Mana Beads

Nevada City, United States

4.8

5 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 530-470-8399
Website:
www.manabeads.com
Address:
417 Broad St, Nevada City, CA, 95959
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Dogs Allowed
Yes
By Appointment Only
No

Today

Today –
Local time (Nevada City) 1:22 PM Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Business hours

Monday –
Tuesday –
Wednesday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Welcome to Mana Beads, a full service bead shop, jewelry-​making supply store, class studio and gallery of handcrafted goods. We specialize in everything having to do with jewelry focusing on gemstones, metalwork and beautiful beadwork.

History

Established in 1997.

Chris and Bernadette Taplin bought Mana Beads in 2016. We are excited to be part of the incredible creative Nevada County area. Our shop was started by Pam Klein and Bob Bob Waidelich. In fact, Pam still teaches classes at Mana Beads! Their passion for beading and jewelry making started in the 1980s and they opened their first shop in Kona, Hawaii in 1997. In 2004, they traded our ocean view for a mountain vista and relocated to Nevada City, CA. They opened their shop here in 2005 and have really loved being a part of this active, creative, scenic community.

If you’re in Nevada City or Grass Valley, CA we hope you get a chance to stop in and say Hi!

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5 reviews of Mana Beads

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Place rating: 5
Loomis, CA
Adorable little bead and jewelry making supply shop in downtown Nevada City. Took my first class there today, in which we learned how to make Viking Knit bracelets. The owner Pam is a wonderful teacher. (Her hubby who also runs the store seemed like a peach as well.) She is both encouraging and precise, and she handed out detailed instructions. You can be assured you’re going to walk away with knowledge you can apply on future projects. It was a ton of fun and I love my bracelet! I’ll be going back soon.
Place rating: 5
Nevada City, CA
I’ve taken classes and bought supplies here. Pam and her husband are so helpful. Their prices are often better than online, no shipping fees. They are always willing to help me, which online websites can’t. I don’t know what I would do without a local company like this to get supplies I need on demand. I took a class for a mother’s day gift, I hope to make more gifts for christmas. Ask them about their free open hours around christmas. Give the store pup a pet too; he’s so polite. Support your local suppliers. I wish you prosperity Mana Beads.
Place rating: 5
Laurelhurst, Portland, OR
cutest place ever with a surprisingly amazing stock ^.^ the people here are friendly and even after i came in the day before for some shopping research they didnt make me feel unwelcome while i spend and ungodly amount of time in there and THEN came back again wth friends!
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
Mana Beads, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Your owner is knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, friendly, generous, friendly.. . and did I mention friendly? She took the time to jot down a Web address with Tila bead patterns for me, helped my friend (who was new to beading) select great beads for her project, and chatted with me at length about selling jewelry online.
Your selection of Czech beads is wonderful. I love coming in specifically to find Czech pressed-​glass flower beads because you have such a big selection and your prices are competitive with other brick-​and-​mortar stores.
You sometimes carry close-​out beads from other dealers at great prices.
Your store is attractive and located in a pretty tourist town.
You offer many classes for beaders with varying degrees of experience.
Yep, I’m a fan of Mana Beads. :-)
Place rating: 5
Phoenix, AZ
What a great find this place was… it’s in a gorgeous setting at the top of a hill in the tourist district. If you like historical buildings and mom & pops, go to Nevada City. Mana Beads looked really inviting with reddish wood on the outside and a big ol’ porch, kind of an upscale log cabin look. There was a friendly, helpful woman running the place, and a cute dog sunning in the window. Pure Foothills charm…
Also, the bead selection is amazing, and reasonably priced. There are several tables filled with just about every type of bead you’d want (and some you never even thought of). Also some cool jewelry and other gift-​type items. I definitely recommend this sweet little shop!