Welcome to Tropic Jewel! We are a women-owned-and-operated business! 

A NOTE FROM US: After 35 years, Tropic Jewel will soon be closing its doors. After being told over a year ago that our building was being torn down, we started preparing for our inevitable closure. While that deal has since fallen through, we have still decided that the time is right, as the future is uncertain. We've truly enjoyed sharing this creative space with you and want to thank you for so many years of loyalty and support. The two of us have worked here for 20 years, and as of October 30th, will have owned it for 10 years, and that is our tentative last day. We'll update as we can with any changes, but for now, just wanted to share this news, and hope to see you soon. -Shelby & Lauren

Our store hours are: Monday closed, Tuesday-Saturday 11-6, Sunday 12-5.

We are not able to take on any work orders for repairs or projects any more, unfortunately, as we are 100% focused on handling our in-store operations. Sorry for that disappointment.

DATES TO NOTE: We have a small staff and close the store early/completely when we need to, especially when we participate in events like the Madison Night Market or Maxwell Street Days Sidewalk Sale! Always feel free to call to be sure we are open if you are making a special trip. Our last Night Market will be Thursday 9.18.25 from 5pm-9pm outside! On those days we will be open 11am-3pm in the store and 5pm-9pm in our tent on the street. We will only have a sampling of our jewelry down there so if you need beads, plan accordingly!

We are one of the oldest and largest and only bead stores in the Madison area.  We carry a wide variety of Czech pressed glass, stone, wood & bone, metal charms & beads, seed beads, findings, and stringing materials!  Not a beader? We also have a large selection of sterling silver rings [sizes 3-14], earrings [many posts, dangles, and 100+ styles of hoops] ear cuffs, bracelets & necklace chains, tapestries, and even a few nose rings.  Want something one of a kind?  Come take a look at our vast selection of handmade jewelry!

We hope to be able to see you soon. Our store hours may vary as time goes on, so please be sure to call us at 608.256.4442 if you are making a special trip to be sure that we are open. If we do not answer, we are likely not there.

Feel free to reach out to tropicjewel@gmail.com with any questions! Occasionally, first-time e-mailers end up in our spam folder, so please call during store hours if anything is pressing. Our answering machine is not in service so do not leave a voicemail. And, follow us on Facebook and Instagram for frequent postings of products & projects & news! Anything we post about can be for sale, please inquire!

*** In doing some updates to our website, a queue of old “order fulfilled” emails got sent for a random assortment of (very) old orders! If you happened to receive something like that, it was just a glitch, and nothing is being sent. So sorry for any confusion! ***

Any online orders can be sent for a flat rate fee, subject to change upon weight/destination. All online sales are final. Check out our Etsy shop for beads! www.etsy.com/shop/tropicjewel

AND, as always, THANK YOU for choosing to support local small business.

Cheers! -Shelby & Lauren