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Nautica Collection – Set Sail Blue Agate NecklaceMaterials Needed:Blue Striped Agate 6x12mm Tubes, Dyed (20)6mm Sterling Silver Plated Hematite (22)2x2mm Sterling Silver Crimps (2)4mm Sterling Silver Crimp Covers (2)Tierra Cast – Tapered Toggle Clasp Silver Plated (1)TierraCast – Large Anchor, Silver Plated (1)TierraCast – Mini North Star, Silver Plated (1)TierraCast – Earth, Silver Plated (1)Small Oval Jump Rings, Silver Plated (7)Medium Oval Jump Rings Silver Plated (3)Soft Flex, Medium, …

The Legend of the Christmas SpiderSome of our favorite, and most popular, Christmas kits are our christmas spiders but they’re also a bit puzzling. They often induce a confused face followed by the questions, “but why would you put a spider on your Christmas tree?” and “what does a spider have to do with Christmas?” Well, the Christmas spider actually originates from a really cute Eastern European (mostly from Germany & the Ukraine) folktale that explains the beginning of tinsel..Here i …

Buying Trip Treats, Part 1: Spring 2019Spring 2019 Buying Trip Treats, Part 1!Our buying team recently returned from our semiannual buying trip, and boy did we do some damage!! As always, we had tons of fun picking out amazing goodies to bring back for all of you. This year we couldn’t contain ourselves from all of the amazingness though…it was our biggest haul ever!! This means we have so many amazing new and noteworthy items in our stores right now. If you haven’t been in to our stores recentl …