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Welcome to Summer-Ray’s blog where we present lovely and quirky craft materials, share the delights of craft work, and the enchantment of being alive.

For those of you who are new to Summer-Ray, we are an online craft and wedding supplies store offering a wide array of delightful materials for handicraft and wedding decorations.

You may be wondering why we’ve combined craft materials and wedding decorations together. Well...I’ll let you in on a little secret...that is the official description of Summer-Ray but in actual fact we supply materials for every celebration and any project you can dream of! We are only limited by your imagination. So dream big, dream wild, dream quirky, dream sweet, dream sassy...and we would love to help you make it happen.

After all...this is where things get lovely :)

Friday, November 11, 2011

We're back!

And we're glad to be back!
After almost a year sabbatical for the Summer-Ray blog ~ Where Things Get Lovely ~, we're back in business! What have we been doing this past year?
Lots!

We have a Facebook page with constant updates on latest products.
We had a 2-week storewide sale to commemorate reaching 2000 fans on Facebook.
We have added many new product categories and sub-categories in Summer-Ray.com, which include:

 Sheer Printed Organza Ribbons 
Located in the main category Ribbons - Organza, these organza ribbons come in two widths, 23mm and 38mm, and look absolutely gorgeous on their own or with ribbon buckles.


Miniature Teddy Bears
These are so adorable they have a category all to themselves, Miniature Teddy Bears, ranging from 3.5cm to 8cm, they make cute baby shower decorations or wedding decorations.


Rhinestone Studded Metal Beads
Located in the main category Beads & Buttons, the Rhinestone Studded Metal Beads make
a nice addition to jewelry craft supplies.


Felt Pieces
Located in the main category Embellishments - Felt, these colourful felt pieces come in two sizes, 1mm and 3mm. Felt craft are usually child-friendly and make wonderful kids' room decorations.


 Craft Eyes & Nose
This is another new main category by itself, Craft Eyes & Nose, great for making fun craft, especially when crafting with the kids.


Glossy Pearl Rhinestones 
There are actually 3 new sub-categories of glossy pearl rhinestones. They are the 3mm Glossy Pearl Flat Back Rhinestones, the 6mm x 8mm Oval Glossy Pearl Flat Back Rhinestones and the 4mm Heart Glossy Pearl Rhinestones. These are all located in the main category Flat Back Rhinestones.


Stocking Butterfly with Glitter
Located in the main category Stocking Butterfly, they bring a breath of fairytale fantasy and romance on their wings. Butterflies are a big hit with little girls...not so little ones as well...and they make unique yet affordable wedding accessories too.


Miniature Flowers
A new main category, Miniature Flowers has three sub-categories, Miniature Foam Calla Lilies, Miniature Organza Calla Lilies and Miniature Satin Flowers. Pretty as can be, they make nice card making and scrap booking supplies.


Velvet Ribbons
These ribbons can be found in their own category, Ribbons - Velvet. Rich and plush, velvet ribbons bring royalty to mind, excellent for dress making and hair accessory supplies. Slip them through some rhinestone studded ribbon buckles for a glamorous look.


Pearl Bead Trims
Located in two main categories, Beads & Buttons and Wedding Accessories, pearl bead trims are good for decorating bouquets, center pieces, flower-girl hair accessories and fascinators.


Miniature Dolls
Located in a category of their own, just one look at these Miniature Dolls and visions of fun hair accessories, head gear and bags for little girls come to mind.


 Prism Cut Rhinestones
Located in the main category Flat Back Rhinestones, there are actually 2 new sub-categories of prism cut rhinestones, the Prism Cut Heart Flat Back Rhinestones and Prism Cut Butterfly Flat Back Rhinestones. Like their name suggests, these rhinestones are cut with prism-like qualities, catching and reflecting light beautifully.


Wooden Embellishments
Located in the main category Embellishments - Wooden. Here, you will find wedding themed, baby shower themed, Christmas themed wooden embellishments and little wooden pegs too! Excellent as scrapbooking supplies for all the three meaningful events.

Printed Grosgrain Ribbons - 9mm 
Located in the main category Ribbons - Grosgrain and under the sub-category Printed Grosgrain Ribbons, the 9mm printed grosgrain ribbons complement all the other grosgrain ribbons in store...and there are plenty! There are solid coloured ribbons and printed grosgrain ribbons in a vast variety of designs.


Rhinestone Nail Art 
Located in the main category Nail Art, these tiny flat back nail art rhinestones are a mere 1.5mm to 3mm in diameter, depending on the respective shape. Dainty and exquisite, they make a glamorous addition to nail art supplies.


Headbands - 7mm and 12mm
Our headbands come in two sizes, 7mm and 12mm wide. A definite must-have for making homemade hair accessories. They are located in the main category Headbands.


  Stitch Edge Grosgrain Ribbons
Located in the main category Ribbons - Grosgrain, the Stitch Edge Grosgrain Ribbons, like all the other grosgrain ribbons in store, are machine washable and colourfast.


 Icy rhinestones
There are three sub-categories of icy rhinestones, 8mm Icy Round Flat Back Rhinestones, 10mm Icy Heart Flat Back Rhinestones and 13mm x 10mm Icy Teddy Bear Flat Back Rhinestones. Located in the main category Flat Back Rhinestones, icy rhinestones look like they are fused together with tiny ice cubes, making them unique and exciting embellishments.


 Wrist Strap & Ribbon Sliders 
The new Wrist Strap & Ribbon Sliders main category has new sub-categories as well. There are Rhinestone Studded Alphabet Sliders, Roman Alphabet Sliders, Rhinestone Studded Number Sliders, Half-Studded Number Sliders and Other Rhinestone Studded Sliders. The alphabet and number sliders can also be found in their own main categories, i.e. Alphabets and Numbers. Ribbon sliders are also called ribbon buckles.


Doll buttons
These are so pretty and adorable, they sold out fast! We're hoping to restock them soon. They were located under Beads & Buttons of course, in their own little sub-category Doll Buttons.


Fabric Embellishment
A new main category of embellishments, Embellishments - Fabric. Here, you will find butterflies, feet, baby prams, baby bibs, teddy bears and pacifiers. Another nice set for baby shower decorations, card making and scrap booking supplies.

 
25mm Grosgrain Ribbons
Joining the 6mm, 9mm and 16mm solid coloured grosgrain ribbons, are 25mm Grosgrain Ribbons. Big and beautiful for making beautiful big bows. Located in Ribbons - Grosgrain.

 
Glass Hot Fix Rhinestones
Remember the hot fix rhinestones and hot fix rhinestuds we have in store? Well they're joined by Glass Hot Fix Rhinestones! And these are machine cut, 12 faceted rhinestones, which allows the highest light reflectivity. All located under Hot Fix.


Flat Back Rhinestones
Then there's the rest of the new flat back rhinestones in store, 6mm Flat Back Rhinestones, 8mm Flat Back  Rhinestones, 8mm Globe Cut Flat Back Rhinestones and 6mm x 8mm Oval Flat Back Rhinestones. Bringing the count of rhinestone categories to 44 under the main category Flat Back Rhinestones!



Tiny Metal Balls
Another new miniature main category, Miniature Decorative Balls. Here you will find the new sub-category Tiny Metal Balls, showcased in the picture above, and colourful Pearl Spheres.
Last but not least, is the exciting and colourful new main category, Mixed Colour Sets! A mixture of different products, the Mixed Colour Sets category houses products that are in popular demand in a mixture of colours and designs! Like the 4mm Glossy Pearl Flat Back Rhinestones - Mixed Colour in Storage Box shown below...
Mixed Colour Sets
As you can see, we have been extremely busy this pass year, and I haven't even mentioned all the new colours and designs that have been added to our other product categories.... ;-)

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