The shows have plenty to offer - including some great lampwork beads, gemstones, natural shell, wood and nut beads, great vintage lucite, and everything else you can imagine relating to jewelry. If you ever get a chance to go - take it!! Now I have to get busy designing...
Some of my favorite finds:
Bottle Cap Beads - vintage bottle caps fused together to create a one of a kind hollow bead.
Resin Beads - I love these, and I got a nice pink mix to make something fabulous.
Lampwork - There were some great lampwork artists at the show, but my favorite were the little pets and insects by Criss at Custom Creations. I got an assortment of bugs to make myself something fun.
Shell Flowers - some beautiful shell flowers to make some great earrings and a necklace.
Gemstones - Of course, I got as much cheap strands of good quality gemstones I could afford - some blue crazy lace agate, amazonite, pink opal, tourmaline, and yummy colored quartz.
