Ocean Sky Beads

Great selection and wonderful helpful folks! Love you guys!

Really good selections of beads and findings. Specifically great stones. They were priced just perfectly and I will make an effort to go back. Had this awesome «radiator springs» kind of feel — in the sense that we might have just missed its glory days.
minus one — a smaller store so I felt cramped when a lot of people were there (but a lot of people is a good sign!).

I absolutely love this bead store! I live in La Mesa and I drive all the way up to Carlsbad just to visit here.
Prices are awesome and the variety and products they have are amazing.
Can’t say enough good things about this store, really nice people that work there too!

I can spend hours here, such a fun store! Staff is friendly and helpful. They have a good size selection of everything I need for my jewelry making. I usually buy strings of gemstone beads and the prices are fair. I just wish they had a little bigger selection of individual gemstone beads.

I love love love this place! It is by far my favorite bead shop! Whenever I am having trouble finding something specific I am looking for, Ocean Sky always has it. For a very reasonable price too! I can never seem to get out of there as fast as I intend to because there are just too many goodies. I could literally spend all day in there. I also love that they have a rewards program, not many places do that anymore. Every time I’m in I have to look through the $ 1 bead strand pile. I have def found some gems in there! The owners are a sweet couple and their lovely daughter. Always very kind and knowledgable. I once bought the rest of these adorable little hand cuff charms and I let the owner know when I checked out. Next time I was in, they already had re stocked them! I could go on and on all day about why I love this place, but I think I got my point across. It bothers me that people have given them one star because they weren’t offered help goodness, if you would like help just ask! It is such a tiny store, all you have to do is look in their direction and you have their attention. And one star because of a $ 2 clasp!?! Oh my, well you guys deserve *****! Thanks for being so awesome!

Stopped in here because my friend makes a lot of jewelry and recommended them. I was looking for a certain clasp so she could re-​work a bracelet for me. Since I don’t know much about the different metals and fasteners I had a few questions. Also, I live close to downtown and it was very convenient and I like to shop local. When I went in, one sales person or owner was helping a customer and another was making jewelry with a different customer. I looked around the store for a good 10 minutes and was never acknowledged, even when one of the customers had left. When I finally walked out, both sales people were then making jewelry.
I never spoke up because it wasn’t urgent and they’re not the only game in north county. I’ll just take my business somewhere else or order on-​line.

Went yesterday with some necklaces that needed to have an extension added, they were done in minutes.
Also picked up some shark teeth for the nieces. They treated me with great customer service, the vibe here is great.
The owners have a positive attitude and I watched them with other customers, a great example of how to run a retail business.

I absolutely love this shop! I live in Huntington Beach and will often drive down to Carlsbad specifically to patron this business. Their products are the most unique that I’ve found anywhere near where I live. The staff, whom I think is mostly family, is always helpful and polite. I called today for something very specific and I believe I spoke with the shop owner, who went above and beyond to help me with what I needed. Also, they have a stamp card system and if you spend so much you get a$ 25 credit, which I earned and redeemed at my last visit! What a sweet little gem in a sweet little town.

I wanted a leather cord for a turquoise pendant I received for my eighth grade graduation (wayyy back in 1976!) I found Ocean Sky Beads online and called to find out if they had what I wanted. I was told they could make the necklace to my specifications.
At the store, when I told the shop girl what I needed, she asked how long I wanted it. She cut the length of leather and then the shop owner took over and put the clasps on. When I got it home, the necklace measured an inch longer than I had specified. I wanted it a specific length to go with other necklaces I was planning to wear it with.
So I had to go back to the store, hoping to have it altered. When the woman helping me started to look up how much the new part of the clasp was going to cost, I asked if they were going to charge me for it even though it was a mistake on the store’s part. She said she would check with the owner. He said, «Yes,» that I would have to pay for their mistake. What?!
They apparently don’t know what they’re doing. Obviously the clasp is going to make the necklace longer, so they should take that into consideration and measure to make sure the customer is getting the exact length they want.
I wouldn’t go back, and they clearly couldn’t care less.

After my oldest and dearest friend suffered a miscarriage I wanted to make her something special to know that I am there for her. I chose to do that by making the two of us «adult friendship bracelets». I prefer to support small businesses so I stopped by this small bead shop to get what I needed. Everything started out fine, I chose to make bracelets with the message «best friends, partners in crime, sisters at heart». It was a personal message that I knew she would appreciate. I took the tray they handed me and started making my message using tiny letter beads. I asked the woman in the store if they had more of a certain letter because they didn’t have enough to make my message twice, for each bracelet.
The store owner looked for more letters but said she was out, thats fine I understand. The problem was she came over and read the message allowed and said «Well you sound like you have an interesting family». Understanding she did not know the situation I thought her comment was very rude regardless. It was personal, and even if she didn’t get it the comment was unnecessary. I thought you know what, I can go to micheals and pay half the price and not have someone judging me based on my personal situation. I quietly put all 40 beads back in their corresponding letter containers and walked out. Won’t be back just based on the judgment that came from the owner.
This is a if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all moment. Oh well.

Great selection for such a small store! Make sure you look a little deeper for fabulous stones that the staff even forgot they had! I’ve found spinel, tourmaline, and kyanite amongst the regular favorites like turquoise and abalone! They have glass and wood materials as well. From cheap tho chic, they have a bit of everything!

Friendly staff and very helpful. Tons of stuff for you to look through if you like creating necklaces and bracelets. They also have classes.

I brought my friend who was visiting from Seattle to this bead store. She loved it! She found some unique items and got a few ideas for some future projects. The staff is very friendly and fun to talk to. I’m sure we will return, the next time she comes to see me.

Went to Oceanside location off Mission Ave. Great selection. Super friendly & very helpful. Very talented artists. Looking forward to taking some classes!