Beading Classes in May

They say April showers bring May flowers...but we like to think May flowers can be worn with pride. Come see the calendar for our May beading classes and sign up for instruction on making a beautiful crystal daisy bracelet.

If you want to make a gorgeous bracelet to give as a gift or keep for yourself, this is the bracelet for you! It's made of crystals and seed beads and has the look of daisies. This would be a good time to experiment with colors and let your imagination fun wild! An excellent class for beginners!

Registration required with a $10.00 deposit refundable at time of class, Class space is limited, so check the calendar to see when you can come see us. SUPPLIES MUST BE PURCHASED AT THE BEAD COTTAGE.

These noodles aren't for eating

So, what do you do with a pair of gold-filled, noodle shaped beads? If you're on The Bead Cottage website, you definitely want to buy some, as they are significantly marked down. This pair normally sells for eleven dollars, but for a limited time you can save $3.50 a pair when you buy online with The Bead Cottage.

These noodle beads are great for creating fancy, curved earrings. Just some posts and the proper jewelry wire and you have instant jewelry for a night on the town! Or, if you are more advanced in your beading, you could try for an elegant bracelet to match those earrings. Come by The Bead Cottage in Virginia Beach for more ideas, but remember that the sale is good through the website only.

Seed your need for beads

Our customers just love these tiny Japanese seed beads. So versatile, and they come in an extended rainbow of colors. Right now you can buy any 6-inch tube of our seed beads for 30% off the regular retail price! Choose from transparent emerald, metallic gold, metallic mint green, clear beads, and a host of other colors.

These beads are great for stringing choker necklaces and tennis bracelets, or, if you're a more involved beader, for creating a brilliant, elegant beaded purse. Don't forget, too, we've discounted our small lobster claw clasps for jewelry making, so you can design and make your summer jewelry at only a fraction of the regular cost!

These Bubbles are neither toil nor trouble...

...but they're on sale for a limited time. Normally listed at $5.50, you can now get our gold-filled fancy bead for only $3 per bead! These beads are great for jewelry projects - whether you wish to make a long strand necklace or bracelet, or even a rosary! We have the tools and supplies you need to make it happen, too.

Pressed Glass Beads now 15% off!

Need pressed glass beads for a jewelry project. The Bead Cottage is proud to offer select beads for 15% off regular price...for a limited time only! Choose from our 5 x 10MM Tear Drop Siam Ruby beads,
beautiful medium Sapphire Angel Wing beads, our exotic 4MM Opaque White/Red Cube beads, the 5 x 3MM Pinch Tanzanite beads, and many more!

Pressed glass beads are formed by pressing hot glass into a selected mold to give the bead a uniform shape. Teardrops, cubes, ovals and pinched discs are common shapes for these beads. They are perfect for creating eye-catching costume necklaces and bracelets, drop earring, and even decorative lampshades and fringed hem clothing.

Smooth as gold

Now you can save ninety cents on each order of our gold-filled smooth bead. This is a very beautiful bead for jewelry projects, the divots make for easy connections. If you are interested in making a tight rope-style necklace or bracelet, this would be a good bead to have.

We'd also like to thank our new and returning customers for your patronage to the online store. Since launching the new and improved TheBeadCottage.com we have received visits from beaders all around the world! It's amazing how well the Internet can bring together bead enthusiasts from different countries; it's certainly something we hadn't expected when we opened our Virginia Beach store a few years ago. We hope you'll continue to shop with online, as we'll always have great specials and discounts, tips for beading, and links to patterns.

Come meet the Bead Lady

The Bead Lady, Pam Hunt, will be available at our store each Wednesday from 1 to 6 to help you with your beading projects or answer your beading questions! Pam is one of our instructors, as well as a past instructor for the city of Norfolk, and has extensive beading experience. If you're stumped by a project or simply need advice about a project, come on by and ask Pam.

If you're not able to come to our Virginia Beach store, don't worry. Contact us by email or leave us a comment and we'll definitely get back to you.

No Easter Bonnet is complete...

...without a set of beaded Easter Bunny earrings. This pattern from About Beadwork provides the groundwork, now you just need the beads.

The Bead Cottages offers a rainbow of size 11 Japanese Delica seed beads for just such a project. Gray and white for bunny fur, pink for that perfect bunny nose, and other pastels for the season. Take advantage now of our volume discounts on select beads, but don't delay. Easter isn't that far away!