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Holiday Beaded Lanyards - Two Holiday Wearability!
In today’s tighter economy, we look for ways to stretch our dollars and get more for our money. One solution I have for getting more for your dollars while indulging your need for “bling” is pretty beaded lanyards for holding your id cards, security keys, etc. designed to be worn for two different holidays. Now you can purchase a pretty beaded lanyard that you can wear for two different holidays and stretch your dollar’s value. Actually, you can really wear the beaded lanyards any time you like, all year around and not just for the holidays, but I wanted to give you a few suggestions too. You can see all of my beaded lanyard id holders at KC Bead Designs/Beaded Lanyards.
Two Holiday Red and Silver Beaded Lanyard Id Holder - Christmas and Valentine’s Day Wear - pretty red seed beads with 6mm transparent red round beads and silver lined #8 seed beads give this pretty beaded lanyard double holiday wear and all year round wear if you love red.
Two Holiday Multi-Shade Red Beaded Id Badge Holder - Christmas and Valentine’s Day Wear - pretty red size #6 (4mm) seed beads in multi shades of red give this pretty beaded lanyard double wear and all year round wear if you love all red.
Two Holiday Green Silver Clear Beaded Id Badge Holder - Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day Wear - pretty medium green 4mm cube beads with silver lined #8 seed beads and crystal clear seed beads give this pretty beaded lanyard double wear and all year round wear if you like green.
Another practical jewelry item that can have double holiday wear are eyeglass lanyard chains. Here are some of the ones featured for double duty wear. You can see all of my beaded eyeglass chain lanyards at KC Bead Designs/Beaded Eyeglass Chains.
Two Holiday Red Cube Eyeglass Chain Lanyard - Christmas and Valentine’s Day Wear - pretty beaded eyeglass chain lanyard has ruby red matte 4mm cube beads surrounded by rainbow finish red seed beads and has silver fluted bead ends with black elastic retainers. This pretty eyeglass chain lanyard is suitable for double holiday wear and for those who just love red!
Two Holiday Red White Gold Eyeglass Chain Lanyard - Christmas and Valentine’s Day Wear - pretty beaded eyeglass chain lanyard has ruby red matte #6 seed beads, #6 luster white seed beads and 4mm gold cube beads with silver fluted bead ends with black elastic retainers. This pretty eyeglass chain lanyard is suitable for double holiday wear and for those who like red, white and gold.
Now you can stretch your dollars and get affordable beaded jewelry for practical wear and Holiday Wear at the same time.
‘Till next time!
KC Bead Designs - Beaded Jewelry by Cheryl Skeens, located in the greater Kansas City, Missouri area, is owned and operated by Cheryl Skeens. In business since 2003 as a jewelry artist / designer of handcrafted beaded jewelry such as beaded earrings, bracelets, necklaces, eyeglass chains, beaded lanyards, zipper pulls, cell phone charms, mother’s bracelets, bridal and prom jewelry and more. Reflections. . .Beaded Jewelry. . .by Cheryl Skeens opened in July 2008 along with her new blog-site and is her second online store.
Tags: Beaded Jewelry, beaded lanyard id badge holders, Christmas, eyeglass chains, Holidays, St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day
New Beaded Key Bracelets
Spring is here and warmer weather brings people outdoors for family activities and exercise. Whether you are going for a walk or taking the dog for a walk, my new key bracelets are a “must have” accessory.
Beaded Key bracelets are beaded bracelets strung on multiple coils of memory wire with a lobster clasp strung along with the beads enabling you to easily attach a key to the bracelet. Memory wire coil bracelets are easy to put on and take off and very sturdy since the memory wire coils return and hold their shape. Attach your door key to the bracelet with the lobster clasp, slip on the bracelet, and off you go with both hands free while your key is held secure and easily accessible. No more worries about no pockets, a hole in your pocket, or lost keys on your walk, while exercising, or taking out man’s best friend.
The key bracelet or key minder isn’t just for your door key. It can be used to attach id badges, security key cards, car keys, mp3 players, small cell phones, anything that is light weight and can be attached with the lobster clasp to the bracelet.
Here are pictures of some beaded key bracelets I have made up in my webstore. Don’t forget that I can make these in any color(s) you would like too.
You can see the complete description for the key bracelets at KC Bead Designs under the Beaded Wrist Badge Key Holder category.
“till next time!
Tags: bracelet id holder, key bracelet, key minder
Jacqueline’s Bookmark and Red High Heel Charms
This is a story about an author who lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, contacting an artisan jewelry website for a jewelry artist living in Missouri and red enamel high heel charms.
A few weeks ago I got an email from Jacquie Gum on the contact form on KC Bead Designs asking if I would be interested in designing a custom bead bookmark for her to use in her promotion packets for her newly published book, CONFESSIONS OF A CORPORATE SL_T. She gave me a link to her website so I could see the book cover art and check out her book. The book title peaked my interest and after reading her bio and the review saying the book was inspired by a true story, I decided I wanted to work with her if my ideas for her bookmark met any of her expectations.
I was interested in what she had in mind for her bookmark and its use for her book promotions. I emailed her back and said I definitely saw a bright red high heel charm dangling from beads for her bookmark. After sending my reply to Jacquie, I started seaching the web for “hot” red high heel charms.
When Jacquie emailed me back, I found we had similar ideas about the design of the bookmark and I went to work making a sample and taking pictures to email to her. After a few more emails (isn’t this medium wonderful) we agreed on the design, the components, and price. Now I had to order the beads, bookmarks, and charms to make a large quantity of the bookmarks for Jacquie and her schedule.
I was excited as each of the ”parts” were delivered and couldn’t wait to start putting the bookmarks together. Naturally, the most important “part” (the red high heel charm) was the last thing to be delivered. When I emailed the final picture to Jacquie her reply said “I love the bookmarks!”
The bookmarks are all finished now and sent to Jacquie and her publicist has sent out the press release packets for her book. Jacquie will be making book signing appearances and you can check out her dates here on her website.
What I love about this whole experience is how two people met through a virtual store and established a working business relationship. I enjoyed working with Jacquie and think I made a new friend as well. Jacquie and I decided to put links to each other’s websites on our websites and she has graciously put a link to the bookmark for sale on her site also. I wish her much success with her book, CONFESSIONS OF A CORPORATE SL_T, and hope to work with her in the future.
Jacqueline’s Bookmark (purchase)
’till next time!
Tags: beaded bookmark, red high heel charm
Spring Bling For Your Home Decor - Beaded Chain Pulls
Spring is just around the corner and its time to think about adding some BLING to your home decor! When spring rolls around we put that heavy warm wardrobe away until next fall. Why not do the same for your home? Brighter colors, lighter fabrics, sparkle, metallic, and glitz are still in the fashion forecast for our wardrobe so dress up your home too.
To help you with updating your spring decor adding some BLING, I have added NEW pretty practical jewelry for your home decor . . . Beaded Fan Lamp Chain Pulls.
Beaded fan lamp chain pulls/pendants can be used to brighten up a ceiling fan, a closet light, a lamp or anywhere a bead chain or string is pulled to turn on or off an electrical switch.
My beaded fan lamp chain pulls are strung on multi-cable stainless steel beading wire or strung on heavy guage craft wire with an attached wire pendant ready to attach to your existing bead chain pull. The pendant section length varies by design and style, but each beaded fan lamp chain pull is a total length of 12″ and the bead chain is easily adjusted to accomodate your particular needs.
I have several styles and designs available in my webstore designed with wood beads, glass beads, crystals, acrylic beads, lampwork beads and more. All of my beaded fan lamp chain pulls are priced at $15.00 each and can be found under the Home Decor category in my store.
Click the titles under the pictures to see the full description and more pictures at KC Bead Designs.
Fan Lamp Chain Pull - Aqua & Teal Lampwork Beads
Beaded Fan Lamp Chain Pull - Blue Green Silver
Beaded Fan Lamp Chain Pull - Cinnabar & Chinese Coin
Beaded Fan Lamp Chain Pull - Peridot Lampwork Wood Silver
Beaded Fan Lamp Chain Pull - Amethyst Glass Leaf Gold
Beaded Fan Lamp Chain Pull - Multi-Color Lampwork Dot Beads
Beaded Fan Lamp Chain Pulls - Amethyst Beads Gold
I have more colors and designs available in my store, and you can always request a custom order in the colors of your home decor.
Next time I will be posting pictures of my new sun catcher designs!
’till next time!
Tags: beaded accessories, beaded fan lamp chain pulls, handcrafted jewelry, Home Decor Jewelry, Practical Jewelry
Acrylic Crystal Gems - Sun Catchers / Tree Ornaments
I’ve added a new line to my Home Decor Jewelry category — Sun catchers / Christmas tree ornaments made from large acrylic crystal faceted gems, beads and shiny metal components. I had seen a collection of Christmas tree ornaments made similar to these in a store and they were so pretty I decided to try to make some of my own. I made several variations to draw attention to various displays during my show last weekend by hanging them all around on my jewelry displays. The sun catchers / ornaments gently swayed as people walked by my displays and really sparkled as they twisted and turned. People noticed them and I ended up selling most of the sun catchers / tree ornaments I had made. I decided to see if people would like them available in my web store too.
Acrylic Crystal & Rings Sun Catcher - Ornament - $5.00
Large acrylic crystal faceted gems with silver plated metal rings in twisted and smooth finishes drop from a non-tarnish silver wire spiral hanger. Total approximate length is 6″.
Clicking any of the titles/links will take you directly to the page on my website where you can view, read, and purchase the sun catchers / tree ornaments if you are interested.
You are invited to browse and shop in my store: KC Bead Designs anytime - 24/7. I hope you subscribe to “Reflections . . .” and enjoy sharing my passion for artisan jewelry.
’till next time!
I’ve Added New Beaded Lanyard Id Badge Holders!
The requests for my beaded lanyard id badge holders has been steady since late summer and I have finally gotten some time to add to my inventory. For those who have been waiting for new colors and designs, they are available now. The pictures below are teasers so you will want to look at all the new beaded lanyards.
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I have added 14 new beaded lanyard id badge holders in my web store, KC Bead Designs. Some of the new colors and designs are for the upcoming holiday season so that your id badges can be festive too.
I have also added 4 new beaded lanyard id badge holders here on the blog-site. If you are looking for a new beaded lanyard, be sure to browse the selections on both sites.
You are invited to browse and shop in my store: KC Bead Designs anytime - 24/7. I hope you subscribe to “Reflections . . .” and enjoy sharing my passion for artisan jewelry.
’till next time!
Cheryl Skeens,
Jewelry Artist/Designer
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