Now this is a little find in the heart of the Midlands especially if you love jewellery like i do. The Spellbound bead company is a bead shop with a difference and has the best selection of items i have ever seen in any other bead shop and i have been to quite a few. It has an online function as well if you don't live in the area but if you do then it is well worth a visit. Plus it is not just a shop but a kind of workshop too so i will tell you more.
The address is as follow:
The Spellbound Bead Company
47 Tamworth Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6JW
In terms of location the shop is in the heart of Lichfield City Centre which is a lovely city with lots to see and do if you don't know the area already. You can reach Lichfield by train and bus and it is also close to the bigger city Birmingham. In terms of the actual shop, it is easy to find when you are in Lichfield centre and it is a big shop so you can't really miss it.
The shop is very nice looking with the spellbound bead company written in huge letters above the huge shop windows. The buildings in Lichfield are all old looking anyway so they are very pretty. When you walk in there you can see immediately that the shop is massive. Plus you will be able to see two rooms from the front but then there is a huge room to the back.
Ok so we will talk about the shopping first. This shop has everything you could need to make numerous amounts of jewellery and i actually started by going and buying the basics and now everybody gets jewellery for Christmas as i have got quite good at it. There are fixtures and fittings, various tools and materials, beads galore and so many books which give you thousands of inspirational ideas.
The beads are laid out in colours and types so all of the big glass pendants are usually together but the most efficient way of finding what you would like is to go by colour which i find very easy to do. They are all in small compartments and there are thousands to choose from. Dotted around the store you will see small baskets and plastic compartments. These are for you to put your beads in before you get to the counter so it is easy for you not to loose them and for the shop to tally them up.
The beads are all different prices and the price is stated on all of the different compartments. It is easy to see and everything is reasonable. Some of course are expensive but there is enough to choose from for any budget so don't worry about that at all.
Now the staff here are brilliant and are always on hand to help out. They will stand there and talk to you about how to make things and what to buy and then what to do. It is useful that the shop sells kits with very easy to follow instructions so you could always try one of those at first and then start designing your own when you are feeling brave.
From the workshop side of things they do bead workshops every month. You can go to introduction to jewellery making, looming and metal work. There are loads that crop up but it is worth finding out from them what is on and book it. These workshops do get booked up quite quickly so you do have to get in there but they are very helpful.
The whole shop is a great experience for all jewellery lovers. The main thing is that the people who work there are so experienced and can help you in all aspects of jewellery making. I once walked in and said i want the round things that you squash as i didn't know what they were called. Within a few minutes she had found out what i was taking about.
Now prices are great. Beads range from 1p to 30 pounds and over. Kits range between 3 and 30 pounds also. If you go in and tell them what you are aiming for they will help you as much as they can. They have sat there for half an hour with me before talking to me and showing me how to do things.
In conclusion i love this shop and it will always get top marks. I can now make some really nice things for myself, family and friends and it is a great hobby to have. I love being able to walk in there, get friendly service and always find something that inspires me and that i want. If you do want to get into this hobby then this shop is well worth a visit.
Thanks for reading.
xxx
P.S. This has been posted on other sites but always by me katygriff read more