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Doris Weinbaum, Owner
Bead in Hand
145 Harrison Street
Oak Park ,
IL
60304
beadinhand@bigplanet.com
Bead in Hand
Hello! My name is Doris Weinbaum and I am the owner of Bead in Hand. I'm on the right in this photo, Kim Humphrey is on the left and Julia Schaefer is in the middle. Together, we run Bead in Hand. 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. I hope you will browse around this website, and if you haven't been here, I hope it will inspire you to come visit the shop! If you live in the area, great, if not, the next time you are traveling, come to Chicago! If you are a beader, you won't be disappointed - we have an extraordinary selection of beads and beading supplies.
Mother's Day is May 11, which is just around the corner and we are ready to help you make unique, hand-crafted Mother’s Day gifts!
On Friday, May 9 from 5-8 pm, Bead in Hand staff will assist dads and their kids to make a gift for mom. Ideas and supplies for a beaded vase, necklace, bracelet, earrings, key chain, knitting marker or bookmark will be available. Gift wrapping will be free! Eat dinner at the Buzz Café, 901 S. Lombard, for Family Dinner Night (5-9 pm), receive $1 off each of your meals and 10% off your purchase at Bead in Hand!
What's Blooming on Harrison is also coming soon - May 16, 17 and 18. We have some fun workshops planned and we will be showcasing three local jewelry designers in front of the shop on Saturday and Sunday. Please come see what Lisa Beyer, Alison Donlan and Christine Knox have been creating - their designs are beautiful. For more information go to www.beadinhand.com/specialevents or visit www.shopoakpark.com/opad
I recently handed the day to day operation of the shop over to Julia, our new Store Manager, and Kim, our new Assistant Store Manager. Since I opened the shop in 1993, I have run the shop, but my husband and I have moved to San Clemente, California. My husband is changing careers and I am looking forward to a little less daily responsibility and the time to pursue other interests. I will still own the shop and be in frequent contact, maintaining the website, shopping for beads, and visiting every couple of months or so. I’ll be back in the shop for Beader's Night Out June 3 and working in the shop on June 7 and 8 - please stop by to see me!
Classes through June, 2008 are posted, and I have just started to work on July-December. We are still offering all the basic classes along with some new wire work and seed bead classes. Our wire work teachers, Phyllis Kaplan, Pat Capotosto and Rachel Samuels, have some wonderful new classes. Kim Humphrey will continue to teach the basics of seed beading along with some new patterns. Ellen Black will teach her wonderful chain maille classes to any group of four - please let us know if you are interested.
We have just decided to discontinue mailing our flyer. Our mailing list had grown too large and we could no longer justify both the expense and the use of paper, when we suspected that many of them were immediately recycled. In an effort to be both economical and earth friendly, class info will be available exclusively on the website and on a brief, printed flyer we will hand out in the shop. Be sure to sign up for our weekly email if you haven’t already, so that you can get the latest on class changes, new inventory, and special events.
For information about our classes, go to the Classes pages. I will soon be updating the Class Supply Lists. For a quick look at the dates for the classes we offer, take a look at the Calendar.
The 2007 bead challenge was Beaded Animals. See the Beaded Animals Challenge page to see the wonderful entries and find out who won!
Our birthday parties and bridal parties are still lots of fun, but really, you don’t have to be a bride or have a birthday if you just want to bring your friends together for a fun evening. We can schedule a two hour class and you can make some jewelry – if you want to make the event extra special we can serve a traditional high tea catered by 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.
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! In the meantime, please look around our website for pictures of class samples, call soon to sign up, and keep on beading!
Readers Since 7/02
Bead in Hand 145 Harrison Street
Oak Park, Illinois 60304
Voice: 708-848-1761
Fax: 708-848-5311
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