Bird Tail Beads

Specialties

We offer beading, wire working and metal-​smithing supplies and classes. Bird Tail Beads is dedicated to helping the creative jewelry artist along their journey to achieve their goals and expectations. Gift certificates are available for that special someone who is going down this path.

History

Established in 2012.

Bird Tail Beads was started as a necessity and a celebration. The necessity was having a good, local bead store on the Eastside; the celebration was to honor all of the wonderful, talented jewelry artists that reside in the NW. We are continually adding new inventory and building the business at the rate that we will be moving to a bigger location next year!

Meet the Business Owner

Candy C.

Business Owner

I could never quite decide what I wanted to be when I grew up and have traveled down many paths. The only thing that was real and constant was my love for stones and shells that I collected throughout childhood until now. Every rock and shell had a beautiful locked treasure within and a wonderful, secret story attached. I would move them back and forth in the river, splash them in the sea or even tumble them in my mouth to bring out the true beauty of what each treasure possessed. I reveled in the delight I experienced when their dry dullness became a rich, lustrous piece of incredible art!

I have used beads, shells and stones in all of my creative endeavors throughout my life. The richness, complexities and sometimes pure simpleness that nature provides is incredibly astounding! I am always surrounded by it, living it and breathing it!

After (non)sensibility and passion reached out and pinched me I decided to open up a bead store and promptly named it Bird Tail Beads. Why? I