Beads By Phone, Summer & Chalcedony Beads
14th August 2021
See us today, Saturday 14th August at Berwick-Upon-Tweed Bead Fair and Sunday 15th at the Scottish Bead Fair in Perth.
Then the following weekend at Harrogate Gem n Bead Fair. See All Shows at Bead Fairs 2021 & Our New MrBead Shop: https://mrbeadshop.com
We like to mail fast, but while we’re away – online orders delayed between 12th – 20th August.
Content:
Visit Us At a Bead Fair
Beads By Phone
Summer Beads
September’s Gemstone
Chalcedony Beads
Bead Fairs Confirmed On
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Our New MrBead Shop: https://mrbeadshop.com
15% Off All From MrBead
Enjoy the new shop with 15% off anything with no minimum order. This is £15 off £100 worth of beads – the more you spend: the more you save! Only once per customer.
Shipping is free too on UK orders over £30 – under this UK P&P is just £2.50. International shipping from £5.
Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon. To get the discount Key SCOTLAND at checkout now, as offer ends Friday 20th August 2021. Use at https://mrbeadshop.com.
Visit Us At a Bead Fair
It’s officially safe! You’ve been a long time locked inside: fresh air, vitamin D-infusing sunlight, and beading chatter will boost you for winter. Venture out and have fun at a bead fair again.
This weekend we’re way North. Today, Sat 14th Aug at Berwick-Upon-Tweed Bead Fair, Ancroft Village Hall – and tomorrow, Sun 15th Aug in Perth at the Scottish Bead Fair.
Learn beading in Perth with our free workshop. Joanne, from Southampton Bead Shop will teach you how to easily master the Spiral Staircase stich for necklaces, bracelets and much more. Not to be missed!
Both shows free entry & free refreshments! Between 11am to 4pm – one day only. Click the above links for full details. Then we’re at Harrogate Gem n Bead Fair the following weekend on the way down.
Beads By Phone
I must be old: I remember calls from phone boxes. Getting coins ready and a card for international. Things have changed a lot in 64 years. In the 21st-centry science fiction has become reality.
Today, those not so old, use their phones to buy everything they need. You too can purchase beads on the phone – not by talking, but online with a smart phone.
If you really haven’t a smart phone yet, buy one immediately, they start from under £100 and your children will teach you! Best to buy the phone (or a hand-me-down when the kids upgrade) and pay-as-u-go data, rather than an expensive contract. Shop around online for the best deals – costs have plummeted.
Our new shop has the latest technology to allow anyone to easily order by smartphone. For your protection, not only is the checkout secure (https 
), but the entire website.
You can also use your smartphone to search the shop, select specific beads and save them to your WishList. Then anytime latter (when you get home), you can login to our shop and complete the order from another computer.
If you scroll any page all the way down, the taskbar will appear with the Burger Icon 
, Shopping Basket, and a Heart Icon 
for your WishList.
How to Buy By Mobile MrBead Shop On Your Smartphone
- Go to mrbeadshop.com or mrbead.co.uk or mrbead.com on your phone’s browser.
- Click For Category (or use the magnifying glass icon to search) to find all categories. Click the category you want, choose beads – then Add To Cart, or click a picture for more details of the item.
- When finished shopping, click the Cart Icon at the bottom, then either Checkout or View Shopping Bag.
- No computer or email? no problem! You can checkout with your mobile phone number – the store will send you a SMS text on order and when mailed.
- For Paypal or ShopPay, just click the button. For Visa, Mastercard or American Express, Login or enter your details and click Continue to Shipping. Follow through checkout.
To add to WishList
- Login or open an account by clicking the Head & Shoulder Icon at the top.
- Click the Burger Icon top left, then click Home or WishList.
- You can go to the Wishlist anytime by clicking the Heart Icon.
SUMMER BEADS
Summer jewellery is in either cooling blues and light-greens, or vibrant bright reds and yellows reflecting the setting sun. Aquamarine and citrine is great for summer.
Calsilica beads are also good with their vivid wild colour. Ethnic necklaces and bracelets are popular this time of year too.
Picture is our summer carnival wooden beads, and bottom is some of our calsilica beads. Have fun making popular jewellery between time on the beach and BBQs.
See Our Summer Bead Category.
Our Bright Calsilica Beads.
SEPTEMBER’S GEMSTONE
Sapphire is the birthstone for September, and is chemically and structurally the same as ruby, an aluminum oxide. However, where rubies are only red, sapphires come in every color but red: blue, golden yellow, reddish-orange, or violet.
We have some sapphire beads at our bead show, but generally Sapphire is too expensive for most crafters, so a great alternative for September is blue chalcedony – which can look similar at a fraction of the cost. Chalcedony is a very fine-grained variety of quartz with a waxy luster with a compact fibrous structure.
ALTERNATE GEMSTONE FOR SEPTEMBER: CHALCEDONY
Natural chalcedony is usually grayish blue and sometimes with hints of pink, however it can be colour enhanced to light blue. It’s said chalcedony was used as a sacred stone by the Native Americas, promoting stability within the ceremonial activities of the tribe.
Chalcedony is thought to augment emotional balance, vitality, stamina, endurance, kindness, charity and friendliness. It also supposedly alleviates hostilities, irritability and melancholy.
Click For Our Chalcedony Beads
Bead Fairs Confirmed On
Please come to visit us and see our beads ‘in the flesh’! Fairs are now allowed, but will still be socially distanced with windows open for your safety.
Saturday 14th August 11am-4pm: Berwick-Upon-Tweed Bead Fair, Ancroft Village Hall, Ancroft, Northumberland TD15 2TL.
Sunday 15th August 11am-4pm: Scottish Bead Fair, The Royal George Hotel, Tay Street, Perth
PH1 5LD.
Weekend 21st-22nd August: Harrogate Gem n Bead Fair, Pavillions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, HG2 8NZ
Weekend 4th-5th September: Newark Gem n Bead Fair, Winthorpe, Notts NG24 2NY
Weekend 18th-19th September: Brighton Gem n Bead Fair, Freshfield Road, Brighton BN2 9XZ
Two New Shows Booked: Sat 25th Sept Luton Bead Fair, and Sun 26th Sept Cambridge Bead Fair
Full List of All 22 Bead Fairs Booked So Fair at: Bead Beads 2021
15% Off All From MrBead
Enjoy the new shop with 15% off anything with no minimum order. This is £15 off £100 worth of beads – the more you spend: the more you save! Only once per customer.
Shipping is free too on UK orders over £30 – under this UK P&P is just £2.50. International shipping from £5.
Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon. To get the discount Key SCOTLAND at checkout now, as offer ends Friday 20th August 2021. Use at https://mrbeadshop.com.