Story Beads at Two Sisters Gallery

WOW...I cannot believe it has been since May since I have written on the blog. The sign of a VERY busy woman. We've had a lot going on with our business including the *going out of business* sale to reduce inventory at our location on 231 S. and moving over to The Treasure Chest this week. I've missed writing the blog and am happy that I have things all sorted out now so that I am "back in business" both online and in a new location! I never really dreamed of being a retailer but the bug has set in and I just cannot give it up.

As many of you know, we started carrying Pandora Jewelry in our store in 2005, before it was even popular, and I worked diligently to spread the "Pandora word" selling charm bracelets. I have always thought that I was strictly a Pandora girl and with the five bracelets that I have built over the years; I still think it's a great line. Unfortunately, due to my work demands, we made a decision to stop selling Pandora and we knew that closing the location on 231 S, was inevitable since I have finished my doctorate (I haven't finished my dissertation yet) and started working with a university full-time in January. I just couldn't keep up with the demands of the retail store.

Anyway, I came across a line called Story Beads that I have absolutely fallen in love with, much like I did when I first saw Pandora. I think it's the whole concept of charm bracelets. I remember my mother had a charm bracelet when I was a child, with the children *heads* and other charms that had to be sautered on. That's what I loved about Pandora, the fact that you could create a charm bracelet and change it up, you weren't stuck with what you put on there originally, you could actually create something that could be modified.

There are plenty of other similar lines and while Story Beads is similar, it's different. It is .925 silver, it's less expensive and while some of the charms are similar, they are also very different. The coolest thing to me is their earring concept. I love that you can buy sterling silver hoops, that you can wear alone OR you can put Story Bead charms on them to create a different look. I LOVE the Story Bead earrings and when we were at the old location, I could not keep them in stock.

Are these not just the CUTEST earrings, ever? Before you have a chance to mentally say yes, I'm going to say...yes they are!

I'm so thrilled about the flexibility to be able to giveaway Story Beads to promote them, something that I was unable to do wih Pandora, I had a cuff bracelet with the "Believe" charm on it for the Facebook Friday giveaway to start off. In fact, I am so enamored with Story Beads, I am going to give away a charm for the next six weeks!

So...to wrap up, our winner for this week's FB Friday giveaway is:

Stacy has been a fan of ours for a while and I appreciate her support, as I do with everyone else who continues to support us. Stacy...please contact me (kim@2sistersgallery.com) no later than COB on Tuesday (Sept 7) to claim your item.

Thanks again for sticking around with us on Facebook as we transitioned to our new location and are working on our online store. I hope to see you online and have you shop with us at The Treasure Chest.

Have a fabulous Labor Day weekend!

Kim :-)