Link to the new Swarovski colors

Oh, wow - those are awesome! I love both the opal colors, and that new cube shape rocks. Ahem - Beki? Letrinka? Anyone else have these? Thanks for passing on the link, Kathy!

ooooooo... naaahh-eece (not mispelled. Just showing off lol!! I've been refreshing my knowledge on the art of turning the dipthong!)

Everything is ordered. I expect some of the opals to be here this week and next, along with some of the sizes of 5600 in some of the colors...lol. I figure everything I have on order will be here by the beginning of May. Swarovski is not known for speed. ;o)

Beki

I'd like to see the new cantalope color, too! Beki - are you getting those?

Here is a picture for you from the same site.

Yeah, they are on order too...but I am not real fond of them...I dunno, they just look "odd" to me. But, I bet some beader can make them look good! =o)

Beki

Oh, my - this site loads really slowly for me, even on a cable connection - but it is well worth the wait! Such color! Makes me drool. Oh, save me, please.

And I just got a new Fire Mountain Gems "supplement" issue to their general catalog, and Swarovski has DROPS! Awesome shape! They're not the larger ones, but 4, 6, and 8mm I think (don't have the catalog with me right now). Anyway, FMG called them "new".

Susan in VA

Opal is lovely in the right setting..

Mavis

Susan! You're back!

They are fairly new. My LBS has had them for several months. They're not fat drops, they're kind of slender and long. The thing that prevents me from buying them is the hole, which is wayyyy too close to the edge. It looks like they would break off the first time you wore the piece (if it even got that far). I worry that they'll break off before I finish making the jewelry. :-( ~~ Sooz

------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links

Has anyone here seen the padparadsha satins? WOW! I saw them for the first time today, in the large cube. Hot DAMN! ~~ Sooz

------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links

OH MAN - I love the VIOLET OPAL!!!!

I like the pearls too - has anyone used those things yet? How durable are they???

Cheryl last semester of lawschool! yipee! DRAGON BEADS Flameworked beads and glass

Oh yeah. And aqua satin too.

That canteloup isn't for my palette, but I'll bet it would be lovely in person.

Tina

I'm using a lot of the pearls... they seem to hold up just fine, they are gorgeous colors, and are SO much easier to string than freshwater. :-) Nice for spring and summer, and I'm going to get some of the darker colors for fall (dying to get some of the midnight blue ones...)

Kar>

I bought some Swarovski "pearls" because I've heard such great things about them, though they are spendy for fake pearls. They look lovely, but I haven't used them yet.

Tina

OOOOOOOOooo! I love the Pacific Opal. Thanks.

KathyH