Beads and Buttons!!! YIPPEE!!!

The last time Jeff went to his clients office in Arcadia, I saw The San Gabriel Bead Company as we were leaving...we couldn't stop because we were heading to the pier for a cruise...but, this time we stopped! What a fantastic store!!! Lots of silver, buttons, glass, swarovski etc...but, more importantly, lots of local artist work

I picked up some cupcake beads and this cute little "gumball" machine bead. The "gumballs" are seed beads...so cute! The bead in the bottom right is a polymer clay bead with lots of polymer accents, pearl, crystal and glass seed beads...it was very unique and I was debating whether to get it or not....guess you can tell what I decided to do...you can click on the picture to see an enlarged view...

Their selection of buttons was huge! I thought the two little butterflies would be cute in a kumihimo necklace....and the other three I can use for sewing projects! I just need to put the somewhere where I can find them when I need them! I am going to try to "wrap" the two cabochans at the bottom of the picture...

I really enjoyed this store...and hopefully will be back next year...