A Place To Bead

A Place To Bead A cozy shop in a village setting. A nice selection of all kinds of beads, buttons, supplies, and tools for any beading or craft project, classes, and more!
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Some more new beads - Baltic amber short strands, perfect for a bracelet.
06/10/2026

Some more new beads - Baltic amber short strands, perfect for a bracelet.

New colored hematite strands in 8mm cubes and cornerless cubes.
06/10/2026

New colored hematite strands in 8mm cubes and cornerless cubes.

Our Bead Man just paid us a visit - lots of new gemstones, pearls and other natural goodies will be out this week, inclu...
06/09/2026

Our Bead Man just paid us a visit - lots of new gemstones, pearls and other natural goodies will be out this week, including individual and short strands of these gorgeous abalone!

06/05/2026

Here are some quick little glimpses of farming and processing of akoya pearls (saltwater from the pinctada fukata oyster).

We just got in a bunch of new colors of 4mm Preciosa bicones, including the new glitter finish, which is like a light AB...
06/03/2026

We just got in a bunch of new colors of 4mm Preciosa bicones, including the new glitter finish, which is like a light AB. 🎉🎉🎉

I did hear that as of June 1, Swarovski has changed their policy to allow bead stores to carry their products again, but…having cut out such a large group of their customer base for the past 5 years may have lasting repercussions.

New product alert 🎉🎉🎉Cylin beads are size 11/0 cylinders and compatible with delicas. We just got 37 glow in the dark c...
05/23/2026

New product alert 🎉🎉🎉

Cylin beads are size 11/0 cylinders and compatible with delicas. We just got 37 glow in the dark colors! Each color comes in a 25g pack for $10.

Here is your gemstone fact of the day, brought to you by a beam of sunlight.Onyx is chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form...
05/17/2026

Here is your gemstone fact of the day, brought to you by a beam of sunlight.

Onyx is chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz, which means the individual crystals are so tiny, they cannot be seen even with high magnification. There is still teeny tiny space between the crystals, which allows dye to pe*****te deeply.

But what the trade calls black “onyx” is not really that…. Here you can see in a couple of places that this is really chalcedony that has been dyed, and it’s a very dark brown, so dark it appears black.

True onyx is banded black and white, and was traditionally used in carvings like cameos, where the individual layers of black and white could be seen and incorporated into the design. Sardonyx is onyx with brown (sard) thrown in the mix.

Happy beading!

New in our collection of unique and wonderful things, we have enamel pendants made by the late Patti Karp, who was a Los...
05/10/2026

New in our collection of unique and wonderful things, we have enamel pendants made by the late Patti Karp, who was a Los Angeles-based jewelry and mixed media artist.

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2566 Mission Street
San Marino, CA
91108

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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+16265292863

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