Hi Everyone! I am really excited to kick off our first blog giveaway here at The Bouncing Bead. If you don’t know what a Blog Giveaway is, read this post to find out: What is a Blog Giveaway. Without further ado here it is!
Tools are one of the most essential items needed for any beading project, besides the beads of course. There are so many different types of tools available that choosing what to start with can can get a little overwhelming. Different projects require different tools and the price can add up. The good news is that you usually only have to buy them once as long as you buy good quality tools. In my opinion, you don’t need to buy top of the line right away. The tools that we suggest for your everyday beading and wire-working projects are very affordable and are the same tools we use everyday. If you ever want to see how they work before buying them, just come into the store and take a look. When you are ready to create and sell jewelry for a living then I would move up to the Lindstrom family of tools (which we sell). Another important thing to take into consideration when buying tools is how easy they are to use. When buying tools make sure they have a spring action. That way, you only have to squeeze them and not pull them back open as they spring open on their own. This protects your hands from getting fatigued. Not all tools come with this option but the better ones do, including the brands we carry. Also, we plan to begin selling these items in our online store for those of you who can’t make it to the store. We carry a wide range of tools from Euro Tools and Bead Smith to Lindstrom which are top of the line and available by special order. The Bead Smith Ergonomic Deluxe Tool Set (retail $59.95) is a great beginning set of tools and is our First Blog Giveaway!
In this tool set you will get the following tools:
- Chain nose pliers
- Round nose pliers
- Side cutter
- Nylon Jaw Flat Nose Plier
- Crimping plier
- Knot cutter
- Knotting tweezer
- Split ring tweezer
- ScoopEEz
- Leather zip case to hold them all!
What a great set of tools and perfect for anyone who is into beading or thinking about getting started!
Now down to the nitty gritty of how to enter to win! If you have any questions on this please leave a comment and I will answer. The giveaway ends on August 6th so any entries after August 5th 12am will not be entered!
Mandatory entry worth 1 entry: Answer the following question in the comment section below
- What got you interested in beading?
Extra entry worth 1 entry: (When you have done this leave a comment on the blog saying you have done it)
- Subscribe to our email newsletter if you have not already. You can do this easily by clicking on the button “Join our Newsletter” located anywhere on the website and on the blog. If you already subscribe put that in your comment.
Extra entry worth 1 entry: (When you have done this leave a comment below saying you have done it)
- Fan us on Facebook! A great way to keep on top of the daily activities and updates here at The Bouncing Bead. Use any of the Facebook buttons on the website or here on The Blog. If you are already a Fan put that in your comment.
So you have 3 chances to win this awesome giveaway. For each entry you need to leave a separate comment for them to count. For example:
- Entry #1 – My sister introduced me to beading and I was hooked!
- Entry #2 – I joined the email newsletter list
- Entry #3 – I liked you on Facebook
That’s it and I hope everyone has fun reading the comments! I will announce the winner on August 7th so stay tuned. The winner has 72 hours to contact me or I pull another winner. You need to be in the Continental US for us to ship and if you are local we would appreciate it if you could come by and pick it up.
Now the legal stuff: The Bead Smith did not provide this product to giveaway nor have they paid us to give it away. We are doing this of our own free will!
July 30th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Hey, this is a good idea, gals! Oh and what got me interested in beading was that I am picky and could never find things that I liked in regular stores. I really like to match and it’s expensive to match all the time! Holy cow! So, I started making my own stuff and people started liking what I was wearing and then they wanted to buy it and viola! I was off and running…
July 30th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Entry #1 the products & classes at the Bouncing Bead keep
threatening to lure me into another hobby that I
can’t afford to support.
July 30th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Entry #1-
I honestly don’t even remember when I first started beading, it’s been so long! I know that my mom was my inspiration though, it seems like she always had some crafty little thing for us to do. I had a small bead loom when I was in elementary school, and used to make bracelets for myself, my friends, and my sister with it. This was back when New Kids on the Block were popular, so of course I made myself some that said “NKOTB” Ha!
July 30th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
I started when i was about 14 when my grandmother gave me a bunch of her old costume jewelry. i loved the vintage beads and recreated some of it to fit my personality. I’ve had fun ever since!
July 30th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Entry #2 I signed up for the newsletter
July 30th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Entry #3 I’m a FB friend of The Bouncing Bead
July 30th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Entry #1 – My aunt had started to bead and I loved what she was making so a little over a year ago she showed me how to do some projects and I really enjoyed it. I think it is a great way to be creative and make personalized Birthday presents.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Entry #2 – I am already a subscriber to the e-mail newsletter
July 30th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Entry #3 – I like you on Facebook
July 30th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
I met a talented women at La Mesa’s farmer’s market who started making custom jewelry for me. Then she moved, so I looked into making it for myself. It’s so much fun!
July 30th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
I liked you on facebook
July 30th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
I subscribe to the newsletter
July 31st, 2010 at 12:47 am
I started beading because I thought I had more time and money than I actually did, plus I was jealous of the cool things my friends were making. I still am! I have a lot to learn…
July 31st, 2010 at 12:48 am
I am subscribed to the newsletter.
July 31st, 2010 at 12:50 am
I’m also a facebook fan.
July 31st, 2010 at 2:31 am
I started beading about 3 years ago because I wanted to make my own jewelry instead of buying it. I especially love the sparkle and texture of beads. I have recently been dabbling with polymer clay after taking a class at the Bouncing Bead and I love it!
July 31st, 2010 at 2:32 am
I subscribe to the newsletter.
July 31st, 2010 at 2:33 am
I like you on facebook.
July 31st, 2010 at 5:59 am
Entry #1 I friend was making a necklace & told me where I could learn to make one for myself! I was hooked from then on!
July 31st, 2010 at 5:59 am
Entry #2 I signed up for your newsletter
July 31st, 2010 at 6:00 am
Entry #3 I liked you on FB
July 31st, 2010 at 6:01 am
Entry #1 I took a class with my girlfriend at Bouncing Bead
July 31st, 2010 at 6:02 am
Entry #2 I signed up for your newsletter
July 31st, 2010 at 6:02 am
Entry #3 I liked you on Facebook
July 31st, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Entry #2-
I am signed up for the newsletter
July 31st, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Entry #3-
I “like” you on facebook.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:54 am
entry #1 a friend of mine got me interested in jewelry making
August 1st, 2010 at 1:55 am
entry #2 – i signed up for the newsletter
August 1st, 2010 at 1:55 am
entry #3 – liked you on facebook!
August 1st, 2010 at 6:48 pm
#1. My niece god a kiddy beading set for Christmas and I could not stop playing with it..I was hooked!
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:01 am
Entry #1 – It was the Groupon offered by Bouncing Bead that got me started in beading. I hadn’t even thought about it before then, but I’m really enjoying it!
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:03 am
Entry #2 – I subscribed to the newsletter a while back.
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:29 am
i signed up for the news letter
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:29 am
love your facebook site!
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:35 pm
I started beading because I needed a small hobby – something I could take with me in our motorhome. What started out small has turned into something huge!
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:35 pm
I already receive your newsletters. Thanks much!
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:35 pm
I’m also already a facebook follower! Thanks!
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Submitted for Laureen King
I am already of fan of the Bouncing Bead on Facebook!
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Submitted for Lauren King
I have been a subcriber of the newsletter for a long time, love it!!
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Submitted for Lauren King
I started beading because my daughter moved away and I needed a new hobby and just saw the bead store and decided ok lets give it a try. I love taking classes so I signed up and took a class at the other, other location.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:22 pm
I got started beading after seeing the earrings that a woman at work was making. I thought, I really could do that! Now I’m addicted!
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:23 pm
I just now subscribed to the newsletter!
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:23 pm
I’ve been a fan on facebook for a while now. Even bigger fan of the store, but I don’t live there.
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:51 am
Entry #1
I first got interested in beading because you offered a fantastic Groupon and I had always wanted to learn how to make jewelry. I took the class, loved it, but am horrible at it. I love the feeling of seeing something I made and being proud of it!
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:06 am
Entry #2
I subscribed to the newsletter.
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:08 am
Entry #3
I’m already a Facebook fan/friend
August 4th, 2010 at 1:03 am
A little over three and a half years ago, I mentioned to my family that I might like to take a beading class. Lo and behold, I received a gift certificate for that Christmas for the Bouncing Bead. It took me almost another year to use the gift and sign up for my first class with Laura.
Voila! Addiction! It’s turned into a wonderful passion and business.
August 4th, 2010 at 1:04 am
Entry #2
Yes, I subscribe to the newsletter.
August 4th, 2010 at 1:04 am
Entry #3
Yes, I’m a facebook fan.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
I started beading when I was student teaching. One of my parents gave me a gift certificate to a bead store in the area.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
#1 – I have been beading since I was a little kid. My friend had these cool beaded bracelets and would make them for people, but wouldn’t show me how to make them myself, so I figured it out on my own and have been hooked ever since. I remember selling beaded rings and bracelets to my sister’s friends for $0.25 or $0.50!
What a cool giveaway! Despite the fact that I live hundreds of miles away from The Bouncing Bead, it remains my favorite “local” bead shop and I try to stop by anytime I’m back in San Diego.
August 4th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
#2 – I am already subscribed to your newsletter!
August 4th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
#3 – I like-d The Bouncing Bead on Facebook!
August 5th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I had fun at your store thanks to my Groupon and I plan on coming back for more.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Entry #1. I started beading after inheriting my grammie’s stash of beads. She went through a phase of making beaded flowers, so there was a ton of “brand new” hanks of beads from the 60s or 70s and wire. My first beading class I took was at Bouncing Bead, and it has been a great hobby.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Entry #2. I already get the newsletter.
August 5th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Entry#3. I am already a fan on Facebook
August 5th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Entry #1–I have always played around with beads, but what got me started stringing is my ex-husband telling me while we were living in Mexico, “If the hippies can do it, so can we.” Mexico City is a FANTASTIC place for beads, gems and minerals of all kinds and all prices (if you happen to go, check out Minas de Brazil).
August 5th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Entry #2–I already subscribe to the newsletter.
August 5th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Entry #3–I’m already a FB fan, of course! :>)
August 5th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Entry #1 — It all started in jr high school, when my older sister got me a Christmas present, it was a box full of beads and materials. At the time I had no idea of jewelry making, but I loved my present. As years went by, I still had some beads left, I told myself that one day I’ll make something out of those reminding beads. Now, I have educated myself on jewelry making and it has become my passion. I LOVE IT!! <3
Now am know as Natalie's Bead Tree, and I will continue to make jewelry.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Entry #2 –- I have join the email newsletter since Mar,10,2010
August 5th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Entry #3 – I liked you on Facebook
August 5th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
entry #1 A friend showed me how to make a beaded bracelet, and here bracelets and beaded jewelery were so fun and interesting that I was just pulled into beading. Now of course it’s become an obsession to the delight of the Bouncing Bead
entry #2 Already on the list
August 7th, 2010 at 8:17 am
I started beading a little over a year ago. A friend of mine made all of our jewelry for her wedding and after I saw what she had made I wanted to try it. I googled bead classes and found the Bouncing Bead. I signed up for basic beading and intro to wire, both with Laura. I loved her classes and have been taking them ever since
#2 – I am signed up for the news letter
#3 – I liked you on blog
August 7th, 2010 at 8:17 am
# 3 should say – I liked you facebook