Pam Blanton, Owner

We are a family owned business. Our ties run deep in Oregon! Doug’s family came over in a covered wagon in the 1800′s and settled in the Eugene area, on Blanton Heights. Pam’s grandparents immigrated from Belgium to eastern Oregon to find a new life. Our business is built on the back of hard work and trying to get the most value for your dollar! Pam was a jewelry designer well before she had a bead store. She has succeeded in putting together the store she would have wanted to shop in when she was a designer. Almost all the beads are easily accessible. When you walk into the door you feel as if you have walked inside a display case. We have a wide selection of natural stone, gems, Czech glass, glass from around the world, fresh water pearls, wood, shell, sterling silver, gold fill, copper, and plated findings. We also carry an assortment of intriguing beads such as felted beads, local glass, and other materials whenever we find them. Visit our store and be surprised just how many beads are “azillion” beads!!

The story of how we got our name.

Our first bead store was in downtown Bend, just down from the Pine Tavern. As Pam was setting it up people would poke their heads into the door to see who was moving in. As each person got an eye-full of the merchandise they would exclaim “You have a zillion beads!!” As one person after another had the same reaction we could see that the store had named itself! Azillion Beads.