Friday, 6 August 2010

Bead & Jewellery Making Sale Now On!

Hi everyone

Sandstones Beads & Jewellery Making Supplies Summer Sale Now On - 10% OFF selected items!!

Sale ends midnight, Sunday 15th August and terms & conditions apply to the dispatch of orders from now until that date - please visit: http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/ for full details.

Now in stock! White potato pearls in several sizes ranging from 3-4mm to 7-8mm, also 5mm in Black, Wine and Silver!! http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/freshwater-pearl-beads-middledrilled-potato-pearls-c-3_6.html

New Bead Kits! 'Chain Reaction Necklace' and 'Turquoise Memory Wire Bangle'. http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/jewellery-kits-bead-bundles-c-64.html Coming Soon! New Celebrity Crystal, Nugget Pearls, South Ocean Shell Pearls, Miyuki, Gold-filled Findings, Sterling Ear Cups, Tools, Adhesives and more........!

Thanks for stopping by and for shopping at Sandstones, for all your Beads and Jewellery Making Needs!

Friday, 30 July 2010

Beautiful Summer Holiday Bead Kits and Murano!


Hi everyone
Wherever you are and whatever you're doing, we hope you're enjoying the Summer hols!
At last, the Genuine, Venetian Murano Glass Beads are here: http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/venetian-murano-glass-beads-c-172.html we've just started uploading them and more will follow so please keep checking back if you don't see what you're after at first.
These beads are produced in an Italian family-run factory, using ancient 'maestri vetrai' techniques and are gorgeous beyond belief!
Here is the link to a really interesting page that describes the history of Murano Glass over the last 1000 years or so!! http://www.doge.it/murano/muranoi.htm
And for those that may be interested, there are also some ripping historical novels that focus on the subject and can be found here: http://www.petanpublishing.co.uk/

We've designed some fantastic, summer jewellery making kits for you to create your own necklaces, bracelets and earrings. As featured in Creative Beads and Jewellery Magazine, these kits are very easy to make up and look absolutely stunning for the summer holidays! Full details can be found here: http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/jewellery-kits-bead-bundles-c-64.html



New and now in stock! Brushed Metallic Beads in some funky-chunky shapes and sizes, great for all jewellery making projects!
http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/metallics-spacer-beads-charms-c-100.html?page=1&sort=20a


Coming next week: Stunning White Potato Pearls in: 3-4mm, 4-5mm, 5-6mm, 6-7mm and 7-8mm. Also 5-6mm in Black, Wine and Silver colours!

Also coming next week, new Celebrity Crystal, Miyuki Beads, Nugget Pearls, Lampwork Glass Beads, Half-drilled Pearls and South Ocean Shell Pearls...!

Facebook! At the moment, it looks as though the first winner of our Bead Bundle giveaway has automatically been decided!! You've got until tomorrow night (Sat 31st) to get photos of your work posted on our facebook page if you'd like to be in with a shout of winning a FREE Bead Bundle! Click here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandstones-Beads-Jewellery-Making-Supplies/133852249969538

As always, thank you for shopping at Sandstones, for all your Beads and Jewellery Making Needs!

Friday, 9 July 2010

Follow Sandstones on Facebook and Twitter!

Hi everyone!

We have FINALLY got our new facebook page up and running this week with
loads of cool features - read on! You can find the link to it, near the top,
on the right side of our home page as signified by the blue 'f' logo.
Alternatively, you can click here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandstones-Beads-Jewellery-Making-Supplies/133852249969538


As it's brand new, we're looking a bit lonely at the moment so please click
on the link and 'like' our page - thanks! :-)

Now the cool bit! Please feel free to use our facebook page to show off your
creations and talents as a beader or jewellery maker. You can upload your
photos directly, using the 'photos' tab at the top of the page, and also
describe the process or the beads you used, or whatever is appropriate for
the piece. If possible, we prefer you to show off beads or products that you
have purchased from us and hope you understand and respect that :-)

Please also feel free to enter into bead and jewellery making discussions
using the 'discussions' tab at the top of the page. If you think you can
help someone out by giving them advice or by posting something of interest
and on-topic, then we'd love to hear from you.

You can also use the 'reviews' tab to discuss our products and services, for
example, and also post any links that you think will benefit others.

Finally, click the '>>' tab to see products currently featured in our Etsy
shop or go directly to: http://www.sand-stones.co.uk

And now the boring bit...Sandstones Beads & Jewellery Making Supplies
reserves the right to remove any photo, link, posting, remark, spam item,
advertisement (excluding any link to a page or product on our website) or
discussion topic, in part or in whole, at any time and without notice, that
it deems inappropriate or that contravenes the 'spirit' of this page as a
helpful resource to the beading and jewellery making community. Help us by
bringing to our attention, any such items!

Please also follow us on Twitter, you'll see the 't' link next to the 'f' on
the home page of our website. The Twitter page isn't finished yet and we'll
change the 'look n feel' of it in due course, but you can still follow our
tweets!!

STEAL OF THE WEEK!!

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE! Black Agate AA-Grade 14mm Rounds - 4 pcs
http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/steal-of-the-week-c-79.html

As always, thanks for shopping at Sandstones, for all your Beads and
Jewellery Making needs!

Monday, 28 June 2010

BRAND NEW BEADS!!

Hi everyone

It's the second week of Wimbledon, it's 27 degrees outside and England are out of the World Cup - it must mean Summer's here!!

Oh well, let's not be too down about the footy....here are some sizzling summer offers for you, to put a smile back on your face!

STEAL OF THE WEEK! *BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE - Shell teardrop caramel beads, 5 pcs* and while stocks last, we still have our 5-6mm 'Bucks Fizz' freshwater nugget pearls at a hugely reduced price!

FREE PACKET OF GLASS PEARLS TO ALL NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR NEWSLETTER - TELL YOUR FREINDS!

BRAND NEW BEADS!!
Barbara Coulam glass - WOW, recycled magic that shouldn't be missed!

Celebrity Crystal - beautiful, very high quality, machine-cut crystal in a fabulous range of colours (our first batch almost all went, even before it came in - so if we don't have what you're after in stock, almost any colour can be pre-ordered - just let us know!).

Miyuki Beads in a new range of stunning colours!

6-7mm nugget pearls in new colours with more on the way!

Coming soon....in the next few weeks......we're really excited about this.......we're proud to announce that Sandstones will be bringing you an EXCLUSIVE range of genuine Venetian, Murano Glass Beads!!!

NEW Bead Bundles being added!

Watch this space as we will be bringing you more details very soon, as well as updates on other new products and our latest offers!

Thanks for shopping on: www.sand-stones.co.uk for all your Beads and Jewellery Making needs!

Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Sandstones Beads & Jewellery Making NEW ARRIVALS

Hi everyone

Just a quick note to let you know of certain items returning to stock and now available to purchase at: http://www.sand-stones.co.uk

Beadalon Beadfix Adhesive - the ONLY glue to use for fixing half-drilled beads to earings, bails and other posts...

Sterling Silver earring posts in 3mm and 6mm...

NEW - beautiful metallic beads in different shapes and sizes...

Thanks for shopping at Sandstones, for all your beads and jewellery making needs!

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

*NEW* Advance Ordering!

Hi everyone

Now at http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/new-advance-ordering-c-140.html you can pre-order Beads and Jewellery Making supplies from BeadMaster, Beadsmith, Beadalon, Swarovski, Griffin, Gudebrod and many more top brands! (This is a brand new feature so if the brand name or item doesn't appear in the category yet, please keep checking back as it very soon will!).

The items in this section of our catalogue can be ordered in especially for you. We submit orders with our suppliers approximately once every 2 weeks (usually at the start and in the middle of every month). Place and pay for your order with us now, and we will deliver your delectable items, usually within 7 - 21 days of us receiving your payment. This does not affect the delivery of items you have purchased from other categories on our website, which will be dispatched within our usual terms and conditions.

Occasionally, your Advance Order item(s) may be out of stock with our suppliers in which case you will be offered an alternative product or a refund, depending on your requirements.

Also, you can purchase Advance Order items and use our standard discount code system, details of which can be found at: http://www.sand-stones.co.uk/discount_coupon.html

Please feel free to make your order online or call us on: 0845 224 0843 (local rate from a BT landline) to place and pay for your order over the phone.

The catalogue will continue to grow so please keep checking back as new items will be added almost daily!

Thanks for shopping at Sandstones, for all your Beads and Jewellery Making needs!

Wednesday, 31 March 2010

NEW BEADS, NEW BEADS, NEW BEADS!!!

Hi everyone

Loads of BRAND NEW BEADS now uploaded and available to purchase at: http://www.sand-stones.co.uk including:

Beautiful 3-4mm, 5-6mm and 8-9mm potato pearls in a lovely range of colours...

Shell void / donut beads in various stunning colours...

A wonderful range of turquoise chips, rounds and disc beads...

South Ocean Shell Pearls in a variety of gorgeous colours and sizes...

A new range of jade beads in some simply stunning spring / summer colours...

Genuine, red coral beads of various, beautiful shapes and sizes...

More Miyuki beads to further expand our ever-growing range...

More Bead Bundles being added almost daily...

More ranges of beads and findings are being added to our 'Wholesale' category...

And much more!!!

Our web-based shop remains open for business right throughout the entire Easter / bank holiday period, where we hope to see you online!

Thanks for shopping at Sandstones, for all your Beads and Jewellery Making needs!