Welcome to Bead Soup

About Bead Soup

Bead Soup is located in Savage MD. Since we opened our doors we have become known in the DC and Baltimore Metropolitan areas as a friendly whimsical store with a little bit of everything. We offer a full selection of seed beads, gemstones and agates beading supplies in addition to hosting classes and selling bead kits. Bead Soup not only offers premium beading classes, but instruction in needle felting, PMC and Shrinkets. Our guest instructors include local masters in their own medium, as well as nationally and internationally known bead designers and beading book authors! We often hold trunk shows with different artists to promote their work that might be in different mediums that we don’t normally have such as bead embroidery, metal work, resin cabochons and traveling bead shows.

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For that special one of a kind gift we feature ready to be purchased unique, handcrafted jewelry, glass pendants and focal beads, bead crocheted jewelry, and one-of-a-kind items for sale from local artisans.

 
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Basswoood Plywood 2026 Christmas Tree
Basswoood Plywood 2026 Christmas Tree
$26.00

The Christmas tree for 2026 has been released. It is slightly taller than the 2025 tree and holds more ornaments. It is 11.25 inches tall when inserted into the plywood base. The round holes are exactly 1 inch in diameter and display the Miniest of the Mini stars perfectly which can be found on the Peyote Star page.

Please remember that these trees are cut on a laser printer so there are heat marks throughout the tree and no tree is exactly the same. Since they are cut in plywood they are perfect for staining and the heat marks make beautiful variations with their different texture variations. We have done them in pine green and red.

Inserting the base is a little tricky this year so directions are included so please be careful when assembling your tree.

This purchase is for one tree and base only. You will not receive any ornaments or decorations with this purchase

If you would like to order more than one tree please email me at help@bead-soup.com to place your order

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Beaded Bicones
Beaded Bicones
$24.00

This beaded bicone has almost a 70’s vibe with it’s big flower motif that goes all the way around your beaded bead. This bead is 1.5”x1.25” and will make a nice pendant or center piece to any beaded rope.

This project is perfect for the advanced beginner and above. Prior knowledge of reading step-by-step instructions and following diagrams will be very useful when following this pattern. It has increases and decreases around a wooden form. All of Bead Soup projects are created with Miyuki seed beads and Delicas and our sample was beaded with 6lb Fireline. Thread and needle are not included in your kit and we did not experiment with other thread and/or needles so we are unsure of the outcome if you chose to use something other than what we used.

With this purchase you will receive printed instructions and enough beads to created one Beaded Bicone.

This purchase is for a beading kit only. You will not be receiving a finished Beaded Bicone with this purchase

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Petite Flower Arrangements
Petite Flower Arrangements
$20.00

These petite flower arrangements will remind you of a flower arrangement that you can pick yourself at a farmers market. The flowers look fresh and each flower arrangement is different and each is wrapped in brown paper and sealed with a gold star.

Each flower arrangement has 10 different flowers in all shapes, sizes and colors. Each flower stalk is four inches talk. Each includes 5 stalks of what we consider greenery too. Each is topped with either a green pearl or a green crystal and these stalks are three and four inches.

The colorways are based upon the large flower in the bouquet. The metal milk can is used as a display feature and is not part of the purchase. You are making a purchase for the flower bouquet only

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Chubby Candy Corn Fob
Chubby Candy Corn Fob
$8.00

It’s just a little fob with a chubby little candy corn and it’s just in time for Halloween!

The small fobs work up so quickly and once done can be made into whatever you want them to be. We always attach them to the fobs but I’ve seen a lot made into ornaments and even a pendants. Let your imagination guide you.

This fob can be used to hang from a purse, key chain, bead bag or wherever you want it to hang. The metal component is approximately 2 1/4’ long and 1’ wide and the peyote strip is slightly over 2” long.

This strip is done in even count peyote. You will receive a printed word and color chart but you must know how to start and stop the even count peyote because you do not receive these instructions with your kit. The peyote strip is zipped on the back side of the fob which is looped over the D ring. You will also need to know how to zip your even count peyote strip to the fob. We recommend that you not bead tightly for the zip rows which are rows 1-18. This makes zipping much easier.

Thread and needles are not included in your kit but we recommend 6lb Fireline and a size 10 beading needle. That is what our samples are made with though we are confident that substitutions can be made.

In this kit you will receive enough size 11/0 Delicas to create one beaded peyote strip and one metal D Ring.

Please note this is a kit only. There is no finished fob with this purchase

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Upcoming Classes

Upcoming Classes
Weavers and Wefters
Sep 9
Weavers and Wefters

This event is free

If you are new to weaving we have $5 kits available to get you started on your new journey

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Tudor Rose Pendant with Chloe Menage- Zoom Only
Sep 17
Tudor Rose Pendant with Chloe Menage- Zoom Only

Class fee $75

This is a five hour class held through Zoom. Kits will be available through Bead Soup. Pricing will be available once supplies are purchased.

Tudor Rose Pendant Use right angle weave to create rivoli bezels and join together these crystal elements for a circular pendant, with a bubbly fringe. This design would also work as a brooch. Techniques: RAW, Peyote

Skill level: Intermediate - Advanced

Materials: Size 11 and 8 seed beads, 14mm rivolis, 3.4mm drops, 2mm pearls.

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Beading in Circles
Sep 19
Beading in Circles

This event is free

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Beaders Without Borders
Sep 21
Beaders Without Borders

This event is free for anyone who wants to come and work on bead embroidery projects.

The store has plenty of bead embroidery projects if you need something new to work on,

Our bead embroidery mini kits are $32

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The Brickers Group
Sep 23
The Brickers Group

This event is free

This group started off with the intentions of me having the ability to teach while running the store BUT after the December get together I realized that I am not able to do that so the scope of this group is a get together and not a 4 hour teaching session. I will teach and guide as much as I can and I will not ask others to teach while they are there to work on their own projects. My customers have always been generous with their time but they are not obligated to spend their time teaching.

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Learn the Basics of Star Making In September 2026
Sep 26
Learn the Basics of Star Making In September 2026

Class is free with a purchase. Teaching will last approximately 2 hours. You may not finish your star in that time frame

You must purchase a mini star kit which is $25. You will also need to have the appropriate beading thread and needle to make this project a success

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Learn the Basics of Even Count Peyote in March 2026
Sep 26
Learn the Basics of Even Count Peyote in March 2026

Class is free with a purchase

You must purchase a kit in order to take this class. We have a new peyote bracelet for $20. You can also learn how to make fobs for $8 and $10 or a pen wrap for $10. You must have the appropriate beading thread and needle. Our samples were made with 6lb Fireline and a size 10 beading needle. Thread and needles are not included in your kits

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Trabucco Canyon Necklace or Bracelet with Leslee Frumin-Zoom Only
Oct 9
Trabucco Canyon Necklace or Bracelet with Leslee Frumin-Zoom Only

Class fee $95

Class is 11-5:00 p.m. east coast time

Intermediate

 Stitches: right angle weave, ndebele, peyote, brick(cuff) and pondo(necklace)

Kits are a requirement and will be purchased from Leslee prior to the event.

There are 10 kit color choices. 

Trabucco Canyon Cuff  Kit  $65

Trabucco Necklace Kit  $45

Trabucco Earring Kit  $36

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Needle felted witches with Elizabeth du Toit-in studio
Oct 24
Needle felted witches with Elizabeth du Toit-in studio

Class fee $50

All materials are included in this class. You are not limited to colors shown in the sample.. The colors combos are endless

The embellishments shown on the witches are extras that Elizabeth had in her stash. You can bring extra items with you. Bead Soup has a charm bar, beads, sequins, cup chain and all different crystal and chains available for purchase

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Visit Us In Our Store

STORE HOURS

Wednesday - Saturday

:: 11:00 AM - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday

:: Closed ::

Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays we are often in the store packing online orders so please call if you would like to stop by and shop. Hours may not be from 11-4:00 p.m. but we can always accommodate travelers and visitors to the area

Please contact us with any questions!