We're MOVING...

OK, let's see who's reading the blog? If it's you, then you're the first to know:

WE'RE MOVING!!!

Yes, we're relocating--but only two doors down so you won't have any hassles finding more fabulous beads to add to your bead stash. We're in the process of building out the former

Ave Maria shop just down the sidewalk from our current shop. We'll have over twice as much

room (so you can actually turn around w/o hitting another customer), a larger class room,

and of course, more delicious beads all hung at eye level so you can get to them more easily.

Leave us your well wishes by hitting "comment" below and you'll receive a one-time 20%

discount off your next purchase!

Wow--where did June go?!!

Can it really be a month since the last blog? Sorry about that but I hit the road (air?) again only this time to France with my daughter, Laurel, who is a French teacher at James River H.S. here in Chesterfield. Interestingly, on this trip we found a LOT more little bead shops in France than on previous trips. Most of them are quite small, sparse by American bead store standards, but have a lovely village feel about them and their share of beady-eyed followers. Photos to follow soon--I promise! Now that Laurel is through teaching for the summer she's going to tutor her mother on posting photographs on the blog, right Laurel?

V. exciting news! I just heard that beads from my Czech trip have cleared customs and are to arrive in Chicago tomorrow. They have to find their way down the bead chain to me but boy, am I excited! Now the problem is: WHERE to put these fabulous finds??? Stay tuned...