Big Saving for Holiday Season 2011

Posted by admin on Nov 16, 2011 in Promotions | 0 comments

Holiday season 2011 is almost here. Thanks Giving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day followed that needs you to plan ahead time.

Here is the chance by have a look at Zacoo’s Lifestyle where you can find the integrated content in various in festivals, color ideas and fashion trends. Each topic compose core and symbol jewelry beads, related jewelry findings and supplies, inspiring jewelry and craft ideas, or step by step tutorials for your desired art piece.

For Thanksgiving and Christmas festival. There it is in Lifestyle.

*Don’t miss out our super year-end holiday discount covering 2100 more hot sale items including digital collage sheets, resin cabochons, Tibetan style charms and pendants, crystal beads and glass pearls.

*Enjoy free air shipping on any order worldwide

*Select Christmas stylish products easily and accurately.

*Get inspiration ideas from our art pieces.

Jewelry Creativity is Limitless

Posted by admin on Nov 15, 2011 in Inspiration Projects | 0 comments

Gorgeous, calmed, luxurious…Your attention would not only lie on the focal parts of antique floral settings but the intricate collage sheet little drop pendants. Even the chain for this bracelet would brighten your eyes with a stylish and complex pattern.

Sometimes, to make a brilliant art piece standing out of others is not as difficult as you thought. Even with the most common used jewelry findings,like jump rings. That needs nothing but alter your way and thought of using jump rings which would surprise you with a complete gorgeous look.

See this gorgeous piece from another different angle where you can clearly see the stylish pattern of the chain. It’s not that complex at all.

Change your mind and make your jewelry piece limited creativities.

Christmas Symbols and Their Traditional and Legend

Posted by admin on Nov 14, 2011 in Christmas | 0 comments

Christmas is the most joyous time world over, and also the most popular festival globally.

Like pumpkins, jack-o lantern and bats are icons of Halloween’s Day, turkey and harvest of fruits and corns for Thanks giving Day, Christmas holiday also has some of the interesting and enjoyable icons and symbols. Christmas star, Mistletoe, Ivy, Laurel & Rosemary, Holly, Christmas Rose, Christmas Stocking, Christmas Wreath, Christmas toys etc.. In fact, these things have become so common with the celebration of Christmas, through these symbols people come to know that Christmas has come.

While you know what are the old traditions, customs and rituals that associated with those icons? Following are some of the symbols that have been eventually attached to the Day celebrated as the birth of Jesus Christ.

  Christmas Star

   The Christmas star has traditionally been associated with the spirit of the celebration related to the birth of             Jesus Christ. The Christmas star symbolizes high hopes and high ideals.

    Mistletoe

A symbol of love, peace and goodwill, Mistletoe is an aerial parasite that has no roots of its own and lives off the     tree that it attaches itself to. It is believed that the plant had special healing powers for everything from female       infertility to poison ingestion.

   Ivy, Laurel & Rosemary

  The Christmas symbol of ivy stands for the eternal life in pagan religions, whereas Romans believed laurel was        sacred to the sun god Apollo. Rosemary was used during the Middle Ages by housewives to spread on the              floor at Christmas.

    Holly

The holly is a man’s plant and is believed to bring good luck and protection to men. It is thought that whoever          brings the first sprig of Christmas holly into the home will wear the pants that year.

Poinsettia

The poinsettia flower is small, green or yellow and situated in the middle of the bracts. The poinsettia is named after Joel R. Poinsett, who served as the USA first ambassador to Mexico, from 1825-1829.

  Glastonbury Thorn

Glastonbury Thorn, also known as “The Holy Thorn of Glastonbury”. The glastonbury thorn legend ties in          Christ’s death as well as the celebration of his birth.

  Christmas Stocking

Children all over the world continue the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings. Originally, children simply    used one of their everyday socks, but eventually special Christmas stockings were created for this purpose.

Christmas Wreath

Widely known, the customs of Christmas wreath come from the traditional celebration of the birth of Christ, which was later on combined with the harvest and winter solstice festivals in ancient Rome.

  Christmas Toys

Children anywhere in the world are excited and joyous on receiving Christmas toys as a gift. Available in      almost infinite variety of choices, Christmas toys are for every age of childhood, and there are many different    kinds for each age. (more…)

Do not Miss out A Good Collection of Owls Pendants and Charms

Posted by admin on Nov 11, 2011 in Hot Deals | 0 comments

Throughout history and across many cultures, people have regarded Owls with fascination and awe. Few other creatures have so many different and contradictory beliefs about them.

* In early Indian folklore, Owls represent wisdom and helpfulness, and have powers of prophecy.

*By the Middle Ages in Europe, the Owl had become the associate of witches and the inhabitant of dark, lonely and profane places, a foolish but feared specter.

*In the mythology of ancient Greece, Athene, the Goddess of Wisdom, honoured the night bird by making him her favourite among feathered creatures. As the symbol of Athene, the Owl was a protector, accompanying Greek armies to war, and providing ornamental inspiration for their daily lives.

*In early Rome a dead Owl nailed to the door of a house averted all evil that it supposedly had earlier caused. To hear the hoot of an Owl presaged imminent death. The deaths of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Commodus Aurelius, and Agrippa were apparently all predicted by an Owl.

*In English literature the Barn Owl had a sinister reputation probably because it was a bird of darkness, and darkness was always associated with death.

*In parts of northern England it is good luck to see an Owl.

Owls have been both feared and venerated, despised and admired, considered wise and foolish, and associated with witchcraft and medicine, the weather, birth and death.Speculation about Owls began in earliest folklore, too long ago to date, but passed down by word of mouth over generations.

As the zoological aspects of Owls were detailed through close observation, reducing the mystery surrounding these birds. With superstitions dying out in the twentieth century – in the West at least – the Owl has returned to its position as a symbol of wisdom.

Search around your staffs, you would at least find one thing that has related with owls – you video collects has lovely cartoon  figure, or your have a t-shirts printed of owls in your wardrobe, or an owl necklace, key ring, bracelet that you wear every day etc..

If not, chance is here ! A good collection of pendants, beads, charms of owl in featured design and colors are available  at Zacoo. They can be used either as a focal pendants or a  subordination to add special feels to inspiration projects.

Get Close to Zacoo:Eric

Posted by admin on Nov 9, 2011 in Zacoo Team | 0 comments

Zacoo, though involved in beads and beads supplies industry in 2005, has a vigorous post-80s team that is creative, young, professional and approachable etc..

Are you likely to find a kind of expanded “about” page that includes information on individual employees? Yeah, they are dying to meet you too!

This page is all about Eric, a website products editor sitting in front of me. Grab the best seat and get set to know about her.

Here is a little more about him, in his own words:

Introduce yourself (your name and where you grew up)

I am Zhang Qiming, you can call me Eric in English. I was born in Da Qing City, Hei Longjiang Province and I just spent my 20th birthday with my friends.

Tell us about it (the city/town you live in)

Daqing is well famous for its rich resource of oil, while it’s still the city of oil painting. It’s totally two different worlds.

Another feature I want to mention is that our town is located among beautiful lakes and rivers.

Name 3 things you never leave home without.

Mobile phone, wallet and sun glasses.

What do you do at Zacoo.com?

I love work at Zacoo where I can learn lots of knowledge of jewelry industry and improve my ability of communication with others.

Zacoo has more than 100 thousands of products with high quality and competitive price. Yes, they all sourced and purchased by me from different companies. So you know my daily work :>

What are your favorite’s products at zacoo.com?

Acrylic Beads，Crystal Beads ，Porcelain Beads，Pandora Style Beads are my favorites.

What’s your goal?

I want to be the best in purchasing goods in our industry.

Based on my daily work, I think to set up an effective electronic information system is important for our logistical department. It can greatly save labor cost and reduce the mistakes in our work. I hope one day, with this information system, we can monitor the shortages and repurchase them timely, or we could make a quotation to our customers when they make an inquire to us… Wow, the benefit is countless..

What are your interests outside the Zacoo?

I am busy on work but I will spare my time on reading novel, listening to the music and watching movies with friends.

I love Michael Jackson’s dance, Sylvester Gardenzo Stallone’s The Expendable, they make me crazy.

During my spare time, I also take some sports like play badminton and basketball. Like lots of people, my idol is Air Jordan.

Pick 3 words to describe your personal style

Energetic, honesty, trustful, kind hearted.

Eric’s Fun Facts:

*Eric loves to wear sunglasses on sunny days, rainy days, cloudy days…It makes his cool, maybe. There are two pictures below for comparison and you can judge it yourself.

*Eric is generous to his workmates and friends around him.

* Though he is charge of product sourcing, he loves hand making and will make little gifts to his friends and workmates, especially for girls. Lol…

(I am lucky that I saw he made a bracelet for a girl :>)

*Eric is losing on weight to make him more handsome and manhood.

Let’s see pictures of him…

Christmas Is Almost Here Be Sure To Plan Ahead

Posted by admin on Nov 8, 2011 in Christmas | 0 comments

Christmas is almost here! Christmas trees, Santa clause, Christmas wreath, snowflake ornaments, Christmas candy cane have been lifted to shelves of stores.

When Christmas holiday is drawing nearer and nearer, people start getting in the mood and begin making plans to decorate your surroundings for the purpose of creating a strong festival atmosphere.  To make relevant Christmas jewelry is one of the must-to-do things. Never brother too much on that task as I am going to  introduce you an easy and fast way to finish Christmas themed  jewelry projects.

Yes, that is Christmas themed resin cameos and cabochons that carved with traditional Christmas icons and colors.

These resin cameos are flat in back and can be used for anything that could be sticked on, like  mount and settings, resin cabochons, bezels, art papers etc.. In addition that, you can also make holes to use it as a focal pendents since resin products are easy to make a whole with. To know more creative and fashion ways of using resin cameo, click this blog: What Can You Do With Cameos and try the ways  by yourself.

Happy Designing&Learning:To Make A Box Chain Mail Bracelet

Posted by admin on Nov 4, 2011 in Beading Tips | 5 comments

Jump rings are basic and essential jewelry findings that are familiar with every bead jewelry makers and fans. Unlike shining beads and stylish focal pendants, they always are accessories in the whole project playing a role of connecting and jointing.

Indeed, it’s not the whole truth if you know chain mail jewelry which made all by those jump rings. Ever seen the chain mail used as armor in movies or museums?

Chainmail was first worn in the middle ages by knights as protective armor in battle. Gradually, various ornate chainmail weaves and ring patterns have come into modern use for fashion jewelry to make stylish chokers, necklaces and bracelets.

So today, collect your jump rings and follow Zacoo’s Happy Learning & Designing to make a basic chain mail weaving pattern – Box Chain Chain Mail Bracelet.

Step 1: Get prepared for the materials and tool.

–Jump rings: there is a larger variety choice for you. Use rings of gold, gold filled, sterling silver, anodized aluminum, niobium, copper or colored neoprene rings etc..

–Two pairs of chain nose pliers.

–Nails or head pins or eye pins.

–Lobster clasp

Step 2: Open jump rings and set aside for use later.

Step 3: Close two rings and link two more pairs of rings illustrated as the below picture.

Step 4: Hold the first pair and split the third pair as shown in Picture 1 and 2.

Slightly adjust your position of hands, and split the second pair of jump rings as shown in Picture 3.Then you will see a space raising up by the third pair.

Now nail through the space shown in Picture 4.
Step 5: You will get your project like that.

Step6: Slide a jump rings through the space.

Step7: Use two chain nose pliers to close it.

Step 8: Repeat the step 6 and 7 to add the second jump ring.

Step 9: Link one more pairs of jump rings and repeat

Step 10: Repeat Step 4 to make more as long as box chains.

Step 11: To end up the chain, link one jump ring of one side of the chain.

Step 12: Link one jump ring to the other side of the chain and slide in the lobster claw clasp.

Step 13: Congratulations! You have made an exquisite box chain mail bracelet.

A little big for me Get started to make your own chain mail jewelries now ! Share and email your chain mail jewelry to wyj@zacoo.com. Your art project are highly appreciate.

Featured Produces: Digital Collage Sheets of Cat

Posted by admin on Nov 3, 2011 in Hot Deals | 0 comments

Zacoo has a relatively complete product line of collage sheet products. You can find them in different themes, various shapes and measurements. In addition that, for the sake of our customers, each digital collage sheet is matched with correspondent accessories such as ring settings, antique brass sittings and mountings and glass cabochons.

So today, let me introduce digital collage sheet in cat design in this featured category.

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Unlike common products like jewelry beads and supplies, they are fast in delivery, less paid and easy in making unique project. Once you have select your desired collage sheets and complete the payment, you can directly down lode their digital version.

No shipping fee, no handing fee, no time-delaying and no kidding !!!!

For the sake of saving time, have a look at the easy  tutorial of making digital collage sheets art piece. I am sure you can get more inspirations in the last several hours with those adorable images.

Three ways of dealing with digital collage sheets:

1. Using glue-on bails and cabochons : http://www.zacoo.com/knowledge-base/techniques-glue-on-bails-pendants/

2.Using ring settings and glass cabochons:  http://www.zacoo.com/knowledge-base/techniques-glass-cabochon-pendants-tutorial/

3.Using antique brass sittings and mountings: http://www.zacoo.com/knowledge-base/Techniques-Using-Ice-Resin/

The possibilities are limited. Search the correspondent materials around you and replace some items that you are short of like glue-on bails, glass cabochons and settings.

New Arrival for November: Delicious Fruits and Vegetables for Your Jewelry Inspiration

Posted by admin on Nov 2, 2011 in New Arrivals | 0 comments

Splendorous solid colors, smooth surface, playful bug sculpture in each piece, simple decoration of lines and dot….All recall your colorful memorial of your childhood?

Yes, they are Zacoo’s new arrival for November – Delicious lampwork patterns in vegetable and fruit design. They are colorful, fun and whimsical and truly estate style and moves your jewelry and necklace from office to elegant dining.

Technically speaking, they are medium-sized pendants, about 50 millimeters that can be focal pendants for your projects. Permanent glass bail features a large hole of 6mm that easily slides through wax cord or leather cord.

The main parts of lampwork pendants are created with solid color glass. Sprinkling bright colors result in a charming and colorful delicious fruits.

The biggest character I want to mention is that each type owns six different colors that break through the common sense of people by existing a brand new look with totally different colors. Surprised to see yellow watermelons, white apples, blue corns? It’s no big deal just add new flavors and fantasy to the old and traditional !

Selected for their special and odd colors, these pendants will add new flavors to your designs.

One but not the least, now to buy vegetable and fruit style lamp works Glass Pendants, gets a wax cord necklace for free and enjoy airmail shipping for free.

Apple, lemon, cherry, strawberry, pears, pineapple, eggplant, cucumbers, tomato etc. all together twenty more kinds of daily vegetables and fruits, there is always one for your favorite.

Hurry in before they are eaten!

Size the Last Chance to Make A Halloween Featured Art Piece

Posted by admin on Oct 31, 2011 in -Happy Halloween | 0 comments

It’s just several hours to embrace the crazy Halloween sleepless night.  Are you nervous that your online shopping beads for making a special project for this day are delayed for some reasons ? Are you not satisfied on your creations that you think it’s old fashion and couldn’t attract the attentions of others?

Don’t bother too much. Size the last chance to make a featured Halloween art piece by Zac00′s various digital collage sheets.

Digital collage sheets are kinds of products that have the latest pattern and designs to fit for all kinds of art piece themes.  Some are very stylish images created by artists home and abroad in different periods, some are our visual designers unique designs.

Unlike common products like jewelry beads and supplies, they are fast in delivery, less paid and easy in making unique project. Once you have select your desired collage sheets and complete the payment, you can directly down lode the digital version for this piece.No shipping fee, no handing fee, no time-delaying and no kidding !!!!

For the sake of saving time, have a look at fast way tutorial of making digital collage sheets art piece. I am sure you can get more inspirations in the last several hours with that adorable images.

Three ways of dealing with digital collage sheets:

1. Using glue-on bails and cabochons : http://www.zacoo.com/knowledge-base/techniques-glue-on-bails-pendants/

2.Using ring settings and glass cabochons:  http://www.zacoo.com/knowledge-base/techniques-glass-cabochon-pendants-tutorial/

3.Using antique brass sittings and mountings: http://www.zacoo.com/knowledge-base/Techniques-Using-Ice-Resin/

The possibilities are limited. Search the correspondent materials around you and replace some items that you are short of like glue-on bails, glass cabochons and settings.