O Spikey Bead, O Spikey Bead ...

You look just like a Christmas Tree ... except for being much smaller, and with a hole, and made of glass and often not green - okay - not really much like a Christmas tree.








But we are definitely all spiked up this week - with a plethora of pointed beads.
We have the oh-so-adorable 8 mm Baby Spikes, and the 18 mm Fat Spikes! And yes, a few new of the regular 17 mm spikes too.








We also have the slightly edgier Villa - Square Spikes. These are square in cross section (instead of round) and the hole is corner to corner - so that an edge is always presented at 90 degrees to the line of stringing. If that was confusing - just think of them as edgier. ;-)


If that's not Daggerous enough for you - we have more Daggers too - Serrated Daggers with a Toothy Edge.









And if you haven't gotten the point yet - well - let us be a thorn in your side with some Thorn beads. These are a tapered spike bead, just a little thicker in the middle than at the blunt end.

Vintage German Cabochons

We also have some great "new" vintage stuff - from a warehouse in the heart of the original costume jewelry manufacturing area in the U.S. - Rhode Island. Some of these are in stunningly good condition - as good as the day they were made.
For instance - these matte cabochons rival anything currently made for luminosity. These unicorn cabochons are definitely different with an iridescent unicorn on a jet-black background, with a clear dome over all.
Or how about these imitation Persian Turquoise Cabochons? Imitation Wedgewood cameos? Or this simulated carnelian hummingbird cameo?

Check them all out in the Cabochon department!

See all the new items here!

Food Drive

If you are going to be dropping into the store - we are collecting for the Food Drive. No one should go hungry while others feast - and so we are collecting canned and non-perishable goods. Bring a non-perishable food item by December 22, and drop it off in the box by the Christmas Tree and we'll deliver it!

 

Holiday Hours

We will be closing at 3:00 p.m. on Christmas eve - and our store will remain closed over the next week, reopening Jan 2, as usual. As usual, our trusty computers will be standing by - ready to take your online orders over the holidays!