Beadology

I love coming here for the variety of classes. They have something to offer for every skill level! A great day to spend a day, Learning new techniques and spending time with fellow beaders!

I love this store! Great selection of beads — always changing inventory so the store seems fresh every time I go. They have an outstanding selection of Japanese seed beads ranging from size 15 to size 8’s. The owner always strives to keep on top of the bead trends so hard to find beads like the Halo coated Super Duos beads, mini super duos, Czech bricks, and Czech «O» beads in many great colors are brought into the store. She brings in big name teachers too as well as local talent teaching great projects every weekend. This store sells quality merchandise and I won’t shop anywhere else in the area for beads but this store. I highly recommend it!

The positive about the shop is that it is very well organized and clean. Not so positive is the complete lack of interest in a potential new customer (who is nuts about beads and can spend hundreds each visit). Definitely go across the street to JJ Bead.
Don’t waste your time here.

I was very disappointed walking into this lovely establishment. I drove all the way from Long Beach to visit this store. I do not «bead» but am fascinated and respect the work that beading entails. With that I wanted to check out the beads (maybe purchase a kit), look at any pieces that were beaded and might be for sale only to be met by «THE OWNER» who tried to help me but her delivery was as if to say «if you don’t know about beading why are you in my shop»… So I left and went to Living Spaces !!!
Note to Owner: Make your customers feel welcomed !!! Good luck ~

Have been going here for many years. Love the customer service and the great selection of new and exciting beading materials.

This place is kind of bizarre– as other reviews point out, there were about a million chatty women making jewelry inside, but it didn’t really bother me.
What was really annoying was how outlandishly expensive everything was. Sure, they had a nice enough bead selection, but you could get better prices literally anywhere else.
The seed beads are probably the only thing in the store that isn’t too absurdly priced. I ended up buying some beads to make a wrap bracelet that the shop taught a class on. The woman who worked there was actually really helpful with everything, and gave me an instruction sheet with my beads to make the bracelet.
I know they have jewelry classes here for the cost of materials, and it looked like a lot of the stuff they made was really cute. Possibly worth checking out, but their prices are so bad…

This place is HILARIOUS! Unreal,‘actually. I have never been more disappointed in a Craft store. I mean honestly, I’m pretty sure I have had better help in the craft department in a Walmart.
I am a small time jewelry maker, who upon walking Into this place was excited and filled with ideas! I was quickly turned off by Some table filled with 30 – 60 year olds beading and gossiping sitting in the store. I felt like I was walking into an 8^th grade PE class.
I shopped around with my son in my arms, who was angelic as usual, and the ladies stared at me for a long uncomfortable while, before making a comment like «don’t put him down In here» or «he better not break anything». I felt uncomfortable enough to ask my husband to take my child out of the store while I finished shopping.
I approached the rude boxDye kris Jenner haircut woman and asked her a question regarding wire wrapping, or something, and she looked at me like I had asked her what year it was… And then proceeded to tell me that it was a «complicated skill, that you have to have real knowledge of.» I raised an eyebrow and she finished with «It’s an actual technique we use»… And motioned to her awkward and now silent table of bead enthusiasts???
I looked at her and with such serious bite said «WELL. THANK YOU.»
So I forgot to write down the price on one of the baggies of beads. The kris Jenner type and her presumed daughter sauntered over and took my entire tray of beads,’ and walked around the store verifying all the prices I had written. It’s was appallingly obvious and rude.
I spent 100 $ there, and she condescendingly explained that If was an «avid shopper» and bought enough «supplies» I would get a discount with this special
Discount card.. She might as well have put air quotes on the whole thing. She was talking baby talk.
I walked out feeling angry and wishing I had farted on everyone’s beads before I left.
Don’t waste your money. Go to JJ beads. This place is over priced and over everyone.

They are incredibly rude here and do not deserve anyone’s time or money. My mom and I wandered in, and 6 ladies were sitting at the table beading. Since none of them said hello or welcomed us in, we assumed none of them worked there.
We asked the only standing person if they had magnetic beads there, and she said she didn’t work there. We had to say, «oh, who works here?» for the lady at the table to say «I do.»
…okay…so we ask again for what we’re looking for. Did she know where we could find some? «Uh no idea» she said… no eye contact, didn’t bother to look up from her beading project. I found her lack of customer service appalling.
We went across the street to JJ beads where they had 3x larger selection, more shoppers and smiling staff. They even had a table of food set up in the back for a Mother’s Day Celebration, to share with all of the shoppers. Talk about complete polar opposites!
Spend your hard earned money across the street at a place where they want to help you and whose prices are much, much more affordable!

I have been to this store 3 times.
There is a younger woman who I believe is the daughter of the older woman. Every time I have gone into this store they are too busy in taking the class themselves or are they still are just sitting and talking among themselves. They aren’t very inviting.
I had taken a schedule home to look at. So a few days later I called to get some info about a certain class. The young woman made it seem like I couldn’t take the class because I didn’t have enough experience in beading. In that case all they offer in their schedule is advanced/​intermediate classes. So I don’t understand why they don’t offer beginner classes. So how u can begin to take those other advanced/​intermediate classes, if they don’t even offer beginner?
It just seems like they cater to their regulars, and don’t welcome new people who are interested in learning. I guess they don’t want the business.

I wasn’t greeted until I was about ¾’s way around the store…
It’s okay. Their beads were expensive, anyways. BUT they do have some pretty interesting beads! Will probably check back to have a closer look at their items.

I was very disapppointed. They are not helpful. I do not care for their beads and they are very overpriced…

I don’t think they want any business. They were not interested when a customer (I) wanted to ask them a question about a certain item I was looking for. And I would imagine if they were busy with other customers but they had none. I recommend people buy online because their bead prices are over priced to begin with.