Beading
|  | Amya Beads
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| Amya Beads was founded three years ago from the owner’s passion to create beautiful handmade jewellery and to help Australian crafters and artists do the same.
Started from a tottering pile of boxes in a garage, Amya Beads’ ever-growing range of beads now lives happily cheek by jowl in a cosy little shop at 723B Centre Road, Bentleigh East, Victoria.
Amya Beads takes pride in providing the best service and top-quality beads and findings — you’ll find Swarovski crystals and pearls, Czech handmade lampwork beads, Czech fire-polished beads, semi-precious stones, a comprehensive range of sterling-silver and base metal findings and much more.
The store is open to the public on Saturdays (10am to 4pm). But make a quick phone call or email on a weekday and the store will happily open its doors to you. The online store is yours 24 hours a day, with $3 flat-rate postage offered to all Australian destinations.
While you’re online, check out what workshops are available at Amya Beads — it could be the perfect opportunity to learn a new technique or try out a new beading medium. All details and schedules are on the website at www.amyabeads.com.au Email the team at info@amyabeads.com.au or call (03) 9563 7405. |
 | Avedis Beads
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| Andrea Lovett of Avedis Beads (the store is named after her grandfather) offers a select range of Czech-glass beads, Czech-glass buttons and high-quality findings in various colours, finishes and styles at her beautiful online store. If, like Andrea, you have a true love and passion for all things beads, then www.avedisbeads.com.au is the perfect online store for you. Shipping is hugely affordable — just $2.50 for orders under $30 — and there’s an impressive selection of goodies on offer. Our favourites? The antique Czech fire-polished beads and irregular rounds — just stunning and oh-so-beautiful in any beadwork design. Also, look out for the Czech fire-polished nuggets, Renaissance Czech fire-polished beads and the delicate fluted Czech beads — gorgeous! Andrea has a natural eye for design and the composition of her jewellery and selection of beads, findings and kits is second to none. You’ll find this fabulous online store at www.avedisbeads.com.au and also on Facebook www.facebook.com/avedisbeads and at Etsy. |
 | Beads Online
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| This is quite possibly the perfect online bead store to feed your beading addiction — www.beadsonline.com.au
Beads Online began as a
part-time eBay business in 2006 when Judith Jacob wanted an outlet for her bead obsession. For years she’d been creating personalised jewellery as presents for friends and when the 100th person asked where they could get one of Judith’s customised pieces, she finally decided to set up her business.
As Judith is aware of the difficult fiscal reality these days, there’s always a great deal on offer at her store, such as 10 per cent off a certain line of beads. Judith adds, “The website is really easy to navigate. Customers also love that because we only operate online, prices are comparatively low to other companies.
“The world of beads is great, as people always buy beads and accessories. They are a great way to treat yourself and update your look cheaply. Lots of customers also love creating individual presents for loved ones. You have the joy of making it and giving a one-off customised piece you’ll never find anywhere else. I feel like I’m living my dream life. I never imagined that I’d be lucky enough to create my dream job from my love of jewellery.”
Why we love Beads Online:
* Beads Online is exclusively available on the web and will ship anywhere in the world.
* $3 flat shipping rate.
* Seven-day no-questions-asked return policy.
* Thousands of beads are on offer, including high-quality stock of crackle glass, Czech fire-polished beads, Czech-glass pearls, rhinestones and pressed-glass beads, Swarovski crystal, and Indian-made beads, sourced from Beijing to New York.
* Prices range from $1 for a stand of 50 beads to $13 per bead for top-end beads. |
 | BeadSmith
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| BeadSmith Metal Hole Punch Pliers with Gauge Guard™
These pliers punch a hole in metal sheet stock up to 22 gauge. They create a smooth, clean hole without barbs or rough edges. Plus, with the gauge guard, the area around the hole will be free of unsightly indentations! There are three tools to choose from, each of which makes a different diameter hole size: 1.25mm, 1.5mm, or 1.8mm. Ask for them at your favorite bead store!
Here's how they work!
Hold the pliers shut. When properly adjusted, there should be enough space to insert your metal piece to be punched between the widest part of the pin (A) and the bottom jaw of the pliers (B) with a little extra room left over (A/B labels refer to image at left). If the metal doesn’t fit or if there’s no extra space, simply expand the jaw opening a little farther by turning the gauge guard screw to the RIGHT. Use a small phillips head screwdriver to adjust the gauge guard (RIGHT for heavy gauge, LEFT for light gauge).*
*NOTE: Do not remove the gauge guard screw. Operating the tool without the screw in place can cause damage to the plier. |
 | Benjamin’s Crafts
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| Benjamin’s Crafts in Inglewood, WA, is a true beading hub — with 25 years of bead and craft industry experience, it’s no surprise that this store is a haven for WA beaders, offering a host of classes and workshops, ranging from basic stringing to Art Clay Silver lessons.
And the lessons are backed by an equally impressive range of bead products — you’ll find the exclusive couture Swarovski crystal ranges, chandelier or sun-catcher crystals, metal components, jewellery stones, pearls and pendants, charms, chain by the metre, Beadalon, Soft Flex, Nymo and Griffin Silk, Miyuki and Matsumo beads, Delica seed beads and Preciosa Czech seed beads. Benjamin’s Crafts’ range of findings is possibly the largest in Australia with all plated components available, from raw (not plated) to finishes such as silver, gold, antique brass, black nickel, antique silver, antique copper, as well as some nickel-free plated items. Some of the findings are made exclusively for Benjamin’s Crafts’ customers, so if you’re after something unique the findings must be seen.
Benjamin’s Crafts also launched its website more than 15 years ago and the site has grown with the business, evolving and improving all the time. Orders can be placed securely on the website — it’s so popular and easy to use that even local customers often go online to quickly place their orders and then drop into the shop to pick up their goods — now that’s efficient customer service! You’ll find fantastic offers on products and excellent discounts for retail customers as well as restricted access for special bulk pricing to trade customers.
Visit Benjamin’s Crafts online at www.benjaminscrafts.com.au, phone (08) 9370 2132 or drop into the store at 868 Beaufort Street, Inglewood, WA. The store is open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm and Saturdays 10am to 4pm. |
 | Mad Monnie Designer Jewellery & Beads
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| Dear beaders,
With the shop lease up for renewal late last year, we decided that after four years at Norman Park it was possible to run the operation from the home studio just a couple of suburbs away in Seven Hills, with a few modifications. One change was to build a new undercover courtyard with a large enough area to run outdoor classes and be protected from the weather. The other was to convert the front room of the house into the showroom with our products on display and double sliding doors that go straight out to the paved courtyard for alfresco-style beading classes. With young twin boys, this arrangement also allows me to include them in my beading world — along with the hubby, of course.
It has taken a few months for our regular customers to find us but they are all pleasantly surprised when they realise the same great products are all still available — with lots of new exciting items such as vintage clasps and buttons — and that they still receive the same fantastic service.
2011 has seen us focusing on the Australian craft circuit with Expertise Events, including trips to 10 of the major shows. It is at these shows that we are making inroads to establish ourselves as one of the more innovative and exciting provider of DIY kits, with a range exceeding 100 different designs and techniques to choose from and with five or six colour combinations of each. We will be teaching at each of the shows in order to share our skills and knowledge with those who wouldn’t normally be able to get into bead shops — we have made lots of new connections with some lovely customers and we look forward to meeting even more of you.
If you love online shopping, we have also updated our website, with our intention to keep adding as many products as possible throughout the year.
If you haven’t checked out our products or seen us at the shows — why not? We’re only a click away!
Kindest regards
Monica Anthon
Visit Mad Monnie Designer Jewellery & Beads at 8 Karana Street, Seven Hills Qld 4170. Phone (07) 3899 6997 or email madmonnie@gmail.com |
 | WishWare
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| Jewellery designer Louise Jensen’s website and Bunbury, WA, store are an absolute must-see for ambitious beaders — stocked among the impressive array of beads, crystals, tools and findings you’ll find Louise’s handmade vintage components, many of which have featured in her Australian Beading projects — from connectors made from antique game pieces to vintage keys, watch pieces and delicately etched and embossed beads with butterflies, tickets and even bottle tops of yesteryear! Everything available in-store is also available online and you’re able to order online or over the phone by calling the store on (08) 9721 6566.
Louise is a super-talented beader only too happy to answer any queries you may have about beads or beading techniques.
If you’re after something unique, something to make your jewellery go from “that’s great” to “wow”, you simply must visit www.wishwarebeads.com.au — you’ll also find free online video tutorials, celeb-inspired projects and Louise’s daily updated blog. Otherwise, drop into the Bunbury store at 20 Bourke Street, Bunbury Qld or phone (08) 9721 6566 |
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