Prima Bead Giveaway!

Prima Bead has been teasing all last month about beginning a giveaway.  Well, today it starts!  Make sure you hop on over to their Facebook page and enter to win.

While you are there, sign up for their email list and check out the latest products and FREE projects.

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I'm Drooling Over Here!

Okay, so today I receive the new Prima Bead catalog in the mail.  I have to say, I was so taken away into Beadland with the gorgeous new beads, findings, and patterns that I had to wipe the drool.  The creative wheels were turning like crazy.  Here are some of the drool worthy items:

Super feminine and romantic, this pretty is perfect for Victorian style jewelry designs

Get this, it's only $5.99!

Beautiful little acrylic flowers and Shamballa Style beads mixed together.  How perfect?

Price: 24 pieces for $5.99

GORGEOUS!  I love the colors on this baby!
Gemstone Round Dipped Pendant- Purple/Brown

Price: $4.99 

Wowza!  I love the look of these
Two Hole Faceted Acrylic Bead Sliders

A 4pc set is only $2.99!

There is so much more to see including NEW Beadalon™ items on the Prima Bead website.  Make sure to check it all out here.

Where I buy my Cousin Products

I am asked constantly by fellow designer as well as clients where I get my beautiful beads.  I tell them online mainly.  This is so true.  The internet has a wealth of jewelry making suppliers out there.  But where is the best place?  It's my pleasure to tell you that I prefer Prima Bead. Why?  The site has a gorgeous selection of beads, findings, tools, and cordings that you won't necessarily find in stores. 

Prima Bead offers beautiful crystals from their own brand, Crystazzi, as well as Swarovski. Their findings range from Stainless Steel and Sterling Silver, to base metal and 14kt Gold Plated copper. 

Need seed beads?  Prima Bead has them.  Need large holed, Pandora style beads?  Prima Bead has those too.  Starting into Kumihimo? Check out Prima Bead's selection of Kumihimo supplies, looms, beads, and FREE projects to get you started.

I love shopping for supplies at Prima Bead because it's easy.  Having small children and very little time to go supply shopping, it is very convenient for me to shop online.  I love the fact that they offer FREE priority shipping on EVERY order. Prima Bead also packs all orders by hand with care.  They also offer volume discounts from 10% to 25%.  They have FREE project ideas to get your creativity flowing, a how-to section to show you jewelry making techniques step by step, even videos.  Now, Prima Bead offers a very nice selection of Beadalon products too.

Earrings made from Cousin materials received from Prima Bead

You will find the quality of merchandise carried on Prima Bead to be top notch.  I love the Jewelry Basics line as well as the Elegance Metals line.  You can find a selection of the Jewelry Basics line at your local Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store.  The Crystazzi brand crystals and pearls are very high quality.  I love using them because you get a lot of them for your money.  You can find Crystazzi and the Elegance Metals at Michael's.

So, if you want convenience of shopping online and FREE priority home delivery, then Prima Bead is for you!

If you need something quick, as often times I find myself needing an extra clasp or some headpins, I hit my local Walmart which carries a selection of Cousin products as well.

Five More Jewelry Makers Join the Successful Brand Ambassador Program

Five More Jewelry Makers Join the Successful Brand Ambassador Program 

LARGO, Fl., July 19, 2013 - Cousin Corporation of America, a premier manufacturer of jewelry making components, has chosen five talented jewelry makers to be brand ambassadors, joining the inaugural ambassadors for the 2013-14 year. Cousin again received an overwhelming amount of applications for the coveted five slots. The ambassadors were chosen based on their unique contributions to the program, commitment to jewelry making and social media and networking influence.

The 2013-2014 Creative Circle ambassadors are: Allison Cooling, Dawn Doucette, Vicki O'Dell, Lisa Stukel and Rebecca Utermohlen. As Cousin Ambassadors they will have a platform to share ideas with the product development team, create projects for publications in magazines and on various social media platforms, preview upcoming programs and provide feedback about products before they go to market.

"Our Creative Circle program has absolutely surpassed our expectations," said Jeff Cousin, President. "We want to keep the craft of jewelry making relevant and maintain it as a growing art. We are excited to expand the program so we can show even more people that jewelry making is accessible and rewarding, and also introduce them to the Cousin brand."

The ambassadors were officially welcomed by the Creative Circle team on July 18th and will be highlighted on Cousin's website www.cousin.com and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CousinCorp.

About Cousin

Cousin Corporation of America is a family-owned company founded in 1970 as Enterprise Art, a retail craft store in Largo, Florida. Today Cousin is a premier wholesaler of jewelry making supplies. Their focus is to design, manufacture and provide quality jewelry making products at an exceptional value to customers who are inspired by the craft of jewelry making. For more information about Cousin Corporation of America, please visit www.cousin.com.