Folks, 

Today is Tilly’s Birthday.  March 6th. 

She’s 6 years old today.  We invite Tilly’s Fan Club to join us for treats this afternoon,

 from 4PM to 6PM.

Proud Parents,

Eric &  Dusti

Yes, BDC is CLOSED yet again, today, Friday,  Feb. 14.

Our SNOW Policy is that we follow PPS, and they have declared today a “Snow Day”.

According to the weather outlets, this “Storm-With-No-Name” will expire tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 15th, at 10 AM.

We’ll see you after 10 AM for our regular business hours.

We’re extending our business hours and making them more consistent. Starting August 1, BDC will be open 7 days a week, Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 6 PM, and Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM.

Extended hours make it easier to serve you, and consistent daily and weekend hours are easier to remember.

We hope to see you soon.

Yes, it’s true.

BDC repairs beaded jewelry.   And we’ve been doing it for a long time.

We just don’t talk about it very much.  But we love helping you bring those lovely pieces that have “issues” back into your active collection.  And it won’t cost an arm and a leg.

So, this post is dedicated to displaying examples of Beaded Jewelry that we have repaired.

When K.K. was visiting Italy several years ago, she fell in love with a necklace created with  Murano Glass. Time took a toll on the thread that was used to string the beads.  Fortunately, the original artists knotted between each bead, so when the thread eventually failed, no beads were lost.

Jenn replaced the original stringing with SoftFlex, and added seed beads between each larger bead so the original length was preserved. 

Here you can see the seed beads between the Murano Glass beads, and the wire-guards that Jenn added to protect the SoftFlex from chaffing.  

K. K. will be able to enjoy her memories of Italy for years to come.  

A. K.’s necklace broke, sending beads in all directions.  She brought it in to us to be re-strung as a bracelet.    She was delighted and amazed as Dusti quickly repaired several other pieces that had been sitting, unloved, in her jewelry box.

N.F. brought this lovely Silver & Turquoise bracelet in for re-stringing. 

She was very pleased.

We know how it is to be in the middle of a beading project, having somehow achieved a focused, Alpha state of mind,  only to discover that you’ve run out of a crucial item.  Maybe it’s your stringing material, Softflex, or a tube of your favorite TOHO seed beads, or you’ve used your last toggle.  No matter what it is, the Roll that you were on has suddenly ground to a halt.  And you have a deadline.

If this isn’t bad enough, it invariably happens close to Closing Time at BDC.

This is obviously the time to declare a “BEAD EMERGENCY.”

Go ahead.  Give us a call.  And tell us that you are declaring a “BEAD EMERGENCY.”

Most days we are able to stay open so you can get in and get the supplies you need to finish your project.

Yes, this is just one of the ways that we spell Great “Customer Service.” 

(Yes, I know “Bead Emergency” and “Customer Service” don’t even have the same letters.  It’s a metaphor thing. 🙂   )

About twice a month, we send out an email announcing an event  at BDC.  Sometimes it’s a vendor that offers unique items or exceptional value, or that features items we don’t normally stock in the shop.

When you sign up, you can be assured that we won’t sell your information, or use it for any other purpose than bringing you the best in beading products and know-how.

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