Bead Ideas & Inspiration

Our Boutique & workshop will NOT be OPEN due to an offsite event.  We will resume normal hours on Saturday, Nov. 9th 10am-4pm. 

Your invited!  Bonita Bead Boutique is very excited to co-host the distinctive jewelry collection of Nancy Carroll.  This original collection of rare semi-precious stones is beautifully designed and inspired by Nancy's love of jewelry.  Her collection of beads from around the globe derive from her many years of travel.  We invite you to join us in exploring and discovering Nancy's unique designs.

About Nancy - Nancy's inspiration came from watching her father create jewelry.  In 2007 she began to create her own jewelry designs.  Nancy is multi-faceted in many areas including:  gardening, sewing, paper crafting, and quilting.  

Nancy Carroll is a practicing Psychiatrist MD specializing in detox treatment and mental health wellness counseling, Designing, making, and collecting hundreds of one-of-a-kind pieces over many years has been an important creative outlet for her.  This jewelry trunk show is the culmination of her long-held desire to display her work, and the joy and comfort it has brought into her life. 

"All Strung Out" was the original name of her jewelry-line.  However, after thinking about how each bead is strung together, the metaphor of connection in life made "All Strung Together" a more positive message for our lives - and the jewelry-line. 

In this workshop, you will create your own custom mala (string of intention).   

Immerse yourself in creating and balance your energy with meditating while beading.  Personalize your mala selecting a guru bead, and round beads while practicing meditation or wear as an accessory. 

Malas will be strung using silk cord, or waxed cording.  

Learn the traditional and versatile technique of knotting with silk cord.  In this class you will learn to knot silk cord between beads to create a necklace that is both calming and trendy. 

Finish your piece with leather and adjust length to accent the necklace. Embellish with your one-of-a-kind pendant with a few focal beads for finishing-touches.