From Your Artwork to a Real Strand: How Custom-Printed Throws Are Made

The whole idea behind Mardi Gras Custom Beads is simple. You already have the artwork, so we put it on the throw. Your logo, your team crest, a group photo, a mascot, a wedding monogram, or a design you drew yourself becomes a printed medallion hanging from a real Mardi Gras strand. Here is what happens between the file you send and the beads that land in someone's hands.

It starts with the art you already have

Custom throws begin with your image, not a template we pick for you. Send the artwork you want printed and it drives everything after that. A clean, high-resolution file gives the sharpest medallion, so a vector logo or a large image reproduces better than a small screenshot pulled off a website. If your design has fine text or thin lines, those details carry through best when the original file is crisp to begin with.

• Logos, crests, and mascots for schools, teams, and businesses
• Photos of a person, a group, a pet, or a place
• Event art for reunions, weddings, fundraisers, and parade krewes
• Hand-drawn designs and simple slogans you want on a strand

How your file becomes a printed medallion

Once the artwork is set, it is sized and laid out to fit the round medallion that hangs at the front of the strand. The image is printed onto the disc so the colors and shape match what you sent. Because the print follows your file, two different customers with two different designs get two different throws off the same basic bead. That is the difference between a stock strand and one made from your artwork.

Onto a classic Mardi Gras strand

The printed medallion is joined to a traditional strand of Mardi Gras beads, the same kind of throw people already know from parades and parties. The result looks and wears like the classic beads, and it carries your design instead of a generic pattern. You end up with something people actually keep, because it is tied to their team, their event, or their name rather than being one more anonymous strand in a bin.

Getting your throws ordered

When your artwork is ready, ordering, quantities, and pricing are all handled at PromotionBeads, the store behind the Bead Guy family of brands. Bring your file and the details of your event, and your custom-printed Mardi Gras throws move from a design on your screen to strands you can hand out.

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