Crackled Agates

Carmelleta has just returned with another fabulous group of beads from her travels.

Just when she thought she had seen it all...along comes another design process to take

us to the next level of creativity.

We will let your eyes be the jugde for this one folks. ENJOY!

Life Stones by Beads Forever

Life Stones brought to you by BEADS FOREVER











Many of our customers love gemstones. Some of you are looking to expand your use of gemstones in for clarity, grounding, healing. We have purchased simple





gemstone chip bracelets and pendants so that you can experience all of the above.




LIFE STONES combines crystal energy with your life force to help you

balance yourself spiritually and mentally.

Choose colors for your chakra or for a friend in need. A variety of colors are available.

Each bracelet or pendant comes with it's own gift card that describes the

properties of it's stone and how to clear them and make them yours.







Life stones is not a subsitute for profession medical care. For ages 8 and up

Lights/ camera /action

October 14th Beads Forever was happy to welcome the camera crews from Comcast on Demand into our store. We enjoyed shooting a short commercial that highlighted our beautiful store. Shooting along with us was one of our favorite customers Merry Kennedy wearing one of her incredibly beautiful bead designed necklaces. Today Portland,tomarrow the world.
Stay tuned for "The Adventures at Beads Forever".

Beads Forever and Hotel Monaco

Many thanks to the kind staff at Hotel Monaco for inviting us to their 5 o'clock wine hour We met with some of their guests and gave them a chance to enjoy the art of beading.

If you have friends or relatives looking for outstanding travel accomodations, we highly recommend checking out Hotel Monaco's website. www.monaco-portland.com

A kimpton boutique hotel. Then bring them by Beads Forever. CHEERS!

15 years and counting

Greetings fellow beaders,

I am happy to report that we have offically made it to our 15th Anniversary here at Beads Forever.

The annual Hawthorne Street Fair kicked off the festivities. We invited the kids from Scion Cars to come

and display some of the latest economy models. They had lots of goodies to give away and added a touch of fun.

In addition we had the folks from The Portland Master Recyclers Program in attendance too. They had hand out for those who wanted to end junk mail

and recycled bags to give away.

Spring in the air?

So, it's getting to the point that we can't trust the weather man/woman here in Oregon anymore.
At some point we are suppose to hit 90 degrees in May and we just can't believe it. Our webbed toes are aching to see some sunshine.
But never fear we can still do our beadwork.
I'm happy to say that I was able to enjoy some sunshine on my spring trip to Istanbul, Turkey and Athens, Greece. Yes folks, I was off "searching the world one bead at a time". You've probably seen this little caption in our advertising. Well it's true, I do scower the beaten path
looking for items that are hard to find. Some of you think...ah how glamourous. Well let me tell
you that sore feet come along with the job. Thank god for Arnica.
I do love meeting people from other countries and building a relationship that last for years.
Funny how they do remember this dreadlock girl from the great northwest territory.
If you're interested in looking at some of our new merchandise, stop in and take a tour.

see ya soon,
Carmelleta

Portland Bead Bazzar

We want to say thank you to all of the bead lovers who stopped by our booth at the annual Portland Bead Society , Bead Bazzar. We had a great time meeting with our new friends and old favorites. We hope you all had a wonderful time exploring all the vendor tables and seeing an exciting array of beads.
Don't forget to come and see us in-store on Novemeber 14th when we highlight "Kazuri Beads". We want this to be an event that ushers in good will in the beading community. Come
learn more about this womens co-operative that makes beads in Kenya.
Multi-cultural is what is so beautiful about beads. They come from some of the most flurishing and remote parts of the world. Bringing us all together with the common thread of creativity.

Namaste'