Ben's Favorite Glass Bead

The other day my middle son and I were viewing new beads that his Daddy had just finished and cleaned. They didn't have a silver core inside them yet, but we find that it's always fun to see what the newest beads look like. Benjamin surprised me with his new favorite. I was expecting him to like a bright red and white bead that I was holding in my hand. Unexpectedly, he choose a new style, a pink bead!

This gorgeous bead has a light petal pink background with swirls of a darker pink on top. (Photo above. It is made for Trollbeads bracelets.) It is very pretty, but it was just not what I thought a young boy would pick!

Anyway, we are sending everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! We are truly thankful for everything we have been given.

Own A Unique Piece!

You will find that Eagle Bay glass charms are very unique pieces. For most of our glass charm styles, Doug only makes a few dozen at the most. If you like the idea of owning a piece of art that can be worn everyday then take a view at our website http://www.eaglebaydesigns.com/

Quality is of utmost importance to Doug. With our glass charms, you will find kiln annealed glass, and beautifully handcrafted sterling silver cores. With many of the mass produced beads, we have found that the cores are looser and will easily turn. This is definitely not the mark of a handcrafted piece.

Also if you like a variety of colors, we use Murano glass, a beautiful Italian glass, as well as American glasses and German glass which has some of the most amazing colors. To the right is a photo for “Fireside” a lampwork bead that has been made with German glass and has been made to fit Trollbeads bracelets. (You can view more photos of this bead if you click on the photo.) Doug also make extra effort to keep his glass beads in a similar size range to the name brands (such as Trollbeads) so his beads will blend in with your other glass charms.

“Fireside” is my glass bead pick of the week. It's a gorgeous bead to see in person. Many thanks to all of the wonderful compliments about our new website. Even though we've sold on the internet for over 10 years, it's great to have our own place that we can call “home.”

A Fun Place to Visit!

One of my favorite forums to visit is the Trollbeads Society! This is quite an active forum for Trollbeads lovers. Many photos of personal bead bracelets abound and it's quite fun to read what everyone thinks about the latest Trollbeads.

We are adding more glass beads to our new store all the time. One of the latest is Blossoms of Color which is compatible with Trollbeads. (Photo above.)

Eagle Bay Designs Web Store

News at Eagle Bay Designs

Our Webite Just Opened!

We can hardly believe it! Our Eagle Bay Designs website is now open! It's just a few days old. Please stop by and take a look. We will be adding new glass bead there every week. Come on by and let us know what you think!

Our prices will also be a little lower on our gold spacers for Pandora and we will be able to offer discounts on multiple purchases of gold spacers.

Also through the end of November we are offering everyone a coupon code...

It is good for $10.00 off of a $50.00 or more purchase. The coupon code is: grandopening and if you use it, just add it to the coupon code box when you check out. Please feel free to give this code to friends and family. We also can receive credit cards payments on eaglebaydesigns.com such as MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover.

Our Gold Spacers For Pandora

These gorgeous 14k gold spacers for Pandora will fit all major brands of European bead bracelets and necklaces. This includes such brands as Pandora, Chamilia, Biagi and Trollbeads. Each gold spacer has a beautiful smooth and shiny finish. These high quality 14k gold spacer will slide on European bead bracelets and necklaces and move freely with the movement of your wrist. They have become a favorite among our customers!

Many of our customers have found that these solid gold spacers are an economical way to add gold to your bracelets and necklaces. You can buy an Eagle Bay Designs gold spacer for about a third of the price as a name brand gold spacer. Right now we have some available in our solid gold section of our store.

Purple Grape Swirls - Armadillo Style Compatible with Trollbeads

I know that purple is not every one's favorite color, but if you love purple, than this bead is for you. Doug finished this bead the other day, and when I saw it, I loved the style and the color. The style is similar to the Trollbeads' Armadillo style, but the color is really unique. It is made from Lauscha glass which is a German glass that just happens to have some of my favorite colors, which includes this purple and a beautiful red.

As the title infers, the purple is a beautiful grape-like purple. The design of the purple is in arrow-like shapes and the background is an elegant black. A great color combination for this time of the year. This bead style is a favorite design of our customers and one that has a higher difficulty level.

If you would like to see more photos, just click on the photo above!

Glass Bead of the Week

This bead is so perfectly beautiful. It's my favorite for the week. Doug created it in a style that is similar to the Trollbeads Armadillo look. It is currently up for auction on eBay. Below is a brief description of it.

Here is a gorgeous red and white glass charm. It has a white background with swirls of red on top, which have an almost arrow-like shape. The red swirls are a brighter red than you would normally find in Italian glass. This bead is made from Lauscha German glass which is a beautiful, rich red. This bead style is a favorite design of our customers and one that has a higher difficulty level.