Beads and Beading Supplies

"My students always like it when I bring hard-to-find
beading supplies and some of the special beads
I like to use in my work to sell in class.
Now you, too, can pick up the things you need!"

Robin Atkins, Bead Artist

Here are a few beads and supplies that I like to use in my own work. Although I have no intent to become a full-service bead shop, it's fun to offer these few itmes which can be difficult to find. Please contact me with any questions you may have about the beads and supplies offered below.

At this time, I don't have a "shopping cart" system. However, it's still a flexible, easy system to use. For everything you need, see order information. The following sections are included on this page:

beading needles, acid-free interleaving paper, bead storage bags
NEW!   bonded nylon cord   NEW!
9mm glass rings
glass flower beads
glass leaf beads

Beading needles, acid-free interleaving paper, bead storage bags

Acid-free interleaving paper Use this as a stabilizer for bead embroidery. Each sheet 12.5 inches x 17 inches $3.00/package of 5 sheets Order number: 4001	John James beading needles Use these for bead embroidery. Size 11 shorts (for Nymo, Silamide, etc.) $3.00/package of 25 needles Order number: 4002
Bead storage bags I store all my beads in these sturdy bags. Extra thick 4 mil zip-lock bags, 2" x 3" each $4.00/package of 100 Order number: 4003

Bonded nylon cord, #18, use for finger weaving bracelets, necklaces, tassels

Five cord lengths of 2.5 yards each, bundled together and knotted in the center This is enough cord to make one finger woven treasure bracelet or tassel. Colors shown below - please specify color choice for each bundle ordered. $2.00/bundle. Order number: 4010

Five cord lengths of 5 yards each, bundled together and knotted in the center This is enough cord to make one finger woven treasure necklace. Colors shown below - please specify color choice for each bundle ordered. $4.00/bundle. Order number: 4011

aqua	beaver	black	hunter green	jade green	bright blue
midnight blue	pewter	purple	cardinal red	rose	bone

Glass Rings, 9 mm diameter, made in the Czech Republic

I love these 9 mm glass rings! I use them in fringe and also in surface fringe in my bead embroidery.

transparent medium red $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4104	matte transp. aqua iris $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4105	matte transp. light aqua blue $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4106
matte opaque black $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4107	semi-transparent carnelian $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4110	transparent cobalt blue $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4111
opaque light teal $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4112	opaque ivory $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4114	matte transparent olivine $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4115
matte transparent blush pink $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4118	opaque green/black $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4121	matte transp. lt. teal green $1.50/package of 12 rings Order number: 4122

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Glass Flower Beads

What could any of us do without flower beads? There are so many wonderful vintage and new flower shapes in so many beautiful colors available now! They truely rival the best flower gardens in the world. I use them in almost all of my bead embroidery and other beadwork, both on the surface of my work and in fringes. The flower shapes and colors below are a few of my favorite new beads, made in the Czech Republic.

opaque rose/periwinkle $1.50/package of 24 beads Order number: 4202	transparent alexandrite $1.50/package of 24 beads Order number: 4206	matte transparent blush pink $1.50/package of 24 beads Order number: 4207
transparent jewel-tone violet $1.50/package of 12 beads Order number: 4220	opaque turquoise with gold $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4240
metallic purple $1.50/package of 7 beads Order number: 4250	semi-transparent teal/white $1.50/package of 7 beads Order number: 4251

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Glass Leaf Beads

I clearly remember the first leaf-shaped beads I ever bought, back in 1988. I was digging through the storeroom of a small pressed glass bead factory in Germany, and in the back of the bottom shelf were three huge paper sacks, each filled with leaf-shaped beads: transparent sage green, violet, and blue-grey! I fell in love with those beads, but made the mistake of only buying a half kilo of each color. Two years later when I returned, they were all gone. In recent years, bead factories in the Czech Republic have re-made old leaf molds and are again pressing many varieties in lovely colors of glass. The leaf beads below are a few of my favorite shapes and colors of the newer beads made in the Czech Republic. I use them both on the surface of my beadwork and in fringes.

op. two-tone green/black $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4301	matte transp. alexandrite iris $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4302	matte metallic rose $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4303
transparent olivine luster $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4304	op. two-tone jade green $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4305	transparent purple $1.50/package of 12 beads Order number: 4320
op. two-tone blue/green $1.50/package of 12 beads Order number: 4321	semi-transp. lt. green opal $1.50/package of 8 beads Order number: 4330	opaque lime green satin $1.50/package of 8 beads Order number: 4331
semi-transp. purple opal $1.50/package of 8 beads Order number: 4332	matte transp. dk amber $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4340	transparent olivine $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4341
matte transp. teal blue $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4342	metallic purple $1.50/package of 9 beads Order number: 4343

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