Beads and Beyond

Barry Olen, owner of Beads and Beyond in Downtown Asheville, NC

Welcome to Asheville's original bead store, your home for Beads and Beyond here in Western North Carolina. Whether you're a beginner making your first bead project or an experienced beader, jewelry maker or metal smith we've got all you need for your craft and many extra goodies too.

Beads and Beyond began over 2 deacades ago, back when Asheville's now bustling downtown was still a sleepy mountain retreat. Today, Beads and Beyond is an essential part of any vacation or visit to downtown Asheville. You're guaranteed to see one of a kind treasures. If you're coming to town for Bele Chere you must make a stop to Beads and Beyond. It's a Bele Chere tradition!

Here's just a sampling of what we offer: beads of all shapes and sizes, african beads, asian beads, ancient world beads from 10,000 BC, the Roman Empire, Ancient Egypt, Mississippian Culture, Pre-Columbian era, as well as beads from Europe, Thailand, Venice, China, Japan and contemporary beads from local bead crafter and other American makers.

From our location in Downtown Asehville (we know it's misspelled, google loves search options) we also offer beautiful feathers, jewelry, crystals, gourds, carving stones and tools, books and equipment for bead-making.