Nawbin Beads - Bead Store - shop - Bali Silver, Czech Glass, Bone, and Semi-Precious Stone Beads - Vintage Beads - Bead Jewelry Classes - Bead Art Supplies and Tools - traverse city bead shop - petoskey stone beads - petoskey jewelry - nawbin's -Traverse City, Michigan - newbin - newbin's - fordite - downtown - front street - osiris beads - petoskey jewelry - ethnic art - import - artifacts - bluestone - leland blue - beachglass - beach - nobbin - knobbin - naubin - naubinway - glass - native american - turquoise - bazar

please

feel free

call for all your needs

and

gift cards

Links

I'm a faker

learn how

to spot an imposter

of Michigan

Petoskey stone

-is in a 120 year old historic general store-

925 East Front Street Traverse City, MI

Jewelry, Artifacts, Decor, Fossils & Curiosities of all kinds

red amber buhda Amber vase & Ethnic items

just east of downtown we make it worth the stop come in check us out

is One of the Oldest - Most Loved - Bead Shops in Michigan.

"each" staff member has at least 18yrs of bead jewelry making knowledge

In beads we Carry Swarovski crystal beads, Bali Silver Beads,

Vermeil, Czech Glass Beads, Bone Beads, Vintage Beads,

Semi-Precious Stone Beads, & all of the clasps one could want.

At some of the best prices

"people travel hundreds of miles to drool and fall in love with all we have"

"artists plus designers shop with us for fun, profit, great selection, & our expert staff"

"we have one of the greatest collections of stone beads & pendants "

For something Local try the

PETOSKEY STONE

We have in the shop

Many Types of Beads

Silver Pendants plus jewelry

Polished samples & Polishing kits

One Petoskey stone (silver pendant) free shipping BEWARE OF THE FAKE PETOSKEY

as of june. 2012 more sterling pendants (these four are sold, but more are in)

(Professor Nawbin's kit is made for the folks who want to polish their own Petoskey Treasures)

leland blue bluestone

Leland Blue (Bluestone)

a Local Beach Stone and Recycled Art all in one

( a stone that is found around Lealnd, Mi on the beaches that is not a stone but a glass by-product of an Iron Factory

over 100 years ago that was cast off into Lake Michigan)

-Sterling silver Bluestone Pendants (slides) new Items May. 2012 -

--------new beads as of late January 2012--------

FORDITE

an up-cycled piece of historical waste

over sprayed paint scraped of walls and racks from the 1950's to 70's golden age of car paint booth spray - cars are no longer pained in this way

once destin for a landfill this was saved by a worker a Ford auto plant over 30 years ago keep in a box & recycled by our artists at Nawbin into wearable art

(these three are sold, but more are in stock, at least 30 to choose from)

antique trade beads

Our Ancient and AntiqueTrade Beads from the far reaches of the globe Africa, Asia & the South Pacific

Ethnic Antiques showcases are filled with Antiques & Oddities from the four corners of the Earth

We Also Have

Bead Jewelry Classes,

Bead Art Supplies,

Sterling wire 8ga thru 28ga,

Jewelry-Beading Tools

& all manner of other tools.

tools for the professional or beginner in all kinds of Arts: Jewelery, Metalwork & Lapidary

what our Visitors say

"Great selection of beads and many other rarities. One trip to Nawbin is never the same as the last - the inventory is always changing - and some pieces are museum-worthy. Also, the owners are very nice, helpful and knowledgeable. I always stop in when I'm in Northern MI."

Catherine - Chicago,IL (posted online)

"They have such a great selection of bead here! They were around long before the bead craze started a few years back and I'm sure they will stay long after. I love that they have such diversity of beads. I adore the Native American ones the best. They also have great prices."

Grace W.‎ - (Posted online)

"Creative crafters beware, Nawbin's just might be the place for you! There's a nice and wide selection of buttons, beads, stones, clasps, and other crafty goodness."

Sara Lynn P.- Toronto, ON Canada (posted online)

I was on a trek for beads this memorial Weekend and my trip took me to Traverse City, not only were there great sights along the way, this wonderful bead shop had tons to choose from. I wasn't looking for anything particular but found lots of great items at reasonable prices. Although they didn't have an item on display, they did have it behind the counter, just ask! They also had the Michigan Native Petosky Stones. Great place and I will definitly will be back!!

Sarah - Taylor, MI

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As of May 2010 we here at Nawbin got the full stock of a bead shop that was open from 1969 until1979, then stored in a basement for over 30 years.