This weekend was the 11th annual Bead Blast presented by The Bead Society of Greater Kansas City. I had the great pleasure of attending along with my mother and sister. I really had a wonderful time. There were 44 vendors present at the event and various beading and jewelry making classes were given. I think the Bead Blast is one of my favorite events to attend every year. It really gives me a sense of euphoria seeing all those beads displayed and being able to shop for new and interesting stones.
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Me at The 11th Annual Bead Blast, getting ready for some fun!
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The rooms were full to the brim with bead lovers and jewelry makers. I am pretty sure everyone there was having a wonderful time right along with me. I was able to find many new beautiful and unusual beads that will soon be at home in my jewelry designs. It's funny how motivated and reenergized I am when I have new beads to play with! It is a really great inspiration as well to see so many people gathered together who share my passion.
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A sampling of what you can expect to see in my work this summer.
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I have attended the Bead Blast for the last several years and I have never been disappointed by it. I thought perhaps this year it would be less crowded due to the slow economy but as far as I could tell there was just as big of a crowd as there has been for the last couple of years. I saw many vendors that I remember from years past and I think a few of them may have even remembered me. I think my favorite booths were from
Avian Oasis,
Hermina's Beads & Jewelry,
Fishlips3 Beads & Blues,
Papio Creek Gems and Gifts and
Beadz Galore .
All in all, I would have to say that this year's Bead Blast was a real blast for me and I hope to be able to attend again next year...now I have to quit writing and get to work creating something with all these new beads!
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