Scary thought, but we've made it to December! Isn't it funny how the year seems to go so slowly and yet whoosh by so quickly?! This month we're celebrating with a Christmas coloured monthly special and some fun new projects. Read on to find out more (and our Christmas closures at the end of the email!).

In celebration of the upcoming Christmas holidays, our red and green coloured Chinese seed and bugle beads are currently on sale: were $4 now only $1 per 25 grams.  Sale prices are available online and instore, until the 23rd December. Excludes A-Grade and Miyuki beads.

Handmade from glass beads, crystal, metal beads and findings, this tin soldier is a perfect decoration for the Christmas tree. Great for little presents for friends and family or for your own tree!
 

TO MAKE THE ARMS
Pick up a head pins and thread onto it:
- a black 6mm rondelle glass crystal bead
- 3 x 4mm red glass cube beads
- a black filigree bead cap “cupping” the last red cube.
Leaving an 8mm gap at the top, cut off and turn a loop, then make the second arm.

TO MAKE THE LEGS
Pick up a head pin and thread onto it:
- a 6mm black rondelle crystal bead
- a 6mm black cube bead
- a 13 x 6mm red rectangle glass bead.
Leaving an 8mm gap at the top, cut off and turn a loop. Repeat for the other leg.

TO MAKE THE BODY
Connect the two legs and an eyepin together with a 6mm strong jump ring. Thread on the extra large bead cap (open end facing down towards the legs) then thread on: 
-  8mm blue crystal cube
-  large flat spacer
- 12mm silver blue crystal rondelle
-  3 strand spacer bar (through centre hole)
- 12mm ivory glass pearl
- 12mm black diamante rondelle spacer
- 10mm black crystal glass rondelle
- 4mm black cube bead

Leaving an 8mm gap at the top, cut off and turn a loop.

Attach the arms by opening the loops at the top of each and attaching to the end holes on the spacer bars.

Using the 50mm eyepin, fashion a large s hook for hanging your tin soldier.

 

See the project page for the full list of materials (note some not available online), or purchase the kit.

Our shops (Cheltenham & Toomuc Valley) and our website will be closed for the Christmas period. We will be closed from Sunday 23rd December through to Tuesday 1st January, reopening at 10am on Wednesday 2nd January. We will also be closing early at 4pm on our final day (22nd December).

Thank you for your support this year - we hope you have a safe and happy holidays - from all of the team at Eureka! Beads :)

In the meantime, however, our stores continue to be open 10am - 5pm, Monday to Saturdays (closed Sundays), and our online store is pumping out orders daily.​​​​​​​

Despite a cool start to summer here in Victoria, it is important to remember that it is now summer, and the days will start to warm up.

Our original 'country' shop is located in picturesque Toomuc Valley, which is a beautiful rural area, with plenty of wildlife and trees in the surrounding areas. Those of us that work at the Toomuc store live further in the surrounding hills, in communities where fire preparation is an important part of life.  As such, we have decided that we will now be closing our Toomuc Store on CODE RED & EXTREME Fire Danger Days.

This does not affect our Cheltenham store hours at all, but may affect the speed in which we get internet orders to you (we pack all of our orders from our Toomuc store). We will advertise any closures on our website and on Facebook - if you're ever unsure if we are open on a particular day, please call us before coming out on (03) 5941 1671.