Let your quest for guidance lead you to our media selection. We offer a good selection of instructional materials ranging from beginner to advanced levels. Start your kids off right and teach them a craft they will love for the rest of their lives with a book full of simple and fun beading projects for children. Just starting yourself? That's okay! We offer books to get you started on the path to being a true bead-head! Once you have learned the basics, we offer a great selection of instructional materials with topics ranging from necklaces, decorative accessories, cheyenne or peyote stitches to beaded flowers. What ever you want to learn to do, we have the book, dvd or software to get you going!
Adorable CRYSTALLIZED™ Christmas Tree Earring Kits are now available! Kit includes all the beads and findings required to create these popular earrings, plus step-by-step instructions! All you need is basic jeweler's tools and less than 5 minutes! Watch our basic earrings instructional video to see how easy making your own earrings can be!
Shopping for sensational CRYSTALLIZED™ -Swarovski Elements just got simpler! Shop all Swarovski shapes, styles and sizes in every one of these splendid shades! Click here!
Everybody's favorite Christmas song is available as pewter charms! Give the gift of the 12 days of Christmas with a charm bracelet. Give your favorite people a chain bracelet with the partridge charm on the first day, then give them the corresponding charm on each consecutive day. Perfect for young and old alike!
Follow these easy instructions to create thousands of incredible earring designs! Click here to watch the video.
Our special beginner gift bundles are perfect for that future beader in your life! At three price levels, there's a bundle for every budget! Your beginner beading bundle includes a Shipwreck Beads gift card, a 2010 Shipwreck Beads catalog, The Basics of Bead Stringing instructional booklet, and a 2010 Bead Dreams Calendar!
Plastic Pony Beads are wildly popular. They are perfect for children's and family projects and come in tons of great colors! Check out our Plastic Pony Bead Mixtures for even more brightly colored fun for all ages!
Sherri Haab shows us a fresh, sophisticated take on macrame earrings. Click here to watch the video.
Combine your favorite purchased and found objects to create a piece that's uniquely yours! Click here to watch the video.
Spell out how much you love them with alphabet beads. Add that personal touch by spelling their name, spelling a message of love or by just hanging their initials around their necks. Choose from Glass Alphabet Beads, Sterling Silver Letter Beads, Brass Alphabet Charms and Pewter Alphabet Beads and Charms.
Debba Haupert tells us why "Brown is the new Black"! Click here to watch the video.