A Place To Bead — Local services in San Marino

This place was a part of my many adventures in SoCal during my bead store hunt this past month and was possibly the furthest away from my home. A Place to Bead is a cozy shop that is decorated from ceiling to floor with their jewelry crafting products. Like the other shops I've been to, I was hunting for a good amount of 11/0 seed beads that were available in a variety of colors and were for a good price in relation to their quantity. Unfortunately, this shop was very clearly overpricing a large amount of their seed beads in small plastic bags. A mere 5g worth of seed beads would fetch $4 where they would be sold in greater quantities and for more affordable prices elsewhere (e.g. 20g for $3-$4). Outside of the seed beads, the shop sold many unique, singular beads and a fair amount of thread and findings along the wall with somewhat decent prices. Overall, this shop was quaint and well-stocked, but overpriced for my needs and what I am familiar...

i love coming to this place to fulfill all sorts of my beading needs. they have a lot of unique findings that you can't really find anywhere else's. they also offer classes from time to time for a reasonable fee.

it's not a huge store but because all the merchandise is so unique, i could spend all day there browsing and getting inspiration for my next project. their instagram always have updates of sales/trunk...

This is my go to bead store. There is always something to find and great things to make. He owner is super nice and always helpful with tips and info.

This location host plenty of different classes and they have an email list you can get on for a monthly list of events and classes.

They also offer gift certificates in any amount you would like. In short, go check it out. They even host...