Nearly three years ago we decided to form “Semi Precious Beads” – a gemstone-only online bead shop.

Specialising in beads that were hard to obtain in the UK we found a niche which suited our interest in the natural materials.

At the end of 2008 we made the decision to take the business further by opening a retail shop and subsequently moved to Sidmouth, Devon to open “The Bead Lagoon”. Despite the recession being in the news constantly before opening the shop we felt we could still make a profitable business and provide something new to the area.

Years later we are extremely glad we made the move – we’ve built up a decent customer base and love to hear the great feedback we get from both the online and retail shop customers.