Welcome to Bead in Hand’s Home Page!
Bead in Hand is a retail bead shop in Oak Park, Illinois. Oak Park is just outside of Chicago, and easy to get to by car or by public transportation. Please come visit us! If you are a beader, you won’t be disappointed – we have an extraordinary selection of all kinds of beads and beading supplies. We opened in November, 1993, so we are now in our 19th year in the bead business! We never get tired of the beads, and we keep finding new ones!
We’re ready for the holidays – we’ve got lots of great new merchandise, kits to make snowmen earrings and Christmas tree earrings, and all kinds of beads to make angel earrings – they are fun and easy and we can help you!
As you do your holiday shopping, remember that we’ve got all kinds of beads to help make the holidays fun – Hannukah and Christmas themed beads are throughout the shop. Think of us for your holiday gifts – a hand crafted gift is truly special! Stop on by – we’d love to help you with your gift making.
A note from Bead in Hand’s owner about a bead store opportunity!
I am the owner of Bead in Hand and I moved to California in January 2008 and have been overseeing Bead in Hand from afar. I have decided that it is now time to pass the torch to someone who would love to own Bead in Hand as much as I have. So, Bead in Hand is for sale. I am in no hurry and I will continue to stock the shelves and bring in new merchandise while we find someone who wants to call Bead in Hand their own.
Bead in Hand has been a profitable business for 18 years, and I expect to see it continue for many more. I decided to make this announcement to my customers first, because I think there may be a customer out there who is looking for just this opportunity. A new owner can bring their own energy and personality to Bead in Hand, and it will thrive.
If you are interested and would like more information, please contact me at doris@beadinhand.com. Some owner financing may be available.
Doris
The fun never stops at Bead in Hand!
The winners of our bead challenge, Uniquely Yours, have been announced! Go to 2011 HOLIDAY BEAD CHALLENGE: Uniquely Yours to see the winners, and then go to photo gallery to see pictures of all the entries.
For information about our classes, go to the Classes pages. We have posted our classes through February, 2012, but things do change, so check back often. We now offer daytime classes for Seed Beading, Knotting, Earring Design and Basic Stringing!
For a quick look at the dates for the classes we offer, take a look at the Calendar. We send a weekly email with the latest on upcoming classes, class changes, new inventory, and special events. Be sure to Contact Us and sign up for our weekly email if you haven’t already. The email is also reproduced here Weekly Email. Check every week because it contains a great coupon!
Our Birthday Parties for Kids and Beading Parties for Adults are still lots of fun. Great for kids, but also for adults who just want to bring friends together for a fun evening. Celebrate a birthday, a bridal party or just being friends. We can schedule a two hour class and you can make some jewelry; if you want to make the event extra special you can order food from the Buzz Café.
We offer beadwork repairs – we are happy to help advise you on how an item can be repaired and what you need to do it yourself, but if you prefer to have us do the repair, we will charge a repair fee plus materials. Details can be found on the Repair and Construction Fees page.
I know that you have choices for your bead shopping and I thank you for your business. It’s our goal to make shopping at Bead in Hand your most pleasant bead buying experience. If there’s more that we can do toward that goal, please let me know! I always welcome your comments and suggestions, and you can reach me by going to Contact Us above. In the meantime, please look around our website for pictures of class samples, call soon to sign up, and keep on beading!