bead shop

Get Creative at New Union Square Bead Shop

Somerville, MA - Somerville Ave. is looking a little brighter these days thanks to BeadKreative, a cheerful new store selling, you guessed it, beads. While the shop has beads of all types, it’s more than... more »

Newtown Shop Gets a Bead on Success

Newtown, CT - The owners of A Bead of Roses are turning their passion for the arts into a formula for success.In the seven years since the retail operation opened its doors, the business has... more »

New Business Sets Up in Former Glass Onion Spot

Appleton, WI - Reader question: Do you know who bought the Glass Onion? That was my favorite store. I see someone working on the place, and I’m hoping it’s another bead store.Answer: The incoming shop,... more »

Artist’s Love of Beads Leads Her to Open Shop

Eldersburg, MD - Margie Rose loves beads. About seven years ago, she and her daughters went to Ocean City on a rainy day and wound up in a bead shop. They have been hooked on... more »

Beadles Bead Shop opens in Concord

Concord, MA - Diana Seremet remembers frequenting the former bead shop Jellybeads on Main Street in Concord when she was a young girl."I absolutely loved it and I was always like 'wow I want to... more »

Years of Beads and Things: Ann Goessel Celebrates More Than a Quarter Century in Business

Fairbanks, AK - Many people would likely miss Beads and Things on Second Avenue, but in July Athabascan store owner Ann Goessel is celebrating her store's 26th year in business. Goessel and her clerk and... more »

Yone Bead Store in S.F.

San Francisco, CA - The tiny Yone bead shop in North Beach has been open since 1953. You read that correctly. It's dark and cluttered, and finding what you need may take time. The hours... more »

Little Shop of Courage

St. Norbert, Manitoba - It all started with a booth at the St. Norbert Farmers' Market more than a decade ago, where Brenda Weiss first offered her original beaded pieces to the public. Her creations... more »