Since 1986

Our namesake, the ocotillo, is a lanky, spiny desert plant that leafs out only  when moisture permits, and puts out red blossoms every spring. Look for an ocotillo bush near the front entrance to our store.

OCOTILLO ENTERPRISES
BOOKSTORE * ROCK SHOP* BEAD SHOP

The BOOK STORE:
We sell NEW & USED BOOKS and MAGAZINES in a wide range of categories, including:

  • Beadwork and Jewelry Craft
  • Rocks, Minerals, Geology and Lapidary
  • Native American History and Literature
  • Hispanic/Latino History and Literature
  • Sustainable Home Building and Gardening
  • Natural History and Field Guides
  • Regional Authors and Subjects
    • If you are looking for a particular title, or subject, don't hesitate to contact us by phone or e-mail. We can tell you if we have it or can get it. Also, call or e-mail us for a list of regional books in stock (e-mail subject: "books").

    The ROCK SHOP:

  • A large selection of mineral specimens for the serious collector, geology student, and for visitors who want a local souvenir rock. Most kids enjoy browsing our Rock Room, too!
  • Carving material ("soft" rocks such as talc and onyx, pipestone) for carvers and sculptors
  • Flint knapping material (chert, obsidian) for flint knappers (books and videos, and some tools, too)
  • Fossils, both local and otherwise
  • Rock Tumblers and tumbling grits
  • Tumbled stones, polished slabs, and stone spheres
    • The BEAD SHOP:
  • Seed Beads - Japanese 11ºseed beads, Delicas, and others
  • Lots of other kinds of beads
  • Beading patterns and kits
  • Looms and mini loom kits
  • Thread, needles, findings, craft wire - the usual stuff to finish your projects
  • Great selection of stone cabachons for your jewelry projects
    • We carry wire-wrapped jewelry(14K gold-filled and sterling silver) and will custom wrap stones to your order. We offer beading and wire wrapping lessons, class or individual. Work space for the do-it-yourselfer: our materials, your imagination!

    OCOTILLO ENTERPRISES is the publisher of:

  • THE MARFA LIGHTS book, still available.
    • THE MARFA LIGHTS: First published in 1988, revised in 1989. We reprint it every year, and you can buy it at many book stores and gift shops in the Big Bend area. We sell it for$5.95 in our store. To have it mailed to you, add $1. for shipping/handling. Texas residents pay our sales tax of $ .49. ($7.44 total for in-state orders;$6.95 total for out of state orders). Retailers, ask about wholesale. Write to: OCOTILLO ENTERPRISES, P.O. Box 195, Alpine TX 79831.

    HOW TO REACH US:

    Phone/fax: 432-837-5353

    E-mail: ocotillo@overland.net

    Or stop by our store at:
    205 North 5th Street, Alpine Texas 79830
    (Across from West Texas National Bank, and next door to the Reata Restaurant)
     

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