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1st - 15th February 2012 "Pinks, Reds, and Hearts Sale"

• 25% off the following pink, red or heart shaped items:

  • Stone Beads

  • Fresh Water Pearls

  • Faceted Stones and Cabochons

  • Heart Shaped Crystal Beads (including Swarovski and Preciosa) and pendants

  • Jewellers' Pliers (with red handles)

• 10% off the following heart shaped items:

  • Sterling Silver Heart Shaped Beads and Pendants

  • Base Metal Heart Shaped Beads and Pendants

  • Pewter Heart Shaped Beads and Pendants

16 January 2012

• We have had a new shipment of silver and gold-filled metals. Since prices for these follow the market, this has resulted in a price decrease on silver and an increase on gold-filled products.

2 January 2012

Happy New Year - we are open again after our Christmas week break and look forward to a great new year!

24 December 2011

Merry Christmas to all our favorite people - our customers who make it all happen. An especially warm greetings to Lynn Anderson of New Westminster who was the winner of our Christmas basket of tools, wire, a book and other supplies sure to please any jewelry artist

20 December 2011

It is our pleasure to announce the birth of Sylas Ash Holmgren 8 lbs 9 oz, 20.5" long at 8:24 pm last night. Our warmest congratulations to Andrea and Shane and a little brother for Ryland.

16 December 2011

EARLY ARRIVAL - we have had a major shipment arrive which we did not expect to get before the new year - it includes pyrite, Chinese turquoise (which we have been out of for several months), tumbled raw ruby, blue lace agate, fresh water pearls and much much more!

3 December 2011

Just a reminder - Capilano Rock & Gem has gift cards! New shipments are arriving daily - sterling silver wire and sheet metal, EuroTool, stone beads

16 November 2011

• More new arrivals: sterling silver wire and sheet metal, copper disks, silver findings, pewter findings

• Come check out our new shipment of antique brass findings!

• A very special thanks to those who came to see as at the Fraser Valley Bead Show held this past weekend!

• New product: Faux Bone - this material can be filed, hammered, polished, drilled, stamped, riveted, inlayed, dyed, and painted. It can look like ivory, have the patina of aged ceramic, be polished to a pure white, or, of course, look like bone.

• We have a new shipment of Bali style silver beads and base metal chains

15 June 2011

Introducing Sterling Silver and 14kt Gold-Filled Glitter Wire - this wire is available in #18, #20 and #21 thicknesses in soft and hard temper. $ 2.00 / gram (sterling) and $ 3.50 / gram (GF)

3 May 2011

• Introducing Silver Filled Wire - this wire is plated with a 5% coat of Sterling Silver over base metal and is a cost-effective way of getting sterling silver appearance at a much lower cost than sterling. It is available in the following round sizes all half-hard temper: #20, #22, #24, #26 and is priced at 80 cents per gram. (75 cents per gram on orders over 150 grams)

• Please check out our 2011 Base Metal Findings catalog - we have several new item

• Titanium wire - we have had a shipment of #20 round Titanium wire. This wire is extremely stiff and strong, hypo-allergenic, tarnish resistant and molten silver solder does not stick to it. This makes it highly useful in all sorts of applications. We have it in 20 foot rolls for $ 6.00 per roll

• We have had several new shipments in in the last two weeks. These include silver findings and chains, gold filled wire and chains, copper wire and chains, books, jewellers' tools, a new shipment of tools from Pepe including the very popular Jump Ringer, stone beads, fresh water pearls and much, much more!