Beads are one of my weaknesses. You can spend sooo much money on cool beads! (And I have, oh, I have.) This year for Black Friday, how about I give away $50 worth of beads to three lucky readers? The nice people at BeadCrafty think they have a great selection of beautiful beads (and I checked — they do!). I interviewed them to see why they wanted to give you some beads:
What should the readers of Dollar Store Crafts know about your business?
We want your readers to know about the excellent range of quality beads, charms and findings that we offer which are perfect for jewellery-making and crafts. We will dispatch your order the same day and if you have any questions or queries there will be someone at hand to help you out.
Your company is in the UK, so how does that affect those of us who are in the USA?
Delivery is free within the UK and $1.95 to the US
Beadcrafty.com is giving THREE lucky Dollar Store Crafts readers a $50 voucher to buy beads on beadcrafty.com.
To Enter:
1) Check Beadcrafty.com and comment here to tell us what you think of the website. Which beads do you like?
Congratulations to our three winners!
Quick Rules: Residents of any country where sweepstakes is not prohibited, 18 and older. Ends on Thursday 12/01/2011 at 11:59 PM. Winners will be announced here in this post on 12/02/2011.
109 Comments
Jenifer Jayne
I am a bead ADDICT! I checked out the site and I have to say I am impressed! Lots to choose from and great prices :) Will def be purchasing some goodies soon :)
MelodyJ
I like 10 mm Semi Precious Faceted Round Coral Beads.
melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com
Michelle L.
The Fimo apple beads!
Jill
I am in love with your selectionof glass beads.
margaret winters
What a great site, hard to decide on which ones I like the most. I am way too indecisive!! Love the site though glad to brought this company to my attention.
KimmiB
I love the Lavender 8 mm glass pearls! Gorgeous! I love their website– it makes my ADD happy :)
kimmicola (at) gmail (dot) com
Cyndee Marling
Wow! I love the selection of beads! And the prices are great! I am so glad to have found the site! Thank you so much!
Tammy Thomas
I LOVE the glass beads
Adrianna
swavorski 4 mm
Olya Velichko
Pandora Style. Red Rose
marina
nice site, great variety. i like 8mm Semi Precious Faceted Bead – Blue Striped Agate – so pretty!
Mia W.
Wow, I have never seen those Swarovski Crystal ring beads before… Where have I been? I could go for those!
Oksana Polischuck
This site is amazing! the variety of goods is totally astinishing. i’m passionate about the ethnic beads that you offer. and you are shipping to Ukraine, which is so rare on other craft sites!
Anna Barrie
The Bead Crafty website itself is lovely, especially the photography. While the selection is not as vast as some other bead companies(which can be overwhelming), what is offered looks beautiful! I am particularly enamored of the blue sodalite tumble beads and the burgundy glass pearls. And there are some items I have never seen before, like the russian doll beads and the enameled bell charms. I like that there is a tips and tricks section, but would add more pictures illustrating the steps. Overall, I am glad to have been directed to Bead Crafty – thanks Heather!
Monica S
I love the different color pearls.
Adriana G
I instantly fell in love with the 34mm fimo flower, Indigo! The second I saw it I started to remember my garden in Hawaii!!
Aeti
I too love beads, and beadcrafty.com has gr8 options. I love the fimo mandarin beads.
Julie
I love it all! But I especially love the semi-precious beads.
Sarah T
I like the agate slices! sarah.currence at gmail
Dawn
The Pandora beads! I’ve been making hairbows for my soon-to-be-born granddaughter (dollar store has ribbon!!), and those beads would be perfect on so many of the bows as an accent.
Cindy N.
I love the Pandora style beads. I am new to this crafting stuff, so it is so exciting to find out places where I can get supplies at a great price. Thanks Cari for sharing dollartreecrafts.com with me.
Kristy
I love the little enamel bells in the charm section that look like smiley faced peas and plums.
Sarah Pralet
I love the swirls on the Cameo’s. The website is lovely & easy to use, very clear & bright. Good job!
Marsha Sims
I love all of the pearl looking beads!! They are beautiful and would make wonderful bracelets, necklaces and keychains.
Raina S
What an great selection of beads! I will have to bookmark it for some shopping later on. I think my favorite beads are the semi precious blue goldstone faceted beads. I can envision great jewelry using those.
Melissa
The website is great- easy to navigate and just colorful enough without being too flashy. I’m loving all the charms- especially the Alice in Wonderland themed ones- they’d make a great addition to some of my Christmas presents.
Katie
Ummmm… all of them! But especially the little fabric ones with the rope on them.
Abie
I love the website. It’s easy to use. The background is nice as well.
I also love the wide variety of beads that they have, although I think they should stock more varieties of seed beads…
Silvia
I like the website, colorful yet clean and easy to navigate through. I love the tumble stones -sodalite!
Samantha
The website is a real gem: easy to use and easy on the eyes! I couldn’t pick a favorite bead, but I just LOVE the cube resin beads. They look like candy!
Lisa
Wow! I love the semi precious stones… the agate slices are gorgeous!
Carrie
I love the little deer charms and the russian doll charms are cute! Thanks for the chance!
Carla Jones
The Pandora style beads and all of the Millefiori’s are my favorites!
DeeDee Catron
Oh wow! The site looks nice and super easy to navigate! I’m a huge fan of pearl style beads and their selection is all gorgeous. Not to mention their ability at outstanding photos makes EVERYTHING on their site look fab :)
Angie
I love that they make it clear exactly how many beads you’re getting for what price. That would make it easier to plan your project if you’re a planner. I’ve never bought beads online – this might be a chance to start!
Diane Sienkiewicz
Really pretty beads. Would love to have some.
Sheila
I love the Millefiori Heart Beads in the bright orange color.
connie tacazon
I’m a lover of traditional pearls. Different colors would be nice too.
Lucky
14mm Glass Butterfly Bead – Violet
mandy
I love the selection of glass beads the 8mm lavender, those would make beautiful bracelets and necklaces for my daughters. I also like the fabric beads. I would defiantly be using the site in the future.
Nicole
My oldest niece will love this website! The Fimo flower beads are so pretty and would be perfect for a few gifts I have in mind for my teenage nieces.
Sherri
It’s a fun, attractive website that makes me want to order everything. I love the cute, whimsical beads.
Caitlyn
Nice site! I like that even seed beads are in packages of ten so you don’t end up with way more than you need. The little ceramic owls are especially cute
Andrea from ziezo
Fantastic beads! Lovely website that is easy to work with. The semi precious tumble stone beads (Mookaite) look great
Heidi
Ohmigosh, these beads are so gorgeous, and I already spend far too much on beads…I adore the shell beads with the green vines and pink heart flowers–would make them into buttons for a yellow cardigan and then fashion a set of matching earrings!
http://www.beadcrafty.com/products.aspx?prod=B1133
Shae
It’s a very clean layout, which I like, and properly organized. Very bright and friendly. Too many websites end up looking cluttered and dark.
I like the pearl beads (especially the potato ones, despite the name) and the Black Rose Pandora-style beads.
hannah b.
What a great website! I like the 5.6mm Potato Fresh Water Pearls in Cream.
Ashley R.
I like the fimo rose beads. Looks like a great site.
Caitlin
I’m making all homemade Christmas gifts this year and the millefiori square glass beads would be PERFECT for my wind chimes! Will certainly be checking out this awesome website during my crafting!
sarah
I looked at their site, WOW! I think i’ll buy from them in the future, would love to win this :) I really like the Large Semi Precious Agate Slice in Pink :] SO PRETTY!
XOXo
Panya
I like the sandstone stars.
mara
aaah, I’d love to win, those beads look great. I think the pictures are really nice & you can actually see how the beads look. They are a bit on the colourful side, but oh well, I like colours :)
amyclaire
ooohhhh….i love beads….liked the website…nicely sorted selection
Kelly W
The website is bright and colorful and easy to navigate. I love the Pandora style beads.
Elena
I really like the bell charms that look like differently colored peas. Very cute for a child’s necklace! Thanks for the contest!
Jen VG
I love the Pandora style beads!
Jen VG
Craftasaurus Rex
i loved all of the beads! the enamel “Pea” bells, cassette tape charm and skull and crossbones charm in particular :) winning this would be perfect timing for my handmade chrstmas!
Stephanie
Those semi-precious beads in candy pink are so pretty! Thanks for the chance to win!
Jeanne
What a great site. And thanks for the chance to enter! :-)
Ginigin
I am a bead addict too and hadn’t seen this site before, so thanks for fueling the addiction. I like the site but would recommend that they make the links to Home, etc darker or highlight them in some way. I missed them at first and ended up using the links at the bottom of the page. I like that there are also links there though. So many sites make you scroll back up to top to navigate. Nice to have both options.
Freelance by Sasha
I really like the site colors and it’s easy to use.
I love the little Russian dolls.
Milina Pritt
Beads are an obsession. Once I start looking, it’s hard to pull myself away. After looking through this wonderful website, I’ve found that I am especially fond of the Millefiori heart and shell disk red flower beads. Beautiful!
BrittanyJ.
I liked the site. Easy to navigate and a beautiful background. Information is easy to find and shipping is free which is a plus considering how much shipping can be these days. I like that they offer tips and tricks but i would like more visual representation in some posts and better understanding of some of the more technical terms as i am a newbie. I ADORE the charms especially that heart lock one. One day i hope to make a charm bracelet and i’m happy to find their charms inexpensive. I’m glad they have a front page FAQ.
I have to say my favorite beads,( which c’mon it’s hard to choose especially when you have so many creative projects in mind!) would be the semi precious particualy the malachite and the agate. The muti colors are soothing and tranquil which is bound to bring happiness to the wearer in the future.
Adri M.
I love the 20mm Semi Precious Hearts – Magenta Jade, but actually I love them all! Great site!
krissy gray
I am so in love with this website and everything on it!! I love the butterfly beads. I could make beautiful jewelry for my family and friends. :)
Maureen Cooney
I love the owl beads!
Carol in E TN
I like the tumbled precious stones! Thanks for the giveaway.
Samantha H
I love all the different colored heart shaped beads!
April
i didn’t see any beads i DIDN’T like!!! but to name some, i loved the polymer clay fruit beads- too cute!! & there were some 10mm glass millefiori beads, purple with a green flower, that i really liked. hope i win *fingers crossed* :)
kathryntwoshoes
Only pick one? That’s hard, if I had to choose it would be the crystal beads, they are beautiful!
Christel
Oh my goodness! Love them all! What a great site! Thanks for the giveaway!
Cathy Green
Wow! I love Beadcrafty!!! I love the little striped cube beads, the polka dotted beads, the sliced fruit beads…..well, I loved a lot of stuff!!!
Alyssa
Great site… and they deliver to Canada…… Soo much Pink….. I have to get back to reading how to make a beaded lampshade!!!
Robin
Oh wow! so many fabulous beads to pick from!! My favorites would be the fimo roses/flowers…They have so many beautiful fimo floral designs to pick from, I can’t narrow it down much farther than that. I love playing with bead crafting!
Meggin D
Oh! So many gorgeous beads! And the photography is wonderful! I love so many of them…(I’m a bead addict!)…but I especially love 12mm Round Glass Lampwork Bead – Teal :)
Carrie
WOW! There is so much to chose from! There is something from each category that I love. I love those glass beads!
Lora W.
I love the freshwater pearl beads.
Kim
A lot of websites that sell craft materials will have bad pictures and it is very hard to tell what you are buying. The pictures on the site show a great deal of detail and depth, so I can feel like I know what I am buying. I love the prices and the selection as well!
pamela mazurkewiz
I checked out the web site to find out it is awesom. I am a beadaholic and I love to make all kinds of jewelry. I just couldnt pick out a favorite bead. I love them all. The site was so easy to use.
Laurie
I love the fimo beads. Little lemons and apples, too cute.
Sara
The glass owl beads are my favorite. I would love to make earrings with them.
Shawn
Love the pandora style beads… and love the price! Thanks for the giveaway!
sw
Nice site, great prices, love the millefiori hearts
Betty Smith
So glad you posted for these guys! This is one of the better bead shops I’ve found online. I think the website design rocks. Engaging details, great color scheme, and easy navigation. I love lampwork beads and would have loved to see a bigger selection but it was not a bad selection at all. And the prices are incredibly reasonable. If I win, I would love to get my hand on some of that lampwork!
Bettina
Great, easy to navigate site. I like that they have a wide variety of beads and supplies, and I particularly like the semi-precious beads.
georgia stewart
i so love the flower beads and russian doll beads they are gorgeous and they offer free shipping for all orders which is awesome even to the usa , this is a great bead site i am so glad to have found it , wow , love it alot i would so love to win a certificate for there , i would blog it and make a video each time i used what i recieved from them , have a pink rainbow day
georgia from ohio
Ali
I am in a serious love affair with those bow beads. I crave them like chocolate covered craisins! ;]
GM
I actually really like their selection of fimo beads- super cute designs!
Heather C
I love all the colors of the semi-precious beads but the sliced agate is my favorite.
Emily
Whenever I go to the craft stores I always spend the longest time in the bead aisles. I just never know where to start though. Looking at beadcrafty.com I really liked the “center piece” beads such as the Porcelain Owl Beads, Fimo Flowers, and Porcelain Russian Dolls.
Samantha
i love the pandora style beads! can’t wait to make a bracelet with them :)
Kristi
Wow what a great site – simple to navigate, as well as great visibility using the white background for the photos really helps the products pop! I also appreciate the upfront shipping information, that drives me crazy at times to not know (especially if I am looking at an international site and want to know if it is reasonable to ship to the US!)
I chose these as my favorite – http://www.beadcrafty.com/products.aspx?prod=B7225 – but I’m sure if I looked again I would find another, and another and another!
Amanda
Great site! I love the multicolored glass cubes! My daughter and I can think of so many things we would do with them. :)
Pam
What a coincidence, I spent an hour looking at beads locally yesterday and didn’t find even one I wanted! Beadcrafty has great beads but I am most excited to see the variety of findings they have..way more types and sizes than what I can find around my area.
Amber
Great website, and an easy way to buy beads! I like their woven knot beads, so cute.
Caroline
I like these beads!
http://www.beadcrafty.com/products.aspx?prod=B2151
Dyanna
Wow! Thank you for introducing me to this site!!! I love all things beads and am a sucker for anything swarovski! The prices are AMAZING. (kinda already place a order lol) Thank you for hosting the giveaway *fingers crossed*
quilter422
have just started adding beads to my quilts and mixed media work. LOVE the charms, especially the rabbit. very alice in wonderland looking.
Julissa Medina
They have a lot of cute beads! Glad I found this site!
Susie Daniel
Great site! I love beading and jewelry making .
KathyH
Where have they been hiding???!!! Beautiful unique beads. I especially like the fabric beads.
BMackey
love the bright splashes of color…so cheerful. would have to go for some pandora style beads.
Nina
Oh those are all so lovely! I am a huge sucker for hand-made glass beads of any type (lampwork, millefiori, dichroic, etc.) <3
JR
LOVE LOVE the Orange Porcelain Owl bead – it’s the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Great prices and great selection on BeadCrafty. Will definitely be ordering from them. Thanks so much.
Robin
Love all the beads, the tips and tricks was very interesting!
Susan H
As a newbie beader, the pandora beads are just so eye catching! All of the beads are gorgeous!
Sui
Ooooo the colors, am soooo confused. I love them all.
Ok I would definitely buy the multicolored spotted round discs.
Rati
Very impressive collection. I like the Millefiori heart beads in royal blue.
Lois
it’s a tie between the pandora style beads and the woven knot beads. both are so elegant and unique!