Custom-Designed and Limited Edition Beaded Accessories for Home and Office...You Choose the Bead Style and Color. Miriam Does the Rest!
Just Like Your Personal Signature, Miriam's Beaded Accessories can be custom-designed to suit your personal preferences and fashion styles--Or you can choose from Miriam's Limited Edition Desk Art Collections.
Beadable products currently available are Refillable Ballpoint Pens, Gold and Silver-Plated Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses, and Silver-Plated Vanity Mirrors. Miriam will endeavor to provide you with a one-of-a-kind custom design! For Limited Editions, using your choices for the focal beads, Miriam will design and handcraft your products using a variety of complementing beading materials, including natural wood and ox horn, ceramic, glass, clear faceted sparkling acrylic and plastic, opaque acrylic and plastic, gold and silver plated beads, and metal-coated (metalized) plastic. You can order products separately or as a matched set. For individual items, once you choose a focal bead and style, some complementing and accent beads may be modified from the photos in order to provide you with a unique product. For product sets, all items will be carefully matched.
Here’s how it works:
Step One—Choose a Product and a Focal Bead color.
Step Two—Think about STYLE from the four style groups described by Miriam. Examples of typical styles are shown in the Limited Edition Desk Art Collections shown on this page. Choose a style in the drop-down menu, and Miriam will design a unique product(s) just for you.
Step Three is Miriam's job! Miriam looks at your product and color selections and goes to work.
- "How nice of you to go to so much effort to personalize the gift for me! Breath of fresh air to have this type of custom service with on-line shopping… My friend LOVED the set!" [Green Elegance Silver-Plated Letter Opener & Pen Set] SZK, Massachusetts
- "The desk set is utterly divine! Mum is going to love it! Pure indulgence and immediate practicality. A match made in heaven!! Thank you SO much for your beautiful work!" [Elegance Red 3-piece Desk Set] LS, Australia
- "My mother LOVED the purple letter opener! She just adores it. It is so nice to see someone out there who cares and shows enthusiasm for their product and their customer! Thank you so much!" [Playful Silver-Plated Lavender-Purple Letter Opener] SS, Michigan
- "Our friend loved it! She compared it to having a magic wand and kept exclaiming about how beautiful it is... Well done!" [Custom-Designed Elegant Green Beaded Pen] ANB, Illinois
Beadable products currently available are Refillable Ballpoint Pens, Gold and Silver-Plated Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses, and Silver-Plated Vanity Mirrors. Miriam will endeavor to provide you with a one-of-a-kind custom design! For Limited Editions, using your choices for the focal beads, Miriam will design and handcraft your products using a variety of complementing beading materials, including natural wood and ox horn, ceramic, glass, clear faceted sparkling acrylic and plastic, opaque acrylic and plastic, gold and silver plated beads, and metal-coated (metalized) plastic. You can order products separately or as a matched set. For individual items, once you choose a focal bead and style, some complementing and accent beads may be modified from the photos in order to provide you with a unique product. For product sets, all items will be carefully matched.
Here’s how it works:
Step One—Choose a Product and a Focal Bead color.
- You can order custom-designed individual items, or build your own custom-designed set of multiple products. For sets, Miriam will create a matching design for each of the set components. For individual items, some complementing and accent beads may be modified order to provide you with a unique product. For product sets, all pieces will be perfectly matched.
- Do you want a Pen? What color Pen? Focal Beads will match the color of your pen. Your style choices will be in drop-down menus. Will your Pen be part of a set? If "yes," Miriam will match your beaded design.
- Want a Letter Opener or a Magnifying Glass? Gold or Silver-plated? What color focal bead? Your style choices will be in drop-down menus. Will your Letter Opener or Magnifying Glass be part of a set? If "yes," Miriam will match your beaded design.
- Maybe you would like a Vanity Mirror? (Silver-Plated only.) Your focal bead choices will be in a drop-down menu. Will your Vanity Mirror be part of your set? If "yes," Miriam will match your beaded design.
Step Two—Think about STYLE from the four style groups described by Miriam. Examples of typical styles are shown in the Limited Edition Desk Art Collections shown on this page. Choose a style in the drop-down menu, and Miriam will design a unique product(s) just for you.
- Intrepid and Enterprise are gallant and confident. A bolder look for men or women. Beads include natural Soapstone, carved wood, and opaque faceted and smooth acrylic.
- Elegance is luxurious and romantic with faceted beads that sparkle.
- Provincial is like a day in the country. Not too fancy, not too bold, and includes a variety of bead materials and patterns.
- Whimsical is playful with beads in wonderful patterns and colors.
Step Three is Miriam's job! Miriam looks at your product and color selections and goes to work.
- Miriam designs the product around the Style and Focal Bead color you have chosen.
- She adds complementary and accent beads, and then sends the product to you in a gift box—ready for you to enjoy or to give as a gift.
- While sample products are used for the photographs, unless you choose products as part of a "set," Miriam endeavors to make each item unique. Even when the same or similar beads are used, she will arrange them in a different design or use different accent beads.
- When you are ordering, please be sure to let Miriam know in the text boxes or drop-down menus provided when you are your product will be part of a set, and she will match the beading styles. Otherwise the beaded design may vary as Miriam always endeavors to make each item unique.For custom designs, she will email you a photo of the design for approval.
Whether you choose a single product, or a matched set of products from Miriam's Limited Edition Desk Art Collection, you will own a unique, beautiful and useful keepsake.
- "Just wanted to thank you again for all your help expediting the beautiful desk set. My friend loved it! She thought it was absolutely fabulously special." [Topaz Elegance Desk Set includes a Pen, Letter Opener and Magnifying Glass] AS, New Jersey
Custom-Design Beaded Pens, Letter Openers, Magnifying Glasses and Vanity Mirrors
- “What a delight to open each item. Everything was so carefully and lovingly wrapped, and getting all your notes and little cards with tips and information is very helpful.The red set is lovely and am thrilled…you captured the ethereal, celestial idea so well …Do so appreciate your artistry and your attention to every detail.” [Custom-Designed Elegant Red Pen and Bookmark Set] ANB, Illinois
- “The package arrived today, it is beautiful and what a wonderful presentation!!! Thank you ever so much.” [Playful Teal Letter Opener] MF, Maine
Limited Edition Desk Art Sets-
All designs available as sets or individual items
INTREPID AND ENTERPRISE ARE POWERFUL AND CONFIDENT — Looking for a BOLDER look for men or women? Then you will like these Limited Editions. Focal beads for Intrepid are Hand-Carved Soapstone and Wood, complimented with black acrylic, wood, and/or genuine carved or smooth ox horn beads. Focal beads for Enterprise may be a combination of Hand-Carved Wood, Black and/or Honey-Amber Acrylic. Once you choose a pen color, Miriam will provide a unique product just for you. Because the natural colors of Soapstone vary, even the same shaped stones are unique. That's the beauty of natural gemstones! Gold or Silver-Plated beads, metalized* gold or silver acrylic and other acrylic or glass beads are also used to complement the focal beads. (*Metalized beads are gold or silver-coated acrylic and plastic.) The metal pen colors for Intrepid and Enterprise are black, brown, copper-bronze, gunmetal gray, and gold and silver. These are the pen colors that go best with the natural colors of soapstone, which vary from cream to various shades of brown and terra cotta - as well as the hand-carved wood and the black and amber acrylic beads. The drop-down menus provide the pen color options. All Intrepid and Enterprise products are available as a Pens, Gold or Silver-Plated Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses. Silver-Plated Vanity Mirrors are also available. All products may be ordered individually or as a matched set. For product-designed sets, all pieces will be perfectly matched. For individual products, complementing and accent beads may be modified in order to provide you with unique products.
The Bold Look of INTREPID is available on Silver or Gold-Plated Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses. Are you matching a Letter Opener or Magnifying Glass with an Intrepid Pen? Just let us know in the drop-down menu below, and Miriam will match the of the beads on your Pen. An example of a ready-made set is shown in the photos, as well as photos showing a small sample of Miriam's Collections of Soapstone and Hand-Carved Wood. If you are purchasing a Letter Opener and Magnifying Glass set, she will match the beads.Just like the pens, your product will be designed with Focal Beads of beautifully carved Soapstone and Hand-Carved Wood from India. The focal stones will be complemented with opaque black acrylic, wood, and/or genuine carved or smooth ox horn. Metalized gold or silver beads are also used as accents. Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses are $75 each.
ENTERPRISE is the newest Limited Edition Desk Set in Miriam’s Desk Art Collection. Buy a Pen, or purchase the Limited Edition Desk Art Set, that includes a Pen, and a Silver or Gold-Plated Letter Opener & Magnifying Glass. The Letter Opener, Magnifying Glass, and Vanity Mirror are also available separately. For individual products, after you choose a focal bead, Miriam will add the complementary beads from her collection of acrylic and glass beads. Accent beads will include opaque acrylic, beautiful glass, gold or silver-plated, and gold or silver *metalized beads, carefully selected by Miriam depending on the focal bead you choose. (*Metalized beads are gold or silver-coated acrylic and plastic.) Sample photos are taken from Miriam's Ready-Made Collection. For product designed sets, all pieces will be perfectly matched. For individual products, complementing and accent beads may be modified in order to provide you with a unique product.
ELEGANCE IS LUXURIOUS AND ROMANTIC WITH FACETED BEADS THAT SPARKLE ~ The Elegance Faceted Acrylic Focal Beads are not gemstones, but the colors are inspired by glittering precious jewels: Sapphire Light and Dark Blue, Tourmaline Pink, Ruby Red, Amber in Light and Dark Orange, and Emerald in Light and Dark Green. Complementing colors will be used to design your unique product. Products available are Pens, Gold or Silver-Plated Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses, and Silver-Plated Vanity Mirrors.The drop-down menus provide the pen and focal bead color options. For Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses, you can choose Silver-Plated or Gold-Plated. Vanity Mirrors are Silver-Plated. All products may be ordered individually or as a matched set. For individual products, after you choose a focal bead, Miriam will add the complementing beads from her collection of acrylic and glass beads. Accent beads will include opaque acrylic, beautiful glass, gold or silver-plated, and gold or silver *metalized beads, carefully selected by Miriam depending on the focal bead you choose. (*Metalized beads are gold or silver-coated acrylic and plastic.) Sample photos are taken from Miriam's Ready-Made Collection. For product designed sets, all pieces will be perfectly matched. For individual products, complementing and accent beads may be modified in order to provide you with a unique product.
PROVINCIAL IS LIKE A DAY IN THE COUNTRY ~ Provincial designs and focal beads are not too fancy, not too bold, and include a variety of beads. Products are available as Pens, Gold or Silver-Plated Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses. Silver-Plated Vanity Mirrors are also available.The drop-down menus provide the focal bead color options. All products may be ordered individually or as a matched set. Miriam always endeavors to make each individual product unique. For product sets, all pieces will be perfectly matched. After you choose a focal bead color, Miriam will add the complementary beads from her collection of ceramic, glass, wood, and opaque and faceted acrylic beads to design and bead a product that has Country Charm. Accent beads will include opaque acrylic, gold or silver-plated, and gold or silver *metalized beads, depending on the focal bead you choose. (*Metalized beads are gold or silver-coated acrylic and plastic.) Sample photos are taken from Miriam's Ready-Made Collection.
The delight of sipping on a cold Lemonade or Limeade, or dipping into a smooth Orange or Strawberry Sorbet on a hot day, may remind you of summer trips to the mountains or the beach. Miriam’s new Summer Days Limited Edition Provincial Desk Art Collection brings back those memories, even during the coldest days of winter...
WHIMSICAL IS PLAYFUL WITH BEADS AND PENS IN A COLORFUL VARIETY ~ Whimsical designs are playful, colorful, and creative. Whimsical products are available as Pens, Gold or Silver-Plated Letter Openers and Magnifying Glasses. Silver-Plated Vanity Mirrors are also available.The drop-down menus provide the focal bead color options. All products may be ordered individually or as a matched set. After you choose a focal bead color, Miriam will add the complementary beads from her collection of ceramic, glass, wood, and opaque and faceted acrylic beads - and design and bead a product that is unique, imaginative, and artistic. Accent beads will include opaque acrylic, gold or silver-plated, and gold or silver *metalized beads, depending on the focal bead you choose. (*Metalized beads are gold or silver-coated acrylic and plastic.) For product designed sets, all pieces will be perfectly matched. For individual products, complementing and accent beads may be modified in order to provide you with a unique product. Sample photos are taken from Miriam's Ready-Made Collection.
The Whimsical Limited Edition LOLLIPOPS COLLECTION brings back happy childhood memorial of the corner candy store, colorful parades, and July 4th fireworks... Lollipop Focal beads are available in Rock Candy Blue (shown below), Lime Green, Grape Purple, Black Licorice, Pink Sherbet, and Strawberry-Banana (Red&Yellow).
The Whimsical Limited Edition CONFETTI COLLECTION of Desk Top Art brings a smile to your workday as you remember birthday parties and other happy celebrations... Confetti Focal Beads are available in Lime Green (shown below), Lavender&Purple, Pink, Turquoise, and Copper&Bronze. All the Focal Beads also have golden-copper "confetti" flecking. For product designed sets, all pieces will be perfectly matched. For individual products, complementing and accent beads may be modified in order to provide you with a unique product.