Shirley Bobo, Large private collection of Native American Jewelry. Lots of slabs, rocks and cabs for those rock hound folks. Sturee Tribal Village, You have seen her trunk show at the store this year now she will be here for Beadapalooza. Lisa from Sturee will have beautiful Afganistan gemstones, unusual tribal beads and metals, ancient […]
Sparkle Lounge Jewels, Kim Ouelette will have her really cool soldered pendants and soldered deer antlers too. But remember they go fast. Set in Glass, Shawn Turner, Glass Lampwork artist will have her beautiful Lampwork beads here for you. She does beautiful, first quality work. Wild River, John Wild’s beautiful stone cabs will make you […]
Voyager Beads, Phil is heading our way with a selection that is out of this world! He will have all of our favorites such as Wood beads in all shapes and sizes. Tons of shell strands and pendants Horn and Bone too. Pewter metal $5.00 bags Tibet and Thai items and so much more.
Soul of Somanya is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. But the real action takes place in a town called Somanya in the Krobo region of Ghana, West Africa, where we are working hard to provide living-wage employment in the field of jewelry-making for young adults whose prospects in life are otherwise very grim. […]
Da Beads will be here with a wide variety of things for sale. 2,3,4,6,8mm czech glass pearls 1.5X 2mm up to 9X6mm Chinese crystal rondels 5 tubes for $1.00 seed beads 3,4,5,6,8 mm fire polish Round strands of fire polish closeouts Metal charms by the gram in Antique Brass, Antique Copper and Antique Silver Table […]
It is that time of year again! The annual Beadapalooza at Helena Sports Complex. Join us and shop with vendors from all over the world. There are also some great classes available. Keep checking the website for details!
Sparkle Lounge Jewels Trunk Show This weekend Saturday Dec. 12th 10-9pm Sunday Dec.13th 1:30-5:30pm Kim of Sparkle Lounge Jewels will be her this weekend. You may remember her fabulous components from Beadapalooza. She will have her soldered components, findings, and deer antlers. Come early for first pick. Her one of a kind pretties go fast. […]
Come see us before the Helena Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 5th. We will be having a Snowflake Saturday. Make and take a snowflake for $15 for each design. Our teachers will be on hand to help you create your snowflake. Saturday night, we will be drawing for a birthday party for up to 10 people (valued […]
Sturee Tribal Village is ethnic and tribal textiles, carvings, beads, jewelry, carpets and other crafts. Most of the collection comes from Afghanistan and the region, but other areas of the world, especially Africa, are also represented. The core of our business are the beads we bring in from Afghanistan. Hand-carved by artisans in Pakistan and […]
Great Vendor Line up this year! 1. Soul of Somanya African Glass Trade Beads findings from Ghana Africa 2. Voyager Beads Pewter metal beads and findings in bags. $5.00 each or 10 for $40.00 3. Sparkle Lounge Jewels Kim will be back with Handmade soldered components to add to your jewelry designs. 4. Nirvana […]
Dale “Cougar” Armstrong is the Education Consultant emeritus for Wire-Sculpture.com. A die-hard rockhound, lapidary, and wire jewelry designer, instructor and author, Dale credits her mom for spurring the main interest that led to Dale`s chosen career. Her mother was an avid rockhound and many, weekend family adventures involved traipsing through the White Mountains of […]
Melody McDuffee Soul of Somanya Melody is back with all her great African Bead Strands and African Metal Beads and Findings Melody will also be teaching some classes that weekend so be sure and click on the black bar above and check out Melody’s classes and all the others too. Check out […]
It’s that time of the year. It’s Beadapalooza time!!! Mark your calendars. We have lots of vendors new and old coming for the event. We are happy to have the event at the Helena Sports Complex just down the road from The Bead Biz. Just put Ruffin Road in Helena into your GPS or Google […]
WE ARE BACK FROM NYC AND FOUND LOTS OF GREAT FINDS JUST FOR YOU I have over 100 lbs of great findings and chain being shipped to the store from the secret wholesale warehouse in NYC. some of the great things you will be able to have first pick at the preview party are……vintage stamped […]
Thank you for your support last weekend at Beadapalooza. Now it’s time to get the Store back together. We will be closed Tuesday March 17th to unpack and tidy up the store. Wednesday March 18th Is Hump Day Discount day. Spin the Camel Wheel of Discounts you can get 10%to 50% off your total […]
We will not have Hot Flash Friday Sale this Friday but we will be open. Remember the store will be closed March 14th and 15th but we will have plenty of store supplies down at Beadapalooza. List of Vendors for the March 14-15 show A Grain of Sand Beautiful unusual sterling, silver filled and […]
Vendor Spotlight: Sparkle Lounge Jewels. Artisan components by Kim Ouellette. This will be Kim’s first Beadapaloosa as a vendor! Kim has added a line of components to her handmade business. Kim has been working steadily soldering pendants, forging clasps, creating links, bitty bottles and making etched metal dangles. These are great handmade components to enhance […]
Lots of new updates today. Vendor Spotlight today: A Grain of Sand Unique Sterling Silver, Silver filled and pearl clasp. We have not had her items in a while and they are First Quality Clasps. I have been buying from her for years and have always wanted them here for Beadapalooza. Their clasps have vintage stones, Buttons and […]
Save the Date: March 14th and 15th from 10am-6pm Don’t forget that the store will be closed both days. And all classes as well as the show is at the Helena Sports complex Directions: 110 Sports Complex Dr. Helena Al, 35080 For GPS use: Ruffin Rd, Helena, AL 35080 From I-459 Take the Helena exit […]
Be sure and read past post about Beadapalooza to get all the details about the event. Save the Date March 14th 10am-6pm and March 15th 10am-6pm Vendor Spot light DaBeads Dave and Deb are coming again with a whole truck load of goodies straight from the warehouse in Chicago. Some of the items they will […]
Check with us everyday for more updates. New Vendors Added: Ckoop Beads Enameled copper beads and components. Cherry Tree Beads Lots of great Big hole beads gemstone beads in Matte and faceted finishes Lots of Great classes are listed in our class section for Beadapalooza too. Remember if you sign up for a Beadapalooza […]
Exciting classes are being posted in our class section for March Beadapalooza. http://www.thebeadbiz.com/product-category/classes/ Keep checking the link above periodically for more classes. Reserve your spot and sign up on line or in the store. Remember all classes will be held at the new Beadapalooza location and not at the Bead Biz. Samples of the classes […]
Save the date Beadapalooza 2015 March 14th and 15th 2015 August 22nd and 23rd 2015 10-6 both days Preview Party Friday night March 13th 7-9pm for anyone who signs up for Beadapalooza Classes. Beadapalooza is now twice a year!! The event has gotten to big that we have move the event down the street […]
50% off Clearance Sale All regular priced merchandise excludes consignments, Trunks show items and Knotty do it all boards. Bead Biz Holiday Hours 12/24/14 11-1pm Closed Christmas Day 12/26/14 11-6pm 12/27/14 10-6pm 12/28/14 12:30-5:30 pm 12/29/14 Closed 12/30/14 11-6pm 12/31/14 11-6pm We will be closed Jan. 1st-8th for inventory We will reopen Jan. […]
Soul of Somanya Trunkshow and Classes by Melody Mcduffee Oct. 11th 10-6pm Oct. 12th 1:30-5:30pm We are happy to have Melody back with Soul of Somanya. Stop by this weekend and support this worthy cause. She will have beautiful African trade beads and Jewelry made by the Krobo Tribe in Ghana Africa. You can click […]
Help Lora Celebrate Her Birthday September 9th-September 13th Come Spin the Wheel all this Week and get 10%-50% off Come celebrate with Lora September 9th -September 13th. This excludes all trunkshow and consignment items. Don’t Forget to sign up for Classes You can now sign up for classes and pay directly on our website. Click […]
Been busy today folks. More shipments are coming in daily so we have been busy checking them in. Don’t forget to use our Free Professional Valet Parking Saturday. We will have them from the time we open til at least 4 pm. So be sure and Tip your Valet when he pulls your car up […]
Countdown….. We are down to the wire and I still have more vendors to post. Sorry about not posting yesterday but Michael’s Grandmother past and we had a funeral to go to. So today I am hitting the ground running.. Andrea’s Vintage Our old friend Andrea is coming up from Pensacola with lots of Vintage […]
Everyone that has been coming into the store this week has heard nothing but, Beadapalooza, Beadapalooza, and more Beadapalooza. I have been spinning in circles working extra hard to make this years event the best ever. If you have not already, be sure and go back and read the updates in the last few days […]
Friday August 15th, 2014 Well, I been so busy with all the preparations that Time is just flying by. The Goodie/Swag bags are shaping up nicely this year. Looks like we are really gonna have some great ones this year. I have been lining up the items for the bags, and we have some nice […]
Friday August 14th 2014 We have some very talented craftsman and artist this year and even some demos too Ben Johnston from Iron Valley Forge Ben started blacksmithing at an early age, then in 2009 he began to learn the art of horseshoeing. In 2011 Ben attended Chris Gregory’s Hartland Horseshoeing School (HHS) located in […]
Well Folks this years event is looking great! Looks like we have 15 to 16 vendors coming for Beadapalooza August 23rd and 24th. Here is an update with some of our new vendors this year Cha Cha Seed Beads- Gina will be coming in person this year and we are so excited. That means that […]
August Newsletter 2014 New fall colors from Pantone are out check out the link below www.pantone.com Don’t Forget! Every Wednesday this month is Hump Day Sale! When you shop on Hump day you get to spin the Camel Wheel!! . Who knows what percent you will get. 10% to 50% off. Mini Trunk Show […]
July Newsletter 2014 Mini Trunk Show Grid Cherry Tree Beads until July 6th Great Big hole Beads Selection pretty Artisan Crystal Strands $9.00 Big hole shell pearls Big hole Gemstones Big hole Freshwater pearls Ugly Bead Sale still going on! We have been cleaning out overstock and putting it on sale to make […]
Big Truck Load Sale with Phil from Voyager Beads July 3rd 11am-8:30pm (stick around and watch the Helena Fireworks from our parking lot) July 4th 11am-6pm Remember Phil with all his fabulous shell, horn and bone beads from Beadapalooza! Well, he is making a special stop just for us. He has some great new finds […]
June Newsletter 2014 We will have a booth at the Alabama Quilters Symposium June 5th-7th at Bumpus Middle School 6055 Fleming (or Flemming) Parkway Hoover, AL 35244 All facilities are handicap accessible www.alabamaquilts.com Check out our Kid Classes this month We has decided to try some kid classes this summer. We will be […]
May Newsletter 2014 Big Ugly Bead Tent Sale Friday May 9th 11-6pm Saturday May 10th 10-6pm We are cleaning out overstock and putting it on sale to make room for the new. We have a large shipment coming from India soon and so the old has got to go!! 50% to 75% off […]
New York City Preview Party Sale April 15th 6-10pmWe will only be open from 11-1pm Tuesday to get ready for the big sale Just came back from a big shopping trip in New York City Are you interested in seeing what we found? Do you want first dibs? Well, here’s what you […]
April Newsletter 2014 Normal Hours of Operation Sun. 1:30-5:30 pm Mondays Closed Tues. 11am-6pm Wed. 11am-6pm Thurs. 11am-6pm Fri. 11am-6pm Sat. 10am-6pm These are our Business selling hours unless you are scheduled for a class earlier or later than our normal hours above. “By Appointment time” with Lora $25.00 an hour. Schedule time with […]