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 […]
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Beadapalooza Vendor Spotlight Dale Cougar-Armstrong
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 […]
Beadapalooza Vendor Spotlight
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 […]
Beadapalooza August 22nd and August 23rd.
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 […]
Latest Updates for March Beadapalooza 2015
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 […]
Beadapalooza March 14th and 15th Vendor Spotlight
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 […]
Today’s March Beadapalooza Update and Vendor Spotlight
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 […]
Beadapalooza 2015 more updates and Vendor Spotlight
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 […]
More Vendors for March Beadapalooza
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 […]
March 2015 Beadapalooza Classes
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 […]
Beadapalooza March 2015 Vendor List
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 […]
Beadapalooza 2014 Tuesday Update
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 […]
Mondays Blog Post for Beadapalooza 2014
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 […]
Beadapalooza 2014!! Next Weekend!
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 […]
Beadapalooza 2014! Here’s the Latest Buzz
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 […]
Beadapalooza Updates!!
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 2014 Classs and Newletter
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 […]
Big Bead Truck Load Sale
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 2014 Newsletter and Class Calendar
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 […]
I’m Back from The Big Apple and picked up something just for you!
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 […]
Wednesday Hump Day Sale Extended
DUE TO BAD WEATHER HUMP DAY SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL FEB. 16TH SAVE 10%-50% on all merchandise. Spin the Camel and see what discount you will get. Excludes consignment and Trunkshows Cannot be used with any other discounts WHATS HAPPENING! Aquamarine 3mm-4mm stands Regular $24.00 On Sale now for $8.00 Great Tiger Eye Nugget […]
Exciting new classes for October 2013
October Newsletter 2013 October is You don’t want to miss these great Guest Teachers and classes 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 […]
Coming down the home Stretch. Beadapalooza is almost here!
Yes it gets bigger and bigger every year. We will have 3000 square feet of beautiful Gemstones, beads and findings all under one roof and one really large tent. This year we have a tent that is 30×80 in size. And it will have a wonderful selection from all over the world. Below is a […]