Customer Appreciation Week has returned! This was the second annual edition of our massive jewelry making event. If you missed the jewelry demonstrations or just want to catch up, follow our blog. Next week, we will be publishing a recap with all of the shows in one spot! Check out all of the new products on our shelves that we are carrying to celebrate the fun!
Check out last year's Customer Appreciation Week in our recap. That link will take you to the first blowout beading bash. We were fortunate to make it through 2020 as a healthy business. So many small businesses had to shutter their stores and deal with a new business model. Our company and others in the crafting and jewelry making industries were incredibly thankful that our communities were so supportive and allowed us to continue our passion for beading and enriching hobby ventures. We wanted to join forces and give back to all of you. Customer Appreciation Week was a free event. You could join the designers and make what they made. If you wanted to duplicate their designs or use the beading supplies they used, you had the option to purchase their kits or products. Today, we are looking at 38 new items we released to celebrate the event!
38 New Jewelry Making Products For Customer Appreciation Week
Daily Joyful Beading Challenges - Join Us!
Download the Full Calendar for September - Click HERE.
Follow along on our Joyful Beading road map. Each day, we begin a new jewelry project. For instance, September 30th is 'Make Halloween Jewelry'. On that day, every project that is Halloween holiday themed, will be entered to win a $10 credit. Projects must be posted to our VIB group before midnight PST, on that date. If you post a kit project on a different date and it is not applicable to that date's project, you will not be entered to win. Make sure every project you post has this hashtag - #joyfulbeading. If you do not include the hashtag, we may overlook your entry.
Customer Appreciation Week 2022
Customer Appreciation Week, (CAW) has wrapped up. We will showcase the event in one easy to follow blog next week that will allow you to view all of the videos in one spot. In the meantime, if you would like to check out the videos, make sure you visit our YouTube channel or Facebook page. Join our VIB Studio Facebook Group if you want to keep up to date on Soft Flex or Great Bead Extravaganza events that are coming in the near future.
38 Exciting New Beading Products
2022 Fall/Winter Pantone Design Kit for TGBE Fall Fest
The Great Bead Extravaganza is almost here! The Great Bead Extravaganza is the world's biggest virtual bead show.
Here is your kit for this fun virtual beading event happening on October 22-23, 2022. Sara and Kristen's segment for Soft Flex Company will be Saturday afternoon at 1:30 pm PT / 4:30 pm ET. Grab a kit and join us!
We are celebrating the colder days of autumn with a warm kit full of beautiful beading supplies. Follow us live during The Great Bead Extravaganza and create what our makers make. Or make your own seasonal collection of Pantone color matched jewelry. Pantone knows color!
2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Pantone Quad of Beading Wire
Explore the 2022 Pantone Colors of Fall and Winter. The 2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Color Quad of Beading Wire is our color matching collection. This Quad selection of colors was built to complement the colorways of Pantone's Fall and Winter seasonal selections: Lava Falls, Waterspout, Caramel Cafe, and Midnight. We color matched with these wires (using a little artistic liberty): Red Coral (Lava Falls), Turquoise (Waterspout), Butterscotch (Caramel Cafe) and Dark Blue Lapis (Midnight), all in Soft Flex Beading Wire, .019 Medium diameter. We think you will love this color collection as much as we do.
Pantone knows color!
This Quad Collection is comprised of lead-free beading wire for designers that want to create jewelry with color mixing in mind. Color Wire Sets encapsulate the vivid palette of nature and the glamour of the fashion world. Color Wire Sets are comprised of fun and complementary 10 foot spools of Soft Flex Wire, the wire is constructed of 49 micro woven stainless steel wires. We recommend our Color Wire Sets for designers that want to design with a motif or gemstone in mind.
2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Assorted Colors Bead Mixes
The 2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Assorted Colors Bead Mixes are the perfect complement to our 2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Pantone Quad of Beading Wire.
Explore this amazing selection of 2022 Pantone Colors of Fall and Winter. These are the colors the exhibitors at The Great Bead Extravaganza chose to represent the spirit of the season. We brainstormed and chose these Pantone Fall and Winter seasonal selections: Lava Falls, Waterspout, Caramel Cafe, and Midnight. Grab our 2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Pantone Quad of Beading Wire and you will have a color complement beading wire for every project! Design with color in mind and make jewelry that is fashion forward. Pantone is the authority on trending color.
Pantone is the authority on color - and boy do we love color! These bead mixes are the perfect fit to use with our latest Quad Beading Wire Collection. If you follow trends, you are going to be right on point this season. Show your colors!
2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Assorted Colors Bead Strands
The 2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Assorted Colors Bead Strands are the perfect complement to our 2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Pantone Quad of Beading Wire.
Explore this amazing selection of 2022 Pantone Colors of Fall and Winter. These are the colors the exhibitors at The Great Bead Extravaganza chose to represent the spirit of the season. We brainstormed and chose these Pantone Fall and Winter seasonal selections: Lava Falls, Waterspout, Caramel Cafe, and Midnight. Grab our 2022 Pantone Fall/Winter Pantone Quad of Beading Wire and you will have a color complement beading wire for every project! Design with color in mind and make jewelry that is fashion forward. Pantone is the authority on trending color.
2x5mm Assorted Colors Czech Glass Heishi Daisy Spacer Beads
Do you love vibrant colors and upbeat jewelry? Czech Glass Beads are a delight. Czech Glass Bead Strands are beautiful and come in the most wonderful shapes and sizes. Add a unique bead to your next DIY necklace as a pendant. A strand of Czech Glass can be turned into a beautiful bracelet without any extra additions. You can make a cute pair of earrings with Soft Flex Beading Wire and a single bead or three. You can mix and match with other Czech Glass colors and make jewelry that celebrates a holiday or moment in time. Czech Glass is playful, inexpensive, and slightly exotic - give your jewelry an accent of your personality!
Some of the most amazing glass beads come from the Czech Republic. An entire strand of our Czech Glass Beads will produce at least a bracelet. Don't be scared to mix and match a few different styles to make a design that is a one-of-a-kind piece.
14.4x14.48mm Assorted Metals Thistle Button, 1 Count
The prickly thistle actually has a noble history, denoting courage and strength, while at the same time representing a warning. It is used for medicinal purposes, has inspired poetry and is the national emblem of Scotland. Our buttons are perfect closures for bracelets and necklaces, and make charming earring focals!
9.8x5.3mm Assorted Metals Acorn Bead Cap, 1 Count
This sweet Acorn cap fits 8-10mm beads. The exquisite detail makes it absolutely enchanting!
40.4x20.44mm Assorted Metals Fern Link, 1 Count
This resplendent fern frond is gracefully shaped and perfectly balanced. It is a wonderful focal for earrings, bracelets or necklaces! When using as a bracelet focal use bracelet bending pliers or even your fingers to give the piece a gentle curve.
14.5x18.5mm Assorted Metals Thistle Charm, 1 Count
The prickly thistle actually has a noble history, denoting courage and strength, while at the same time representing a warning. It is used for medicinal purposes, has inspired poetry and is the national emblem of Scotland.
16x29.5mm Assorted Metals Redwood Charm, 1 Count
The mighty Redwood Tree is an awe-inspiring emblem of nature at her finest, and the charming bit of Tolkien on the back reminds us to adventure!
14.5x19.25mm Assorted Metals Monstera Charm, 1 Count
Monstera plants are strong, hardy and quick growing, and symbolize respect and longevity. So inspiring!
54x33mm Artisan Copper Mission Leaf Pendant
A beautiful leaf pendant with intricate vein details. Each artisan pendant is created with hand crafted detail and cast from solid pewter. These exquisite castings show each stroke of the hammer that was used to design them. Artisan Copper is finished with a meticulous, eco-friendly, hand process, each piece has its own unique color and luster. Nickel and lead-free.
Customer Appreciation Week 2022 Autumn Dreaming Bead Mix
The Customer Appreciation 2022 Bead Mix was included in our Customer Appreciation Week 2022 Autumn Dreaming Design Kit. If you loved this kit, you are going to adore this mix of assorted beads. If you own the kit, this mix is a great way to expand your collection. If you did not purchase the kit, but love the colorway, this is a great way to grab some beads without buying the full kit.
Join us for Customer Appreciation Week! We will be hosting a week long celebration for our favorite people - our community and YOU! There will be live jewelry making demonstrations and sales. Each company participating in this event will offer kits and supplies so you can make-along as they create. This virtual event that takes place on Live on Soft Flex Company's Facebook Page and YouTube Channel from September 12 - 16, 2022. You will be able to replay all videos any time after. There will be FREE live jewelry making classes all week, just buy the make-along kits from each presenter.
You can find this bead mix on our website, exclusively.
Customer Appreciation Week 2022 Swag Bag (Sold Out)
We never expected this bag to sell out as fast as it did! Check it out. Next CAW show, make sure you grab your special commemorative item before supplies run out!
Our Customer Appreciation Week Swag Bag had a few special mystery treats from the presenters hidden inside! Thank you for using our products in your designs and celebrating nearly 30 years of business with us, during our 2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Week! We have the BEST customers and we love all of you!
Inside this fun tote was goodies and/or coupons from your favorite companies: Soft Flex Company, The Bead Place, TierraCast, Jill Wiseman Designs, Danielle Wickes Jewelry, Jesse James Beads, Beads to Live By, Sam's Bead Shop, Design & Adorn, Star's Beads and Just Bead It!
Extra big thank you for helping us choose this design. Your votes in the Soft Flex VIB Studio Facebook Group poll made this design the clear winner!
Join our Facebook group – VIB. Stay in the know. Stay up to date. From our bead shows to our video shows and sales, you can stay in touch with us. The community is full of artistic and helpful beaders and crafty people. Inspire and be inspired. Share your pictures and get the beading bug from others!
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Blog contributor Thomas Soles loves Jazz Age writers and crunchy french fries. His favorite gemstones are Lapis and Pietersite. His favorite hobby is day dreaming. And his favorite mustache is Freddie Mercury's. As you can see, he has a healthy (or possibly unhealthy) sense of humor. You can write to him at Thomas@SoftFlexCompany.com