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Tuesday, August 03, 2010

New Rhinestone Buckle and Flatback Styles!

I am really excited about these new styles. Click here to see the rhinestone buckles, newest products first. And here to see embellishments other than buckles, newest products first. The rhinestone peace sign and rhinestone fleur-de-lis are available with and without a buckle on the back, for tying or for attaching with glue.

As a less-expensive option, there are a couple of styles with glass rather than czech crystal stones. The type of stone is important and I am careful to accurately describe the stone as czech crystal (the best -- which the vast majority of our products are), glass or acrylic. These glass-stoned buckles are excellent quality - very sparkly and clear, not cloudy like acrylic or plastic.

In the photo at left, the 1" buckle is glass and the 7/8" one is czech crystal. As you can see they both look great but crystal has richer color.

Crystal is always the preferred material but I am always experimenting to see what works best for our customers.

Check out the new embellishments for floral decorations and other crafts (see pics above). Right now these are in limited quantities but if customer reaction is positive, we will bring more in -- your feedback is welcome!

These new items include beaded wire, rhinestone floral pins and sprays, and more.

Please note the following times when there will be no shipments going out:

We will be will be closed August 11-15. Orders placed by 2PM CDT on Tuesday, August 10 will go out, then shipping resumes on Monday, August 16.

We will also be closed September 13-September 22. Orders received before 2PM CDT on Friday, September 10 will go out, then shipments will resume Thursday, September 23.