Eagle Bay Designs

Free Shipping on Trollbeads and Pandora Style Glass Bead Charms

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:47:00 +0000

Come shop for glass bead charms at Eagle Bay Designs and use our Coupon to receive free shipping. Our glass charms are all hand made in the USA by our glass artist, Doug Clark. This Coupon includes our Trollbeads style and Pandora style glass charms that are in our Made to Order section of our website. It also includes our Murano Glass Pendants.

Here is the details for using the Free Shipping Coupon. We are offering a Free Shipping Coupon on all orders over $50.00. This is free First Class Mail shipping for our customer in the United States. If you are one of our international customers, you may use another coupon to take the same amount off of your order. Here are the two coupons:

Free Shipping in USA: Glass857
International orders: Glass302

To use one of these coupons, please place the code in the Coupon Code box on our Checkout page. Then click the apply button which is next to the Coupon Code box.

Remember, these glass charms are only available at Eagle Bay Design s.

Making Pandora and Trollbeads Style Glass Charms

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:45:00 +0000

Up Close and Near the Flame!
Here is a new video of Doug making a European glass bead charm. This bead is a simple bead, but it will give you the basic idea of how a glass charm is crafted in the flame. It's kind of relaxing watching the bead take shape, a bit like an artist painting a painting.

Later, after the glass bead is annealed in our kiln, the bead is put through the process of adding a silver core. Doug carefully crafts each core with care. Every silver core is made from a single piece of 925 sterling silver.

If you would like to see this video in a larger format, you can view it directly at You Tube.

Paradise Petals on Aqua for Your Pandora or Trollbeads Bracelet

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:34:00 +0000

Beautiful Aqua Blue for Summer!

This glass charm has a refreshing aqua blue background sprinkled with three petal white flowers. Paradise Petals on Aqua can be ordered in either the Trollbeads or Pandora style. Inspired by tropical flower petals, this lampwork glass charm is certain to add artist-made charm to your bracelet.

Tea Cup Charm for Your Pandora or Trollbeads Bracelet

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000

A Charming Glass Charm!

We often receive requests for a certain color or style from our customers. Many of them are looking for a glass charm that will be different than all the rest. One of our customers asked us if we could design a special bead for a birthday gift. Her friend loved the traditional china made in cobalt blues and white. Tea Cup Charm was born from this request and is one of our newest patterns.

The Tea Cup Charm can be ordered in either the Trollbeads or Pandora style. It was inspired by the beautiful china patterns such as Blue Willow. It's a playful glass charm version of a classic color combination of cobalt blue and white.

Zebra Marble for Trollbeads or Pandora Style Jewelry

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:23:00 +0000

A Beautiful Glass Charm!

Lately, I've noticed that our animal style glass charms are very popular. Our customers seem to really enjoy Doug's Leopard Spots, Tiger, and this bead in the photo, a Zebra Marble. I really enjoy these also since they are so unique.

The Zebra Marble glass charm is in our Custom Order part of our store. It can be made either to fit a Pandora or Trollbeads bracelet or necklace. If you are not familiar with our custom order beads, then please read on and I'll explain how it works.

You simply pick the beads you want and before you put the bead in your “shopping bag,” just click in the box at the top of the page to choose which style you would like to have it made in, either for Pandora or Trollbeads. Doug makes these beads to have a core that is smaller for the Trollbeads chains and a little larger for the Pandora chains. He's quite accurate and you will find that his glass beads are a perfect fit.

The Zebra Marble is crafted from Italian glass. It a style that is very eye-catching, with it's black background and a bold zebra pattern on top. Glass beads like this one, will add individuality to your Pandora or Trollbeads jewelry.

Cleaning Tips for Silver Cores on Trollbeads and Pandora Style Beads

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:02:00 +0000

It's Spring Cleaning Time!

I wanted to pass on a little cleaning tip that I've found works wonderfully for cleaning the silver cores of our Pandora or Trollbeads style glass beads. This also works great on any beads that are solid sterling silver or solid gold. We always use a Jeweler's Rouge Polishing Cloth on all of our silver cores in our glass beads.

And before each glass charm is packaged, I give it one last polish before it is mailed. These cloths are an excellent cleaning tool and can often be found at your local jeweler. I do caution using them though on any area of silver that has been decoratively antiqued, as it may remove some of the dark decorative details. They also work well on polishing our Eagle Bay Designs' gold spacers.

To clean the glass on your Pandora or Trollbeads style glass charm, just take a little mild soap in water and use a cloth to wipe it clean. It will work wonderfully!

If you're curious about the Red Polka Dots bead above, it is available right now at Eagle Bay Designs. (www.EagleBayDesigns.com) This is one of our new Made to Order glass charms. It can be made in either the Trollbeads style or the Pandora style. It's your choice!

December at Eagle Bay Designs

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:54:00 +0000

Can you believe that December is already here?

This month, we are offering a new coupon discount. Whether you are Christmas shopping or buying for yourself, this may come in handy.

When you shop at our website, Eagle Bay Designs.com, simply place the coupon code holidays in the code box when you check out. This will take $5.00 off of any purchase of $40.00 or more.

The lampwork charm above is a new creation from Doug. It's been made to fit Pandora and Chamilia style bracelets. We've heard that so many of you love this red glass which comes from Lauscha. It's a beautiful bead for the Christmas Season. To see more photos of it in our web store, just click on the photo.

Ben's Favorite Glass Bead

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:36:00 +0000

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:30:00 +0000

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:07:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:52:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:02:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:28:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:58:00 +0000

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.

"How Do You Do That?"

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:58:00 +0000

This is a question we are frequently asked. Every bead Doug creates is individually made in a flame from a torch. The glass is melted, carefully crafted and made on a mandrel so there will be a center hole. (A mandrel is another name for a long metal bar.)

After he crafts a bead in the flame, he puts them in a kiln (like a very hot oven) which is set at over 900 degrees. Then Doug's beads are put through a special process called annealing. After a time of bathing in the kiln, the beads are allowed to cool slowly and over the course of the next few hours are brought down to room temperature. (Our kiln is digitally controlled.) This whole process is the key to making them very durable. A little known secret is that many of the glass beads that are made in China and other places overseas are not annealed. They may break much more easily. Annealed beads should last a lifetime.

We feel that quality is of the upmost importance and that is why we take the extra time and cost to make sure your beads are made right.

Trollbeads Style with 18k Gold Core

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:13:00 +0000

Recently, Doug has been offering glass beads with 18k Gold cores...

These are made for Trollbeads bracelets and have been crafted with a most unusual 18k Gold core. Here is the latest example of this new design.

Ancient Amber

This beautiful bead has been made with a honey-amber colored Italian glass. On the top of this glass bead is an ivory glass design, which gives this charm an old and very unique look. I think you will find that the gold core is amazingly gorgeous and it compliments the amber and ivory so well.

Eagle Bay Designs' Ladybug Lampwork Beads

noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:09:00 +0000

Doug has become kind of famous for his glass Ladybug beads.

One day our boys found a little ladybug in our home. Most bugs are not so cute, but this one was carefully pickedup and placed back outside. She was the inspiration for our ladybug glass beads.

If you want to find out more about us please visit our Squidoo Lens We also have an eBay store called Eagle Bay Designs

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noreply@blogger.com (Eagle Bay Designs) — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:21:00 +0000

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