Choose the product format that fits your business
Not every buyer needs the same fuse bead assortment. Experienced importers may already know the exact color codes and quantities they need. Other retailers want beads combined with empty storage and working tools, while some need a complete DIY kit prepared as a standard color set or around a customer-provided image.
JoyBeans Craft supports three practical sourcing formats. The right option depends on your existing product range, target buyer and how much project preparation you want completed before delivery.
Three product options at a glance
| Product option | What it includes | Best for | What you provide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beads Only | Selected single colors or a mixed-color order in 100 g, 250 g or 500 g packs | Experienced buyers with their own storage, tools or packaging system | Color codes, quantities and pack size |
| Beads + Storage & Tools | Fuse beads plus empty storage boxes, pegboards, tweezers, scoops, bead-placement tools or ironing paper | Retailers building practical starter or open-ended creative bundles | Color direction, bead quantity and accessory selection |
| Complete DIY Kits | One of nine standard color sets or a project-specific kit based on a customer image | Retail, gift, activity and theme-based product lines | Standard kit choice or an image/design for customization |
Option 1: Purchase fuse beads only
This is the most direct sourcing option for buyers who already understand their market. You can order individual shades from our 221 standard colors, replenish frequently used colors or build a mixed-color order based on your existing assortment.
- Choose 100 g, 250 g or 500 g packs per color.
- Provide exact color codes or a general color direction.
- Confirm the quantity required for each shade and the estimated total order volume.
- Use the supplied packs within your own storage, retail or repacking system.
Choosing beads only helps you keep purchasing simple, avoid unnecessary accessories and restock the exact shades that sell or get used most often. For color-system and refill planning, see 221 Fuse Bead Colors: How Buyers Can Plan Core Shades, Refills and Project Palettes.
Option 2: Combine beads with storage and tools
This option adds practical accessories to a bead order without turning it into a project-specific kit. It works well when you want customers to have the materials and tools for open-ended fuse bead creation.
- Empty jars, compartment boxes or portable storage cases
- Pegboards sized for 2.6 mm fuse beads
- Tweezers, bead scoops, sorting trays and other bead-placement tools
- Suitable fuse bead ironing paper
You can first choose the bead colors and pack quantities, then add the storage format and tools that fit your retail positioning. Storage boxes in this product format are supplied empty; JoyBeans Craft does not fill or sort colors into them. Irons and heat presses are not supplied.
For a detailed component guide, read What Is Included in a Fuse Bead Kit?
Option 3: Create complete DIY kits
Complete DIY kits are designed for buyers who want a more finished product concept. You can choose one of nine standard color sets or develop a project-specific kit from a customer-provided image.
Choose one of nine standard color sets
The standard range includes 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192 and 221 colors. These are formal set options and can be combined with a suitable product box, pegboards, tweezers, other bead-placement tools and ironing paper according to the confirmed order.
Retailers and wholesalers can use the intended end-user scenario to decide which color range to stock. Compare all nine options in How to Choose the Right Fuse Bead Color Set for Different Uses.
Request an image-based custom DIY kit
For a project-specific kit, send us your image or design. We can review the artwork, match suitable colors from the standard range, estimate the quantity of each shade and sort the required colors into the confirmed DIY kit box.
- Send the image or design.
Include the preferred project size, estimated order quantity and intended retail market.
- Confirm the bead colors and quantities.
We match the design to suitable standard colors and calculate the project requirement.
- Select the box, boards and tools.
Product-box specifications, pegboards, tweezers, other bead-placement tools and ironing paper are confirmed with the sales team.
- Prepare the kit.
The required colors are sorted into the DIY kit box according to the approved project configuration.
Electronic pattern instructions can be provided, while printed physical instructions are not included. A product box and custom labels can be discussed. Pegboards, tweezers, other bead-placement tools, custom 3D-printed bead-placement tools and ironing paper are optional. Final retail packaging depends on order volume and local market requirements. JoyBeans Craft handles project color sorting but does not provide outer packaging design.
Planning a beads-only assortment
Choosing the beads-only format leaves one question open: how to split the order across colors. Every version of that question comes back to a single trade-off.
A wide range carries many colors in small quantities, so customers can find any shade but you hold little of each. A deep range carries fewer colors in larger quantities, so you can supply repeat buyers but your palette looks limited next to a competitor.
Your channel usually decides it. A physical craft shop with browsing customers benefits from a wide, visually full shelf. An online refill store benefits from depth in the colors people run out of. A studio running classes needs depth in a small, predictable palette.
Three ways to split a 10 kg first order
The 10 kg minimum applies to the order as a whole, not to each color, so the same 10 kg can be spread very differently. These three allocations all total exactly 10 kg.
| Allocation | Structure | Colors covered | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide | 100 colors × 100 g | 100 | Trial orders, online stores, testing an unfamiliar market |
| Balanced | 20 colors × 250 g, plus 50 colors × 100 g | 70 | Most first orders: depth in core shades, breadth for browsing |
| Deep | 40 colors × 250 g | 40 | Studios, workshops, refill-focused sellers with known demand |
The balanced option is where most first-time buyers end up. It gives enough of the colors that always sell while still putting seventy shades on the shelf.
Use pack size to control depth
Pack format is your depth control, and it costs nothing to plan properly.
- 500 g — colors exhausted fastest: black, white and the greys used for outlines and shading
- 250 g — the standard working format for core colors in regular demand
- 100 g — the trial format, available on request: long-tail and seasonal shades, and any color you are still testing
As reorders build a sales history, colors migrate upward through the formats. A shade that started as a 100 g test becomes a 250 g regular, and eventually a 500 g staple. That migration is the clearest sign your assortment is working.
Spread coverage across the nine series
The 221-color range is organized into nine series, all in 2.6 mm mini format. Spreading your selection across them, rather than concentrating on whichever colors look most appealing, is what keeps a shelf usable for real projects.
What to watch before reordering
The first order is a hypothesis. The reorder is where you find out whether it was right. Four signals are worth tracking from the start.
- Colors that run out first — promote these to 250 g or 500 g on the next order
- Colors untouched after a full season — drop to 100 g or remove entirely
- Set size that sells best — tells you where your customers sit on price and ambition
- Refill requests you could not fill — the most valuable signal, because it is demand you already lost
Record the last one deliberately. It is easy to notice what sold and easy to forget what someone asked for and walked away from.
Common assortment mistakes
- Ordering the full 221 colors on a first order, before knowing what the market wants
- Under-ordering black, white and greys because they photograph poorly
- Carrying only kits, so there is no reason for a customer to return
- Spreading so thin that popular colors are always out of stock
- Adding accessories before the bead range itself is stable
- Reordering on instinct rather than on which colors actually emptied
Which product option is right for you?
| Your situation | Recommended option |
|---|---|
| You already know the color codes, quantities and pack sizes you need. | Beads Only |
| You want beads with empty storage and basic tools, but no fixed project design. | Beads + Storage & Tools |
| You want one of the nine standard sets or a kit built around a specific image. | Complete DIY Kits |
How to start your order
- Tell us what you plan to sell.
Share your market, sales channel and target customer.
- Choose a product format.
Select beads only, beads with empty storage and tools, a standard DIY kit or an image-based custom kit.
- Confirm colors, quantities and components.
Provide the color plan, pack size, order quantity, accessories and any custom artwork.
- Confirm packaging and destination requirements.
For DIY kits, discuss the box, labels, optional tools and retail-packaging requirements with the sales team.
- Receive a product and pricing proposal.
We will organize the requested combination and provide the relevant quotation details.
Use How to Plan Your First Wholesale Fuse Bead Order to prepare the information needed for an efficient quotation.
Continue planning your product range
Frequently asked questions
How many colors should a first order cover?
Between 40 and 100, depending on whether you want depth or breadth. Around 70 colors, using a mix of 250 g and 100 g packs, suits most first orders.
Can I order different pack sizes in the same order?
Yes. Mixing 500 g, 250 g and 100 g within one order is how most assortments are built, and colors can be mixed freely up to the 10 kg minimum.
How do I know which colors to reorder more deeply?
Track which colors empty first over one full selling season, then move those into larger pack sizes on the next order.
Can I purchase fuse beads without tools?
Yes. You can order selected colors in 100 g, 250 g or 500 g packs without adding storage or accessories.
Can you fill colors into storage boxes purchased with bulk beads?
No. Storage boxes purchased with general bead orders are supplied empty. Color sorting and filling are limited to confirmed DIY kit boxes.
Are the nine color sets standard products?
Yes. The standard options contain 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192 or 221 colors.
Can you create a DIY kit from my image?
Yes. We can review a customer-provided image, match suitable bead colors, calculate the required quantities and sort the project colors into the kit box.
Do you supply irons or heat presses?
No. Irons and heat presses are not supplied.
Can you create new bead colors or bead molds?
No. Custom bead formulas and new mold development are not available.