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

 


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Mon-Th 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.

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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! Check our calendar first...sometimes classes and events take place instead of bead night.

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

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Sterling Silver & Gold Vermeil
Trunk Show

Saturday, Oct. 18 and, Wednesday Oct. 22

Our classroom will be filled with a wide range of fine-quality sterling silver and gold vermeil findings at discount prices!
Many of these elegantly-crafted findings are from Turkey and Israel, and you may choose from earring components,
clasps, bails, and more.
Enjoy a selection so diverse, it will be like attending
your own private bead show!

Plated Chain
Sale

25 to 40% Off!
Add some shimmer & shine with chain!
Now through October 22, save on your favorite
base metal & plated chain.
We have over two dozen styles, including:

Take a Class with a Friend & Save 20%
Sign up for Basic Necklace & Bracelet or
Basic Earring & Wire together with a friend
& you both receive 20% off the class fee in store credit!
You'll leave with gorgeous jewelry that you designed & made!