Bead Show Take II

I went to another bead show last Thursday, planning to spend perhaps thirty dollars.

…like that happened.

I did manage to hold myself to about $100, though, and wow, did I wind up with a lot of awesome beads…

Yes, that tri-coloured strand on top is amber. Reconstituted amber, but amber. GORGEOUS. You can also see some jade along the right side, some amethyst to the lower right, and really awesome carved beads.

Another view of the jade and carved beads here, plus some lapis and the lampwork beads I used in the boob challenge piece. Two shades of amethyst too.

Right on top there you can see medium-brown rectangular beads — those are actually made of clay. They’re awesome with a side of awesome and I have no idea whatsoever what I’m going to do with them yet. You can also see some sort of grey-pink ovals towards the bottom — I thought of using those for the boob challenge but liked the lampwork better. I’ll come up with something.

Look forward to a lot more jewelry in the near future! And in the meantime, I am Not Allowed To Go To Any More Bead Shows.

Loot!

So today I went to the jewelry and bead show just north of downtown Denver. Wound up going by myself, probably for the best as I think I would have gotten annoyed if I’d had to follow anyone else around, wait or hurry for them. This was a private thing.

So many beads. So many beautiful things. So many ideas.

I only went fifty dollars over my budget. I’m pretty pleased with myself.

…what?

Hey, I think that was pretty good.

I mean, look at that. Look at that.

There will be much more jewelry posted soon. Oh yes, there will be.