The Holidays are Coming (whether you're ready or not)!

       Halloween is almost upon as we are already looking towards the rest of the upcoming holidays.  Thanksgiving will be right around the corner.  A time to be thankful for our family, our friends, and of course for our wonderful BEADS! 

       At Beads and More, we have been getting ready for the upcoming holidays by adding more classes, buying more beads and supplies, and creating new events to entice our beaders.  This year we plan on doing something special for Small Business Saturday (November 30th,the Saturday after Thanksgiving).  Small Business Saturday was created to help and support small businesses.  We see it as a time to be thankful for the customers and for the friendships that we have made over the years of owning our bead store. We will have a special SALE for those who come out to support us along with a special Make 'n Take.  We want this Make 'n Take to not only to be fun but to make a great gift.  We will keep you posted on our Facebook page as we the days get closer. Here is a link to our page in case you would like to attend.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beads-and-More/98845999402

 Happy Beading!

Julia Armfield, owner of...

Beads and More
4150 Mission Blvd., ste. 111
San Diego, Ca 92109

(858) 483-4190

Hello friends! Happy Halloween.....early! Is it already the holidays? Autumn/Winter is upon us. Can you smell it in the air? Have you planned your Halloween costume? Have you finished making/buying all your holiday gifts? If you're like us, you haven't even begun and the time snuck by you.

On the other hand, we are already planning Bead Shop Hop 2014 with more prizes, extraordinary themes and all good fun. Bead Shop Hop 2013 was a great time, thanks, in large part, to you, the hoppers!

In other news, Beadahs will be celebrating our sixth anniversary this weekend. As a thanks for your support, on October 19 and 20, we are offering a 20% sale on everything that is on a strand and 10% off finished jewelry. We are also working on new projects for the upcoming weeks. Stayed tuned to beadahs.com for more goodies.

Hello from Beadology in Huntington Beach!

We have a bunch of new things happening!  We've teamed up with Unicorne Beads and are currently selling all of their "one of a kind" beads and "orphan" beads.  There are lots of unique shapes and colors that they currently do not sell or will not be selling on their website.  Come in and check them out!

We also have a brand new wall of lucite flowers.  It's blossoming with TONS of new colors and shapes of different flowers....yay!

Bead Shop Hop is right around the corner

How would you like to win a 

$500 Gift Certificate

 to your local bead store?

By taking part in the Bead Shop Hop starting next weekend you have that chance. Visit all 22 stores to be 

eligible for the Grand Prize 

($500 Gift Certificate and Official Shop Hop Trophy Gumball Machine)

The largest Bead Shop Hop in the nation takes place 

September 6-8, 13-15, 20-22. 

Pick up your passport at the first store you visit. Hop store to store to get more stamps and better chances to win great prizes!!

Each store has a different charm based on their "Destination" theme

To see all the details go to www.sclbsa.org

*Gift Certificate good at participating Southern California Local Bead Store Association member stores. 

Bead Shop Hop Fast Approaching

The Bead Shop Hop is just around the corner, Yeah!

The dates are Friday through Sunday September 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22.  Fri. and Sat. 10am-7pm and Sun. 12noon-5pm.  Three fun weekends!

Every store will be a different "Destination".  What's ours??  You'll just have to come by to see!  And each store will be giving you a charm that represents their destination.

If you visit all 22 stores you will be eligible for the Grand Prize and 3 Runner Up Prizes. There are 3 Regional Prizes for visiting all stores in a region and a Gift Basket from each store if you visit at least 3 stores.  Pick up a brochure at any SCLBSA store for all the details.

At Bead It! in Chino we are having:

   Free Make & Take Pearl Rings on Friday 9/6 and Friday 9/20 from 10am to 4pm. 

   A demonstration on Pearl Knotting will be held on Friday 9/13 from 10am to 1pm. 
   Kits will be available for sale at that time.

   Another free Make & Take will be Tiare Flower Earrings on Saturday 9/7 and
   Saturday 9/14 from 10am to 4pm.

Plan on stopping in at those times if you are interested in taking advantage of these offers.  (I think I just gave a hint for our destination.)

We will also have gifts for purchases of $15 or more.  And at the end of each day we will have a drawing for a very special surprise!  Just make a purchase and you are entered.

So keep those dates in mind! 

In the meantime - Happy Beading!

Janet Beck
Bead It!
13460 Central Ave. Ste. E
Chino, CA 91710
909 364-2402
www.2beadit.com

Just a little over one month before the

largest Bead Shop Hop takes place!!

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS

Tell all of your friends and make it a party. The stores will be decorated as their favorite "Destination" and you will be able to take part in special offers, Make N Takes, Trunks Shows and more!

It doesn't get any better than this!!!

Travel around the world with us. You might see the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of China, the Great Barrier Reef and many more awesome places.

Have the chance to win some great prizes!!

It's Beaders' Give Back Week

Greetings from Ventura County. This week, July 16-21, is Beaders' Give Back Week and this year it is a Bead 'n Feed. Each store in our association has chosen a food pantry to support in varying ways. Creative Castle has chosen our local Conejo Valley food bank MANNA. When you come shopping this week at Creative Castle you will have the opportunity to make a donation to MANNA. When you do, you will then receive a discount off your shopping trip of 10%-40%. By writing a check you will receive a tax deduction while supporting a great organization. A donation of $5 receives 10% off your entire purchase, $15 receives 20%, $25 receives 30% and $40 or more earns a 40% savings. We have been raising money at our store for MANNA for over 5 years and our goal during this week is $1000. Last time we did this we raised $875.

Marcia DeCoster was here this past weekend. We hosted a book signing for her new book, Beads in Motion. We sold out! I reordered it today and the order will be here next week mid week. It is a great book with lots of fabulous seed bead projects and all have movable parts! Please call if you would like to reserve a copy. (805-499-1377)

We will be having a trunk show of vintage German buttons and beads July 24-25. This vendor has fabulous merchandise so please come by.

Our new calendar of classes for Finter, (Sept-Dec) is in the works and should be complete and posted on our website by the end of this week www.creativecastle.com   Registration for these classes begins July 27 at 10 a.m.

It is never too early to start making plans with your traveling buddies for this year's Bead Shop Hop. This year's theme is destinations. I am sure you will want to experience the various destinations each shop will provide. The dates are Sept. 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22.

I hope you have a great week.
Happy beading,
Carole
Creative Castle
2321 Michael Dr.
Newbury Park, CA
805-499-1377