My first blog....

Well, I never thought I'd be doing this. Blog, blog, blog, what the heck is that? As most of you know, it's a great way to communicate with your friends, and make new friends! And it's an easy way to keep you up to date on all the happenings at Caravan Beads. So, I'm taking the plunge...and I'm dragging Crissy and Ana with me! We'll try to send you posts whenever we get new merchandise, and whenever we have something fun to tell you. (I'm just winging it here...) I just got a new camera, so I'm hoping I can take some decent photos to post. That's the plan anyways.

First, a bit about myself. Some of my oldest customers know me, most of the newer ones don't. I started Caravan back in the old days...1994 to be exact, with my husband, Dan. Since then, we've added more space, moved once, added lots, and lots of beads, changed our haircolor several times, and added more cats (yes, cats) to our stash. A few of my babies are at the top of the page. I couldn't figure out how to move them! I do have a few more.....
I, too am a crazy crafter like alot of you. I love all things crafty...beads, yarn, paper, stamping, collage, glassworking, you name it, I've either tried it or want to try it. My "stash" continues to grow.
I spend my time at both Caravan and our sister store, Briolette Beads and More in Forest Park. You'll find a bit more of the crafty stuff there. I would have done yarn, too but there's a great little knit shop two doors down. So, enough about me for now.



Let's see, what's new???


We just received a shipment of chain, so most of our styles are back in stock. Delicas, seed beads and bugles have been arriving weekly to fill all the blank spots on the walls. If you haven't seen our cool natural pendants from the Phillipines, be sure to check them out. They're made of bamboo and shell and are very unusual. We now have a small selection of Rivolis for you crazy seed beaders. And we've just received another shipment of semi-precious strands and pendants.

So, I will end this post promising you pictures very, very soon (like tomorrow I hope). I am a bit of a rambler, so you are warned.

Charlene