The Bead Lady Of Concord — Local services in Concord

I am a Red Hatter, and we call our meetings "hoots". When it was my turn to be the "hootess", I decided I wanted to do something completely different. We live in a small town, and there are just so many restaurants and theaters you can visit when you've been a Red Hatter for almost a decade--meeting practically every month of the year!

[Well, I had heard about the Bead Lady from a friend who had her make memory beads from the flowers which were used for the friend's dad's funeral. She and her siblings had the Bead Lady, Kathleen, make several beads and fashion them into a necklace to give to her mom in memory of their dad. Each of the children kept a bead for themselves to use on a keychain. The creations were truly special memorial gifts.]

Well, Concord, N.C. is close by so I decided to schedule a meal with the Union Street Bistro followed by a beading session with the Bead Lady who is just up the street from the Bistro. It was a wonderful evening! Each Red Hatter made a bracelet, and the Rowdy Rosebuds had such a great time. The Bead Lady was so accommodating and had another staff member to help her, too. The Red Hatters felt like they discovered a whole new world with the Bead Lady's store, the Bistro and the town of Concord!

We, also, bought a Bead Lady gift card to give to a Red Hatter who couldn't attend. We thought she would like to bring her daughter, who is getting married in December, to make something special the bride could wear to the wedding!

I, also, am a wedding planner and will suggest to brides that they may want to have a Bridal Luncheon in Concord and visit the Bead Lady to make something to wear in the weddings! What a great way to blend and bond a...

Not a good experience all the way around. 1. The owner literally approached me and told me all half strings were 50%off. So I added multiple half strings I would not have bought otherwise. My fault in that I’m usually very thorough in checking prices as things are being rung up however there was a festival going on outside and my husband had let me shop but was waiting patiently outside for me and I didn’t want to make him wait anymore so hurried out to him. Only later did I see she did not give me the sale price on any strands I had bought. There were EXPENSIVE! And I really didn’t appreciate being cheated. The owner is also one of those people who asks you questions about yourself then as you answer literally looks away, talks to someone else and then completely walks away. Rude! And no I didn’t give some long winded answer. I was in the middle of my first sentence when she did it. So I shut my mouth and didn’t say another word. Finally, the store is impossible to maneuver in. One long skinny isle where only one person can fit. And that is where the majority of her bead displays are. So I kept trying to look at items I wanted only to continually be interrupted by people needing to get by. Quite often they didn’t NEED to….it was instead just staff walking back and forth talking, and oblivious that they kept making shopping customers move out of their way. And it’s not like the store can’t be rearranged. She just doesn’t see a problem. I will...

I was first introduced to The Bead Lady a year and a half ago with no knowledge of beading whatsoever all of the employees were so helpful in helping by guiding me on how to set up my "planned" creation. I was still to nervous to make it myself afraid I would ruin it and "The Bead Lady" herself made it for me and she did it with a smile and this uplifting personality and blissful personality so I didn't not feel like a burden at all by me being afraid to do it. Over time I have brought my 2 older boys ages 7 and 4 at the time of their first and the employees were so helpful in guiding not only me towards my ideal creation but helping them set their ideal creations up also and they were so patient with them and super kid friendly which says a lot for my hyperactive boys. It is such an uplifting and bubbly place with colors and sparkles all over! There is not a piece of jewelry that I have made at The Bead Lady that I have not loved and worn everyday, and even if they snagged on my clothing and broke...The Bead Lady welcomed me with open arms and helped me to restring them so I can wear them daily again. It is WELL worth the drive from Mooresville/ Lake Norman. This is truly a woman's (and little boys) paradise...who wants "designer" when you can design your own "designer" glitzy glam yourself. Even better as a law student I need a sanity break and need to be around fun people and this is top notch for me. As a regular of The Bead Lady WE