Czech Glass Beads
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November 08, 2019We love how Teresa Kodatt of Pumpkin Glass uses a variety of techniques to create an astonishing array of jewelry. Nirvana Beads has been partnering with Teresa and her husband Bruce for almost as long as we’ve been in…Continue Read -
October 25, 2019Melons and Bead Soup Jewelry We were attracted to Bead Soup Jewelry designs because of the playfulness in…Continue Read -
October 01, 2019By Sarah Aube from Vintage Earth I love…Continue Read -
September 26, 2019Jewelry Designs by…Continue Read -
July 15, 2019It’s all about texture When you pick up a Czech…Continue Read -
June 03, 2019Last month we introduced you to our etched bead jewelry design contest winner, Sabrina Finch. We had so many amazing submissions that we can't…Continue Read -
May 30, 2019I’ll never forget the moment my first batch of goodies from Nirvana Beads arrived. The box was small but quite heavy, and when I opened it I saw rows of teal and red, the glint of light on faceted beads. They took my…Continue Read -
May 16, 2019Last month, we put out the call for your etched bead jewelry designs, and you answered! The submissions we received were all beautiful and original, so selecting a winner was no easy task. We chose this stunning necklace by designer…Continue Read -
March 10, 2019If a tiny bead could talk, it would tell you many stories you could not have imagined. From ancient times, when glass was first created, to the moment when glass becomes a bead, a piece of glass has gathered on its…Continue Read -
October 11, 2018JEWELRY BY MAGGIE DYKZEUL When designing the dangle drop earrings, what was your process in designing them and what about them sparked your creativity?Continue Read -
April 16, 2018Melon beads are like that guy in high school that you could always count on — a guy so consistent and dependable you forget to notice him in the parade of flashy bad boys and…Continue Read -
April 07, 2017One glass bead in the palm of your hand can harvest, hold and celebrate color. It can excite us, relax us or inspire us – sometimes all at the same time.For an artist, the challenge is to take that sweet solo and build it into a sweeping…Continue Read -
March 10, 2017To call her job “sales” is to seriously undersell what Shelley Ashley does for Nirvana Beads and her customers on her outreach journeys every spring and fall throughout the Southern and Midwestern United States. With Nirvana veteran Daniel…Continue Read -
March 01, 2017Some beads are ever-ready wildflowers – rugged, hardy, and plentiful — while others are hothouse varieties, exquisite in their beauty but often temperamental and hard to handle. Don’t let the apparent delicacy and…Continue Read -
January 23, 2017This is the first in Nirvana's occasional series sharing the inspiration and ideas of breakthrough designers. If you’d like us to consider your favorite designer – or you! — send us an…Continue Read
