Metal Designz News by Shelley on May 13th, 2012 9:45PM
Happy Mother's Day to all you moms! We had a great day! Weather was lovely here in sunny Saskatoon!
Next Weekend is the Victoria Day Long weekend. We are spending the weekend with our family, and have decided our staff should do the same. We will be CLOSED May 19-21, Sat-Mon.
FRASER VALLEY BEAD SHOW -- DEBUTING IN CALGARY JUNE 1-3rd Joe and I are teaching a bunch of classes - so if you are local to Calgary, please check out our classes and come learn something new! http://fraservalleybeadshow.ca/
If you haven't been by the store lately -- You really need to stop in and see what is new! We did a huge reorganize and have a bunch of new stuff in stock!
If you are on facebook - check us out - New photos, projects, ideas-- lots going on there! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metal-Designz/116588745052 Thanks!!
by Shelley on May 1st, 2012 9:45PM We are happy to be home from the Creativ Festival in Toronto. It was a great weekend! We sure enjoyed meeting so many new customers!
Whats New at Metal Designz? We welcome Danielle for a 4 week work education program. She will be helping us bag rings and kits for the Calgary Fraser Valley Bead Show June 1-3! MAY CLASSES!!! Join us Saturday for Acid Etching -- Or May 10th - For our SPECIAL wire wrapping class with Guest teach Tammy from Mariposa Bead Company in Barrie Ontario! There are a FEW spaces left! MOTHERS DAY is days away -- so if you want to find your Mom something fantastic -- Come check out the new Tree of Life Pendant -- You can special request Swarovski crystals - so you can make a family tree with the appropriate birth stones. They are so Beautiful!
We are moving the store around in the next few days so come and see what is new!
by Shelley on April 23rd, 2012 9:45AM
It's another getting ready for a show week! Busy busy around here. Packing kits, jump rings, and other goodies to introduce to the Crafters at Creativ Festival in Toronto this Friday and Saturday - April 27-28.
Please come say hi to Joseph and I, and to our friend Tammy at Mariposa Bead Company who is coming to help out too! We are looking forward to an awesome weekend!! If you have any chainmail questions, please bring them to our booth and we can help!
May Calendar is now ready and online - One change that has been made is to cancel the class on the May long weekend. We will be taking that weekend off to go to Calgary to meet our new baby niece! Thanks!
Shelley and the Crew.
by Shelley on April 13th, 2012 11:45AM HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH!!
We have just finished adding our newest kit - Caged Crystals! It's a very easy pattern that captures crystals or pearls! It also comes in two sizes -- one for 6mm beads and one for 8mm beads! You can find it under our project kits! Anodized Aluminum is being added to our store and website in more sizes
and colours. We are having some issues with Enameled Copper Colours --
Beadalon has destroyed the Old Artistic Wire line, and we no longer can
get wire from them that doesn't peel --
but our new supplier can't make the nice colours that Artistic wire used
to have... sniff sniff... So we are supplementing the colour options
with AA for now... More sizes and colours to be added in the coming
weeks!
by Shelley on April 6th, 2012 7:45 PM EASTER LONG WEEKEND -- We are OPEN tomorrow Saturday the 7th regular hours -- We will be closed on Sunday and Monday. Please enjoy this weekend with all your families as we plan to do the same!
We are hoping to have a few new kits ready to share with you this week! Please join us on facebook - We'll be posting photos of those new weaves on our facebook page first!! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metal-Designz/116588745052
by Shelley on April 2nd, 2012 8:22 PM SQUARE WIRE RINGS ON SALE NOW!! These are our newest product, and sold
really well at our bead shows! Stainless Steel, Bronze, Copper and Enameled Copper Square Wire rings are 20% off from not until the 15th or
so!! The stainless aren't on the website right now, but we'll add them
in the morning! USE THE CODE "SQUARE" on checkout to sale 20% on the
square wire rings!!
by Shelley on March 30th, 2012 6:52 PM NEW STORE HOURS -- We are trying something new for the Month of April -- We are closing the store Sunday and Monday. We will be open Tuesday - Saturday, and open late Thursday (except for the 26th as Joe and I will be in Toronto) The reason behind this change, is Joe and I have been working 6-7 days a week consistently since we opened the store more than a year ago. It's hard not to get a weekend off to do laundry, house keeping and some play time with our little ones! We've noticed that plenty of our neighbours on Broadway do this as well. It ensures all their full time staff get a two day weekend, and can be fresh to help customers the rest of the week! We will try this out for the Month of April, and reassess the situation before making a plan for May! Thanks for your continued support!
If you haven't checked out our new Sterling Findings -- PLEASE DO! They are stunning and we'll be adding more items all weekend! It's a huge job!! Shelley & Joseph
by Shelley on March 26th, 2012 11:52 PM Home From the Bead Shows! We had an excellent weekend at the Fraser Valley Bead Show in Coquitlam! A special Thanks to our Friends Pam and Denise for their help at the Booth! Shelley taught and took a class, and had a great time! Thanks to Barrie for hosting yet another fun weekend! WE CAN'T WAIT Until June 1-3 2012 for the FRASER VALLEY CALGARY SHOW!!!!
We are going to post a new sale tomorrow -- so if you would like to make a suggestion... Check out our facebook page!! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metal-Designz/116588745052
by Shelley on March 14th, 2012 2:52 PM Facebook Sale for Bright Aluminum ends today!!
IF YOU ARE LOCAL TO TORONTO - Please join us at the Toronto Bead Oasis Show this weekend at the Metro Convention Center - Rm 105 downstairs. There will be FREE Demo's as the show isn't doing classes. Hope to see you there!
The store will be open regular hours while we are away, so come on in and see Dana!
We are closed on Thursday Evening this and next week due to the bead show traveling. Thursday March 29th we are doing the Viking Knit Class - so be sure to sign up!
Thanks!
by Shelley on March 5th, 2012 9:22 AM We are busily getting ready for our MARCH BEAD SHOWS!! We will be traveling to Toronto to the Oasis Bead Show at the Metro Convention Center on March 16-18th. This show didn't run classes this time, but we will be helping with the Demo booth - so if you have any chain mail questions or problems -- BRING THEM TO THE SHOW!! Joe and I will both be there to help! We also travel to VANCOUVER for our very FAVORITE bead show - Fraser Valley Bead Show. I will be teaching several classes - Both chain mail and metal working, so check out the Fraser Valley website and sign up today. The spring show is held in Coquitlam, and is March 23-25th.
We have plenty of fun new items being added to the website all the time -- Twisted rings are one item we are trying to add this week -- We only have a couple colours ready, but we want them to be available, and also so we can keep cutting more!
FACEBOOK SALE just started today -- Get 20% off Bright Aluminum rings -- you must go to our facebook page to get the sale code!!
by Shelley on Feb 21st, 2012 10:22 PM Our Stainless Sale ends on THURSDAY!! So order NOW -- here is the link to get the code to get the deal! Stainless has been a hugely requested sale item, so get them while you can!! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metal-Designz/116588745052
BUBBLES KITS ARE NOW ONLINE!! We are offering both bracelet and necklace kits in Stainless, Bright Aluminum and Copper -- You can find the new kits here! http://www.metaldesignz.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=bubbles
We are having some problems with the shipping options on the website. It's not reading the info properly from Canada Post or Fedex, so we will contact you if the amount you were charged was too little or too much! Thanks for your patience while we work this out! Shelley _________________________________________________________ by Shelley on Feb 18th, 2012 8:42 PM We hope you have added us on facebook as we just posted our first facebook sale!! 10% OFF all Stainless Steel Jump rings! From now until Mid- next week! This is one of the first times we've put steel on sale -- so get while it lasts!!! To see the code to enter at checkout to get the sale -- you must like us here ... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metal-Designz/116588745052 Have you added us on Facebook yet?! by Shelley on Feb 12th, 2012 12:42 PM If you are on facebook - make sure you like our Metal Designz page! We often post daily updates about stock items, what's new, what classes are coming up, and photos of new items!! We are going to be adding some one and two day sales -- but the code will only be found on our facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Metal-Designz/116588745052 Join us!! ____________________________________________
NEW SQUARE RINGS AND KITS TOO! by Shelley on Feb 7th, 2012 10:42 PM We have just added the BRONZE SQUARE WIRE Rings to the website -- WOW!! Are they ever pretty! We are busily making samples and they will be posted with the ring sizes as a reference for you!
______________________________________________ First Sale on the New Website! by Shelley on January 31, 2012 10:42 PM
This new site doesn't let us mark things on sale as easily as the old site did -- But they let me create a COUPON CODE!! So if you order any BRIGHT ALUMINUM for the next WEEK -- Use the code 20%off and it will take 20% off all Bright aluminum rings when you check out!! Enjoy the savings while we test the new features of the website!!
You won't get the sale if you don't enter the code!! So ENTER IT! Happy SAVING!
NEW WEBSITE UPDATES -- by Shelley on January 30, 2012 10:59 PM
It looks like we are getting some of the kinks out. The old website is currently visible under metaldesignzstore.com, but we are doing our best to get everything transferred and the old site deleted ASAP!
NEW ITEM!! We have just added WHITE Enameled Copper in the 20 gauge sizes... They are VERY white - but the coating is unlike the normal enameled copper -- it's more rubbery, and seems very strong. Unfortunately, there are coating burrs on the cut spots... they do not come off when tumbled, but as you close the rings, they don't seem to be as noticeable. I will post photos! Thanks Shelley and the Crew
If you are seeing this you are at the NEW AND IMPROVED Metal Designz website and online store! YOU WILL NEED TO CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT!! I AM SO SORRY, BUT THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM, SO WE CANNOT BRING YOUR ACCOUNT INFO FROM THE OLD SITE!
Please let us know if you have any problems.... I am sure there might be a few kinks to work out as we go, but we hope the new site is easier for you all to use! We have a LOT more items to add, and it will be a constant job for a few months, but eventually we hope this site works better! We hope to add ALL our store items!
We are busily working on the new website! It should be up and
running within a couple weeks we hope! If you are having issues placing
an order, please email us at sales@metaldesignz.com
We are busily working on the orders that piled up over the break. Thanks for your support!
We have the best customers!
I hope everyone has a happy, healthy Holiday with your friends and family no matter what you are celebrating!
We will be closed from Christmas Day - January 3rd. Please send in
your orders as they will be held in priority sequence from the date
ordered. We will likely be coming in over the break to process orders.
I will likely be entering and printing, and we will ship then as we
can. Our Staff will be on holidays until the new year.
If you are in town visiting, and would like to visit the store -- Please
feel free to email -- We might be able to make arrangements to meet you
at the shop so you can look around!
We've hit that time of the year when it's getting more
unlikely that a package will make it to the USA or Overseas before
Christmas. Please choose fedex ground from now until Dec 14th - then
you'll have to go with the FedEx Express options which are significantly
more expensive. Shipping within Canada has more flexibility with
Xpress Post - so no worries there, but letter mail is getting risky
within Canada too!
We are feeling Festive so thought we'd throw a little Christmas Cheer
out to all our wonderful customers --- 10% off Enameled Copper for ONE
WEEK -- Today until Thursday the 15th!! Enjoy!
We have some new items that we are trying to unpack and get on the
shelves ... including Rotary Tumblers, and new riveting findings. We
are hoping to get going on a new website as well, which means we'll be
able to add all these items for our online shoppers as well!
We hope you are all ready for the holidays!
We will be closed for the most part from Dec 25 - Jan 3rd. We may
open at some point, but if you are planning to come to shop, call first
306-343-1892, or send us an email!
We can let you know if we will be open or not!
