To celebrate the holiday season, Goody Beads has an unprecedented special offer. Just spend $45 or more and receive:

• FREE interchangeable stack necklace with four European style beads* (A $35 value!)
• $5 instant savings on your order*
• FREE $5 Goody Beads Bucks gift card to use on a future order*
• FREE priority shipping in the USA**

Enter coupon code ‘BIGEVENT’ in the coupon code field during your checkout to receive your instant savings, and we’ll include your FREE necklace, beads, and Goody Beads Bucks along with your order.

Hurry, our huge Thanksgiving Event ends 11/29. Shop Now!

*Offer expires 11/29/09. Limit one per customer please. You must spend $45 or more in merchandise and enter coupon ‘BIGEVENT’ into the shopping cart and we will automatically include the free gift and a $5 Goody Beads Bucks in with your order. Not valid on previous orders and cannot be combined with any other offer, certificate, discount or with other GoodyBeads Bucks.

**Free shipping valid on orders with $35 or more in merchandise and shipped within the U.S. Free shipping must be selected at time of check out.

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*

I’m sort of a glutton for pop culture and when a phenomenon seems to spout up out of nowhere and captivate the world’s attention, I can’t help but be sucked in along with it. The Twilight Saga is this half of the decade’s guilty pleasure, once held by the Harry Potter series (You remember that, right? Boy wizard? J.K. Rowling? Yeah, I can’t remember who she is, either.) Alas, that is the life cycle of the phenomenon. It dances on the world stage, high on a pedestal, until something else comes along to knock it off.

Twilight (and it’s saga series book mates: New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn) is a very popular series of teen books that are now blockbuster movies. The latest in the franchise is New Moon, and if you’d like to know more about that you can look here. Teens and their mothers alike are flocking to this series and swooning over the love affair between a mortal human named Bella and an immortal vampire named Edward. It’s typical romance fair with supernatural bite. If you’re a fan of author Stephenie Meyer’s saga, you may want to pay homage to your favorite characters with some vampy jewelry components from Goody Beads.

Beads and jewelry components with bite!

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*

Let’s face it. The holiday season is coming around the mountain like an avalanche. Pretty soon it’ll be time to deck the halls and wrap gifts and enjoy a few 1,000 calorie cups of eggnog. (Perks, beaders. Perks.)

Goody Beads has some fun holiday bead kits for the season, including these multi-purpose snowflake wires. Available in three-inch and six-inch diameters, simply bead these wires with the crystals and beads of your choice and adorn them on just about anything. From Christmas trees to wrapped gifts, they’ll make a big impact. And I do mean big.

Get your Wire Snowflake Ornament Forms today!

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*

The translation of the word Millefiori literally means ‘A Thousand Flowers’ in Italian. It’s easy to see why. Millefiori is a style of ornamental lampwork glass in which glass rods of various colors and thicknesses are fused together to form a shape—typically that of a flower. The finished shape is then sliced into thin pieces that are embedded into clear glass. I’m a big fan of Millefiori. The bold, poppy floral patterns are modern and earthy all in the same breath. These pendants will look great with metal and other lampwork beads. However, simplicity is just as beautiful. Dangle these pendants on a leather cord and you’re good to go.

Millefiori is moving beyond the beading world, as more people fall in the love with the design. I came across the fab quilting fabric above from Fabric and Art.com, featuring Millefiori prints in a variety of patterns and colors. I also found these swanky Millefiori Martini glasses by Debenhams.com. How cool is that? Cheers!

Check out our new Millefiori pendants and see what blossoms in your designs.
 

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*

Added to Bonus Days—Swarovski® Holiday Earrings Kits for only $7.99!

Bonus Days are going out with a bang. Until this Friday, all holiday earrings kits are $7.99! Now is the time to stock up on one of the hottest items of the season. Plus, you still have time to save BIG on over 700 items up to 50% OFF. From seasonal lampwork beads to gemstones, there’s still a great selection of products to choose from. All sale items are marked $1, $2, $3, and $5, so you don’t need a coupon code to get in on these savings. And like always, any purchase over $35 automatically qualifies you for FREE priority shipping in the U.S.A.*

Don’t miss the grand finale of our Bonus Days, with all Swarovski® holiday earrings kits for $7.99! Sale ends Friday night. Shop now!

*Free shipping applies to orders shipped within the U.S.A only and must be selected at time of checkout.

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*

Since birth, I have always been reminded that Topaz is the birthstone for November, and not because it is my own. My sister, who is a fiery Scorpio, wore a topaz necklace and matching earrings for most of our childhood together. Even as a youngster, I knew there was meaning behind that special color designated just for her. Topaz and Citrine are the birthstones for November. I’m a big fan of the color yellow, in general, so you can imagine my envy growing up having to watch my older sister wear one of my favorite colors, while I got stuck with a slew of purple this, purple that. Topaz is thought to be the modern and most commonly known birthstone of the two. But both gemstones offer golden goodness.

Topaz can be found in a range of colors, from golden blush to a rich cognac. Topaz has a history filled with lore and mysticism, as ancient Egyptians believed that the glow from a Topaz stone came from their sun God, Ra. Topaz is also thought to empower the laws of attraction and manifestation. Creativity thrives under meditation with this stone.

No matter what you hear out there, Citrine is not the poor man’s version of Topaz. It’s gotten a bad wrap because some less honest jewelers have tried to pass the stone off as Topaz. It’s not a cheap stone. It’s simply a different kind of stone altogether. It’s quartz, to be exact. Natural Citrine is a rare find, as Citrine derives from the Amethyst family. With a combination of time and heat provided by Mother Nature, amethysts are “cooked” into Citrines. It’s a fascinating process, one that allows us to adorn the fruits of Mother Nature’s hard labor.

Check out our Topaz and Citrine-hued beads and jewelry components. Pick some up for those lucky November babies, or be like me and wear them as a proclamation of love to the color yellow.

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*

In my kitchen, there is a drawer that contains approximately six pairs of sunglasses. I kid you, not. Six. There are the tried and true brown sunglasses that are neutral enough to match anything, oversized rhinestone-studded diva glasses for when I’m channeling my inner Beyonce, the teal blue splurge glasses that match one shirt in my closet, the fire-engine red glasses with Limousine-grade tinting, Top Gun aviators, and last, but not least, a super chic pair of black sunglasses that make me feel like 007 in the slow lane. I’m constantly changing my accessories to match my wardrobe, my mood, even the seasons. But it doesn’t stop there. I adore large hole beads, the kind with the 4-5mm hole size, yep, just like Pandora™, Chamilia™, and Trollbeads™. I love being able to mix and match, create a new bracelet for every day of week, for every pair of sunglasses. Goody Beads now has more ways to wear these large hole beads. We have a new interchangeable jewelry section featuring a brand new necklace that allows you to stack the beads on top of one another. Also, my favorite, interchangeable earrings! Put your collection of large hole beads to new use with our new jewelry. Plus, they make excellent gifts too. Drop in a couple packs of large hole beads and you’re practically giving two gifts in one.

Go from Pretty In Pink to Marilyn Mod with our NEW Interchangeable Earrings!

Go from casual chic to holiday sweet with our NEW Interchangeable Stack Necklace!

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*

Listen up blog readers, now is your chance to save BIG on some of our hottest products of the season. Shop over 700 items up to 50% OFF! From seasonal lampwork beads to gemstones, there’s a great selection of products to choose from. All sale items are marked $1, $2, $3, and $5, so you don’t need a coupon code to get in on these savings. And like always, any purchase over $35 automatically qualifies you for FREE priority shipping in the U.S.A.*

Shop early for the best selection. Sale ends November 13th. Shop now!

*Free shipping applies to orders shipped within the U.S.A only and must be selected at time of checkout.

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*

Now that Halloween has come and gone like a ghost in the night, it seems the floodgates have been opened in its wake. Yes, I’m talking about the holiday season. Thanksgiving is woefully nigh, and not long after that we’ll be lighting Menorahs, trimming Christmas trees and celebrating Kwanza. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, curse yourself for not doing all your holiday shopping in June, but now is not the time to panic. Now is the time to shop for upcoming events accordingly. Make your life a little easier by stocking up on bead kits. Seriously, they do wonders in a pinch. Need a holiday party hostess gift? Put together one of our beaded wine stoppers in less time than it takes for your husband to find his cufflinks. They’re quick and easy and only look like they cost you a fortune to make.

You may have already seen our holiday earrings kits (sold 1 pair per kit), they’re the hottest kits this holiday season. Give them as gifts or wear them to soirées, they add sparkle and holiday shine to any look day or night. Plus, Goody Beads has the lowest prices you’ll find online for these kits.

Below are my favorite holiday earrings kits, along with some fab looks from Shopbop.com.

Snowman Stunners

Winged Wonder Twins

Holiday Trimmings

Belle of the Bulbs

Happy Beading!
*Miss Pearl*