NEW AUTHENTIC MURANO GLASS

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Take a look at what we have in store for you! I am delighted to add to my collection handmade Genuine Murano Art Glass pieces with designs by the amazingly talented Alan K.. This man is a genius! I’ve sang the praises of a lot of people in the past, but never have I seen work quite like his. And, these catalogs that I have put together for you to view are just the tip of the iceberg. Along with the Millefiori, Millecreli, Designo, and Stingray collections that you will see, he also has created some amazing Signature, and Signature Authentico pieces (I proudly own 2 of them) that I cannot advertise for sale on my website, but they will be available at shows. Also, I will be showing you the Twisted Blade Collection by Jena Forte. It’s a VERY cool name, and an even cooler collection for both Men and Women. Some teasers below!!!

I have provided the link to 3 catalogs that I have personally created into .PDF format, since digital catalogs of these items do not exist. Some of the pieces that I already own will be listed on the site. I have sold many pieces privately already. However, I have no intention of stocking every single piece since that would completely break me for years to come. So, if you like something (or TWELVE THINGS) in the catalog in which you are interested, please just jot down the item number and Contact Me for pricing. Enjoy!

First, the Designo PDF can be found HERE. The Murano Catalog can be found HERE. The Stingray Catalog can be found HERE.

Some of these items could be discontinued in the future, or out of stock. I will do my best to maintain the integrity of the catalog so that everything is current. Please check the blog for updates! Please remember this content is Copyrighted and is not available for public re-posting.

Tags: Alan K., Handmade Jewelry, Jena Forte, Millefiori Glass, MURANO GLASS, sterling silver, Stingray, twisted blade

FREE GIFT REQUESTS

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As some of you know I run a program on my website where I give away one free gift per month to a random winner who submits their name into the drawing by registering here. I will be putting that program on hold until September, 2011. There are a few reasons for this, but the main reason is that no one runs my website but me, and no one makes my handmade jewelry but me. In cases of manufactured items, no one does the ordering except for me Why is this important? Well, because every year my main profession of being a poker player takes over, and we go to Las Vegas for 7 weeks for the World Series of Poker. So, I will be gone from May through mid-July. That doesn’t mean that I won’t be able to make things during that time. If orders are placed throughout the website, they will be filled in a timely manner. However, at this time I am opting not to do anything extra at this time.

Another reason is that I have received an influx of requests all from the same area of the same Country, and while it seems like a great thing that so many people are finding my site, I can tell from my web stats that they aren’t all unique visitors, which means that some of those people are actually the same person using different E-mail accounts. I need to find a way to control that! While most people within the USA are submitting one E-mail address and one free gift request, there are others from a certain Country submitting 3-5 requests per person (that’s not fair!)

So, until September, no Free Gifts! I apologize for any inconvenience that this will cause, but for those of you not looking to purchase at this time please feel free to browse the website for new additions. For those of you who have already submitted for a FREE GIFT your name will remain in our data base and I will resume gift giving later in the year!

Thanks for reading

February Free Gift Winner

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Congratulations to Vitaly Okunev of Volgodonsk, Russia who was February’s FREE GIFT drawing winner. Vitaly will be the recipient of this awesome stainless steel and colorful inlay key chain valued at $24 USD. You too can own one of your own key rings by purchasing it from our store. Simply click on the image below to be taken directly to this product!

Stainless steel and inlay key ring

As with all of our drawing winners outside of the USA, we had to verify Vitaly’s address before shipping his gift, and thankfully he responded. His key ring was sent to him this week via USPS Priority Mail, and we’re confident that he’ll receive it soon. Thank you, Vitaly, for registering with our site. We hope that you enjoy your free gift!

Tags: Free Gift, free gift drawing, free jewelry, inlay, key chain, key ring, men's gifts, stainless steel

New Items

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I have been playing with FEATHERS!!! And, oh what fun they are, I must admit. Recently my Niece asked me to make her a feather hair clip. I had never made one but thought it would be fairly easy, and to be honest it was easier than I even imagined. I am going to put up a video tutorial of how I do it, as opposed to some of the others that I have seen on the Internet. But, before I do that, let me show you just a few of the things that I have made that are new to the store…

Native American Feather Barrette with Grade B genuine Turquoise accent stone. Each barrette is custom made to order. $12

This is the underside of the barrette. You can see how clean it looks as opposed to other handmade barrettes that use felt on which to glue the feathers.

Next is a new Rosary. I love making rosaries, although they are quite a bit of work, which is why they are so expensive. This particular rosary is made of corrugated carnelian beads that are flanked by 24K gold Vermeil bead caps. Each eye pin is 14K gold plated, and the Crucifix and center medal are also both Vermeil. I have one available for sale at this time. After this is sold each will be made on an order by order basis, so please allow 2 weeks for delivery.

Carnelian and Gold Rosary - $350

Vermeil center medal of the Sacred Heart.

Vermeil crucifix

More items will be added later today, like the feather hair clip and wine glass markers, but the pictures need to be redone before I can list them. And, I sold 5 sets of wine glass markers in two days, almost faster than I can make them! More to come soon, thanks for reading, and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

Tags: barrettes, feathers, gold, Native American jewelry, rosaries, turquoise, vermeil, wine glass marker

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Happy Holidays!

Let me start with the good news: After having to pull a second winner from last month’s FREE GIFT giveaway, unlike our first winner, Ragina Young did respond and her free gift was delivered safe and sound. Congratulations again, Ragina!

On to the Holidays! For us, October brings Halloween, and then as my sister says, “The downfall of all of our pocket books” begins in November. That is because we have many birthdays starting in November and then on to Thanksgiving, more Birthdays in December (including my son who will be 2), and then of course Christmas…and so on, and so on.

With the addition of over 6000 products to the site, we have added some new items in the Holiday Jewelry section with more being added later today and throughout the week. Keep in mind while some of these items are novelty items (like the Santa watches), others can be worn daily like the necklace below:

Swarovski Snowflake Pendant

Also, don’t forget that when you are gifting that bottle of cheer you can do it in style with our decorative Wine/Bottle Gift Bags. Please select your favorite color bag from the drop down menu.

Decorative Wine/Bottle storage bag

As always, I love to design custom pieces that are not listed on the site. For those of you interested in seeing some new pieces that ARE for sale but not yet listed on the site you can visit our Facebook website here. There we have a few albums of some older items as well as MANY new items that were never listed on the website, as they are being used for Private sales to registered website members, and Facebook “Friends”. Here is just an example of items not listed:

I have been making the above bracelet for more than 2 years, and Swarovski just keeps adding more and more beautiful colors of this particular crystal to their line. Most of these bracelets that I have made have all been special order with a mix of colors, or as in the one pictured below, as a donation to the St. Joseph’s Prep “Hawk Huddle” fundraiser. My nephew plays football for them so that was one of the ways I showed my support. This bracelet is comprised of The Prep’s school colors.

St. Joseph's Prep Hawk Huddle Swarovski Bracelet. Donated by Isabella's Beads and raffled off to one lucky winner!

If you desire to have a standard “Pointed Cluster” bracelet made (in any single color or mixed colors) you can do so for $135. Please Contact Us with your special request. We’ll keep you posted on new items being added. Don’t forget to add us on Facebook to stay current with all Private Sale items!

Tags: crystal jewelry, holiday accessories, holiday gift ideas, Holiday jewelry, Holiday watches, snowflake, sterling silver

New Winner - Update

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Last month we selected Natalia Korobeinikova as the winner of our FREE GIFT drawing. When a winner is selected they automatically receive an E-mail letting them know that they won the drawing, and also showing them what they won. There is also a link in that E-mail showing them that there name is listed in the blog along with a photo of their prize.

As a precaution, prior to shipping anything outside of the USA (unless ordered) I always send a personal E-mail to that recipient asking them to verify that the address that we have on file is correct. We obviously have no way of knowing whether or not a user provides a valid address when creating their account, until we are actually shipping an item (and even then it might not be their own address!). I have made several attempt to contact Natalia Korobeinikova with no reply. Therefore, I have selected a new winner for the free gift.

The new winner for the October drawing is Ragina Young. We have sent Ragina a “Letter of Congratulations” and I will make an attempt to contact her as well. We hope that Ragina will be available to receive her free gift! Stay tuned, as November’s winner will be announced on the 15th of the month.

Tags: crystal, Drawing, Free Gift, hair clip, rhinestone

FREE GIFT WINNER - OCTOBER 2010

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It has been a while since I’ve actually taken the time to post the names of the free gift winners. Believe it or not, there is one every month. It’s my way of doing some inexpensive advertising while making people happy at the same time

This month’s free gift winner is Natalia Korobeinikova. She is the recipient of a beautiful Criss Cross jeweled hair accessory. The Criss Cross jeweled hair clip is decorated with rhinestones in shades of green and AB coated clear stones. A lovely accessory for any up-do or long hair.

If you are already a member of Isabella’s Beads then you are automatically registered to win. Others who choose not to create an account can register to win HERE.

I’ve made a few halloween pieces, but chose to sell them privately since I got started so late. I have been busy trying to organize the newly added 6000 products on my website. It’ll be an ongoing process, but since I am doing it myself it’ll take a little while longer than I expected. I do have many items already listed for Fall though, including these simple yet stunning Baltic Amber and Sterling Silver earrings.

Sterling Silver with Baltic Amber disc

I will have time to make plenty of items in time for the Christmas Holiday and winter season, and you’ll be able to find all that and more in our Holiday Items section of the site. There are many items there now including this adorable seasonal bracelet that is on sale now. Order yours today just in time for the Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays!

Tags: Bracelet, Glass Beads, Holiday gifts, Holiday jewelry, pumpkin, sterling silver, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL

6000 NEW PRODUCTS ADDED!

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6000 NEW PRODUCTS! I’ve been saying that I had some new and exciting things planned, and with the arrival of September, I promise not to disappoint you. There are so many things happening right now it would be too lengthy to list them all, but I am happy to announce some of the new major changes to my web site.

In the beginning, I planned on only offering hand made items made by me, and items made by some very talented guest artists whom I have been featuring since 2008. I also offered a few manufactured items to hit a lower price point just so that I was able to offer something to everyone that visited my store. All along I have known that there is so much out there offer in the world of jewelry, but I had found it difficult to find my niche in the industry, until now.

I am known primarily as a “beader” in the jewelry world. I use precious metals, Freshwater pearls, semi-precious stones and genuine gemstones, only the best Swarovski Crystal and hand made glass beads among other things in my designs. I do not make the CZ findings myself, although I use them in my designs. I do not use art clay, YET, although I do own a kiln. I do not make chain maille at this time. However, these are all of the things, and more, that I want to be able to offer my customers. So, with that being said, I would like to happily announce the unveiling of my new and improved web site complete with an ever-changing slide show of new items on the Home page, and over 6000 NEW ITEMS added to my store.

I love Authentic Murano glass. I can now offer you the designs of Alan K who only uses Genuine Murano glass from Italy in his designs. I have a brand new Men’s collection that I am SUPER EXCITED about, as I have been anticipating it for quite some time. I make some of the items, and some are high quality manufactured items made with Sterling silver, 14K gold, and contemporary materials such as Stainless Steel, Titanium, and Tungsten. I promise there is something for everyone, and you won’t be disappointed!

The Bridal collection is now complete. There are so many items from which to choose. I make many of them myself, and those that are made primarily of metals with CZ are high quality manufactured items.

The new Body Jewelry Collection is here, and is still expanding. I can now offer ear cuffs, naval rings, nose rings and studs, with more coming soon! The Religious Collection has also started and is also still expanding. Right now I am working on crystal, wood beads, and precious metal rosaries for Men, Women, and children.

Lastly, I am very excited to offer Story Bead Jewelry. These bracelets, necklaces, and earrings are similar to Pandora, Troll, etc., but are a fraction of the price. The materials are the same high quality materials used in making the competitor’s beads. I am able to offer them at a lower cost for 3 reasons:

1.   I buy direct from the manufacturer

2.   You pay for the name whenever you buy anything “designer”.

3.   And more so because my profit margin is much lower than that of a retail store.

Home shows. I have been preparing to start home shows in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area starting in September. I want to have an amazing display so I am taking a little longer than I had hoped, but I am almost complete. I look forward to unveiling all of this to you and more in the coming months.

As with my old policy, I stand behind everything I offer 100%. If you are not satisfied with any purchase, handmade or otherwise, you will receive a full refund. Please see the refunds section for complete details. For your shopping convenience we accept all major credit cards, money orders, and cashier’s checks. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Don’t forget, my passion is still creating custom one-of-a-kind items specifically for you. So if there is something that you’d like but don’t see in my store, I’ll be happy to make it for you.

Thanks for reading!

Mariealena

Tags: 14K GOLD, BIRTHSTONES, gemstones, Holiday jewelry, LARGE HOLE BEADS, MURANO GLASS, SILVER JEWELRY, sterling silver, STORY BEADS, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL

New “Pieces of the Day”

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Due to some personal medical issues within my family I have not posted as many blogs recently like I had originally promised. I intended to make a piece of jewelry each day, at least one piece, and post a few at a time perhaps twice a week. My plan was thwarted! Well, somewhat….

I still have managed to make quite a few new pieces for my crystal and gemstone collection, but not as many as I would have liked by this time. No matter though, health is the most important thing and it’ll always come first.

Anyway, here are some pieces that I have not previously posted. They are not yet listed in my store. I am going to wait until the collection is complete and list them at that time so that I can list a full, named, collection. In the mean time, if you see something you like and wish to purchase it please contact me

This first piece is made of sterling silver and Swarovski crystal. This is special for many reasons, but for me personally because one of my best friends suffers from ovarian cancer. Teal is the awareness color for ovarian cancer and as you can see this graphic cut dangles from a sterling silver awareness ribbon bail. Although all crystal shapes are not the same, this design can be duplicated with ANY crystal color, and if there isn’t one available for your particular awareness, cubic zirconia is always available. I wear this necklace just about every day.

This next piece is one of my personal favorites. This is a “small spike” bracelet and it is available in over 20 colors. The color shown is one of the more expensive special coatings from the Swarovski crystal line. This particular bracelet was made with matching earrings.

The last piece that I’ll leave you with is a pair of crystal earrings. I love these earrings. I am not a “pink” person, but this salmon color just grabs me, and I think it’s a color that looks great on everyone regardless of skin tone. These are also made with Swarovski crystal and sterling silver. Earring post can be customized to just about anything you wish, and this particular style of crystal is available in over 20 colors.

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing some new items and as always please feel free to leave your comments. I look forward to showing you more new items in my next blog! Thanks for reading.

A Few New Pieces

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It’s been a while since I have posted anything new in the store. I have been working on a new crystal line and introducing it mainly in home shows right now, because I am not sure I’d be able to handle everything alone if the line does as well online as it does in person. But, I will show a few new pieces that I have made these past few months. These will be available for sale in the store in a few weeks. Each pair of these earrings is completely customizable according to available materials, and both retail for $35 per pair.

My goal is to list at least 3 new pieces weekly. I’ll start with these two and hopefully list more later today when I get some more free time. If you are interested in these designs prior to their listing in the store, please contact me personally and I’ll make your perfect pair of earrings!