July 19, 2015
It is just
over a year since Bead Circus opened at a new location, at 120 S.
Broadway in downtown Lebanon, right next to the Golden Turtle
Chocolate Factory.
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| 120 S. Broadway, Lebanon Ohio, is the new location for Bead Circus, which has been in Lebanon since 2003. |
This is how it happened. I
had announced that Bead Circus would be closing in mid-May last year, and would
be going entirely online. The rent had gone up, again, and too much
of the bead business had shifted to on-line. Many of the bead stores
in the area had already closed.
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| Bead Circus has always carried a great selection of Miyuki, Toho, Matsuno and Czech seed beads |
Why people love a real bead shop
Many of our customers expressed
their dismay at the closing of the shop. Beaders like to see what
they are buying; they like to experiment with various beads in the
shop, and they like to match their colors to other beads or even
yarn. Bead Circus has always had a great selection of seed beads. Customers also
love the exclusive beading kits that I design and put together,
everything from Christmas tree earrings, to seed bead bracelets.
Ted to the rescue!
Two days before Bead Circus was to close, one of my customers was lamenting to Ted, owner of the nearby Golden Turtle Chocolate
Factory, how sorry she was that my shop was closing. Ted has always
been a great supporter of other businesses in town, and he didn't
want to lose another specialty shop in our quaint and historic
downtown area.
Ted immediately walked the
half block to my old location, and offered to show me the empty
storefront next to the Golden Turtle, to see if I would be
interested. I marched up there with a friend to take a look. I saw
the possibilities right away. It was a very cute little shop, in a
good location, and the price was right. Everyone buying chocolate
would see my store. So instead of closing, I changed my plans and
decided to re-open, on a little smaller scale, and with a shorter
work week, but Bead Circus would carry on in downtown Lebanon.
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| One of Bead Circus's many original Christmas tree earring designs |
It was a lot of work, but we moved in and re-opened in mid July of 2014. If you haven't stopped in to see the new shop, please drop by. While you are here, check out the chocolate shop next door too.
My normal hours this
summer are Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.
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| Gabriella earrings, kits and finished earrings exclusively at Bead Circus |
Warren County Fair Week
The week of July 20 is
Fair Week! The shop is open Monday through Saturday this week from
noon to 5 p.m. because the Warren County Fair is open every day, and
it is usually a busy week in town. Look for the Bead Circus sign on the sidewalk next to the Golden Turtle Chocolate Factory.
