Nature Beads

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

Jewelry makers, this one is for you. 🐚✨

Did you know I can custom drill many of the shells we carry?

If you’ve been eyeing a shell for a necklace, pendant, earrings or another jewelry project but need the hole in a specific place, reach out before ordering. Tell me what you’re making and how you need it drilled, and I’ll let you know what I can do.

These beautiful large Tiger Cowrie shells are a perfect example. Sometimes the right hole placement is all it takes to turn a beautiful natural shell into the centerpiece of a really special design.

Natural shells + a little customization = so many possibilities. 🤍

DM me with your idea!

07/27/2026

Please wear your beautiful jewelry. 💐✨

Not just on birthdays.
Not just on vacations.
Not just when you’re waiting for the “right” occasion.

The special occasion is today. It’s YOU! 💖

Life is made up of ordinary moments—a morning coffee, a walk outside, dinner with family, a trip to the farmers market. Those are the moments worth celebrating, too.

These handmade flip-flop bracelets were made to be worn, stacked, loved, and lived in. They’re lightweight, colorful, waterproof, and perfect for everyday jewelry, beach days, summer adventures, and everything in between. They’re waterproof! 🧜‍♀️

Life is too short to save your favorite jewelry for someday. 💜✨

07/27/2026

Girl, buy more beads. Some people are buying drugs.🤪

I’m not saying beads solve everything…

…but I’ve never regretted coming home with a new strand. 😂

Besides, there are far worse habits than collecting beautiful beads and turning them into something you’ll love.

Whether you’re making bracelets, earrings, necklaces, or simply adding to your “I’ll definitely use these someday” collection… you’re among friends here. 💛✨

Happy creating! 🌿

06/25/2026

Whoever said “less is more” clearly wasn’t talking about beads. 🤭 And, that’s how I got into this business. 😂

There will always be room for one more strand.
One more color.
One more “I’ll definitely use these.”

It’s called being prepared… not having a bead addiction. 💫

Link in Bio, if that stash is in need of a refresh. ✨🫶🏼


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06/18/2026

Every time we restock these little fish, they seem to swim right back out of the studio. 🐠✨

These are German Resin Fish Charms made in small batchs and perfect for Sumer jewelry. It’s waterproof. Fun. Timeless.

Link in Bio 💫

06/12/2026

Reminder: not every jewelry project needs 47 supplies.

Sometimes all you need is a shell, a few charms, and a questionable amount of whimsy. 🐚✨

New top-and-bottom drilled shells are here and ready for your next coastal creation. 💫🐚 Been busy drilling a lot of shells lately. Can’t wait to add some cowries to the mix! 🫶🏼✨🐚💫🫧

06/08/2026

I don’t make the rules 🤷🏻‍♀️
Tell me your example of bead math below 🫧💫💜

06/07/2026

The more the internet becomes artificial, the more I want to share real life. 🌿

Real moments. Real laughter. Nature. Friendship.

This account may be about beads and jewelry, but it’s also about the people behind them. The adventures, the stories, the joy, and occasionally two best friends acting out dramatic jumps while our knees still allow it. 🤣

In a world full of filters and algorithms, I’ll keep choosing sunshine, creativity, and human connection. 🌸💫💖✨🙌🏻🌈☀️🦋🌿🐝

Can’t wait to see my bestie. ❤️✨ P.S. Terah was my first assistant, and I wish we lived closer to keep creating magic. 🪄

06/07/2026

True story!!! 🌸💖💫 Hahaha!

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06/03/2026

Tag someone who needs to see this today… and maybe start making jewelry. ✨

Scientists hate this one simple fact: 👀

People who make jewelry keep finding joy in tiny colorful objects. 🌈😂

06/02/2026

I don’t want to go viral. I want to build a community of people who love creating beautiful things. 🌿💫💖

Behind every small business is a real person trying their best. I see you. 💫🌿

Nature Beads isn’t a warehouse, a marketing team, or a corporation. Right now, it’s just me, Lilly—a biologist, nature lover, and bead collector and maker like many of you out there. Life led me to turn the love of beautiful things into a business. 🧶🧵📿

If you’ve ever purchased, commented, shared, or simply watched my videos, thank you. You help more than you know. 🌿✨ Thanks for being here! 🫶🏼💫

05/26/2026

Heartbreaking 💔 As a Floridian, we see this so often. Big areas being cleared up in a blink of an eye and then, Dollar stores or another Dealership - our beautiful Florida is being paved over and it’s sad to see. ❤️‍🩹

A Florida panther sitting under the LAST remaining tree in a clear-cut wasteland should horrify every Floridian. This is what unchecked overdevelopment looks like.
Not “smart growth.”
Not “progress.”
Not “conservation.”
This is habitat destruction on an industrial scale, wiping out some of the last remaining land the nearly extinct Florida panther has left to survive.

Meanwhile, developers cash in.
Politicians take donations.
And Florida’s wildlife pays the price.

The Florida panther is one of the rarest animals in America. Experts have warned for years that sprawling mega developments, road expansion, and destruction of rural land are pushing them closer to extinction.

And once these ecosystems are gone… they are gone forever.

People move to Florida for the beauty, wildlife, open land, clean water, and natural environment not endless concrete, traffic, pollution, and bulldozed wilderness.

At what point do we finally say ENOUGH?
Please follow me and join the movement Alexander Cooke For Florida

https://secure.anedot.com/alex-cooke-for-congress/donate

🐾 Save Rural Florida
🐾 Protect Wildlife Corridors
🐾 Stop Reckless Sprawl
🐾 Hold Politicians Accountable

05/22/2026

Ahhh - If I had waited until I felt “ready,” Nature Beads would have never existed. 🫠

Most things I know today came from trying, failing, repeating, learning… and trying again. And, believe when I say - trying is the most constant in my life.

From my first little bracelets as a teenager to building a business around the things I love most — nature, beads, color, texture, stories — none of it started perfect. And, it is far from it. 🥴

It started messy. It grew messy. It flows through the “messy”. But, one thing I know is that repetition creates confidence and it pushes you through the cringe. Repetition creates skill. Repetition creates art. Repetition is pure life’s art. 🌿

So this is your reminder to begin before you feel ready. Because you won’t ever feel ready or it might just take so long that you’ll feel different and sometimes, you feel defeated even before you tried.

I’ve told this story many times when I used to do trade shows. I remember when my business fit in a little plastic container (a shoe box). And if you’ve been here supporting my little world along the way — thank you deeply. 🤍 You have NO IDEA, BUT I am here because of you and your support is what pushes me to keep going. 💫

This is my life, my job, my dream and my world. 💖💫🫧
Thank you 🫶🏻💓
Lilly 🐝

05/18/2026

Hi there beautiful souls, hope your Monday is going great. Thanks for making my day better!
P.S. I wear a mask 😷, so do not come after me for not wearing a mask.🫶🏼💫

05/16/2026

Waterproof jewelry… but make it elevated ❤️✨

These handcrafted bracelets are made by women artisans in Mali using recycled flip flops — transforming discarded materials into bold, wearable art with purpose. ♻️

Lightweight, comfortable, and easy to stack, they add the perfect pop of color to denim, linen, summer dresses, and everyday looks.

Proof that sustainable fashion can still feel classy, effortless, and fun. ❤️

Limited stock ❤️ Link in Bio 🫶🏼

05/15/2026

✨ Small business owner starter pack:
• hyperfixations 🤔
• supplies 🧵
• another hobby 📿
• somehow turning it into inventory 🌿🙌🏻😂

Link in Bio for some fun stuff 😉

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms, humans and in the wild. 🩷
I see you, I cherish you.

05/09/2026

Every species tells a story. You can help write the next chapter. The extinction crisis can feel overwhelming, but the solution starts right outside your door. Pollinators—from bees and butterflies to birds and bats—are the heartbeat of our ecosystems. But they are facing threats like habitat de...

05/08/2026

If you wanna add joy to your life, add more colors 🌈 These rainbow mini Pompom garlands are the perfect option to brighten up your day. 💫 Made from the softest yarns in South America, they will definitely be a piece of conversation.

Hang them everywhere 🙌🏻 from doorknobs to car mirrors, you can always find a place to put a Pompom on it. 🌈💫🎉

#ʟɪɴᴋɪɴʙɪᴏ

05/04/2026

Today I saw a stunning rainbow cloud 🌈 in Indonesia’s sky that inspired me to spread happiness. I talk about how the beautiful colors moved me so much that I decided to find rainbow beads 🍭 to share with others, believing that color brings joy to people just as that incredible cloud brought joy to me. I hope it wasn’t AI. 🫶🏼✨🌈😅

05/01/2026

New Product Drop This Weekend - Gemstones, Trims & Resin Fishes ✨🌈✨

Hi guys 👋🏻 I’m showing you some exciting new products we’re dropping on naturebeads.com this weekend, including gemstone chips, Indian trims, seashells, sea glass, adorable small batch German resin fishes, and fresh new colors of our flip-flop bracelets. ✨🐚💎🌈

04/23/2026

Packing Bracelet Bundles is truly so much fun. 🌈 Not only they’re comfortable, they handmade by a co-op of women in Mali from recycled flip-flops. 💫 Colorful and fun, jelly like bracelets, they’re sure to bring a smile!

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04/23/2026

Florida is burning and wildlife is suffering. Help the ones who are helping! 🌿🙏🏻🐿️

Urgent- Wildlife Compression

If you live adjacent to any of the local fires (within 5-10 miles) you’ll likely see wildlife compression. Adult animals capable of fleeing fires will do so. Here’s some tips:

- keep companion animals INSIDE. When letting them outside check yards CAREFULLY for wildlife

- leave water out. SHALLOW bowls of water should be available both down low (ground) and 3-4 feet off the ground but near trees.

- set dog/cat food and unseasoned veggies outside for emergency sustenance

- be kind. Animals may be injured, muddled, they may have lost their offspring, their mates and their homes. Don’t be an as**at if they get into something they shouldn’t. Empathy is the least you can give and it costs nothing.

- injured or potentially injured animals may need help and supportive care. Www.ahnow.org to find help.

- remember to use thick gloves and towels/blankets when capturing or handling wildlife. If a RVS species scratches or bites you it more than likely will be destroyed and tested, so be careful.

***the rules don’t change in a natural disaster, don’t feed, keep warm and quiet. What may change is the need to get them to help immediately. With potential smoke inhalation damage , burns or heat exhaustion we need animals brought to help quickly. Don’t give us drama about transport. Get into the car and get them where they need to go. If you don’t have transportation FIND IT. Post online, use all social media platforms, call family, friends and neighbors, even coworkers to get help.

The community has to pull together.

For those that may not know, these fires are dangerously close to my home. I’ve started pre-evacuation prep just in case. By 5pm today I will have updated the wishlists to reflect some current needs. I’ll post the links once they are updated.

I’d also like to send thanks to Jo Daniels for taking the raccoons currently in care. I’m already not fully functional and one less species to care for is very helpful. Thanks to Diane for making the long drive to Tammy as well.

I’ll keep everyone as up to date as possible. I don’t expect to have to evacuate but if I do, it will be a real challenge to execute without help. As always, thanks for your continued support during these crazy days.

Wishlists updated links below:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1TarxSoNha/?mibextid=wwXIfr

04/22/2026

Earth Day, always… 🌿

A collection of small, sacred moments—
bees doing their quiet work,
butterflies passing through,
birds singing into the morning,
life unfolding exactly as it should.

This is where I return to myself.
This is what feeds my soul.

If the world ever feels heavy or something feels missing…
step outside.
Listen.
Notice.

Nature has a way of calling us back home. 🏡

With love,
Lilly 🐝🌿

02/24/2026

When I make leather straps, it’s not quick. 😬

It’s hours of cutting, measuring, finishing — and yes, sometimes a sore back at the end of it.

✨But that’s the difference. ✨

Mass production creates uniformity. Handcraft preserves character. Every hide is different. Every grain tells its own story. That’s why no two leather straps are ever identical.

If you’re creating with bold, globally sourced beads, the foundation should feel just as intentional.

Craft matters 🌿

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