We accept returns for any unused products within 14 days of purchase. Items must be in unaltered and unopened condition.

You certainly can! We’re located at 355 E Fort Lowell Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705

We are open Monday–Saturday from 11:00 am – 4:30 pm.
Closed on Sundays

We are closed the following holidays:
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Easter

We carry our most popular items on our website, however our in-store inventory includes a vast array of our more unique offerings and specialty items.

We do, each product description includes the quantity discounts we offer.

We do not offer classes at this time, however we do have a variety of video tutorials from simple earrings to elaborate multi-technique designs.

Check out our Learn section.

No, Swarovski is not stopping production.

Quality of beading wire varies from brand to brand as well as strand count. Wire with a higher strand count is more flexible and silky, thus the generally higher price point. Wire with fewer strands is stiff and less luxurious. For more in depth information on stringing wire, checkout our beader’s guidebook The Language of Beads.

Yes, fire polish is polished with heat!

We carry many beads made of metal, glass, silver, seeds and wood that are made in the USA.

There are 3 sizes of crimp tools, each one made for a specific size of crimp tubes. The Micro Crimp Tool is used for crimping #0 and #1 crimp tubes. Standard crimping pliers are used on 2×2 mm crimp tubes which is the most common size crimp for the majority of beading projects. The Jumbo Crimp Tool is best for crimp tubes 3×3 mm and larger. These large crimps are ideal for leather and cord projects, as well as projects using very thick beading wire.

Most Black Onyx is dyed agate.

Most yellow/orange Citrine is heated Amethyst.

Carefully drop your sterling silver jewelry into the strainer of the jar and submerge until tarnish fades away. Do not submerge gemstone or pearl pieces directly into solution, rather use a qtip to clean around them.

We sell an awesome coating for copper that is very durable (LINK), just be sure to use neutralizer or our ph neutral polish first (LINK)!

Unless your beads are gold filled or real gold, they will most likely tarnish over time. However, cleaning your base metal beads gently with a polishing cloth after each wear will help to prolong their shine. Sterling silver, gold filled, and solid gold beads can also be polished with a cloth regularly to reverse any dulling of the metal.

Clean your pieces regularly and always store carefully. 

Choose your wire based on the bead size and weight. Also take into consideration the size of the bead hole. If your project is weighty or if your beads have relatively larger holes always use a larger wire. If your beads are fairly tiny and/or lightweight, consider a finer wire.

Real gemstones will have flaws and inclusions, no two stones will be exactly alike. Whereas synthetic stones will appear more perfect. A telltale sign of a dyed stone is uneven color. Another indication of both synthetic and dyed stones is of course, price. If they are priced more affordably, they are more likely synthetic, dyed, or enhanced in some way.

We generally get orders out within 24 hours.

Yes, we are open daily for in-store pickup!
11:00am-4:30pm