Vintaj 100% Natural Brass findings, filigree, beads, charms and chain.

They are not antique plated or chemically treated and are nickel-free;

with  a rich, distinctive colour identical to vintage brass and have intricate detail,

fine-lined etching, and bold raised relief designs.

http://www.vintaj.com/

http://www.vintaj.com/wpblogInternational suppliers:

http://www.vintaj.com/retail.asp

Jewellerymaking techniques:

http://www.vintaj.com/tips_techniques.asp

Crimp covers come in various sizes from 3mm to 5mm. 1/ Add a crimp bead to fit the desired cord/wire.

2/ Use crimp pliers to close up crimp bead in usual 2 step procedure

 (use inside jaws first,then fold crimp using front jaws to get crimp as compact as you can).

3/ Place crimp cover in front jaws of crimp pliers with the opening facing forwards.

4/ Place crimp cover over the folded crimp bead on your cord/wire and press gently with crimp pliers to close opening. 

5/ Your crimp covers should now be tidy and round with only a fine slit visible when close up (as shown on the right side of the pearl bead).

 Where to buy crimp covers online: 

UK

Crimp covers at eBay.co.uk

Palmer metals.co.uk Sterling Silver Crimp Covers

Princess Jewellery Findings UK               Sterling silver & gold filled

Silver Moon Beads.com UK                        Sterling silver & silver plated

crimp covers at CJ Beaders.co.ukGold plated, sterling silver ,silver plated, copper, fancy finish

Crimp Covers at Spellbound Beads UK    Gold plated, sterling silver & silver plated

EJR Beads.co.uk      Sterling silver & copper

thebeadstore.co.uk            Copper, G/p & s/p

Just Beads.co.uk     Sterling silver, gold filled, g/p & s/p

Spoiltrottenbeads.co.uk    Sterling silver, gold filled & S/P

The Bead Shop.co.uk          G/p, S/p, Copper plated, Black plated

Beadaddict.co.uk    Sterling silver, gold filled & copper

Beadsunlimited.co.uk         Sterling silver, s/p & g/p

Crimps Clasps – Beadsisters UK   G/p, s/p & copper

Bluestreak Beads       S/p

World of Beads                 G/p & S/p

AUS & NZ

Polymerclay.com.au Australia     Sterling silver, ant copper, ant gold, ant silver, black plated, copper plated, g/p, s/p, gold filled.

AJMS.co.nz    G/p, S/p

 USA

Crimp covers on eBay.com

Land of odds.com USA       ***All types of crimp cover

Crimp covers at TheFind.com  USA ***

Charmfactory.com USA     Sterling silver & gold filled

You’ve GOT to be Beading.com USA        G/f, Sterling silver & copper

Auntie’s Beads.com USA    Sterling silver & gold filled

Bluesage Beads.com USA  Sterling silver, gold filled & copper

Abeadstore.com USA Sterling silver & copper

Artbeads.com USA  Sterling silver, gold filled & copper

JewelrySupply.com USA    S/s, g/p, s/p, g/f, ant brass, ant copper, gunmetal

Inmcrystal.com USA          S/s, G/f, g/p

Brightlingsbeads.com USA            S/s & G/f

Find-Beads.com is an online beading portal and information resource for beads and jewellery making. It lists hundreds of exciting beads stores and jewellery designers with an emphasis on easy navigation, list YOUR Beads and Beaded Jewellery FREE!

 http://www.find-beads.com/

There is also a handy bead show finder using GoogleMaps.

The best little free bead program for patterns on the net by Michael Hemphill!

 http://www.easybeadpatterns.com/

This great social networking site includes a bead store directory, groups, quizzes, gallery, auctions, e-store and more: http://bead-space.com/

This weeks feature is on Polymer Clay; find all about Polymer Clay Bead Making withTips, Pics and Tutorials by Cindy Lietz from Canada.

Visit her blog :http://www.polymerclaytutor.com
Polymer Clay Bead Making Tips, Pics and Tutorials by Cindy
Lietz… “I learned by making the mistakes… Now you don’t
have to.”

Visit her Website below:
By subscribing to Cindy Lietz’s email newsletter at
http://www.beadsandbeading.com/ you will receive 3 free polymer clay bead making videos plus weekly color recipe cards.

Here’s a great tutorial from Evelyn Lim at Amethysti.com.

How to make a friendship band

Includes a video of Japanese Kumihimo Braiding Instructions using a Kumiloom

and step by step tutorials on how to make your own version.

Beadhuddle.com officially launched on September 30, 2008.

1) FREE UPGRADE TO “GOLD MEMBERSHIP”

Until November 15, 2008, everyone who joins BeadHuddle.com will automatically be upgraded to “Gold Membership” level. Gold Members have access to features not available to “Free” members, such as the ability to post unlimited events and classifieds and many other great features that we are currently developing.

What do you have to do to become a “Gold Member”?

Well … nothing, except tell all your friends to join BeadHuddle.com straight away so they can get the FREE upgrade too (you can use our “invite” tool, or send out your own emails)!

In a couple of days you’ll be automatically upgraded to “Gold” for life, at no cost. After November 15, everyone who joins will need to pay $29.95, or generate 250 activity points in order to upgrade to Gold.

 BeadHuddle.com is a new social networking site aimed especially at people who love beading. It was founded by an Australian home-based online publishing company that put out an e-book about beading, “The Complete Bead Guide” in 2005.

BeadHuddle.com members can set up their own profile pages, post photos of their latest beading creations and designs, upload and share ‘how to’ beading videos, chat online, write articles and blogs about beading and beadworking, ask questions, share tips and participate in forum discussions and polls, post comments and rate other member’s contributions, take part in quizzes, post events and announcements about beading fairs, markets and shows in their local area, and so much more. Members even have an opportunity to run classified ads and buy and sell items using e-bay style auctions that are displayed throughout the entire web site.

Although the site is fairly new, the word is already spreading among the beading community. Given the fact that most of its members are not advanced internet users, the developers were careful to ensure that the site is easy to navigate and explore.

As members join and add more content to the site, BeadHuddle.com is tipped to become the “must-go-to” online destination for the online beading community.

Join BeadHuddle.com – Online Beading Community

Some great info links from Beadalon:

 http://www.beadalon.com/designersden.asp