Carnelian hearts
Carnelian hearts are great to make statement earrings.
We’ve been using sterling silver components, earhooks and ball head pin, and also a Swarovski bicone 4mm to catch the light and the eyes…
Vintage Venetian glass beads
Vintage Venetian glass beads
These beautiful authentic Venetian glass beads were hidding in a corner of our showroom.
We couldn’t help but bringing them back to a better spot to display their beauty.
They are handmade, gold foil is fused or submerge with the Venetian glass so they are all looking the same …but different.
Use this beads to make some stunning and very special jewellery
Mixing materials
Mixing materials – It is always interesting to mix material to create stunning jewellery.
Here is an example using large statement resin beads and brass metal.
Long white necklace
Long white necklace – Create a long necklace with glass beads, spacer and a pendant.
There is so many variation possible in terms of colour, shape and pendant.
Check our glass beads range for more ideas.
Keep your hands busy for the long weekend
Keep your hands busy for the long weekend.
Check our glass section for great beads inspiration. From cube, oval, round or flower, glass beads comes in different shape and colour.
Hard not to be creative!
Happy New Year 2017!
Happy New Year 2017!
Auckland Beads is now close for holidays.
The showroom will re-open on January 16th .
See you then and have a good break!
Choker mania
Choker mania – as choker are the big summer trend, we couldn’t resist to create our own version of it.
We used 2m of the imitation suede liquorice. We then selected two nice metal beads that we thread through both end.
Knot the end and voila, a fashionable choker done in 5 min top.
Fashion should’nt be hard….
Check our vast selection of imitation sued thong and metal beads to create your own individual style.
Semi-precious Stones
Semi-precious Stones
We have now in stock more semi precious stones with some beautiful Spider agate and milky white faceted 8mm.
Also a new addition to the catalogue is green Jade or nephrite. These beads comes in 8mm and are round and smooth.
Check our new Swarovski colour with iridescent effetcs, red, green and purple.
Shell Pearls Necklace
Shell Pearls Necklace
I’ve decided to share some Auckland Beads archives with jewellery samples that have been made over the years by passionate staff. Here is a gorgeous necklace made of shell pearl, sterling silver components and rose quartz beads.
“Man made Sea Shell Pearls are created by repeatedly dipping a round matrix bead into a glowing, brilliantly colored solution of binders and crushed mother of pearl. They are polished and dipped, again and again, until they reach the size desired. They are very heavy, often much heavier than real pearls.” (Wikipedia)
Did you know?
Did you know that Turquoise jewellery is 90% of the time Howlite that has been dyed.
Howlite, in its natural state, look like cauliflower, is porous so easy to dyed. This stone is very popular because of its ressemblance to turquoise and its cheaper price.
Howlite is believed to have healing properties and help to calm and bring mental stability. Howlite is also good to reinforce bones and teeth.