“When vacationing in Mexico I had the pleasure of meeting wonderful craftspeople selling their beautiful jewelry at the timeshare in which we stayed. I marveled at their use of stone and glass and other interesting materials and the beautiful combinations they created. I had purchased one particularly long strand and thought it would be nice to be able to wear this necklace in a variety of ways. In addition, I thought it might be interesting to combine some of my new purchases with my older pieces and come up with a new look, a new way to wear old favorites. Upon my return I ventured out to a number of jewelry supply places to find the types of oversized clasps necessary to “bundle” beads so that I could mix and match my own creations every day. To my surprise, I found none. I began to wonder, why can’t jewelry be more creative and flexible like clothing, so a person can create a new look combining different pieces and yet have a clean singular clasp, that could be worn a variety of ways, versus a lot of random clasps of different necklaces, that would become tangled and slip around on your neck. Thus the concept was born!”

For its marketability, versatility and quality the Bead Bundling concept from Beads, Bails and Bundles was recently given a first place award for non-traditional jewelry at the annual New Mexico Jeweler’s Association 2009 annual design competition, All That Glitters. Our jewelry has since been featured in Cowboys & Indians Magazine, the premier lifestyle magazine of the west, and in Albuquerque, The Magazine.

Beads, Bails & Bundles, offer an alternative to the “one off” necklaces that can be worn only one way. It offers a creative solution for people who enjoy beautiful jewelry but yet appreciate not having to “mortgage the house” to get it, want to customize their look, and have jewelry that is uniquely theirs and not to see themselves coming and going by wearing more commercial jewelry.

Beads Bails & Bundles, jewelry which expresses the eclectic lifestyle and fashion of the great southwest, is known for our interesting and unpredictable combinations of semi-precious stones, metals, Swarovski crystal, fire polished glass, pearls etc. The entire collection now includes: the Big Rocks jewelry, beautiful interesting large scale single pieces; Big Rocks Bundled collection which uses our signature, copyrighted clasp bundling system using larger semi-precious stones and elements to create the ultimate in flexible, convertible jewelry - you get the picture, one clasp system and many custom combinations!; elegant open strand Lariat necklaces which may be worn alone or layered with single longer strands; necklaces featuring Unusual Pendants; the Couture Collection, for those adventurous souls who enjoy truly unusual and unique works of art; Story Teller Necklaces, custom pieces which tell the story about the individual wearer; Simpler Pieces for those who may enjoy a smaller scale beautiful necklaces yet still a unique look; our new Spirit Collection, a collection of cross and rosary necklaces with unique crosses from around the world; Earrings (what more needs to be said!); and we are now introducing our Symphony of Pearls Collection. These are super long continuous strands of individually knotted pearls in a variety of colors that may be worn together either twisted or cascaded using our bead and bail bundling system. This is a beautiful look that is quite a head turner! Being a western boot collector, very soon, we also intend to begin offering southwestern style boot jewelry so you can really step out in style from head to toe! Obviously we think diversity is the spice of life!!! We also do custom work for individuals who have a special piece in mind.

Beads Bails & Bundles also has a "Friends" category which showcases the works of other talented artists who have become special friends of ours. Bella Grazia, owned by Pat Cianciabella, specializes in beautiful one of a kind rosaries and rosary necklaces. Made of silver, pearls, crystals and gemstones, these beautiful and unique pieces are a fabulous find!

For those who need to physically view and try our unique jewelry, many of our pieces can be found at two fabulous shops/galleries in Albuquerque, NM: Boutique Valencia at Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town (a Heritage Hotel and Resort as well as part of the discerning Preferred Hotel Group), and Galleria Tamaya, located at Tamaya Resort and Spa, just on the outskirts of Albuquerque. Our website conveniently lets you know which pieces are available online or at one of these galleries.

(Pam Bazant-Jung is a native New Mexican and was formally trained in Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico. Formerly President of Heritage Hotels and Resorts, she now currently serves as its Senior Strategic Advisor. Heritage Hotels and Resorts, is a cultural hospitality company with hotels in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe, New Mexico and Rio Rico, Arizona. She has been active in numerous organizations and is most recently past Chair of the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau and most recently nominated for the 25th Annual Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women. Pam is married to Robert Jung, II, a retired banking executive, who now serves as her “in house” photographer, creative advisor and greatest supporter!)