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San Francisco Bead Store Directory: Yone SF (North Beach)
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San Francisco Bead Store Directory. Off the Beadin' Path. East Bay Bead Stores. Http:/ www.yonebeads.com/. 478 Union Street, San Francisco, CA 94133-3414. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 12 - 5 PM. Closed Wednesday and Sunday. Not quite yet (see note below). Unusual beads and vintage beads. This is a magical place! Yone (rice in Japanese), a small shop just off Columbus, is San Francisco's oldest bead store. It was founded in 1967 during the era of hippies, tie-dye shirts and flower power.
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Favorite Links
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Please visit my friends below for their great products. Visit my friend Hope at Elitegiftsonline, for a wide selection of Leather Animals, Blankets, Masks, Fountains, Nite lights, Candles, Collectible Tiles and many, many more great gifts. Tell her Robbie sent ya. We have the largest selection of Music Gifts in the country. Other areas of focus include Collectable Cookie Jars, Teapots, Salt and Pepper Shakers, Bobbleheads, City Souvenirs, and military gifts. WOW, I JUST GOTTA HAVE THAT! We are all Animal".
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Links to Other Jewelry Sites
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Links to Other Craft and Hobby Sites. Here are some other craft- and hobby-related websites that have been kind enough to list me on their own site. Bali Sterling Silver Beads. Sterling silver bali beads and findings. Http:/ www.beadsofbali.com. Fine Crafts and Imports - World Arts and Crafts. Http:/ www.finecraftsimports.com. Handcrafted Beaded Jewelry by Vael Designs. Http:/ www.vaeldesigns.com. MJ Crafts Design Studio. All Handmade Crafts and Decorated Eggs Art Gallery. Linda Richmond Beaded Jewelry.
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Sterling Silver Jewelry: Antiquing
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Antiquing of Sterling Silver Jewelry. In general, to antique an item is to apply a finishing process that gives that item an appearance of age. Many materials, silver and otherwise, can be antiqued. Antiquing is very common in the sterling silver jewelry business. This is apparent when one examines the sterling silver focal bead above (image is complements of Beads of Bali. The irony is that people often think of tarnish as something that should be removed from their jewelry. In fact, in some styles ...
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Gold Vermeil Jewelry
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Gold Vermeil (Silver Gilt). Why are we discussing gold vermeil on a website about sterling silver? Simple. The term vermeil (pronounced ver-mey) refers to a silver item, containing no less than 92.5% silver, that has been plated with a gold or gold alloy that is no less than 10 karat, to a thickness of not less than 2.5 microns. Gold is typically applied through electroplating. One approach is called flash plating. Much better is micron plating. A) It is unfair or deceptive to represent, directly or by i...
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San Francisco Bead Store Directory: Karizma (Castro District)
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San Francisco Bead Store Directory. Off the Beadin' Path. East Bay Bead Stores. 213 Church Street, San Francisco, CA 94114-1310. All days: 12-7 PM. Does not take orders over the Internet. San Francisco's most beautiful bead store. Quirky space with high-end beads and findings. Karizma is a wonderful shop full of many treasures. The owner has very carefully selected only the best jewelry making supplies for her shop.
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San Francisco Bead Store Directory: Forbeadin' (Noe Valley)
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San Francisco Bead Store Directory. Off the Beadin' Path. East Bay Bead Stores. Http:/ www.forbeadin.com/. 1195 Church Street, San Francisco, CA 94114-3403. One-half block north of the Church/24th Street intersection.). Tuesday thru Saturday 11:00am - 6:00pm. Sunday 1:00 - 5:00pm. Does not take orders over the Internet. If you don't have the time or patience to bead your own jewelry, the owner has many exquisite jewelry creations for your choosing!