Get Ready for Spring:
Vintage Glass Bead Show

A wonderful assortment of vintage glass beads and vintage glass pearls are arriving just in time for your spring jewelry designs. A trusted supplier that we have known for years just unearthed a fabulous collection of rare and hard-to-find vintage beads. These stunningly beautiful West German glass beads and Czech glass pearls are certainly worth a look!

Learn About West German Glass Beads

This is a Retail Event at discount prices. No additional Designer Discounts apply

Paper Bead Making
February Vacation Activities
Tues. Feb 21 - Thurs. Feb 23

We are offering drop-in paper bead making projects during February School Vacation, in our Salem Store. This activity in not just for kids!

For $5 we provide the papers, the templates and the tools needed to make paper bead styles. You provide the creativity! After you've made your paper beads please shop the store for accent beads and findings to complete your paper jewelry projects. Bring your kids, your co-workers or friends, or just come hang out with us.

Salem So Sweet
Fri. Feb 10 - Tues. Feb 14, 2012

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Wine and Chocolate in Salem, Ma this year. The City of Salem goes all out for Valentine's Day, and this year will be no exception. Enjoy a tasting on Fri. Feb 10th, walk around and look at the 17 ice sculptures and take advantage of city wide discounts and special events.

Stop by Boston Bead Company in Salem on Fri. Feb 10 and Sat. Feb 11 to enjoy sweet refreshments and to recieve a free gift with a $10 purchase.

Salem So Sweet Brochure

Spring 2012 Color Report

It's time to think spring and to start planning your spring 2012 jewelry line. This season the Pantone Color Report for Spring 2012 is exploding with playful contemporary colors. Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute says "Consumers look to spring for renewed energy, optimism and the promise of a brighter day." The newest colors are definately energetic and bright! 

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Triple Strand Pearl Necklace

In honor of our Vintage Glass Pearl Show we wanted to share this simple triple strand necklace project that uses cones.

Create an elegant, triple strand necklace with ease in only a few short steps! This project uses three simple beading techniques that will transform your inexpensive beads into an expensive looking piece of jewelry. For a more dramatic necklace, try using strands of different sizes, shapes, and colors. This is a simple project, perfect for beading beginners.

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Do you have a Class Idea?

Do you have an idea for a technique that you would like to learn or a project that you would like to make? Is there a beading class you wish we would offer?

We are always developing new project ideas and exploring new techniques to offer as classes. We would love to hear your ideas, suggestions and requests. Please Email and let us know what classes you would like to see Boston Bead Company to offer this spring and summer.  

Nina has outdone herself this season with the introduction of her new line of bronze charms.

She sourced this warm toned bronze alloy from Italy and is offering her new collection in several finishes. The bronze collection includes many of her iconic designs plus the addition of some darling new styles just in time for Valentine's day and the spring season.  

Miyuki does a wonderful job with all of their seed beads. This fun geometric shape is no exception.

Long Magatamas add a special charm to both stringing and weaving projects. Like most Japanese beads, these drop beads are uniform is both shape and size, making them ideal for creating "scales". Each bead will lie on top of the next in most weaving patterns.  

COMING SOON! New spools of
.5mm round leather cords in fun metallic colors.

Leather cord is lightweight and sturdy, making it ideal for many different types of projects. Men, women and children alike have discovered the flexibility of round leather cord. We are adding new metallic colors to our extensive collection of stringing materials. 

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