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Affordable Crystal Beads

March 13th, 2010

Crystal Beads

Our line of affordable crystal beads are available to order from our online store. Four modern shapes, ten colours, the possibilities are endless! Mix with our signature products Trinity Brass Co. filigree and vintage resin cameo for instant style.

View our affordable crystal collection here

We love Steampunk Jewellery

March 6th, 2010

Steampunk jewellery

Discover your inner steampunk with our new line of second hand watch mechanism & watch faces. To achieve Steampunk style mix with our Trinity Brass Co. range of brass stamping, Swarovski crystals and fairy ribbon.

Create your own Swarovski Filigree combinations

February 12th, 2010

Swarovski Filigree

For lovers of all things bling you are going love our newest addition to our ever growing Swarovski collection filigree 60880. This 11mm filigree is perfect to add to our Trinity Brass Co. filigree to create stunning and unique combination (at a fraction of the price of its Swarovski equal).

Currently only available in crystal and different colours will be available in a few weeks.

We are on the cover of February Australian Beading

February 1st, 2010

Australian Beading Feb Issue

Our glass tile pendant is on the cover of Australian Beading! What a great way to start the year, and what happens when we get on the cover of a magazine we have a B E A D P A R T Y – and to kick it off FREE AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING for orders over $30.

Our glass tile pendant is already a celebrity as it was featured last October on the Graphic Fairy Brag Monday. Make your very own necklace by reading our tutorial on how to make a glass tile pendants and images to make up the necklace can be found here.

New year, new look – Beads Online cool new logo

January 27th, 2010

Beads Online

Our new logo has finally been added to our site. After four years, I felt it was time to move away from the commercial font to a design that was more distinctive and unique. I was very very lucky enough to meet the very talented Sheryl Derilo

Sheryl is an amazing designer, illustrator and jewellery designer, more samples of her work can be found on her website www.sherylderilo.com.au & blog www.sherylderilo.blogspot.com. If you looking for someone to help with some branding, illustration or graphic design give drop her an email as I can not recommend her enough.

I love my new logo and I can’t wait to add it to everything.

Must have tool – EUROTOOL two hole metal punch

January 26th, 2010

Two hole metal punch

This tool is to die for. I was amazed how easy to use this tool was. If you use our Trinity Brass Co. brass pendants & findings in your design this is the perfect tool as it make design possibilities are countless and the punch doesn’t deform the metal.

Click to learn more about the EUROTOOL two hole metal punch

Two hole metal punch

Design Idea – White flower necklace

January 24th, 2010

Design Idea flower necklace

Mixes large white rose cameo mounted on a violet silver filigree combined with matt green 10mm Czech beads, I love you note charm & Trinity Brass Co. large etched chain.

Design Idea – Deep red cameo orchid necklace

January 23rd, 2010

Flower Cabochon

Mixing and matching our brass findings and new flower cameo is effortless, see what I manage whipped it in under twenty minutes. This simple necklace combines large maroon orchid cameo stuck on a gold filigree gerbera setting. Hanging from the setting is gold blooming bead cap with a 14mm garnet fire-polish bead with ruby 6mm Swarovski dangles. I nearly forgot the pendant is hanging off some ruby fairy ribbon.

Cutest Russian Matryoshka Pendants

January 22nd, 2010

Russian Pendants

Wooden russian matryoshka doll pendant, great for a wide range of project – Christmas tree decoration and pendants – For the young and the young at heart.

View the russian matryoshka pendants

Trend Alert – Large Flower Cabochons

January 22nd, 2010

Flower Cabochon Necklaces

It took me under an hour to whip up these two necklaces featuring the new shipment of flower cabochons. They mix Trinity Brass Co. findings & Czech Beads. I just received three large boxes of these beautiful cabochons that I will be attempting to list in the next few days – loads of new styles and colours. Also I have revised the prices of our entire cameo line with prices dropping on some items more than 40% to keep with the times.

View our new flower cameos here

The pink flower necklaces mixes cameo large orchid, gerbera petal filigree, Czech glass round beads, silver corrugated spacer beads & Trinity Brass Co chain in small & medium etched.

The vintage style deep red necklaces mixes cameo large rose 33mm, violet petal filigree, Czech 12mm fire-polish beads & Trinity Brass Co Vintage patina large etched chain

Design hint: Flatten the filigree with your flat-nose pliers so it it easier to glue the cabochon on. Also glue the cabochon on last after you have placed all the jump rings & connectors.