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BELLAIRE BEAD SHOPImagine moving after 20 years. Then imagine that what you’re moving is — quite literally — millions of tiny beads.That’s what Katie Koenig, owner of the Bellaire Bead Shop, has been doing this month. Her store was a favorite stop for do-it-yourself jewelry designers in Bellaire for 20 years, but now she’s moved to Houston’s historical East End. The cute red building has a much bigger showroom, but Koenig has still managed to fill every square inch of it with jewelry, beads and other eye-catching accessories.What you’ll find: Ready-to-wear bracelets and necklaces, crystal-covered bracelets and brooches, dangling earrings, religious-themed pendants, semiprecious stones and string after string, bag after bag of colorful beads.When: Holiday hours are noon-6 p.m. daily.Where: 4422 Navigation, just west of Lockwood; 713-898-2529; bellairebeadshop.com.-- SYD KEARNEY