Husband-and-wife Brendan and Jill Barry share a passion for jewelry-making, which led them in 1992 to open a craft store, Bead It!
“It’s a meditative practice. Putting beads on the string, we have to slow down and focus. We get to put ourselves into that flow type of state. So that’s a huge benefit,” Brendan Barry says.
Located in Kaimukī, Bead It! stocks hundreds of jewelry-making materials and helps patrons create their own unique pieces. On a visit to the store, I carefully selected my beads and then the staff helped me create my charm bracelet…