I have been beading for 10 years. In my travels, I have visited every local bead shop (LBS) I can find. Why? Because I love beads and beading supplies, and every shop has its own unique personality and local charm. This hasn't changed just because I run my own bead shop, either.
So, let's talk talk about a few of my favorite bead shops. The first one I want to discuss here is Bead It!, located in Concord, NH.
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Parking is on-street, and I have never had trouble finding a spot. Be sure to bring quarters to feed the meters.
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The people who work there have always been very nice to me. As a bead store owner, this is very important to me - believe it or not, some bead store owners are not pleased to find out that I am a fellow shop owner. Other bead stores owners are pleased to meet me and treat me like any of their other customers. Those are the shops where I refer my customers who need something I do not carry.
Whenever my beading friend Donna visits from Atlanta, GA, we go to Bead It! We also go to a few other bead shops, so keep an eye out for my next installment.
I visited Bead It in the summer, it was a-mazing. I was in the U.S travelling ahead of starting up my handmade knitwear company.
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