I like to visit different bead shops to see what makes each one stand out. So many carry the same types of seed beads that sometimes they can get a little boring. The day I went to the Beaderie I knew what made this shop stand out from any other shop that I've gone to....
My niece just finished designing and sewing her first summer top and wanted to add a little more pizazz... so, I thought "Hmm, add beads!" We went to a couple shops to get ideas and no one really helped - either because they were not familiar with bead embroidery or were not creative enough themselves to think of something cute. Well, when we took the top into the Beaderie, the lady that helped us was so full of ideas! She quickly took out some scratch paper and started drawing out about 5 different ideas all at the same time! WOW! That was some fast thinking! We weighed the options along with the price of the beads and went with the idea that was more affordable for a 15 year old's budget. :-) It was not the cheapest option, but definitely the prettiest! We had to go into the shop twice more for some basic instruction, and we got all the help we needed both times!
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