Don’t tell me it’s December!
Christmas Crunch Time!
Need last minute gifts? We have perfect gifts for friends and family. We have tons of ready made jewelry plus we can show you plenty of designs that you can make in minutes! You still have time to create gifts from the heart or just pick up something beautiful from the hands of local artists. Shop small, support local and handmade this season. Don’t forget, gift certificates are the perfect stocking stuffer so remind your family and friends what you really want for Christmas! 🤩 Join us for a pamper yourself holiday party or right after Christmas for several workshops!
POP UP SHOP: SimplyFun – Family Game Day
Saturday December 15th
Meet Sara. A playologist from SimplyFun, a company that offer award winning educational games for all ages and not sold in big box stores. SimplyFun has found such positive transformation of families and their children thru the gift of play so they have started a mission to help children at every skill to develop their unique gifts using the power of play.
Join us at Star’s Beads for a family game day! There will be lots of games to choose from and you can play them before you buy them so you can be sure it will be a perfect gift for your kids or grandkids. The games will be available on site for purchase so you will have them in time for the holidays!
LET’S PLAY!
POP UP SHOP: Bellame
Pamper Yourself Holiday Party
Now that all your holiday spirit has you wiped out and we haven’t even gotten to Christmas yet! Join us this weekend for any last minute gifts and pamper yourself too! Come sit, bead, and meet Leslie Kay who will be pampering you with the latest skin care line from a new American company that produces clinical grade products but with the high European standards! Acqua Lumiere line is completely sold out through Jan 2019, but Star’s regular has secured several sets so come try it out and see what everyone is talking about plus there is FREE stuff too!
Saturday & Sunday December 22nd – 23rd
POP UP SHOP: Thistle Bee Diane
Saturday December 1st
Meet Diane. Litigator by day and polymer clay artisan in her spare time. Her love of various cultures always fascinated Diane, especially the way women live within those cultures. Her Goddess pendant series presents women of many backgrounds, and some from fantasy worlds. Most days you will find her wearing her first Goddess pendant, which she calls Aphrodite…the Goddess of Love. Come see her collection this Saturday only!
WORKSHOP THIS WEEKEND
Metal Smithing with Charles
Meet Charles. Star’s Beads metal man who has can teach you to transform metal into art and since he a local art teacher and photographer, he has an eye for color and details. He will be showing you how to manipulate metal all weekend long!
No way it’s November!
POP UP SHOP: Star’s Clasps
November 23rd – Dec 2nd
Did you know Star’s Beads has another facet of their business? They also design, create and manufacture designer clasps and components. Star’s Clasps has been distributing their creative components all over the world for almost two decades! They travel to trade shows across the country to show off what you get right here locally, 7 days a week at Star’s Beads! See it all starting Black Friday, November 23rd!
THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING SMALL, LOCAL, & HANDMADE!
Join us @ Star’s Beads this weekend for a load of sales, surprises, pop up shops, and a trunk show with Star’s Clasps! Don’t forget about Pie Party Potluck on Black Friday! See you there!
DoTerra Pop-up Shop is coming to Star’s Beads November 25th! Shop, win and learn easy solutions that will help you feel your best.
Come visit Lisa and explore natural wellness through the highest quality essential oils you can find. The day will feature:
*Free mini wellness classes throughout the day!
* Shop doTerra’s whole product line plus homemade natural products, perfect time for gift giving season!
*All 15 exciting new products on display and the chance to win them!
*DoTerra’s 2018 special Holiday products for sale!
*Interactive essential oil display for you to experience the oils aromatically, topically and internally.
*iTovi scans available- a scan that measures your body’s response and tells you what essential oils your body needs.
Exclusive freebies, promos, & sales!
POP UP SHOP: TiggrLily Farm Crafts & The Beadwings
Small Business Saturday: November 24th
Small farm owner Amy Brown’s organic roots and respect for the Earth appear in her jewelry designs and her choice of materials. Her jewelry designs combine natural stones from throughout the world with quality metals and responsibly sourced leather to create practical designs reflecting timeless, simple elegance.
Lois and Laurie Baty of The Beadwings, are a mother-daughter team, located in Pennsylvania and Virginia, who design their jewelry independently, but with compatible styles. Their designs use the finest materials possible, whether semi-precious stones and gems, shell, African Kazuri fair-trade beads, pearls, or crystals or Czech glass; they acquire materials wherever their travels take them. They also have relationships with bead artists to use their work in Beadwings designs.
Lois is 97 years old and still continues to love to bead! Come meet her and get inspired!
POP UP SHOP: The Captured Muse
NOVEMBER 17th – 18th
Meet Charles. Star’s Beads metal man who can teach you to transform metal into art and since he a local art teacher and photographer, he has an eye for color and details. He will be showing you his wearable artwork along with offering metal workshops all weekend long!
See you there!
Pie Party Potluck
Stuffed from Thanksgiving?
Too many desserts in the house?
Bring it all to Star’s Beads for our Pie Party Potluck! It’s going to be a jam packed weekend with Black Friday & Small Business Saturday sales and surprises PLUS the debut of the Star’s Clasps trunk show and POP UP Shops with local artisans who will be selling their handmade items plus teaching workshops. Thanks for supporting small, local, and handmade!
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23RD
Support Handmade this Holiday!
The holiday season is going to creep up fast but Star’s Beads has got you covered! Everyone weekend of November, we have local artisans popping up shop to delight us with their beautiful handmade items. Each artisan will be offering workshops too so you can learn to create your own unique gifts.
Kristen Ho
Beaded Treasures Pop Up Shop
Sunday Nov. 11th
Love beadweaving work? Kristen Ho of Beaded Treasures will be selling her handmade wares for her ONE DAY pop up shop!
About Kristen and her Beading Obsession: I have been enchanted by beads my whole life and started to crochet them on wire a few years ago. I enjoy finding the best combination between colors and textiles. I especially like working with freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals.
Amanda Van Bueren
Baublenaut Pop Up Shop
Saturday Nov. 10th
Meet Amanda. Amanda Van Beuren is an editor by day and a dedicated artist and crafter every other waking moment. She discovered her love for artistic creation in recent years, and since then has worked joyously with beads and beading, painting, hand and machine sewing, rubber stamping, and lino carving and printing. Check out her whimscial collection of handmade for ONE DAY only!
Love what you see? Take her workshop: Hand-painted Beaded Sachet offered also this Saturday!
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POP UP SHOPS EVERY WEEKEND!
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Diane Dennis Beadwork – November 3rd – 5th
Baublenauts – Sat. November 10th
Beaded Treaures – Sun. November 11th
The Captured Muse – November 17th – 18th
Amy Brown + Beadwings – Sat. November 24th
Essentially Wholehearted – Sun. November 25th
Ooh la la, it’s October!
TRUNK SHOW: SEEDBEAD KITS & CLASSES
OCTOBER 12TH – 21ST!
Never have all the parts? Not sure of your color combinations? Here is your answer! KITS! Come by, see the samples in person, and choose the kit with the color combo that fits you best! Star’s Beads is now offering classes using these kits so its the perfect time to try seedbeads. Just pick a kit and let’s get started!
Fancy Fringe Bracelet – Sat. October 13th (10 – 1)
Flat Peyote Bracelet – Sat. October 13th (2 – 5)
Slanted Sparkle Bracelet – Sun. October 14th (12-3)
TRUNK SHOW THIS WEEKEND
Join us THIS Saturday for a massive trunk show of the most beautiful glass made by the artisans of Jablonec in the Czech Republic.
Often using vintage molds, this style of bead will give you the old world feel but with a modern look and produced in some of the most amazing colors finishes that can often look like real stone. The true essence is difficult to capture on camera so don’t miss this chance to see and feel them!