Kandra's May Newsletter

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A lot of new Seed Beads and Czech Glass have come in and I am behind with my website as normal, all I can say is I am sorry and some day I will get caught up.  Click on this link to go to the New Bead section on my website. I will be adding over 60 new 6mm Fire Polish beads as soon as I get the pictures taken.  If you come by the shop I have a lot of new items in and someday I will get all of them on my website!   I have now really filled the shop up with beads, Dennis is now hanging them from the ceiling!    Jonna was here to teach her Goldie Bronze class and it was so much fun, thank you Jonna!  She is such a wonderful teacher and incredible artist.  She has a lot of us excited about this clay.  I ordered in bronze wire for CR's class so I can use it to make my Charmed Necklace, I want to add a lot of the bronze clay pieces I made to the necklace, now I can't wait for CR's class!  To check out Jonna's website click here.   I want to thank all of you for sticking with me over the years and it has been a long time.  I think I'm getting old, I'm not sure when it happened or even how because I'm always so busy that I don't pay attention to time. Ha-Ha   Anyway a heartfelt thank you for helping my business grow over all these years!   Below are classes and a lot of new beading projects from Kerrie Slade a good friend and wonderful bead artist, I hope you enjoy looking at everything.   Love, Kandra.

New Classes...

We have a lot of new classes coming up starting with Anja Schlotman, she will be teaching two of her classes A Touch Of Fabergè - June 1, 2013 and Après Cartier - June 22, 2013.  For information on Anja here is her website to check out click here.   Here are the pictures of the classes.   A Touch of Fabergè     Après Cartier       CR Radding will be here to teach her Charmed Necklace - June 8, 2012 and Blooming Rings - June 9, 2013.  For information on CR here is her website click here.   Here are the pictures for the classes.   Charmed Necklace     Blooming Rings     Liz Smith will be here teaching her Calorie Free Donut - July 13, 2013 and Triple Your Cuff Bracelet - July 14, 2013.  For information on Liz here is her website click here.   Here are the pictures for the classes.   Calorie Free Donut Triple Your Cuff Bracelet     Here is a link for my website for the classes click here.  I will be adding more classes to my website in a few days, one will be a class to learn how to use a Loom and another will be learning to make a basket.   Don't miss out taking these fun classes it is a wonderful thing to learn! Projects By Kerrie Slade...   Kerrie Slade is a wonderful designer and bead artist and a good friend, every time we talk she is busy beading something new.  I thought it would be great to share some of her new projects with you, some are free from Bead & Button and some of them are in a new magazine called Digital Beading Magazine.  If you want the projects in the Digital Beading Magazine you will have to buy them but I think the price is great at $4.95 per issue or a 6 issue subscription for $24.95.  I will add pictures and links for all of you to check out the new projects.  I also carry most of the beads for her projects. Gumdrops in my Garden click here for the link.     Spikes in Bloom click here for the link.     Moon Posy click here for the link.     Galactic Gumdrop Earrings click here for link.     Bohemian Bloom Brooch/Pin click here for link.       Floribunda Bangle click here for link.       Simply Spikes click here for link.     Hope you enjoy Kerrie's work as much as I do and you will love beading her projects.  Here is a link for Kerrie's website so you can see her other patterns that she sells.  http://www.kerrieslade.co.uk/

Well it's been a long time since I have done my blog but it has been idle for too long.  I finally added over fifty new beads to my website and hopefully this will continue (having time to add new beads).
www.kandrasbeads.com

The shop has been so busy that I don't have time to take pictures and post them. 

I have the new Gumdrop beads which I really love, if you go to Kerrie Slade's Facebook page you can see her new beautiful pieces that she has made with the Gumdrops.


A lot of new 5x8 Spike beads just came in and I will be working on getting pictures taken.

The big news is I am running out of space in my store, I have managed to fill my store up and then some.  I am hanging beads in the window and from the ceiling now but a woman has to do what a woman has to do to fit all the new beads in!

Some day I will have time to learn how to add pictures to my blog so they are where I want them, so in the meantime please understand that I don't know what I'm doing!!!

Sending everyone love and light, Kandra

Beading outside the box!

Hi everyone!

Once again I must apologize for not updating Kandra's blog more frequently!  We are both still here and doing fine - Kandra is busy with the store adding new beads and classes all the time and I've been busy experimenting with some of the fun new bead shapes that are around.  Now, I thought I was a die-hard seed beader, but having been introduced to some of the exciting new designs that are popping up everywhere, I have had to think again!  Spike beads, daggers, twin hole beads, mushrooms, peanuts - all of them have such a lot of potential and can add a new twist to your designs and they all come in an irresistible array of colours.  As you would expect, Kandra's Beads stocks a wide range of all of them and I have created a little collage to whet your appetite ...

Click on the 'New Beads' link on this page of the website or take your time and explore the vast range of beads that Kandra stocks via the menu on the left-hand side of the website.

Bye for now!

Kerrie

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

More new beads!

Hello everyone!

Just a little note to let you know that Kandra has lots of gorgeous new beads in stock!  The two-hole Twin Preciosa seed bead range is expanding all the time.  There are some more great colours in the Tila beads and Magatama Drops from Miyuki.  The exciting new 5181 Keystone beads from Swarovski have now been added and there are also some very interesting Czech glass Spike beads  (I can't wait to have a little play with this fun new shape!).  To see the full range you need to head on over to Kandra's Beads but just to whet your appetite I have created a little collage of some of the new beads - don't you just want to dive into that picture?

 

As usual, you can buy the new beads direct from the store or on-line and if you have any queries or special requests, just use the contact page.