What Happened To November?

I'm sorry for neglecting this blog for so long. October was Daily Bracelet month, and then I took up collage again after that. November went so fast. I suddenly realized this morning that I had actually skipped a whole month. I might back-date this post but only because I can. I'm not delusional (yet). I know it's December.

Czech Rainbow

We just received a new shipment of our favorite Czech matte glass beads in the ten colors shown above plus black. All are now available in strings of 20 beads.

Look for your favorite color in Anita's Daily Bracelets and Daily Bracelet kits offered at Anita's Beads.

Kits and Counter Classes

Limited edition Daily Bracelet kits are now available in both sterling silver and gold-filled. Anita will be giving free "counter classes" in wire bracelet construction through the month of October.

Baroque Bracelet

I'm four days ahead on my daily bracelet project at http://dailybracelet.blogspot.com. The latest design uses the matte crystal Czech glass baroque beads that I love so much along with siam ruby rosebuds for a holiday look. The metal is sterling silver throughout. I've been trying to get a decent picture off the scanner but there is too much traffic right now and the vibration is causing colored shadows. Interesting effect but I could do without it.

Bracelet Challenge

I've noticed folks purchasing lots of red and green lately. It's time to start thinking about the winter holidays. Because handcrafted jewelry is a gift that is as much fun to make as it is to receive, I have decided to have some holiday fun in the form of a bracelet challenge. I am going to create a bracelet a day to be offered for sale starting on October 1st. Photos will be posted on a new blog called Anita's Daily Bracelet. The last of 85 bracelets will be posted on Christmas Eve.

The Peace Symbol

I've been hearing a lot about the Peace symbol lately, and it seems like more and more people are wearing it. In response to customer requests, Anita's Beads now stocks a lovely sterling silver Peace symbol in just the right size to add to bracelets, as well as earrings and other jewelry.

The other day a friend mentioned that she thought that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Peace symbol so I checked into it. BBC News Magazine cites March 1958 as the date of its first use as the logo of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Ken Kolsbun's book Peace: The Biography of a Symbol published by National Geographic looks like an interesting source for further information.

Open 7 Days

We have extended the shop hours. Anita's Beads will be open 7 days a week from 10 am until 5 pm through Labor Day.

After that we will revert again to our regular hours which are: Open from 10-5; Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Anita's Beads is open all year round!