We can deliver your Christmas present to anywhere in the world - just enter the mailing address in our checkout. However, please order early for Christmas - allow at least two-weeks. Although we will be mailing right to the last moment - all orders after 18th December will be delayed.
Christmas in Hong Kong is a mix of East and West, but being an ex-British colony (like the US!), at Christmas, Christian culture predominates. It can be get as cold as 10 degrees C, but is usually sun. Drink more and have a fun Christmas - there is more to life than beading!
See the video of October's bead fairs here and my blog about them here.
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Turquoise – the birthstone for December
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Boxed necklaces with matching earring sets make great presents and easy to wrap. Offer your customers free gift wrapping and mailing. For personal gifts buy ready-made jewelry online, requesting your supplier to mail direct with no invoice and a happy Christmas note.
December is the peak retail season, when many stores take one-third of their entire year’s sales. So ensure you make lots of quality necklaces and bracelets well in advance. You can always give away as presents if they don’t all sell.
Turquoise is the gemstone for December, but pearls make ideal Christmas presents too – try combining the two or mixing pearls with silver. All give an air of sophisticated quality.
To read about pearls and how to make a pearl necklace click here.
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"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are" - Bertolt Brecht. Make more jewelry!
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"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are" - Chinese Proverb
"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties" - Erich Fromm. Experiment with your jewelry!
"Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found." - James Russell Lowell
"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people” - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Turquoise beads look great with red coral,creating jewelry with mystique & a popular Tibetan effect.
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How Bead Findings make you More Money: click here
Chalcedony beads are full of yin, which is good for love: click here
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What is turquoise?
Turquoise is a soft, opaque gemstone, formed by volcanic rock reacting to copper deposits brought by water.
Color ranges from blue-green, to yellow-green with grey, black or brown veining.
Most non-green turquoise these days is dyed.
As genuine turquoise is expensive, reconstituted turquoise is common - crafted from real turquoise chips fused with other stones to cut cost.
History
Turquoise has been found in 5,000-year-old Egyptian tombs and the Tibetans used it as currency centuries ago. North Africa and the Middle East hold large deposits, but most turquoise today originates from Burma and is carved in China. Turquoise didn’t reach Europe until the crusades when the name originated, meaning “Turkish stone”.
Benefits
Ancient doctors thought turquoise prevented injury and ground it into a powder to cure stomach disorders, internal bleeding, and insect bites. Turquoise has always been used to protect the wearer from danger, attract wealth, and warn as a talisman or good luck charm. Some believe it will fade when danger or illness is near, or a lover is unfaithful. It’s also said to protect against pollution and strengthen the body.
Looking after
Turquoise is porous, so contact with liquids, oils or even perspiration should be avoided. This is why it’s often impregnated with plastic, colorless oil or wax to improve color and durability.
Jewelry should be removed before washing.
Untreated turquoise will eventually turn green.
There are many different turquoise in the store, see at: MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk
Use now, as offer expires Sunday 2nd December 2012. Only for use at MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk, and not with any other discount or eBay.
To claim key code "freeshipping" at the checkout in our US store at MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk. (Use code without the commas.)
Offer to Sunday 17th December 2012 only - so order NOW! For use in our store at the checkout only and not valid for wholesale, for less than above minimum, or with any other offers.
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