What's New at Bead3: Czech Glass Beads, Gemstones & DIY Jewelry Kits

Posted by Rod Connors on 5th Nov 2026

What's New at Bead3: Czech Glass Beads, Gemstones & DIY Jewelry Kits

Discover what's new at Bead3! Explore colorful Czech glass beads, 8mm semiprecious gemstone rounds, creative DIY jewelry-making kits, and new beading videos. Whether you love bead weaving or stringing gemstone jewelry, we hope these fresh ideas inspire your next project.

Fairy Dreams DIY Beaded Bracelet Making Kit

Fairy Dreams DIY bracelet kit with fluorite gemstone beads and Czech glass flowers

Create a little enchanted garden to wear on your wrist with our Fairy Dreams DIY Beaded Bracelet Making Kit! Fluorite semiprecious gemstone beads, Czech glass flowers, sparkling purple crystals, and ornate gold-tone accents combine in a design full of color and fairy-tale charm. Soft purples, blues, and greens pair with dangling flowers in violet, aqua, teal, and amber. The kit includes illustrated step-by-step instructions.

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Explore New Czech Glass SuperDuo Bead Colors

Assorted Czech glass SuperDuo two-hole beads in colorful finishes

Explore our selection of approximately 200 colors of Czech glass SuperDuo beads! These popular two-hole beads are favorites for bead weaving, detailed bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. Choose from solid colors, metallic effects, Picasso finishes, and shimmering rainbow combinations. Find shades to complement your next beading pattern or inspire a new one. Explore Our Czech Glass Bead Collection 

Additional Czech glass SuperDuo bead colors and finishes

8mm Round Semiprecious Gemstone Beads

Assortment of 8mm round semiprecious gemstone beads for jewelry making

Discover more than 120 gemstone materials in our 8mm round semiprecious gemstone bead selection. From familiar favorites to unusual stones, these versatile rounds offer beautiful natural colors, markings, and textures. They work especially well for gemstone bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rosaries, and personalized jewelry designs.

Browse New Gemstone Beads and Supplies

Watch Bead3 Jewelry-Making Videos on YouTube

Bead3 YouTube videos featuring gemstone beads, Czech glass beads and jewelry making kits

We have been adding videos featuring semiprecious gemstone beads, Czech glass beads, DIY jewelry-making kits, product demonstrations, and beading tips. Our videos offer a closer look at bead colors, sparkle, and details before you choose supplies for your next project. We would love for you to watch, subscribe, and share a favorite video with a beading friend!

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Beautiful Czech Glass Petal Beads and Specialty Shapes

Colorful Czech glass petal beads and specialty beads for handmade jewelry

Our Czech glass bead collection includes decorative petals and flowers, fire-polished beads, SuperDuos, Rizos, and many other specialty shapes. Bead3 imports Czech glass beads, including beads from the Jablonec glassmaking region. Combine these distinctive colors and finishes in bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rosaries, and beadwoven designs.

Explore Czech Glass Beads

New Metallic Colors of Czech Glass Rizo Beads

Czech glass Rizo rice-shaped beads in metallic colors and finishes

Calling all Rizo bead lovers! Our collection includes over 110 colors of Czech glass Rizo beads, with beautiful metallics, rainbow finishes, pastels, and vivid shades. These small rice-shaped beads add movement and texture to bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and beadwoven designs. Each 7.5-gram package contains approximately 112 beads.

Browse Czech Glass Beads Including Rizos

DIY Jewelry-Making Kits with Illustrated Instructions

Bead3 DIY beaded jewelry making kits for bracelets earrings necklaces and rosaries

Our DIY jewelry-making kits are designed by jewelry artist Kim Connors in Andersonville, Tennessee. Each kit includes beads, supplies, and illustrated step-by-step instructions to help you create your own jewelry. Explore bracelets, earrings, necklaces, ornaments, and rosary-making projects using semiprecious gemstones, glass crystals, and metal findings. Basic jewelry-making tools are needed separately. These projects are fun to make on your own or share with friends and family.

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Thank You for Supporting Bead3

Hi Beading Friends! After more than 22 years of serving jewelry makers online, we are grateful for every visit and recommendation. If you have a beading blog, jewelry-making channel, or a favorite beading community, sharing a Bead3 product or a helpful article from our Bead3 Blog can help fellow makers discover our shop. Thank you for being part of our beading community!