Welcome to The Spellbound Bead Co

You can buy on-line through our secure shopping cart site; from our lovely Bead Shop in the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire or from some of the many Bead and Craft Supply Shows that we attend around the UK each year.  For more info on buying online, including postage rates and average delivery turnaround, see the website Terms and Conditions. 

Just Launched - see our new Spotlight page for ideas and inspirations.  On the Spotlight page we will be looking at new and existing lines and showing some of the ways in which they inspire us.  To start with we have been seeing what we can do with the new links and filigrees that have just come in and also thrown down the challenge to one of our kit testers to see what she could make from one Palette box.  And Julie in Japan - see the News page for details of Julie's latest teaching tour of Japan and pictures of some of the beautiful gifts she received there.

Vote Now - Beads & Beyond have launched a search for the UKs favourite bead shop - online and bricks & mortar - go to www.beadsandbeyondmagazine.com/interact/?x=25 to have your say

New for July and August - For the summer we have 4 new Simples kits inspired by hot summer days, some fantastic metal beads, filigrees and findings; some beautiful faceted glass beads; more pressed glass in soft summer shades and more semi precious bead strings.  For the macrame enthusiasts out there we have finally taken delivery of the full range of 24 colours of C-Lon Tex too - the first few reels are already out there with our testers and we will be interested to see what they come up with.  Keep an eye on the new this month page as new lines are added over the coming weeks.

Available to pre-order now  Spellbound Festive Beading 96 pages, full colour throughout, step by step instructions, sixteen of our most popular Christmas kit designs plus two new designs and lots of hints, tips, variations and inspirations. The book will be launched this October, pre-order to qualify for Free UK postage (and reduced non UK postage) and the chance to win one of ten bead boxes.

Into July and we have new kits and lots more glass and metal beads coming in during July and August plus the new C Lon 0.9mm Tex thread.  Behind the scenes we are working on a whole host of new projects, including our forthcoming book of Christmas decorations, revamping the Projects and Techniques pages and working up the new kit designs for the Autumn launch so that they can go out for testing.

Necklace Kits

Workshops

Bracelet Kits

Bead Strings

Mix and Match Sets

Brooch Kits

Palette Boxes

Needlecase Kits

Glass Beads

Starter Boxes

Bead Mixes

Hand Tools

Small Beads

Books

Magazines

Wire

Findings

Threads

Metal Beads

Buying From Spellbound Beads:  You can buy online through our secure shopping cart site; from some of the many shows that we attend around the UK each year, or you can visit our lovely Bead Shop in the Cathedral City of Lichfield in Staffordshire which is crammed to the rafters with all things bead related.  For more info on our show schedule please see the Events Page; for Shop details and opening hours see the Shop Page, and for more info on buying online, including postage rates and average delivery turnaround and general product info see the Website Terms and Conditions.

Learning with Spellbound Beads:  We have been teaching jewellery making for most of our 25+ years, whether in formal Workshops in Lichfield, via the instructions in our Beading Kits; on an ad hoc basis with bits and pieces of help and advice to our customers in the shop, and also via the Technique and Project Sheets that you can download free from the website.

The Spellbound Bead Co stocks an amazing range of beading products from all around the world.

We stock:-  Thousands of glass beads including Chinese lampwork glass beads, some available individually, some in beautiful mixed bead strings; Czech Fire Polished faceted Beads in round, drop, cushion and rondelle shapes; Czech Cut Crystal Beads; Czech and Japanese Seed Beads in sizes 6, 8, 10, 11 and 15; Czech Bugles in size 1, 2 and 3; the whole beautiful range of Miyuki Delica 11s; Miyuki Delica 15s; Glass Pearls; lots of beautiful Indian hand made Glass Beads and Czech pressed glass beads.  Glass beads come in all shapes and sizes from rounds, drops and tubes to ovals and animal shapes, and in lots of finishes from plain to lustre and frosted, silver and gold lined, surface decorated with flowers and swirls.  There are also lots of great value glass bead mixes too from seed and bugle mixes to facet mixes, glass pearl mixes and all sorts of different size and shape Bead Mixes.

Metal beads, in base metals in a variety of finishes - white metal in plain and coloured decorated finishes, silver and gold plate, antique gold, antique copper, antique silver and grey black; high quality Pewter Beads, Pendants and Findings from Tierracast; and Sterling Silver Beads in both plain and decorated finishes.

We also stock a small range of Wooden Beads and Ceramic Beads and a wide range of Semi Precious Beads, Bead Strings and Pendants.  Due to the high turnaround on the Semi Precious only a small number of lines are available to buy online, our full range of 500+ lines can be found at our shop in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

Findings - including Lobster Clasps; Bolt Rings; Toggle Fasteners; Jump Rings; Brooch Backs; Ear Fittings; Chain in finished lengths and by the metre; Headpins; Eyepins; Hat Pins; Lace Ends; Calotte Crimps; French Crimps; Bead Cups and Cones; Spacer Bars; End Bars; Hair Combs; Tiara Bands; Chandelier Fittings and Mobile Phone Cords.  All of our findings comply with the EU Nickel free rules and many are available in a choice of finishes - silver plate, gold plate, antique gold, antique copper and grey black - and we also carry a range of Sterling Silver findings.

Threading materials include Nymo; Superlon; C-Lon Macrame Thread; Miyuki Thread; Rattail; Cotton Thong; Imitation Suede Lace; Synthetic Knotting Thread; Monofilament; Tigertail; Soft Flex; Soft Touch and Fireline.

Kits:  At Spellbound we have been producing our own in-house designed Spellbound Beading Kits for over 15 years and we now have over 300 designs in the range.  Spellbound Kits cover all levels from complete beginners to much more advanced pieces and we have kits for all sorts of projects.  There are Necklace Kits; Bracelet Kits; Earring Kits; Tiara Kits; Needlecase Kits; Scissor Keep Kits; Brooch Kits; Christmas Bauble Kits; Beaded Tassel Kits and Animal Kits; Amulet Purse Kits and Wall Hanging Kits.  Launched in 2009 our Spellbound Simples Kits are single technique kits so are great for beginners, for trying out a new technique, or for a quick and easy make in an afternoon.  Spellbound Starter Boxes were launched in response to customer requests for 'a pack that has all you need, with technique instructions, but the final designs are up to me'.  To date we have covered 7 different styles of beading in this range with a new one on its way in March.  If you are looking for inspiration there are also our mix and match beading sets and our new palette boxes too.  We also stock a small range of Miyuki mascot kits - too cute to resist!

And More ... Bead mats; Hand tools; Wig Jigs; Craft Kit Co Boxes; Chatons; Wire; Window Crystals; Scoops; Bead Oracle; Needlecases; Beeswax and Thread Heaven; Gift Bags and Boxes; Needles; Beading Books; Beading Magazines ... We are always on the lookout for new products and ideas and the web site is constantly updated with new products as they become available.

Our secure online payment service is provided by SagePay.  You can also order from us by post, or by calling our mail order office on 01543 417650.