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Bead related stores in the Sacramento area

Piece of Mind Bead Studio

Specializing in unusual and the most beautiful beads for stringing and beadweaving. Gretchen hand picks her merchandise, making the most of her space. Piece of Mind carries an unusually big supply of lampworked beads from local artisans, too, including JoElla's tantrums, Della Armstrong, Klew Beads, and others. Recently expanded.

U Bead It

Large supply of fire polish crystal in 3mm, 4mm, 6mm and 8mm. Large supply of Japanese seed beads in size 14/0, 11/0, 8/0 and 6/0, including hex, cube and triangle. Large selection of Delica beads. Large supply of natural stone, semi-precious beads and pearls. Cabochons and Pi beads, both manmade materials and natural. Lots of furnace glass, dichroic beads, raku, sterling, ceramic, wooden, charms and findings. Swarovski crystal in bicone, cube and round in most colors.

Da Bead Babe

Good supply of Czech fire polish donut facetted rondelles in several sizes. Also other fire polish and metal beads.

Dancing Rabbit (Della Armstrong lampworked beads)

The Bead Fetish (downtown)

1729 L Street (near 18th)

Bead Works (Loehmann's Plaza)

The Bead Shoppe (Roseville)

Saad's Jewelry (Roseville)

Gypsy Wind Beads (Auburn)

Adventure in Glass (Elk Grove)

Lampwork beads.

Altamont (Auburn)

Primarily a silver metal source, this store also carries beads, semi-precious stones and findings.

Bead Ware (Elk Grove)

Bell Tower Beads Plus (Placerville)

Usrey's Rock Bin (North Highlands)

Beads, facetted gems, opals.

Bead Sources Online

Fire Mountain

Shipwreck

Jewelry Supply Sources Online

Altamont Beads and Treasures

Bead Artists

Diane Fitzgerald

Nanc Meinhardt

Leslie Frazier

Karen Klew

Stephanie Eddy