Beadhive — Local services in Minneapolis

I really enjoy shopping for jewelry making goodies at Beadhive. It's a delightful treasure of a bead store in the heart of Minneapolis. I like that the shop isn't too large inside and the bead variety is pretty diverse. You can find lots of gorgeous beads from Africa and other parts of the globe that will add a nice unique quality to your creations. Beadhive carries many different gemstone strands, Czech glass strands, metal and wood beads, and a great selection of chains. It's easy to get inspired while shopping here, too, with finished pieces on display to ogle. The owner, Becky, is so wonderful and helpful if you have any questions or would like to visit. The employees are all very attentive and helpful, too.

Beadhive offers classes in a range of skillsets and they're very reasonably priced. The only downside to visiting here is that it's located off an extremely traffic heavy road and parking can be difficult. It's still worth checking out and staying...

I love this shop! I wish I'd known about it earlier in my small business career. You can get a lot of the stuff online shops have but you get to take it home that day to make stuff instead of waiting for your supply order to arrive in the mail. Everyone I've interacted with has been very friendly and the shop is clean and well organized. My only wish is that they would extend their Small Business Saturday sales to last a few days longer so those of us who have retail or regular day jobs to support our small business can also benefit and shop the sale on our times off from our jobs. The one day Saturday sale was missed this year because I work :( Just a small thing. I would still recommend this place to everyone and will still shop...

I loved my experience at Beadhive. The staff gave me space when I needed space, help when I needed help, and really went out of their way to make me comfortable. I had broken a necklace I bought in Mexico as a gift for a friend. I left with a beautiful necklace that was made by restringing the original beads onto a more stable and more attractive cord and by adding extra beads. No sales pressure, but good advice, so that I ended up getting exactly what I wanted. As the woman at the counter who helped me finish my necklace said, I had a better quality necklace than the original, and one that now also had a...