I was lucky enough to win Free Beads from Magpie Gemstones just for being their best fan! Magpie Gemstones has always had great promotions including a yearly draw for a $200 shopping spree. You can check out their promotions, and sign up for their newsletter here, and visit them on Facebook to take part in their latest promotion: Best Facebook Fan! Every other month, Magpie Gemstones will be giving away free beads to their best Facebook fan and all you have to do is interact with them on Facebook! It’s that simple.

Magpie Gemstones is a family owned and operated local business that offers incredibly affordable, high quality beads, gemstones, findings and more at wholesale prices. Small businesses, start-up jewelry makers, and established artisans alike can now easily find materials they need to create beautiful jewelry without having to buy in bulk to get a better price, and they can rest assured that they quality they receive is top-notch, thanks to the rigorous testing and quality assurance measures Magpie Gemstones takes. Just look at how they test their turquoise!  And did you know that you can usually tell if a bead is dyed by looking for little “dye spots” on the bead-little streaks of darker color where the dye pooled and collected on the stone? I do now, thanks to Magpie Gemstones, because they take the time to look for it on the beads they sell, and share their findings with their customers! Full disclosure descriptions are just one of the many, many things I love about shopping with Magpie Gemstones, as I always know exactly what I’m buying, and in turn, I can tell *my* customers exactly what they’re buying when they purchase my jewelry.

I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. Here are the fantastic beads Magpie Gemstones very generously sent me!

I absolutely LOVE them and love that the more masculine vibe I get from this set of beads is really going to take me outside of my “comfort zone” in what I create with them! As soon as I opened the package, ideas started rolling through my mind. The turquoise is just amazing! If you think you’ve seen turquoise in Hobby Lobby or in any other big box craft store before, you have never seen turquoise, period. The weight, feel, and overall gorgeous appearance of this turquoise is so earthy and I cannot wait until I can sit down experiment with it! And the jasper! Jasper is one of my favorite stones. All types! I cannot wait to combine it with the blackstone into this great idea I already have. Stayed tuned, as I will definitely be sharing the the creations I come up with! =^..^=

Thank you, Thank you, Magpie Gemstones!!