Lucite - The Metals

50mm Metallic or Galvanized Lucite Flower from Vintage stock

Today's feature is Galvanized Lucite in all it's glory. Shining. Made to match the current hottest effects of real metal with none of the weight. You can make one of those extremely popular GI-GAN-TOR pieces of jewelry and not feel like a YOKE is tied around your neck!

VINTAGE: Brite Silver leaves, perfect for layering

Some of our Galvanized pieces are VINTAGE and some is current production. Either way - Galvanized Lucite gives you MORE options when it comes to designing that one-of-a-kind piece of handmade jewelry. So what are you waiting for??

VINTAGE: 56mm Flower a.k.a. "The Twin Spiders"

The 15x15mm Heart shape D_L63 is one of the most popular selling leaves we have - we can't seem to keep them in stock. We carry it in Gold, Silver and Antiqued Gold, Silver & Copper. The Antiqued Copper matches perfect with metals like Vintaj and Nunn Designs.

We have also used the metal 15x15mm D_L63 heart/palm leaves in a flower design. But we've made rings out of the flower so you have the in fashion big style ring, no weight and can even add a Rivoli in the center to curb those crystal cravings. Find the kits, here.

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Featured Lucite - Trumpet Flower Pendant

Georgia O' Keeffe painting resembles our Trumpet flower pendant

Today's featured Lucite is the D_F07 Drop - Trumpet Flower. We say Trumpet because it's the closest we found to being this flower pendant. We actually had to search Google for a flower that resembled it and ask on Facebook. But we feel Georgia O' Keeffe's painting was spot on to this little pendant. Maybe the pendant was made after the painting? 

Our D_F07 Pendant is 24x20 and .70 each

Our website says this pendant comes in 23 colors and at .70 each - it's a super affordable way to make a statement as a focal for your necklace but small enough to wear as earrings because it has a Top Drilled Horizontal hole. 

D_F07 in Evening Blue

You can also add Crystal Clay to the center indention to add some bling to this piece and then color it to highlight the features with Gilder's Paste. With these simple steps you can create a one-of-a-kind pendant for less than $1.00 and Gilder's Paste sticks to and stays on Lucite - forever! 

Watermelon is just one of 23 colors in this delicious pendant/focal

Peeked your curiousity, want to see all the D_F07colors on our website? Click here. 

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Lucite Samplers - The Best of the best...

So this is Christmas - Limited Edition Red/Green and White Sampler

We've been creating and selling Lucite Samplers for 9 years now. I would have to say that we've become pro's at creating new color mixes, almost at a rate of 2 per year. We now have over 60 samplers ranging from $16.00 to $22.00 which contain a small sampling of the best of our Lucite, the most popular sellers in their categories and ranging from 45 to 60 pieces. We've got the science down so well now that you'll probably get the exact same color of a style if you want the Sampler - a couple of months later (unless we're out of stock on that style/color)

Black and White Sampler Mix $21.00

We developed Samplers to take the guess work out of ordering off the web. Some of our clients just want to order a small amount of product without searching through the pages and pages of styles and color ranges we have...and other clients just want simplicity - whatever your reason, we have kept you in mind when making these super sellers!

Our version of the French Family's favorite colors

Whether you like purple or just leaves or only flowers or Jet or want to make a wedding ensemble for a bride all in white. We've got a Sampler to fit your budget and design idea. 

Samplers are a perfect way to make one of our first published designs - Lucies' Garden. We have based all our Lucite projects after the first one and try (I say try because although we try - it doesn't always work out for us) to name any of The Hole Bead Shoppe's published Lucite projects "Lucies' . 

The Chintz version of Lucie's Garden is made from the Marie Antoinette Sampler!

We have Lucies' Day in the Sun, Lucies' Daisy Patch, Lucies' First Christmas, Lucies' Branching Out, Lucy You're so Charming and Lucies' Pearl Cuff thus far, with more planned.

Lucies' Day in the Sun featured in Beadwork!

So if you're looking for an easy design solution and don't have time to search for all the styles and colors we have - stop by the Sampler Shop. We'd love to ship you a few and it's a great way to start your collection of Lucite without "bustin' yo' beady bank".

Do you LOVE our Samplers? Tell us why! Haven't seen them - see our selection here. Are you wholesale - we launched our WHOLESALE SAMPLERS in 2010. Contact us here for information and a link -WHOLESALE SAMPLERS

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Lucite Leaf -L02

D_L02 Leaf 22x13mm in 20 beautiful colors

Todays' feature is the 22x13mm D_L02 leaf. We've been told it resembles a feather and it has lines on one side only. It has an "ovate or elliptical" shape and really doesn't resemble any tree leaf I am aware of at this point? Our website states we have 20 colors in this style and you can find it here.

One of our first versions of Lucies' Garden bracelet using D_L02

We especially love the D_L02 because if you string it one way - it points that direction, but if you string it another way - it points the opposite direction, which leads to a very striking, symmetrical display.

We've also been featured in several magazines using Lucite flowers and leaves as the main component for our design. Many of our designs feature artisan lampwork beads - which we use as inspiration for our project. The Sageberry Rose and Lei project were inspired by lampwork from "Grace Ma" designs and another lampwork artist we use all the time is "Palmtree Queen", we highly recommend either of these lampworkers for their consistency, reliability and ability to reproduce beads which is important when you need to make kits.

Lucies' Branching Out featured in Step by Step and Best of Step by Step 2012

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Vintage - Fun

When I got the idea for this series, I wanted it to be information for our clients and fun, well, fun for all of us. There is nothing worse than writing boring blogs - except reading them. SO I'm trying to give information while showing lots of examples and pictures - let me know what you think...I'd love to hear from you.


Let me ask you: Are you buying CURRENT REPRODUCIBLE PRODUCTS at VINTAGE PRICES? Beware! Ask questions....if a product is labeled VINTAGE, there should be a limited supply! 


Today's feature is Vintage - Fun. So the not so fun part - when do we classify something as Vintage?

1. Our supplier tells us it's vintage stock.
2. Supply is limited and cannot be purchased again/found.
3. What we have on hand is all we have and all the supplier had- no reorders.
4. Plus 20 years or older (some say Vintage is 50 years+; other say 50 years+ is Antique)

We only buy from reputable business persons and going out of business sales. We've made every effort to label our products correctly. Count on it.

Vintage stuff! 

Our Vintage Category Header - FUN!

These unusually shaped pieces are a fun alternative to the standard Lucite and bright, fun shapes! We love calling them "Hip-see Flowers"

  

As you can see, these little jewels sparkle and shine and can't help but make you smile. Like Gerbera Daisy's. . . Find our fun and funky flowers here.

 

 

Like what you see? Click here to find our FUN, FUNKY, RETRO, HIP-SEE shapes and styles. We'd love to know what you think. So leave us a comment. Share the love with your friends. Join us...

Lucite Trumpet

D_F40 Trumpet is 31x12mm

We just brought in this line of flowers in 2010. It was one of the most exciting inventory purchases we've had since we've been open. When we saw other companies calling these VINTAGE and selling these flowers for $17.00 for 6 pieces or $9.00 for 6 pieces we decided it was time to order them in mass and give our customers a pocket-book-break?? 


These flowers are current production and are NOT Vintage and we sell them for $1.00 per piece and you can assort them, which is great because you can purchase two of every color for earrings! They make excellent gifts for your friends because who doesn't love light-weight substantial earrings? 

We have 18 standard colors in this line, including JET. The JET we carry is OPAQUE, not translucent and is permanent - it is NOT an over dye. It is actually the color of the Lucite pre-mould status. The TRUMPET is a large piece, which makes it suitable and perfect for long earrings with chain or forcing a 6-8mm crystal or round inside it. It is also gorgeous layered on necklaces and because of it's almost weightlessness - feel free to add chain, crystals and more to your design, but it would also look absolutely gorgeous dangling from your wrist on silver chain in CRYSTAL MATTE. Simple. Elegant and super light. You could even add some AB crystals for a bit of bling.


                 

At $1.00 per piece, you can't afford not to get these for your bead stash. Simply stated - it's a beading imperative.

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The Lucite Leaf

Type "Lucite Leaf Earrings" in the search box on Etsy and see a huge selection of some of the most creative/adorable earrings I've ever seen.


What are Lucite flowers without Lucite leaves to complete the look? Our first leaf (should say leaves) are the D_L79 and D_L80. Find these leaves here.

Actually an L80, in pictures you can't tell the L79 from the L80

Resembling a Black Walnut leaf and/or a slender feather, these leaves are long, have a slender profile and add a "spiky" but "elegant" element to your designs, especially with earrings. I say perfect for earrings because Lucite is lightweight and durable, so if you're looking for a long, 

Black Walnut leaf Diagram

The D_L79 is 12x28mm with a center, top hole. Perfect for hanging from the open jump ring on French Earwires. And they make a soothing "clicking" noise when you wear them. Our website shows 20 colors available.

D_L79 and D_L80 leaves give you the look of feathers!

The D_L80 is 23x11mm and an exact twin to the D_L79, has all the detailing we love about the D_L79 but almost 5mm smaller! Our website shows 6 colors available in this style.

However, we've done something different with these long Lucite lovelies, we made them into a flower! 

 With a little bezel of a Rivoli and some stitching of these leaves, a beautiful flower appears - out of leaves! We've also made rings, earrings and pendants with the same technique.

We have kits for these style rings on our website or you can just buy the leaves. Ring Kits here. Find leaves here.

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Lucite Cup Flowers

One of our designs using the D_F29 in Rose Pink

We're doing a new series on our blog - Featured Lucite products that we carry on a regular basis. As we said, we carry in most lines, 18 regular colors that are colored at the manufacturer. And as with seed beads, resin, glass - each batch run can be shades of the original color and have slight variances but are very close to the original color. 

Yellow D_F29 Earrings made by Moodyhues on Etsy - link below:
Lucite Earrings on Etsy

Having the ability to reproduce Lucite colors and carry the same color line is one of our proudest accomplishments since our business opened almost 8 years ago. The goal being we wanted to be sure to help our designers and wholesale clients restock inventory and make kits, using our Lucite. 

D_F29 Cup Flower - 12x9mm

Todays' feature is D_F29 12x9mm Cup Flower. It is one of our more popular Lucite flowers because it's so versatile. You can stack them, as with any of the Lucite -into the center of another flower, you can add a stamen of seed beads, you can put up to a 6mm bead inside the flower. It can be used as fringe, hanging off the end of a fringe stitch. And we have over 20 colors in this style.


Click here to find the D_F29. And look below to see some of the beautiful colors we carry in this line.

   

 

 

As I said earlier - we have over 20 colors of this style. It's such a versatile flower, we adore it. Check it out on our website and we know you'll love it as much as we do.


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