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We deliver your Christmas present anywhere in the world - just enter the mailing address in our checkout. However, please order early for Christmas - allow at least two-weeks. 

 

All orders after Friday 12th December will be delayed. However, UK orders from our Market Works Store and eBay will be mailed right up to Christmas Eve: MrBead. However, we only have about 180 items in this shop, as apposed to around 5,000 in the main store.

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Christmas Beads
Great Present Ideas

Free Gemstone Properties e-book
Turquoise – the birthstone for December
Turquoise & Pearl
Warm Up Winter With Lampwork Beads
20% off anything!
Free EMS Express Airmail on orders over
£120 or US$200

 


         

 

Christmas Beads

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Beaded jewellery makes great presents.  Small and light, so being easily mailed or tucked in a stocking.  It’s also personal and easy to remember who the gift came from.  You can even hang jewellery on the Christmas tree.

 Boxed necklaces with matching earring sets make great presents and easy to wrap.  Offer your customers free gift wrapping and mailing.  For personal gifts buy ready-made jewellery online, requesting your supplier to mail direct with no invoice and a happy Christmas note.

December is the peak retail season, when many stores take one-third of their entire year’s sales.  So ensure you make lots of quality necklaces and bracelets well in advance.  You can always give away as presents if they don’t all sell.

Turquoise is the gemstone for December, but pearls make ideal Christmas presents too – try combining the two or mixing pearls with silver.  All give an air of sophisticated quality.

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Christmas Present Ideas - Click a link for details:         

Pearl Necklace Jade Bracelet Bead Gift Voucher
Pearl Bracelet Coral Bracelet Mala Necklace
Pearl Necklace & Earrings Agate Bracelet Bead Book
Jade Necklace Carnelian Bracelet Large 11mm Black Pearls
Coral Necklace Other Stone Bracelet Mixed bag of Jade Beads
Turquoise Necklace Jade Ring   Bead Measure
Turquoise Bracelet Other Stone Ring Bead Pliers

 

 

Gemstone PropertiesGemstone Properties e-book - Free! 

Healers and new agers believe certain gemstones heal on a metaphysical level, because of the earths energy that has been absorbed by these stones. This book of 26 pages explains what the stones are, along with a colour photograph of each, and the benefits of 48 of the most popular gemstones used to make jewellery today.  

To download click Free Gemstone Properties Book

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Turquoise - December’s gemstone        

For selling, turquoise is similar to jade and pearl for the same reasons.  Everyone appreciates it, and the gem always looks good however it’s used.  Turquoise is the birthstone for December.


What is turquoise?
Turquoise is a soft, opaque gemstone, formed by volcanic rock reacting to copper deposits brought by water.  Colour ranges from blue-green, to yellow-green with grey, black or brown veining.  Most non-green turquoise these days is dyed.  As genuine turquoise is expensive, reconstituted turquoise is common - crafted from real turquoise chips fused with other stones to cut cost. 

 

History
Turquoise has been found in 5,000-year-old Egyptian tombs and the Tibetans used it as currency centuries ago. North Africa and the Middle East hold large deposits, but most turquoise today originates from Burma and is carved in China. Turquoise didn’t reach Europe until the crusades when the name originated, meaning “Turkish stone”.

 

Benefits
Ancient doctors thought turquoise prevented injury and ground it into a powder to cure stomach disorders, internal bleeding, and insect bites. Turquoise has always been used to protect the wearer from danger, attract wealth, and warn as a talisman or good luck charm. Some believe it will fade when danger or illness is near, or a lover is unfaithful. It’s also said to protect against pollution and strengthen the body.

Looking after
Turquoise is porous, so contact with liquids, oils or even perspiration should be avoided. This is why it’s often impregnated with plastic, colourless oil or wax to improve colour and durability.  Jewellery should be removed before washing. Untreated turquoise will eventually turn green.

There are many different turquoise in the store, see at: MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk

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 Turquoise & Pearl
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coral and turquoiseTurquoise and pearl go so well together - creating natural, expensive-looking, quality jewellery, ideal for presents.  Wrap it in a nice box and try to be present when it’s opened - that's if you can't resist keeping the piece for yourself!  Turquoise also looks great with red coral, creating jewellery with mystique, giving a Tibetan effect.


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To see all our turquoise beads in US dollars click here,  in GB pounds here

Warm up this Winter with Lampwork Beads!
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The "lamp" in lampwork came from the oil lamps and blowpipes used in seventeenth century France and Italy. Blowing by mouth or bellows into an oil lamp flame with a small pipe makes just enough heat to soften and form this type of glass. It's amazing the great work the early lampworkers were able to do with so little equipment. Hot glass-working skills originated from the Syrians around 1700 BC, the Egyptians 1450 BC, the Chinese around 550 BC, the Romans at the turn of the first millennium. Today lampworkers usually use an oxygen torch, but the technique to form and decorate the glass hasn’t changed much for thousands of years.             

Choosing Lampwork Beads                      
As usual with handcrafted items, the quality is equal to the expertise of its maker. Choose beaded jewelry in a style you like, but remember that style isn't the only thing you must consider when buying handcrafted glass beads. Air bubbles should not normally be visible in the bead – although some beadmakers use these as design elements, but they are normally round or positioned in specific areas. The bead hole should be free of nicks or burrs. Jagged edges around the hole produce a wobbly bead that can eventually cut through beading wire. Check that the shapes of beads. They're handcrafted, so expect some variations, that’s part of their charm, but the overall look should be attractive.

How are Lampwork Beads actually Make?    
Lampworkers use a torch to melt the tips of glass rods, and then wind the molten glass around a mandrel, a narrow stainless steel rod. Later, when the bead is removed, the space occupied by the mandrel becomes the hole used to string the bead. Glass cools from the outside in and the outer layers shrink as they cool. Bringing a bead out of the flame and leaving it in the open air allows the outside of the bead to cool rapidly around its molten interior. However, a stress point develops between the cool shrinking glass and the hot center, which can cause a bead to crack immediately or at a later time. To prevent cracks, the beads are soaked in a kiln to make sure that all glass within them is the same temperature. After soaking the artist reduces the kiln’s heat over several hours to bring the beads to room temperature.       
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To see our Lampwork Beads click MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk

TWO offers with this newsletter!
To claim 20% off anything, key BIGDISCOUNT in the box at checkout.  Use now, as offer expires Thursday 11th December 2015.  Only for use at MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk, and not with any other discount or eBay.

Free EMS Express Airmail on orders over
£120 or
US$200

To guarantee your order arrives in good time, we're offering free express air service.  This usually takes about 4 days - but allow over a week for the Xmas rush!

To claim key code FASTPOST at the checkout in our US store at MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk.  

Offer to Thursday 11th December 2014 only - so order NOW!   For use in our store at the checkout only and not valid for wholesale, for less than above minimum, or with any other offers.

 To go to our MrBead store click MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk
 

                       
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