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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Save the Date! Friday, November 29th kicks off our last big Gemstone and Seed Bead Trunk Show for the year! November 29th -December 13th shop early for the best selection We will be starting a great Trunk Show this Friday. Remember….. First Come First Pick! We will be having seed beads from Cha […]
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 […]