kandra has been busy teaching more classes at the new store and once again I am going to let the pictures do the talking!  I don't know about you, but although I am eager to see what the students are beading, I can't take my eyes off all the incredible beads and beadwork around the walls!

The class schedule for January to March 2012 is now available to view on the website and includes some very helpful 'Clean out your project box' workshops, where Kandra will do her best to help you complete any of those hard to finish projects that you might be struggling with so that you can move on to the next exciting project.  Kandra will also be teaching her wonderful Grape Baby on March 17th and 18th so make sure that you book early!

Grape Baby!

Third Wednesday!

You know by now that Kandra has a new bead store in Solvang CA right?  But do you know about Solvang Third Wednesday?  On the third Wednesday of every month over 60 stores (including Kandra's Beads) in Solvang stay open until 8pm and many of them offer special discounts or sales.  There's a great atmosphere with lots of exciting activities and attractions throughout the town including wine tasting, live music and fun contests.  In October there was a pumpkin carving contest and the music was provided by trio 'KAT and the fiddle' and in the pictures below you can see the girls doing their thing right outside Kandra's store!

So of course the 16th of November will be the third Wednesday of the month and once again, Solvang will be celebrating.  This time as well as all the usual offers and events there will be a scarecrow contest, so why not pay Solvang a visit this Wednesday and don't forget to drop in to Kandra's Beads and mention 'Third Wednesday' for a 10% discount on your purchases!

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.