Archive for October, 2009

Happy Halloween and Treat Yourself!

Friday, October 30th, 2009

We hope everybody has a great time Saturday night, with all the tricks and free candy and the chance to wear outlandish outfits.

And the best treat of all? Those fabulous pretties in Fort Worth on Sunday afternoon. I tried to get a picture of it, but it just didn’t really work. There is just too much of it to fit into a single shot.

So don’t be scared, there are plenty of new strands to go around! We’ll see you Sunday at 1:00!!

Stone, Stone, and More Stone

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Mark your calendars, set your alarm clocks, write on the refrigerator, turn on whatever reminders you have and tie strings around your fingers.  You won’t want to miss this, really-really-really.  On Sunday, November 1st (yes, the day after Halloween), from 1:00pm till 5:00pm, The Artful Bead in Fort Worth is having a special Sunday Treasure Hunt Sale. 


You may have heard whispers the last few weeks about  The New Stone.  Little murmurs,  spoken with averted eyes.  We’ve talked very quietly about “the vast gy-normous huge honkin’ ton of stone that Mary bought.  In Mary’s OWN words, she says: 

OK, I admit I went a bit overboard this time with the buying thing. But I couldn’t help it. There were ELEVEN big boxes of beads – not just any beads, mind you. These were peridots, citrines, tourmalines, rutilated quartz, smoky and lemon quartz, carnelian, chalcedony in blues and greens, some of the best honkin’ labradorite I’ve seen in a long time, moonstones, garnets…well, you get the picture. 
But there was a catch – I had to buy it all. The clock was ticking. So I caved. I bought the lot. I HAD to.”

So come look for your own special treasure among the fabulous bargains in Fort Worth on November 1st, and then the show moves to Carrollton on November 8th.  

More stuff!

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

OK, now both Mary and I agree that we really might have some issues with buying beads and a lack of control. So we not only have tons of glass, but we have yet another huge selection of fabulous new stone! Really lovely stuff. Teeny turquoise discs, for instance. Autum colors of magnasite and jaspers. (sorry, drooled) And Mary bought blue diamonds for Fort Worth!!! (oops, drooled again. sorrysorry)

And then there is the new huge lot of plated pewter beads, spacers, and clasps!

And we still have charlottes on sale at 1/3 off in Carrollton, several wonderful colors. If you want to buy some in Fort Worth, just let us know and we’ll send them over.

I have to go pet the tourmalines now. They’re very bright.


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