Gift Idea: Pretty is a Pendant

Fuchsia Venetian Crystal Beaded Pendant Set (P09) You know the old saying "the best things come in small packages"? I, for one, believe that to be very true! And just in time for the holidays, a perfect stocking stuffer is a beaded pendant from Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry or better still a Pendant Gift Set. Each pendant arrives on a sterling silver chain and gift packaged in our lovely signature...

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NEW The Great Beaded Pumpkin Keychain

Love pumpkins and wish you could have them year round? Now you can with our adorable Halloween Pumpkin Charm Crystal Lampwork Beaded Keychain (K103). There's no need to be afraid of our adorable Jack-O-Lantern beaded keychain! A "scary" strand of black and orange Swarovski Crystals and an artisan lampwork glass bead are host to an adorable sterling silver pumpkin keychain. Total length (including...

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NEW Personally Yours Purple Heart Beaded Keychain

NEW to the Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry Designs boutique, is a beautiful, customizable Personally Yours Purple Heart Picture Frame Charm Beaded Keychain K104. We designed it -you can personalize it! Our beautiful beaded keychain features a heart-shaped picture frame to personalize with a picture of your loved one or favorite pet. Accented with stunning dark and light purple glass beads, Swarovski...

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2010 Fall Beaded Jewelry Colors Trend Report

I know. I know. Fall...really?! I can't avoid admitting I'm a tad late in presenting these wonderful beauties, created with some tools I received back in September through a beaders blog program. Our challenge: the "colors of fall" -choose traditional colors or current fashion colors from the PANTONE Fashion Color Report Fall 2010. I knew I'd never be able to choose between the two color groups...

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Heart Transplants: Inspiring Customer Feedback

A few months back I posted about custom and customizing awareness jewelry in which I showcased a heart transplant survivor awareness bracelet I had customized for a customer. This customer (Barbara) asked to have our Transplant Awareness Survivor Heart Bracelet crystals changed to red. She wanted to give the bracelet to her daugher for her birthday and in celebration of her heart transplant. Shown...

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NEW Jasper Gemstone Transplant Awareness Bracelet

We've created a one of a kind awareness bracelet that features a unique jasper gemstone that has ribbons of green, beige and a hint of purple coloring. It is the perfect stone representing both cystic fibrosis and transplant! Jasper Gemstone Organ Transplant Awareness Bracelet B165 This one of a kind handmade transplant awareness bracelet features a jasper gemstone centered on a strand of Swarovski...

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Island Treasures Wedding: Jewelry Inspiration Board

It should come as no surprise that I'm completely mesmerized by our new Island Treasures Summer Jewelry Collection featuring CrystallizedTM Swarovski Elements Starfish. Although originally designed for everyday summer fashions, I quickly realized that all three crystal colors would also pair perfectly with a summer wedding. So I got to work building a jewelry inspiration board that would make any...

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NEW Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Bracelet

We've taken an existing handmade beaded bracelet design and transformed it into a beautiful pulmonary fibrosis awareness bracelet. Pulmonary Fibrosis Beaded Awareness Bracelet (B022-D3) Handcrafted beaded awareness bracelet features red and blue Swarovski Crystals, symbolizing both oxygenated and unoxygenated blood going to the lungs and sterling silver beads, lobster clasp. Finished with a sterling...

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NEW Beaded Awareness Bracelet: Pulmonary Fibrosis

Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry Designs is honored to present a new line of handmade beaded awareness bracelets in support Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness (PF). Back in 2006, we spoke with Jennifer Bulandr about creating a one of a kind beaded awareness bracelet in support of pulmonary fibrosis. We excited to get started and out of the studio came a beautiful, sparkling red and blue Swarovski Crystal...

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NEW Swarovski Crystal Transplant Awareness Bracelet

Available now is a brand new sparkling Floating Ribbon Organ Transplant Awareness Bracelet (B177). This unique organ transplant awareness bracelet features a centered emerald green Swarovski Crystal flanked by sterling silver awareness ribbon block beads and accented in a beaded style of sterling silver, Swarovski Crystals, pearls and silver floating twisted rings. Finished with a sterling...

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NEW Beautiful Beaded Anklets

Adorn your ankle this summer with a Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry Designs handmade beaded anklet. Choose our Swarovski Crystal Ice Engagement Ring Charm Beaded Anklet to make your marriage proposal truly unique! Or simply to say "I Do" all over again. Swarovski Crystal Pink and Brown Charm Beaded Anklet (A103) Handcrafted beaded anklet features beautiful pink Swarovski Austrian Crystals, sterling...

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Celebrate Summer: New Beaded Anklets!

Summer is not over yet! But, hot or not, don't neglect adding a feminine touch to your ankles. A new Collection of Beaded Anklets have arrived at Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry Designs! Celebrate summer with one of our beautiful sterling silver and Swarovski Crystal handmade beaded anklets. Shown in the picture (from left to right, top to bottom): Swarovski Crystal Shell Charm Beaded Anklet (A101) Seascapes....

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Custom and Customizing Awareness Bracelets

Heart Transplant Awareness Survivor Bracelet A customer contacted me about the Transplant Awareness Survivor Heart Bracelet (B173-TX) because she wanted to give it as a gift to her daughter, Jeannette. She called me Wednesday morning and needed it no later than Friday. The family was having a get together and she wanted to present the bracelet to her daughter for both her birthday and for...

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Summertime Fun and Sparkling Designs

Yeah! It cooled off just enough this past weekend that I was finally able to get some pictures taken. In partnership with the Artbeads Design Partner Blog Program, I received my beads back in May. The theme was Summertime Fun and I immediately thought of incorporating Swarovski Crystal Elements. I also decided on a Lillypilly Shell Pendant that I've had my eye on. My Inspiration: Ocean blues, sandy...

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Emma's Custom Crystal Prom Earrings

Back in May a woman emailed me and said that one of her co-workers told her about Crystal Allure. She said, "he told me by order of marriage he was obligated to mention his wife's jewelry business, Crystal Allure". Yes, that was my husband. He's a funny guy. :-) Amy contacted me about designing a custom pair of crystal earrings for her daughter's prom. We communicated the whole custom order through...

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Happy Customer Shares Her Thoughts

Our daily lives can be so busy sometimes. But when a customer takes the time to write a thank you email or letter, it gives me great pride to share it with all of you. Hello Stephanie, Just wanted to let you know that I received my order today in the mail and I just love the bracelet and matching earrings. I like the story behind the bracelet about a butterfly and taking a new breath. I am on...

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NEW Secret Garden Swarovski Pearl Charm Bracelet

New to Crystal Allure is the Secret Garden Swarovski Pearl Charm Bracelet (B175) featuring a lovely strand of Swarovski Pearls accented by Swarovski crystals and sterling rose beads. Finishing this beautiful design is an orchid quartz gemstone teardrop and green czech pressed glass leaf. I only have to look to my own gardens for inspiration. We were only weeks into spring and our bleeding heart...

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The Art of Electroforming Leaves

The art of electroforming a real leaf is a delicate process. First, a real leaf is pressed flat and dried. Once it has dried, the leaf’s pulp is removed in a light acid bath which produces the result of a leaf "skeleton". This skeleton is very fragile as it only has the veins of the leaf holding it together. The leaf is then dried once more and then hand painted with a copper based paint (which...

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NEW Springtime Artisan Lampwork Beaded Earrings

Our newest handmade lampwork earrings are as beautiful as springtime flowers and with Swarovski Crystal accents, they sparkle like glistening dew drops in the morning sun. Crystal Teal Swirl Lampwork Beaded Earrings E248 A beautiful artisan teal swirled lampwork bead is accented by blue zircon, crystal aurora borealis Swarovski Austrian Crystals, sterling silver beads and...

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The Beauty of Spring -Freshwater Pearl Handmade Necklace

The beauty of spring is knowing that just around the corner is summer -wouldn't you agree? Sunny, warm days with beautiful flowers in bloom and the occasional garden visitor -a dragonfly. This is the first time Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry has used colored freshwater pearls in any design. But, when we saw these freshwater pearls we knew the size, shape and luster were right on target for our...

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New Chain Gemstone Beaded Necklace

This necklace is the first in a series of beaded chain necklaces that will be designed for the upcoming Spring and Summer months. The style incorporates a little of three different techniques seen in beaded jewelry: beading, chain and wire wrapping. What is so unique about this handmade beaded necklace are the gemstones! In beautiful shades of brown, pink and cream, you can see a mix of bright...

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Sacred Heart Beaded Necklace -NEW

Happy Valentine's Day!! Today is a special day for couples all over the world, as many will wed today. So as the old saying goes, "Here comes the bride, all dressed in -Red?!" That's right, red. The red wedding dress is becoming increasingly common in North America. Although it may seem an absolute fashion rebellion, the choice to wear a red wedding dress varies for each bride who takes the plunge. For...

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Hill Tribe Heart Leaf Pendant Beaded Necklace

Fourteen Days of Hearts & LovePart 13 of 14 I've decided to showcase the newest heart necklace tomorrow, on Valentine's Day. But the Crystal Allure Jewelry collection is not without other heart jewelry! When I first started these blog posts I thought I wouldn't have enough heart jewelry, but silly ole' me, what was I thinking! And of course, a hand full of other jewelry was designed as I sat...

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The Heart of a Survivor

Whether you have had a lung transplant, heart transplant, or any organ transplant, your body, mind and spirit endure more than some can imagine. It can be physically and emotionally draining leading up to -through -and post transplant. But you do it because you have the will to live and transplant is a gift of life -a second chance. For these reasons and many more, I designed the Organ Transplant...

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Window Heart Earrings Grounded in Tradition

While preparing today's post, I had wondered what does the old wedding custom of "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" really mean/represent? So I did some research. It turns out the old saying in full reads: Something old, something new Something borrowed, something blue And a silver sixpence in her shoe. Each item represents a good-luck token, that if given to the...

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Pearl Heart Dangle Beaded Earrings

Every year on Valentine's Day, February 14th, thousands of couples walk down the aisle to say, "I Do". Some couples plan their special wedding day a year in advance, others simply decide to get married just days before Valentine's Day. Whether you get married on the sweetest day of the year or not, the universal symbol of love is the heart and pearls have always been a timeless accessory for brides...

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NEW Blue Heart Beaded Cell Phone Charm

Sometimes love is as simple and sweet as a heart fluttering beneath blue skies and sparkling stars. Open Heart Pave' Blue Beaded Cell Phone Purse Charm CPC6 Design features a sterling silver open heart charm, faceted blue glass bead, pave' style sterling silver bead and sterling silver. Length: 3-1/4". Everyone has cell phones these days and what makes this little Valentine's Gift so fabulous...

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Love You Conversation Heart Charm Beaded Bracelet

Sometimes it's the little things -those small acts that show how much you love someone. Every now and then you hear a story about a grand expression of love, that it almost became an "event" in itself. For example, those men who go way above and beyond to show how much they love their sweetheart, say by having the electronic billboard at a football game changed (during half time of course!) with...

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Secret Crush Lampwork Heart Beaded Earrings

Come on now, admit it. You've had one...we've all had one at one time or another. You know what I'm talking about, that......Secret Crush. Okay, okay. I'll start us off -Hi, my name is Stephanie and I've had a secret crush. In junior high there was this boy, of course he didn't even know I existed. To this day, I still don't know why (although I suspect there was some conniving with his best friend)...

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Sending All My Love Heart Charm Bracelet

Nowadays there are many reasons why your one true love is not by your side -they had to travel for their job; they are serving in the military; they are in another state taking care of family. Regardless of the reason, we all know how heartbroken we are when we are not with our true love. Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart....

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Amethyst Heart Charm Beaded Bracelet

So what does February, Hearts and Amethyst have in common? My birthday! Yes, today is my birthday and I am making a shameless plug using one of my favorite crystal heart bracelet designs. I absolutely love the color purple, hearts and anything sparkly! I definately think I was born in the month that most represents who I am. Aquarians are one of the most creative and artistic signs in the zodiac...

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Be Mine Conversation Heart Charm Beaded Bracelet

We all remember as children both giving and eating Sweethearts Conversation Heart candies at school. You remember them...the tasty pastel sugar hearts pre-printed with quirky phrases expressing love and devotion. Even today as adults we recognize and associate them as the American icon of Valentine's Day and they are still the best-selling Valentine candy around. NECCO (New England Confectionery...

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NEW Animal Awareness-Spay-Neuter Beaded Awareness Bracelet

We are happy to announce the launch of our NEW Awareness Jewelry Collection: Animal Awareness! Within this collection, there will be handmade beaded bracelets and handmade jewelry to support the worthy causes of spaying/neutering your pet, animal abuse and feral cat programs. The first piece to be introduced into the animal awareness collection is: Spay Neuter Animal Awareness Paw Ribbon Beaded...

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NEW Gemstone Heart Beaded Earrings

Celebrate your femininity with our lovely, alluring and beautifully handmade heart earrings from our Heart Jewelry collection. Unchain My Heart Rose Quartz Gemstone Earrings E256-P Handcrafted beaded earrings feature a pair of romantic rose quartz gemstone hearts dangling from a pair of intertwined sterling silver chains. A lovely gift for your sweetheart on Valentine's...

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