BeadGal Designs: Totally Adornable!

We're moving!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:50:00 +0000

We're moving to a new location! Our new website has an integrated blog, so we'll be moving all our future blogging activity over there. I'll post the link once everything is up and ready to go!

New Quantity Discounts!!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:20:00 +0000

Now available: quantity discounts for Little Buds earrings!

There are also new little leaf earrings on the way! These are similar to the little buds earrings, but with glass leaves! super cute!

~Sarah

We've moved!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:35:00 +0000

It's a little late as we've been here 3 weeks, but we're now located in Toronto, Canada!

Please keep this in mind when estimating shipping times as they will likely be different than in the past.

~Sarah

Out of town notice

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:30:00 +0000

I will be out of town from August 29-September 6th. Any purchases Made on August 28th and after, will not ship until I return. Thanks!!!

Temporarily closed

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:31:00 +0000

Due to a death in the family, BeadGal Designs will be closed from June 30th through July 7th. All orders placed during this time will not be processed until after the 7th. Thank you for your patience!

~Sarah

Holiday mail deadlines!!!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:12:00 +0000

Just a heads up, here are the holiday shipping deadlines for this year:

Domestic first class: Order by December 15th for guaranteed delivery. (items ordered until December 19th may arrive on time, I just cannot guarantee it.)

International first class: Order by December 10th, however it is not guaranteed that it will arrive by the holidays due to speed of customs in each country.

~Sarah

Black friday sale!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:12:00 +0000

Just for today! 20% off your entire purchase. Enter code: blogblackfriday at check-out!

Not good on shipping or custom orders. Expires at midnight New York time.

BeadGal Designs

~Sarah

New earrings!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:29:00 +0000

A new pair of earrings for sale!

Vintage and Modern earrings

Super chic and modern, a great pair of earrings for a loved one or for yourself!

In other news, I have a *ton* of new jewelry to post. Hopefully I can get it all up before the holiday shopping season has ended!

~Sarah

This weekend!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:27:00 +0000

Just a reminder that I'll be at the Strange Folk Festival this weekend!

If you're planning on coming by and you want to buy something specific, please let me know! I won't have many of my normal store items there, so if you contact me I'll make sure to have what you want in stock!

~Sarah

Craft show!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:41:00 +0000

For those of you who are interested, I'll be in O'Fallon, IL for the Strange Folk Festival. This is taking place September 27th and 28th. It's a great chance to see the jewelry in person, plus I'll have a ton of designs that aren't listed anywhere else!

Even if you don't need any jewelry, I suggest coming down for the show to see all the other cool vendors that will be there. I'm going to have so much fun visiting all the other booths!

~Sarah

Overdue vacation photos post!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:02:00 +0000

My husband and I have been back over a month now, my how time flies! We had an amazing time in Belgium. The chocolate and waffles were amazing! I really hope to make it back some day! If you care to see photos, you can visit my Belgium photo set in my flickr account:

Belgium!!

~Sarah

Out of town!!!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:07:00 +0000

The store is closed from May 16th through the 26th! Any orders placed during that time will not ship until the 28th!!

My husband and I are going on our delayed honeymoon :) It's going to be a ton of fun and hopefully I'll have a few pictures to share when I get back!

~Sarah

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:59:00 +0000

Howdy :) Just a note that I'm not dead, just *extremely* busy! I'm currently taking a class to expand my skill set, so I hope to have some new amazing pieces in the store by the end of the summer! I can't wait!

~Sarah

Gift certificates and important shipping deadlines!!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:00:00 +0000

It's been a while since I've updated! Life has been extremely hectic, but things are finally settling down. I got married on the 3rd and then moved 1000 miles away starting the 6th! Busy times indeed!

Here are a few bits of information for the holiday season:

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shipping deadlines!!
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The deadline for domestic packages is December 15th. Anything ordered after that date is not guaranteed to arrive before Christmas! The deadline for international delivery is December 4th and these items are not guaranteed to arrive before Christmas. Typically items arrive in 2 weeks, but due to increased holiday shipping I cannot guarantee these delivery times.

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We now have gift certificates!!
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Having a hard time finding a gift? Have to buy a gift for someone who lives far away? Try buying a gift certificate! Gift certificates are a great way to ensure that the recipient receives something they love!

Purchase a gift certificate in any of the listed values. Your account with us will then be credited for the chosen amount. After purchase, you sign into your account and from there you can disburse the money to whomever you want, even multiple people! The only requirement is
that they have an email address to which the gift certificate is sent.

Gift certificates have no expiration date and discounts or coupons cannot be used in purchasing gift certificates

Link to Gift Certificates

Thanks again for all your support over the year. Best wishes to you and your loved ones!
~Sarah

One more pair!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:36:00 +0000

Okay, so I lied last time when I said it'd be a while before I posted again! I had forgotten to post about these earrings, oops!

Pink and Shell earrings

These earrings are super cute. One of the things I always find myself doing with my jewelry is making pieces that aren't terribly complex, but work well to highlight the inherent beauty of the materials. I'm a total glass geek, so I often find myself just wanting to appreciate beads in themselves rather than actually using them in a piece. A nice compromise between admiring the beads and making jewelry out of them is to create jewelry to works to highlight the components. The shell in these beads is very pretty. They're nice and smooth and have a nice organic glow to them. Not quite sure if that's a good term, but it's all that I can think of for the moment. The pink beads are a nice way to add some color to these earrings without detracting from the natural simplicity and beauty of the shells. I know this style isn't for everyone, but I just love it!

Okay, this really will be my last post for a while. Well, unless I get more photos taken this weekend! We will see!

~Sarah

Two more pairs of earrings!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:04:00 +0000

More new pieces! (can you tell I've made a resolution to update more? ;-) )

Clover and Pearl earrings

I love these earrings. I've been making these clover bits for ages. I think it's probably one of the first 'fancy' things most wire workers learn to make, so making them is a very 'zen' kind of experiece for me. Although they are simple, I love how they look in jewelry. I bought these pearls a bit ago and I thought they'd be perfect for a pair of earrings with a silver clover. I think I was right and I hope you like them too! So pretty!

Pearls and Shells earrings

I fell in love with both of these beads when I received them. I can't even describe how beautiful the pink shells are. The translucency is so beautiful and I really wish I wore anything that would match these earrings. Alas, I look much better in browns and oranges than I do in such pretty pinks! However, I know there are other people who would look smashing wearing such beautiful earrings.

And that's going to be my last update for probably a little bit. I hope to get photos of my even newer pieces in the next few weeks and get them posted. I can't wait to share them with you!

~Sarah

More earrings!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:15:00 +0000

Two posts in such a short amount of time? What is the world coming to! :D

Another new pair of earrings. I've had these chevron beads in my stash for *ages*. I love how beautiful they are, but they are extremely difficult to match. The other day I sat staring at them and I came up with these. I love how they turned out. Again, they are a very different color combination for me, but I think they turned out very well!

I decided to call them "Flowering Cacti" as they remind me of, well, flowering cacti ;-) I'm not normally a huge fan of Cacti, but I do love the contrast of the prickly cactus and the soft bold flowers they produce. Such a contrast!

Flowering Cacti earrings

So pretty and I have even more new jewelry to share, but not today!

Anyhoo, feel free to sign-up for our newsletter using the sign-up form on our website or in the sidebar! Thanks again for stopping by!

~Sarah

Where does the time go?

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:14:00 +0000

Things have been super hectic and busy in BeadGal Land. For those of you who don't know, the BeadGal is getting hitched this November. A happy thing, but this means one thing: bride brain. Oh yes, the evil, brain sucking, parasite that is bride brain. Alas, it only gets worse the closer the date appears *eyes calender evilly*. Lucky for you, I've been able to beat of the evil bride brain beast (bbb for short) to share some new jewelry creations with you!

Moderna: $14.00

I love love love these earrings. They are so modern, clean, and fresh. If I wore clothes that matched these, I would so have my own pair!

Moderna Valentino: $14

A different version of the Moderna earrings. I switched out the clear glass beads for these bold red glass beads. I love how adding the red makes these earrings even edgier. I really like how they turned out!

Alright, that's it for now! I've got more pieces to share with you, but I'll save those for later. Hopefully the bbb will stay at bay so I can continue creating!

~Sarah

busy busy busy!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:44:00 +0000

Things have been super busy at BeadGal Labs. I've been in a earring making frenzy. A few weeks ago I got in a huge shipment of the most glorious glass beads and ever since then I've been totally inspired.

A small sample of some of the new items!

Raindrop Earrings

I just love these earrings. The glass drops have such a nice weight to them that they feel so good to wear. I also love the shine of the glass flowers. Very cute and very pretty!

Drop of the Ocean Earrings

I also love these earrings so much. The long length is so dramatic, but the simple lines keep it from going over the top. The drops have a great weigh to them, have you noticed how much I love these??, which give the earrings a great great swing to them.

Orange Blossom Earrings

These earrings are just perfect for summer. I love orange and I love mother of pearl, so these earrings are right up my alley. Super cute and just perfect for the beach!

There are tons more where these come from, so feel free to drop by the site and see all that's fresh and fun!

~Sarah

Happy Holidays from BeadGal Designs!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:43:00 +0000

The season of spiced cider, holiday wishes, and family is upon us. I
hope you're having a great season so far!

Christmas is quickly approaching and so the deadline for sending out packages for delivery by Christmas is nearly upon us!

For Domestic customers: First-class deadline is December 17th and Priority Mail is December 19th. As always, the mail service gets very very busy this time of the year, so items sent near the deadline might not arrive by Christmas.

For international customers: The airmail deadline is December 10 and the Global Priority deadline is December 12. As always, airmail is not guaranteed within a certain time frame and may take up to a month to arrive.

Please consider signing up for our monthly newsletter! We announce new products, subscriber only sales, and keep you up to date with the behind the scene activity. Use the newsletter sign-up box in the column to the side to sign-up!

Thank you again for your support and I hope you and your loved ones have a magical season!

~Sarah

Busy busy busy!!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:02:00 +0000

Things have been super busy at BeadGal Designs. We finally migrated all our newsletter data over to our new service, so we'll be sending newsletters again! hurrah! You can see the new and nifty sign-up bar in the right-hand column. or you can just use the one here:

~Sarah

Asian Buzz blog mention!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:54:00 +0000

It's been a good couple of days here at BeadGal Designs. Today our Asian Allure earrings are featured on Asian Buzz.

It's a great blog for asian and asian inspired item, so I encourage you to pop over and take a look!

~Sarah

Pendants everywhere!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:29:00 +0000

Part of an experiment I did back in May, was to make pendants out of some of my favorite earrings. I wanted to offer them so people could have a matching earring and necklace set if they wanted one. Plus I'm a total pendant junkie, so I wanted to offer them to other pendant people like me.

Little Flower Pendant:

Leilani Pendant:

Now all pendants at BeadGal Designs are available with an 18 inch sterling silver box chain for those who want a completed necklace rather than just a pendant. The chain is only an additional $6, which is a great deal!

Feel free to pop on over to BeadGal Designs and see all the other pendants that are available!

~Sarah

BeadGal Designs in the news!

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 22:09:00 +0000

I checked my email today to find that we've been featured in a blog! Indie Obsession has featured us. Thank you so very much! Go on over and check out this blog, they really feature a ton of cool things!

~Sarah

Autumn Dew Jewelry Set

noreply@blogger.com (BeadGal Designs) — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:12:00 +0000

I had seen these beads online and just fell in love with them. I love how unique the shape is and anyone who's looked at my bead collection knows how I feel about turquoise! So I bought a bunch of them and they arrived last friday. I opened up my box and almost immediately set to work making this jewelry. I didn't have a plan in mind, but these beads were just so inspiring! I love how everything turned out and I think you will too.

Earrings: $12 available here

Bracelet: $46 available here

~Sarah