About PandaHall

PandaHall is a large online supplier of beads, findings and craft materials, selling at wholesale prices to people who make jewellery either as a hobby or as a small business.

What you can buy

The catalogue is enormous and organised by material rather than by finished project. Beads come in glass, acrylic, wood, ceramic, resin, natural stone and seed sizes; findings cover clasps, jump rings, ear wires, crimps, headpins and bails; and there is chain sold by the metre alongside cord, elastic, wire and leather. Beyond jewellery there are tools — pliers, cutters, bead boards, mandrels — plus packaging, display busts and the small consumables that a market stall or an online shop needs.

Buying in bulk

The pricing model here is quantity-based, so most listings are strands, bags or boxes rather than single items. That suits anyone making the same design repeatedly, and it is worth reading the listing carefully before ordering: check whether the quantity shown is per strand or per bag, and look at the stated hole size, because a bead with a hole too narrow for your chosen cord is unusable however good it looks in the photograph.

Materials and what to check

Metal findings are described by their plating and base metal, and if you sell to customers with sensitive ears it is worth choosing stainless steel or a stated hypoallergenic option rather than assuming. Natural stone varies from strand to strand — colour and veining will not match the sample photograph exactly, which is normal for a natural material rather than a fault. Delivery comes from overseas warehouses, so allow more time than a domestic supplier and check the postage option at the basket if a deadline matters.

It also pays to order a small test batch of anything you have not handled before. Photographs of beads are taken under bright studio lighting and a colour can read quite differently in daylight, particularly with dyed stone, frosted glass and anything described as AB or iridescent. Buying one bag first and the full quantity afterwards costs a little more per piece but avoids a box of material that does not match the rest of a design.

Using a PandaHall discount code

Assemble the order, then apply the code in the basket discount box ahead of payment and see that the total drops.