Where to buy 3mm Czech Round Druk Beads

If you're going to make our "Lizbeth Band" pattern, you're going to need some 3mm round beads. As you probably know, the 3mm ones aren't as readily available as the 4mm ones. It was even harder to find them in 3mm when I first started beading a few years ago but more and more shops are starting to carry them. Besides searching for the word "druks", also try searching for "smooth round" or "pressed round" beads. You might also try searching for Czech glass pearls and Czech melon beads.

Paloma's Path Bracelet

It's a mystery to me why bead sites and local shops don't sell more 3mm beads. I counted at least 24 of Deb Roberti's patterns that call for that size and those are just the patterns of hers that I have. That alone should prompt the bead suppliers to stock up on 3mm druks and pearls since Deb's are the most popular beading patterns in the entire world.

Quick SuperDuo Bracelet

I'm including quite a few examples in this post of bracelets and earrings that are made with 3mm druks or pearls.

SuperDuo Rosette Bracelet

All of the shops below have druks in the 3mm size:

Ankes-Perlenstube (Germany)

I didn't see any druks here but they do have 3mm melon beads.

Artbeads

Aura Crystals

I've been buying beads from Aura Crystals almost as long as I've been beading. However, it is only in the past couple of years that they've started carrying the 3mm size. They have a nice selection but it seems to be gradually dwindling.
 
Bead Buddies

No druks but they have a lot of 3mm glass pearls

Bead House (Netherlands)

BeadsParade Etsy

ArteBellaSurplus Etsy

Arte Bella Surplus has them in six colors

Bead Haven

Bead Passion Studio

Beads Gone Wild

No druks that I could find but they do have 3mm Czech pearls

Beads Mine (Italy)

Bello Modo

CJ Beaders UK

They have a few colors

Crystals and Ice Bead Shop (UK)

CzechBeadsExclusive Etsy

Di Marca Online (France)

DrBead Etsy

EarthTreasuresGems Etsy

Eureka Crystal Beads
 
Fire Mountain Gems & Beads

Fofinhas Perlenstuebchen (Germany)

Fusion Beads

They have 3mm druks, melon beads and Fiesta pearls
 
Gyöngysziget (Hungary)

Highly Strung Beads (UK)

No druks but they have a nice selection of 3mm glass pearls

Hobby Lobby

I haven't searched their website but they do sell 3mm metal beads in the store and they're often 50% off.

JellyBeads (Australia)

Small assortment

Jill Wiseman Designs

Lima Beads

Odyssey Cache

Odyssey Cache Etsy

Old Bicycle Shop (UK)

Over the Rainbow (Australia)

They have a few 3mm glass pearls

Perles & Co (UK)

Potomac Beads

Queen City Bead Etsy

Red Panda

Robin's Beads (UK)

ScaraBeads (Czech Republic)

ScaraBeads Etsy (Czech Republic)
 
Shipwreck Beads

They have some 3mm druks and 3mm Preciosa pearls

Simply Beads USA

Druks and 3mm glass pearls

Spoilt Rotten Beads (UK)

A small assortment of 3mm druks and pearls

SupplyEmporium Etsy

The Bead Obsession

Just a few colors in 3mm

Arulla Earrings

Princess Earrings

Petites Fleurs Earrings

   
Lovely Lace Bracelet

Sophia Bracelet

Eclipse Bracelet

Quick SuperDuo Bracelet

Starflower Bracelet

SuperDuo Rosette Bracelet

Lizbeth Band

 

Lizbeth Band & Petites Fleurs Earrings Set - Ivory & Gold

LIZBETH BAND

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• SuperDuo beads "Pastel Light Cream/Off White"
• 3mm pearls "Off White" (Chinese)

I made one last "Lizbeth Band" colorway and I had three earring patterns to choose from to go with it. All three called for beads similar to those in the bracelet. All three designs are very pretty but in the end I went with Deborah Roberti's "Petites Fleurs Earrings". Although I like the other two designs, both patterns had issues that would need to be addressed before I'd be happy with them. They also both called for 4mm pearls instead of 3mm like in the bracelet. Deb's earrings call for 3mm round beads and as with all of Deb's patterns they came out neat and were easily made. You can buy her pattern, which also comes with a bracelet pattern, HERE on Etsy or HERE at Around the Beading Table.

PETITES FLEURS EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• SuperDuo beads "Pastel Light Cream/Off White"
• 3mm pearls "Off White" (Chinese)

I did make sample earrings with the other two patterns and I thought you might like to see how they turned out. Both are free patterns.

TWIN FLORET EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• SuperDuo beads "Pastel Light Cream/Off White"
• 4mm pearls "Off White" (Chinese)

You'll find the free "Twin Floret Earrings" pattern HERE at BeadDiagrams.com. My first sample came out kind of wonky because I probably made a mistake at some point but it was my first time trying the pattern. The second one with the earring wire on it came out nice. I used black thread to make my sample earrings but I used gold KO brand thread to make the bracelet and the "Petites Fleurs" earrings so that the thread wouldn't show. I didn't want to use white FireLine because I hate how white thread shows so horribly between the beads. The gold thread is completely invisible because it matches the seed beads that I used.

LACE PEARL EARRINGS

• 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Gold" (4202)
• SuperDuo beads "Pastel Light Cream/Off White"
• 4mm pearls "Off White" (Chinese)

I found the free "Lace Pearl Earrings" pattern HERE on the UnMondoSuper blog. The blog is in Italian and you need to click just below the earring photo where it says "Qui il tutorial FREE". The link will take you to the PDF file on her Google drive. The earrings that I made with her pattern came out very pretty but there is a mistake in the pattern and I had to figure out a way to fix it. The pattern doesn't show when to add the three SuperDuos at the bottom point of the earring. Well, it does show when to add the last one in the center at the very bottom but not the other two of the trio. I later worked out that they should be added when you weave back around the earring in Step 4.

UPDATE 7/16/18: Rosina has posted an updated version of her "Lace Pearl Earrings" HERE. I haven't looked at it yet but she says that it now has full instructions and new diagrams.

Go to THIS post to download the free "Lizbeth Band" pattern. 

 

Lizbeth Band & Bethany Earrings Set - Celery, Copper & Pewter

LIZBETH BAND

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
• SuperDuo beads "Bronze Copper" (Hobby Lobby)
• 3x4mm rondelles "Celery Green AB" (Chinese)

I made this bracelet to go with this top:

Once again, I used my "Bethany Earrings" pattern to make some matching earrings to go with this outfit. They don't make SuperDuos in this shade of green so I used pewter and copper. That's fine because they will go with more outfits without the green.

BETHANY EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
• SuperDuo beads "Bronze Copper" (Hobby Lobby)
• SuperDuo beads "Jet Silver Pastel/Paste"

Go to THIS post to download the free "Lizbeth Band" pattern. Download my free "Bethany Earrings" pattern from THIS post.

 

Bracelet of the Day: Lizbeth - Blue & Ginger

 

LIZBETH BAND

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
• SuperDuo beads "Opaque Light Blue Picasso"
• 3mm druks "Pacifica Ginger"

Go to THIS post to download the free "Lizbeth Band" pattern.

 

Lizbeth Band & Bethany Earrings Set - Turquoise, Gold & Pewter

LIZBETH BAND

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
• SuperDuo beads "Turquoise Green Picasso"
• 3mm druks "Aztec Gold"

I wanted to make some earrings to go with this bracelet and the "Bethany Earrings" go so well with a lot of bracelet designs. I like that they have two SuperDuo colors and I was able to match up all three colors that are in the bracelet.

BETHANY EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
• SuperDuo beads "Bronze Pale Gold aka Gold Matte"
• SuperDuo beads "Turquoise Green Picasso"

Go to THIS post to download the free "Lizbeth Band" pattern. Download my free "Bethany Earrings" pattern from THIS post.