Opening

We are going to be reopening on Thursday, June 4th at 11:00 and closing at 5:30. We will be following all the governor’s protocols for safety. Masks are required to come into the building and shops. We are limiting customers to two at a time in the bead shop, keeping a six foot distance at all times. We have hand sanitizer in several locations throughout. You may not bring a non shopper with you. No spouses, no kids, no friend who is tagging along to just keep you company. No pets. I am sorry it is this way but the pandemic makes it so.

Of course, you may still order on line or call us for curbside pick up. If we are busy with the two shoppers allowed in at a time; we will take your name and number and call when you can come in. Some private appointments are available before or after hours.

We are excited to be seeing you again and look forward to spreading some happiness with bead love.

Be well! Contact Lois at lois@wynwoods.com or 360-385-6131

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Getting Closer

We are getting closer to being opened for business again with customers allowed to enter the store with masks and keeping social distance. We are still formulating all our plans to be ready for you while safeguarding your safety and health as well as our own. Stay tuned! We are excited!

I have added new things to the website, wynwoods.com and I think it is a good direction we are heading in. I have added the Guadalupe panels for embellishing and new gemstones. I have been working on a new Guadalupe panel, I refer to them as prayer flags, to join the one already hanging in our lobby. We want to inspire you to do your own panel and sitting in the shade with an iced tea on a hot summer day, adding beads and sparkly things by hand to fabric sounds like a slice of a heavenly afternoon to me!

These panels are 100% cotton and are $ 4.50 each. I usually stitch them onto a piece of felt or flannel or other fabric to make them a bit stiffer for adding beads to.


The colors are really lovely and you can use up a lot of odds and ends craft supplies in embellishing them.

There are four images of Guadalupe to choose from and I like them all. Eventually, I will have all four finished.

With all the time we have had during the governor's wise stay at home orders during the pandemic; I have immensely enjoyed all things craft again. There was time to linger on a project, time to bring out unfinished work and time to just relax in the simple arts of handwork and beading. 


I even found myself baking again! Yesterday I used an old family recipe from Pennsylvania and made fresh blueberry pudding. To this day I do not know why it is called pudding when it is actually a 9"x13" cake. I suspect someone along the way added pudding to the name because my grandpop added cream to it to eat. I am certain other generations did too. I especially like the recipe because you can add almost any fruit to it. Ask my kids and they will tell you I add raisins to everything!
Ask for the recipe and I will send it to you. It is so simple and easy!

I have also been using this earring finding I cast, ( J-03, $ 8.75 pair, sterling silver ) to make new earrings for the shop and my long neglected etsy page. I made a boo boo and cast too many. My bad is your good and if you want to make your own earrings, I will include free- the six sterling silver, 24 gauge headpins for the dangles if you mention this blog in the comment section on your order.

Of course, you can always have me make up earrings for you. Just send me an email with your color preferences. $ 28 a pair.  lois@wynwoods.com or loiswynwoods@gmail.com

There are rumblings in the house now and I think that means Phil and the dog are awake. I need a helper to transplant tomato plants today while it remains cool and wet. I have volunteered Phil. I bet he will be surprised. HAHA ! See, stay home even has me gardening, sort of, again!

Xo BE WELL!

It is a gorgeous day here in the Pacific Northwest with temperatures in the low to mid 80's. A bit too warm for my liking but around here, pandemic or not, people love heat. It is a pretty rare commodity. I am secretly sitting here and very jealous because stepson Eric has three inches of snow at his farm in Vermont. Snow! In May?! I love snow but after all this time home in pandemic quarantine, I might be ready for no snow days this coming winter.

I have loved most of being home during the pandemic. I have had an explosion of creativity and have done every thing in my studios that I could think of for fun. I actually did work and projects just for me, just because I wanted to. I will have to post pictures the next time of all the things I did do. Hint: Some of the crafts I did have not been worked on by me in over 27 years! I am new and old again!

The least fun part of the pandemic is missing being in my shop and my customers, employees and fellow business buddies. I miss all that camaraderie and social life! Almost starved for It. Soon. Soon. Soon.

My beautiful white lilac bush. A gift a bunch of years ago from Phil & Jacob.

Today I ventured out into the side yard as I wandered a path around the house to do some serious weeding. I may have late life allergies but gardening needs to be done, at least around here in fits and starts.

I am in the process of learning to schedule and make films in my shop and studio. Live action videos you can watch at a certain time to see what surprises and cool things I have in inventory. Like these beads.

Handsome blue rutilated quartz found in Tucson, A new stone!  $ 19. each

I am also making new jewelry pieces with beads in my stash. Like visiting old friends to find beads I forgot I had purchased over these many decades. I mix them with my metal work and cast charms and have an adventure in design! Nothing like spreading out a bunch of beads and findings and tools and just going for it!

Handmade white bronze, sterling and glass. $34.

Locally made furnace glass beads and sterling silver. $ 15.

Signing out from my blog now. Stay safe and healthy. Practice kindness. Be creative. Love yourself and your family and friends. So long for now.