How can you combine industrial aerospace hardware and chainmaille techniques? See what one of last year’s Halstead Grant finalists creates with this fascinating combination. Meet the talented Kelly Jones of Wraptillion.
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Wraptillion: Aerospace Industrial Jewelry at its Finest!
Posted by halsteadbead on May 8, 2012
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How Halstead Bead Began
Posted by halsteadbead on November 3, 2011
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We are frequently asked how the business got started. Our story is in fact very similar to the stories of many of our customers. A hobby took root and eventually grew into a new career. The Halstead story began in about 1970 when Tom bought a strand of antique African trade beads because of his [...]
Gliteratti from the City of Brotherly Love: Layne Designs
Posted by halsteadbead on November 3, 2010
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The burgeoning Philadelphia craft scene is home to Layne Freedline of Layne Designs. Freedline’s heirloom jewelry is made with traditional bench techniques and trendy lapidary cut stones like druzy and cabochons. This black druzy piece is my favorite. It is gorgeous! Freedline is an accomplished jeweler who can boast an impressive resume of education and [...]
Sticky Sweet and Sparkling Tiffany Kunz Design
Posted by halsteadbead on October 7, 2010
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Diamonds used to be called ice. Thanks to emerging artists like Tiffany Kunz Design they may be picking up a new moniker. The clusters of glowing, earth-tone, rough diamonds that Kunz uses as her signature in the new Concord Collection are more like dripping golden honey. She even offers a suite within the collection entitled [...]
Cowboy’s Sweetheart Jewelry Wins National Award & Business Grant
Posted by halsteadbead on August 11, 2010
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Cowboy’s Sweetheart is the 2010 winner of a national competition sponsored by Halstead Bead, Inc. The Jewelry Design Business Development Grant is awarded to a new jewelry entrepreneur each year.
VOSTENAKstudios Wins National Jewelry Award & Business Grant
Posted by halsteadbead on August 4, 2009
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VOSTENAKstudios is the 2009 winner of a national competition for new American jewelry designers. The Jewelry Design Business Development Grant is awarded to a new entrepreneur each year in recognition of design talent and business acumen. COTTONWOOD, Ariz., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ — VOSTENAKstudios of Cottonwood, AZ recently won a national jewelry design award and small [...]
