Took a ride to The Bead Strand today from St Petersburg - I was very happy that I did. This store was wonderful - and that is an understatement. I found the owner very friendly, warm, and welcoming. She took time out of her day to help me locate everything I wanted. She could have directed her staff to do it but she made ME feel like I was the most important person in her store. I found the store clean and FULL of every type of beading supply that I needed or wanted. She has a very large variety of beads, crystals, and stones of all types. If you are a beader take the ride. It...
   Read moreI absolutely love beading and Kumihimo! I have no self-control when I go to my favorite store, The Bead Strand. I joke that when I die I want to be buried at The Bead Strand. I can walk around for hours! It is not just a bead store. There are several displays of samples of jewelry you can make. The clothes are awesome. The purses and shoes are really cool. I can not say enough to describe how much I really love this store! I'll just tell you that I can only go once a month and I am so glad it is far away or I would stop...
   Read moreI have been a customer at the Bead Stand now for many years and have always found them to carry the items I need for any project. The staff at the Bead Strand are outstanding and each has beading experience. They offer exceptional classes and instructors. It feels like home to walk in the store and be recognized and I always know that the owner, Mari, is an exceptional business woman with lots of marketing experience. This is a fun...
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