Bead & Button Show - Ongoing Report

Having a great time at the show - met lots of folks, although I missed
some folks yesterday as I was late getting out of class. I've been
hanging out with JanG, chatted with Beki a bit and am still trying to
hook up with Patti.

My classes so far have been great and I have one more on Sunday morning.
So far I've taken:

Spiny Knotted Bracelet with Stephanie Sersich
Woven beads in Clay with Diane Villano
Metal Clay Book Pendant with Louise Duhamel

Meeting lots of vendors, too. I had a great convo with Matthew Cole of
Indo Expo/ Qui Clasps, spoke to Paula Best regarding the her beads and
charms and saw some WONDERFUL quality stones from Bonita, plus another
couple of stone vendors that caught my eye.

The lampwork selection is as amazing as you'd expect - the best of the
best are here. I've fondled clay beads from Grant Diffendaffer and Klew,
plus a few others. Some amazing metal clay work from Kelly Russell and
ceramic beads of all sorts are very big this year - many vendors!
Disappointed, yet again, that there were no polymer clay vendors. Did
see the Swarvoski and Rio Grande exhibits. Swarovski's exhibit featured
the winners of last year's contest and they were heavily pushing folks
to enter this year's contest. Met the editor of Step by Step beads -
lovely woman!

Sarda was there with their new jewelry line including some exceptional
pendants with stones and dichro. Very top-notch.

Silver prices last night were all over the place - there were even
variations within the true Bali and Hill Tribe markets.

I actually bought very little last night - missed a couplel must-see
vendors, so I'll be heading back to the show floor before it ends and
hope for the best.

Pics to follow...!.

--
Barbara

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Thanks for the report, Barbara! It's nice to hear what's going on when one
is afar!
David

"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
...
Having a great time at the show - met lots of folks, although I missed
some folks yesterday as I was late getting out of class. I've been
hanging out with JanG, chatted with Beki a bit and am still trying to
hook up with Patti.

My classes so far have been great and I have one more on Sunday morning.
So far I've taken:

Spiny Knotted Bracelet with Stephanie Sersich
Woven beads in Clay with Diane Villano
Metal Clay Book Pendant with Louise Duhamel

Meeting lots of vendors, too. I had a great convo with Matthew Cole of
Indo Expo/ Qui Clasps, spoke to Paula Best regarding the her beads and
charms and saw some WONDERFUL quality stones from Bonita, plus another
couple of stone vendors that caught my eye.

The lampwork selection is as amazing as you'd expect - the best of the
best are here. I've fondled clay beads from Grant Diffendaffer and Klew,
plus a few others. Some amazing metal clay work from Kelly Russell and
ceramic beads of all sorts are very big this year - many vendors!
Disappointed, yet again, that there were no polymer clay vendors. Did
see the Swarvoski and Rio Grande exhibits. Swarovski's exhibit featured
the winners of last year's contest and they were heavily pushing folks
to enter this year's contest. Met the editor of Step by Step beads -
lovely woman!

Sarda was there with their new jewelry line including some exceptional
pendants with stones and dichro. Very top-notch.

Silver prices last night were all over the place - there were even
variations within the true Bali and Hill Tribe markets.

I actually bought very little last night - missed a couplel must-see
vendors, so I'll be heading back to the show floor before it ends and
hope for the best.

Pics to follow...!.

--
Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check
out http://www.lyonshost.com.

*waaaah*

It sounds like just too much fun!

Thanks for the report, I'm desperate to get over next year and impose
myself on family so Mike and I can go round the show.

-Su

www.tillermanbeads.co.uk
www.britishlampwork.co.uk

Thank you for being such a wonderful and loyal reporter, Barb!!! Makes
me feel like I'm there also.

Becki

Thank you for being such a wonderful and loyal reporter, Barb!!! Makes
me feel like I'm there also.

Becki

Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:
Having a great time at the show - met lots of folks, although I missed
some folks yesterday as I was late getting out of class. I've been
hanging out with JanG, chatted with Beki a bit and am still trying to
hook up with Patti.

My classes so far have been great and I have one more on Sunday morning.
So far I've taken:

Spiny Knotted Bracelet with Stephanie Sersich
Woven beads in Clay with Diane Villano
Metal Clay Book Pendant with Louise Duhamel

Meeting lots of vendors, too. I had a great convo with Matthew Cole of
Indo Expo/ Qui Clasps, spoke to Paula Best regarding the her beads and
charms and saw some WONDERFUL quality stones from Bonita, plus another
couple of stone vendors that caught my eye.

The lampwork selection is as amazing as you'd expect - the best of the
best are here. I've fondled clay beads from Grant Diffendaffer and Klew,
plus a few others. Some amazing metal clay work from Kelly Russell and
ceramic beads of all sorts are very big this year - many vendors!
Disappointed, yet again, that there were no polymer clay vendors. Did
see the Swarvoski and Rio Grande exhibits. Swarovski's exhibit featured
the winners of last year's contest and they were heavily pushing folks
to enter this year's contest. Met the editor of Step by Step beads -
lovely woman!

Sarda was there with their new jewelry line including some exceptional
pendants with stones and dichro. Very top-notch.

Silver prices last night were all over the place - there were even
variations within the true Bali and Hill Tribe markets.

I actually bought very little last night - missed a couplel must-see
vendors, so I'll be heading back to the show floor before it ends and
hope for the best.

Pics to follow...!.

--
Barbara

Barb,
I was there on Saturday...took Lisa Pavelka's Collage in Clay. She
reminds me of Julia Roberts in Erin Brokovich.

I also did not purchase many beads...too spoiled by selection at
Intergem. I was thrilled with the Whole Lotta Whimsey booth...They had
a wide variety of tools from other media that they applied to silver
clay. I bought some really tiny punches and some metal tools. Some of
the prices were really good (an entire metal alphabet set for $10).

Mary

....but I was only there on Saturday, shopping

So many sparklies, I forgot to even check folks' nametages, to look for
rcb'ers, although I did speak (very briefly) with Grant Diffendaffer,
and got to see his polyclay work in person; absolutely stunning.

That much beadstuff in one place was, in a word, overwhelming. I
actually spent less money than I planned simply because there were *too*
many choices; silly me, I found it hard to make decisions about what I
wanted

The real high point of the weekend for me, though, was getting to spend
Friday afternoon with Maren Purves, who was here in Chicago. We talked,
we laughed, we shared "Death by Chocolate" And it's always great to
put a face with the name from someone here. We were supposed to hook up
with Patti, too, but couldn't get in touch with her before Maren had to
leave to get to the airport.

It was a good weekend, I'm exhausted

Cheers,
Carla

Carla,
I was just reading your update on the Bead and Button show...how fun.
It sounds like you had a blast. Those shows can be so overwhelming at
times. I call it "visual overload".

You mentioned Grant's booth. Did you know that Grand Diffendaffer is
going to be teaching at Ravensdale in Washington? Ravensdale is an
international polymer clay conference. Grant D. has 3 classes that
he'll be teaching. One is Totally Textured Beads which is a full day
of learning, then the other full day class is his signature Marvelous
Mica. On Saturday he's demo'ing his Lathe techniques. What an
opportunity to learn from a master.
To find out more details about his classes, go to www.ravensdale.info.
I'll be at Ravensdale and it would be wonderful to get to meet some of
the members of this group there. I'm the registration chair, so if you
have questions, please don't hesitate to ask me. I'll help you or
direct you to the person who will be able to answer.


Helen


Carla wrote:
...but I was only there on Saturday, shopping

So many sparklies, I forgot to even check folks' nametages, to look for
rcb'ers, although I did speak (very briefly) with Grant Diffendaffer,
and got to see his polyclay work in person; absolutely stunning.

That much beadstuff in one place was, in a word, overwhelming. I
actually spent less money than I planned simply because there were *too*
many choices; silly me, I found it hard to make decisions about what I
wanted

The real high point of the weekend for me, though, was getting to spend
Friday afternoon with Maren Purves, who was here in Chicago. We talked,
we laughed, we shared "Death by Chocolate" And it's always great to
put a face with the name from someone here. We were supposed to hook up
with Patti, too, but couldn't get in touch with her before Maren had to
leave to get to the airport.

It was a good weekend, I'm exhausted

Cheers,
Carla

Mary,

I probably saw you in Lisa's class but didn't know it was you. I was
waiting for Lisa in the back of the room during one of her demo
sessions, then left when it dragged on longer than I wanted to wait. I
had on a green t-shirt and a fiery orange necklace and long dark hair.

Lisa's great, isn't she? Do you have a pic of your finished pendant? I'd
love to see it.

Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com.



twinkiesmom wrote:

Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:


Having a great time at the show - met lots of folks, although I missed
some folks yesterday as I was late getting out of class. I've been
hanging out with JanG, chatted with Beki a bit and am still trying to
hook up with Patti.

My classes so far have been great and I have one more on Sunday morning.
So far I've taken:

Spiny Knotted Bracelet with Stephanie Sersich
Woven beads in Clay with Diane Villano
Metal Clay Book Pendant with Louise Duhamel

Meeting lots of vendors, too. I had a great convo with Matthew Cole of
Indo Expo/ Qui Clasps, spoke to Paula Best regarding the her beads and
charms and saw some WONDERFUL quality stones from Bonita, plus another
couple of stone vendors that caught my eye.

The lampwork selection is as amazing as you'd expect - the best of the
best are here. I've fondled clay beads from Grant Diffendaffer and Klew,
plus a few others. Some amazing metal clay work from Kelly Russell and
ceramic beads of all sorts are very big this year - many vendors!
Disappointed, yet again, that there were no polymer clay vendors. Did
see the Swarvoski and Rio Grande exhibits. Swarovski's exhibit featured
the winners of last year's contest and they were heavily pushing folks
to enter this year's contest. Met the editor of Step by Step beads -
lovely woman!

Sarda was there with their new jewelry line including some exceptional
pendants with stones and dichro. Very top-notch.

Silver prices last night were all over the place - there were even
variations within the true Bali and Hill Tribe markets.

I actually bought very little last night - missed a couplel must-see
vendors, so I'll be heading back to the show floor before it ends and
hope for the best.

Pics to follow...!.

--
Barbara



Barb,
I was there on Saturday...took Lisa Pavelka's Collage in Clay. She
reminds me of Julia Roberts in Erin Brokovich.

I also did not purchase many beads...too spoiled by selection at
Intergem. I was thrilled with the Whole Lotta Whimsey booth...They had
a wide variety of tools from other media that they applied to silver
clay. I bought some really tiny punches and some metal tools. Some of
the prices were really good (an entire metal alphabet set for $10).

Mary

Not stunt double...body double! ;-)

Barbara

http://www.penguintrax.com and http://www.backseatgrammarian.com

There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry)

Need quality, inexpensive web hosting with site builder and 50 apps? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com.



FlameNwind wrote:

I was there on Saturday...took Lisa Pavelka's Collage in Clay. She
reminds me of Julia Roberts in Erin Brokovich.



Others agreed with you...when Lisa isn't playing with polymer clay, she is
Julia Robert's stunt double!

Lori