Bead Holiday

That is what I call the day off I had from my regular position at the Gem & Mineral Show. A friend wanted to see what she could see at the show. She has lived in Tucson most of her life, and she had NEVER gone to the show. We had planned on about a 4-6 hour excursion, and we ended up spending 8 hours. My feet, my back. Ouch.

I was truly bummed out because I thought I would not be able to go to the "Best Bead Show" at the Kino Community Center. We did go to that show, and there did not seem to be as many inside vendors as previous shows. The number of shoppers seemed to be less than before, too. I still spent too much, but I showed restraint.

I met some really nice people who do bead patterns and kits for sale. Since I am trying to work on some patterns too, I was able to ask questions and received some really helpful advice. I want to especially thank June Wiserman of Tapestry Beads http://www.tapestrybeads.com. June was such a help.

Nikia Angel, a wonderful bead designer has some wonderful kits. I wish I could purchase them all, sadly, that is not to be. Nikia was working with the Beyond Beadery booth. Nikia's website is buy the kit.com (buythekit.com)

I hope to finish the patterns I have and continue with the kits soon.