create@beadinspirations.com 
1544 Park Street 
Alameda, CA 94501 
510.337.1203 

 


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Mon-Thurs 11-7, Fri 11-9, Sat 10-6, Sun 12-6

 
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Bead Inspirations is a full service retail bead shop and webstore, offering beautiful beads, gorgeous findings, tools, supplies, books, inspiring beading, jewelry-making, and metalsmithing classes, and warm, beginner-friendly service. Folks from Alameda, Oakland and other cities throughout the East Bay, as well as the expanded San Francisco Bay Area, come to see what we have in store, feeling free to let their creativity be nourished by our beautiful bead selection and caring staff. As Querida from San Francisco so nicely put it, "I know that I can find what I need at Bead Inspirations when I can't find it anywhere else!"

Free reserved parking in the Weinerschnitzel lot
across the street! Look for "RESERVED" painted on the wall near the entrance. Additional parking options and directions.

Free Bead Night on Friday nights!
This is a free fun social event so you can make space and time to make your holiday gifts. Held Friday nights 6:30-9:00pm. Bring your own tools or rent ours for $1/tool. Bring your own materials, or buy what you need to finish your project from the store. No reservations required, just drop in!

Frequent Beade
r Program - Earn free beads with your qualifying in-store purchases!

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Sale applies to:

Riveting - Sun., May 18, 12:30-6:30pm
Soldering a Bezel - Sat., May 24, 10:30am-4:30pm
Introduction to PMC - Sat., May 31, 10:30am-5:30pm
Fine Silver Scrap Pendant - Sun., June 15
PMC Bezel Settings for Non-Fired Stones -
Sat., June 28

Thai Woven Bracelet - Sun., June 29

Get 10% off if you sign up by yourself.
Sign up with a friend and both get 20% off
the class fee! Discount is given as store credit on the day of the cla
ss.

Take a Class with a Friend
& Save 20%

Sign up for a Basic Necklace & Bracelet or a Basic Earring & Wire class together with a friend & you both receive 20% of the class fee in store credit! You'll leave with gorgeous jewelry that you designed & made!
Through June 30.

Be inspired by your own creativity
in these upcoming classes
:

Basic Earring & Wire - Wed., May 21, 6:45-9:30pm
Basic Necklace & Bracelet - Sun., May 25, 12:30-4:30pm
Crystal Cuff Bracelet Class (REDUCED PRICE) -
Monday, May 26, 10:30am-2:30pm

Free-Form Wire Wrapped Pendant - Fri., May 30, 6:45-8:45pm
Knotted Necklace - Sun., June 1, 12:30-4:30pm

Sign up for a class and receive 10% off class materials and tools for four weeks before & two weeks after your class date. Also, student purchases count toward earning Bead Bucks!