For those of you eagerly awaiting the polymer clay, we have a full range of the standard Premo colours in stock now as well as Liquid Sculpey and glaze.

We had our first class at the Gotta Love Beads store in Owen Sound on Saturday.  It was a huge success.  Many thanks to everyone who attended and participated with so much energy and enthusiasm.  And thank you to Barbara, our wonderful teacher.  She has promised to come back with another class for October – hint – swarovskis.

Our next class, the flat spiral bracelet is fully booked.  If there is interest, we will re-run it sometime soon so let us know.  There are a couple of spaces left in the Introduction to Peyote Stitch class on the 26th.

I haven’t been around for a bit because things here went from busy to crazy.  I’ve had a sense for some time now that I should open a bricks-and-mortar store and over the last month and a half, the idea has solidified and turned into a lease, displays, pos software and more.  Here is a picture of the store, in the gorgeous Chicago building

Gotta Love Beads - The Store

in Owen Sound, on 10th Street East.  The sign in the picture still has the previous shop name on it, but new signs are in the works.

Beginnings of a Tools and Wire Display

As you can imagine, prepping all the stock for retail is an enormous job. Here’s a few pics showing the state we’re in at the moment.

Seedbeads Rack

Obviously we are stilll in construction, but it is coming together.

Teaching - Playing Area

It’s not an enormous shop but I wanted to make sure there was space for a little nook where we can have small classes and where people can drop in and sit and chat and bead.