Jun 2nd, 2011
by Empire Beads.
Our Style a Celebrity Competition has come to a close and a Winner has been selected! The Empire Beads team provided an image of Charlize Theron and entrants were asked to make their own unique design to match the celebrity’s outfit. Charlize was featured wearing stunning evening attire.
The Winner is Jennifer Foo from Brisbane, Australia. Jennifer created a regal and classy bracelet that is a perfect match for Charlize’s gorgeous dress. The delicate piece is made using Swarovski Crystals and Seed Beads.
Congratulations Jennifer, you have won a voucher to spend at our Empire Beads online store.
Keep an eye out for the next edition of Australian Beading – you could be the next winner to create a piece of jewellery for a celebrity. Thank you to everyone that entered!
Posted in: Empire Beads News, Special Offers.
Tagged: Empire Beads · Style a Celebrity Competition
May 11th, 2011
by Empire Beads.
Make great everyday pieces with this range of beads in striking peacock colours. Creative Beads and Jewellery UK asked a trio of talented designers to get busy with the same selection of beads and they all ended up with delightfully different results.
The products included in this kit are Medium Resin Dime Turquoise beads, Resin Dime Dark Purple, Resin Rectangle Dark Purple, Resin Rectangle Blue, Resin Rectangle Light Blue, Seed Beads Light Amethyst, Seed Beads Teal Green, Seed Beads Silver Lined Clear, Jumprings, Eyepins and Tigertail Shiny Pearl.
The designers made a gorgeous Twisted Necklace, Bag Pin and a Bold Cord Necklace. Bag Charms are perfect for adding a personal touch to an ordinary handbag. These designs are all simple to make and you can end up with so many creations with the same range of beads!
Check out these designs for some inspiration on Page 64 of Creative Beads and Jewellery!
Posted in: Empire Beads News, Projects.
Tagged: Creative Beads and Jewellery · Resin Beads
May 10th, 2011
by Empire Beads.
Amethyst is the birthstone for February and is the most valued and popular member of the quartz family. Its colour is extremely unique and vibrant and the name amethyst is a Greek word. It is purple in colour, but shades run from deep purple to lilac, lavender and mauve. Amethyst changes its colour when it is heated and all shades of amethyst are suitable for use in jewellery making.
Empire Beads carries different shapes and styles in Amethyst including a Stone Chip Strand, Stone Cross, Stone Cube, Round Strand, Stone Rice Oval and more! You can wear it alone or combine it with your favourite pair of earrings. When combined with the right mix of jewellery, Amethyst creates a gorgeous, vibrant look.
Keep an eye out – we are adding new Semi-Precious stones to our already fastest growing range SOON!
Posted in: Beads, Featured Product.
Tagged: Empire Beads · semi-precious
May 6th, 2011
by Empire Beads.
Empire Beads have been overwhelmed with over 190 entries for our April Adventures Challenge. It was difficult to select the winners from such a variety of creative designs! We just couldn’t decide on 3 winners, so we selected 5 people to take out the prizes…
Our WINNER is Tracey from Coffs Harbour, Australia. Tracey’s precise and intricate work has been made by crocheting a bead rope with four patterns finished with a beaded hibiscus flower and corralling. You can see her gorgeous work in Photo 102. Tracey has used a huge assortment of Seed Beads in different colours adding an earthy and tribal feel to this unique piece.
Anne from Australia and Sandra from the UK have been selected for our second prizes. Sandra’s stunning work in Photo 103 is a gorgeous handbag made out of Seed Beads and stitched in a triangle weave. Anne’s clever work in Photo 59 is a wild design created with Parawire and Findings.
Meg and Jane have been selected for another 2 bonus prizes of £15 (which we did not intend to give but the entries were so great!) Jane’s adventurous work in Photo 16 is a silver plated charm bracelet with handmade licorice allsort beads and Meg’s cute piece in Photo 147 is a policeman!
Thanks for sharing your amazing designs with us and congratulations again to our winners!
Posted in: Bead News.
Tagged: April Adventures Challenge · Empire Beads
Apr 1st, 2011
by Empire Beads.
Show off some of your more adventurous and unusual designs this month in our April Adventures Challenge to be in the running to win up to $300 to spend online at Empire Beads. We are also offering 2 runner up prizes of $100.
To enter, all you need to do is submit your designs on our Fan Page on Facebook. Show us some of your innovative and creative endeavours that you have incorporated into your beaded works of art! How have you let your imagination run wild?!
You have until the 30th April 2011 to share your photos. We will select one lucky winner and 2 runners up who have explored exciting and innovative design options!
Posted in: Bead News, Special Offers.
Tagged: April Adventures Challenge · Beads
