Where can i get beads in bulk?

Question

I need to find ALOT of beads of various colors sizes and material theyre made of. where can i find this for a low or reasonable price. i have tried the following: acmore. michales. joanne fabrics. bobs hobbies and crafts. please help. if u could i also need to find bulk beading wire (thin) and thread or string. i also need necklace hooks and magnets like would be used to end necklaces. im on a low budget so thanx.

Answer 1

Your best bet is Ebay. They have some phenomenal deals in auctions on there for beads. BE CAREFUL to make sure you are getting a good deal for the amount you're getting though. Just like buying anything online it take a bit of research. :D



Nicole

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Answer 2

must try:



www.mybeadpoint.com



and



http://www.artfire.com/users/mybeadpoint

Answer 3

well, for beads (of all kinds) I use firemountaingems.com you need to read carefully if you need natural stones because they have a large variety of man-made stone beads. For seed beads I would suggest the mingtree brad found on the firemountain site. They are the most beads for the least cost. As for thin wire, I use a lot of floral wire. You can pick up a 1/4lb on a plastic reel for $1.99 at Joannes, Micheal's or Walmart. The trick for that one was exploring outside the jewelry section.



You should post your work on deviantart.com. it's a great site for all types of artists. You can look me up at www.bittersweetpixieknot.deviantart.com



Happy beading!!!

Answer 4

Shipwreck Beads is THE place to buy beads. Here's a link to their catalog. If you join their mailing list you get free shipping.



http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/



If you are any where within 200 miles of Shipwreck Beads, you should go to their store. It will blow you away.

Answer 5

you could try the Oriental Trading Company, they are a wholesaler so their prices are low and you get bulk products plus if you buy over certain amounts of an item, such as beads, the price per set drops. Such as you buy 1-2 units of beads (a unit could be like 50beads or 100beads or higher) its 3.49 a unit, but if you 3-5 units the price could be 2.99 per unit, stuff like that. I have bought things from them on a few occasions and have found them to be pretty reliable and very customer service friendly. Plus they have customer reviews on each products page for that product so you can see how well the product has worked, or not worked, for others, and possibly what the customer was using the items for. Hope this helps.



Otherwise you might want to try ebay or ioffer.