Northampton Beadery LLC Tuesday's Deal

Heather Black

Owner/Store Manager

1-059.jpg"A long time ago around the age of 6 or so, my lovely mother bought me some of those cheap acrylic beads from the local super store. Ya know, the "bucket o' beads". I spent hours and hours in my room making bracelets, necklaces, anklets and other fun stuff out of those beads for family and friends. When people saw how happy those beads made me, that's pretty much what I got for Christmas and birthdays for years to come.

I moved to Massachusetts July 2007 from North Carolina. The job search was on! After a couple of tries at boring, noncreative jobs, I landed a job at a local bead store.

One and half years later, I bought that bead store! My love and obsession for beads quickly turned into a career.

I specialize in bead stringing, finishing techniques and wire work. I dabble in bead weaving but am far from an expert. Each day, I try to learn more and more about the art of beading so I can pass on that knowledge to my employees and customers."