The Black Bead in Ocean Beach, San Diego, United States | Jewelry

Sitting square in the middle of Ocean Beach’s bustling, pedestrian-oriented downtown area is a unique treasure called The Black Bead. When you first enter the thriving little shop, you could get dizzy from the whirlwind of colors, shapes and strings. The shelves are overflowing, the walls are alive with patterns, there are even trinkets hanging above your head. One of San Diego’s busiest and best bead shops, The Black Bead packs millions and millions of beads into it's quaint Ocean Beach location. Beaders and crafters come from literally all over the world to visit this well known shop!

From one of a kind, rare beads to handblown glass to Bali silver and Swarovski crystals, The Black Beadbeads from around the globe and the finest findings, supplies and tools, this one stop bead shop is the place to visit while in the San Diego area.

The Black Bead, Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA United States, has something for everyone. Throughout human history, beads have been a means of expressing both personal and religious sensibilities as well as status and social association, and have been used for protection or as talismans, and as currency. We have a passion for collecting the 'unusual' beads from all over the world – including Burma, India, China, Africa, Java, Egypt – vintage and contemporary. Many of the beads in our collection are handmade by local artists.