Oct 20, 2014

Get Creative at New Union Square Bead ShopBy Elyse AndrewsSomervilleBeat.com

Somerville, MA – Somerville Ave. is looking a little brighter these days thanks to BeadKreative, a cheerful new store selling, you guessed it, beads. While the shop has beads of all types, it’s more than just a retail space. BeadKreative also sells jewelry and other local, handmade crafts, holds classes and birthday parties and seeks to be a gathering space for the community.

“We want to be a center for those that love beads,” said BeadKreative founder Mila Marcano.

Marcano has been besotted by beads since she was a child in Venezuela, making jewelry that she then gifted to friends and family or sold on consignment. But beading was just a hobby when she moved to the U.S. five years ago and then to the Somerville area to attend grad school at Tufts University three years ago.

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