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Thursday, March 6, 2014

Wrapping up the Bead Show

by Staci Louise Smith

After endless bead making, and posting about bead making- the Berks Bead Bazzar is here and gone. It was a fabulous time, as always!

I was happy with how my booth turned out, I ended up with a lot more beads then fit on the 6' table! So I had to stack and be creative. I used my folding book shelves on part of the table, and then used a shelf the hubs made me- but I altered it to be higher. I added a crate on the other side as well. I made the shelf higher and removed the slats from the back of the crate to allow me to see my customers better. Everything is so high once you use table risers!

Since my beads are unusual, I like to have lots of jewelry samples so people can envision them in actual jewelry.

Diana of Suburban Girl Studio was my neighbor. Her booth looked sharp, I love her magazine display!!!

Jenny Davis-Reazor was next to her - her booth is always full of magical fun. I like that she labels things...so organized!

Next to her were Patti Cahill and Joan Miller

So it was nice, we had a great section of Artisans all together- (but there were many many more!!)

Even my lovely daughter had a little table, thanks to Joan Miller for thinking of her!

I was certainly a proud mama! I even walked away a couple times and found her explaining my beads to my customers for me! What a great little helper! (and she is only 9)

I came home with some great goodies- as always.

(show and tell time)

i got a nice tray of art beads- including an order from Marsha Neal Studio that takes up most of the tray! Top right corner is some great Suburban Girl studio beads, top middle is Joan Miller, Top right is Jenny Davis-Reazor (she made the fox!!!)

I also couldn't resist Grep Graup's bin of odd cabs. You know odd and unusual is where i live in my designs!

(the grey druzies in the bottom left corner were from Mamania)

I had another tray full for the boys, who don't get to come with me. They LOVE the cool rocks I find them in Greg's stash!

I also found a GREAT deal on pearls at Mamania's. As well as some other gemstone strands.

I think that about wraps it up. I am totally inspired now and cannot wait to catch up on things so I can make jewelry with my new beads. Now its time to start getting ready for jewelry show season.

If you are interested, I am will be posting trays of beads up for sale on my facebook page later today, and listing in etsy early next week. I have lots left to offer to all of you who couldn't make it to the show.

Diana is also listing some beads today or tomorrow in her etsy shop, so check in for new art beads.

Thanks for letting me go on and on about the show! It was certainly consuming all my time and brain power. I am slowing switching gears- back to jewelry and other art!

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Beads Beads and More Beads

by Staci L. Smith

It is that time of year again, where I make beads non-stop for a month or so in preparation for the Berks Bead Baazar.

Berks Bead Bazaar is such a wonderful little bead show. Yes, it's little, BUT the vendors there are top quality. You can go there and get everything you need, and cut out the 600 other people you have to walk by to get to them (like at larger bead shows).

Here is a great post about the show from Joan Miller last year: The Little Show that Could

It was the first bead show I attended (where I fell in love with art beads), and the first bead show I sold my beads at as well. So, its special to me. The artists are top notch- plus they are plain old fun to hang around with too.

This year B.B.B. has made a blog and a Facebook page. You can follow along as us beady gals and guys prep. You can get previews of what you may find there, and there may even be some artist interviews.

I hope you can stop by if you are in the Reading PA area the first weekend of March. I also hope you don't mind the million pictures of beads I may, (most likely will) bombard you with.

So, these are some of my newer style beads. I am having fun adding color back into the mix. I kinda took a break last year, and really dug into my earthy, dirty and ancient muse. This year, there will still be ancient- but I was missing color.

I am also trying to make some new hearts this year- I get bored easily, and didn't look forward to making more hearts. However this style with the black and colors really worked well to intrigue me enough to make more hearts! I am smitten with them.

I also made some new owls. I wasn't going to do the owl thing, I really wasn't........but then I challenged myself to make owls that were still my style. So I made some tribal ones last year, and these are my newest ones.

I have also been obsessed with making earring pairs in polymer. I began doing them for me- so that I have some easy earring assembly down the road, but I am making more then I can use, so to the show they will come!

I leave you with the view from my back porch. We have had the snowiest winter this year in the north east. Its wonderful, (except I hate driving in it)....but it makes for good bead production.

I am off to paint more beads, and bake more beads and paint more beads................you get the picture.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

BeadFest Philadelphia 2013 Artists Booths

Beadfest Philadelphia August 2013 is just a few days away.

The vendors are getting all their goods ready and displays all packed up ready for the show

Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25, 2013 (Halls B&C)

This show is such a great one to attend not only because of the amount of beads available,

but also because you get to meet the artists and fondle their beads in person!

Artisan Accents by Staci Louise Booth #371 Bead Fest Philadelphia 2013

and

Genea Beads Booth #371 Bead Fest Philadelphia 2013

Both will be in booth #371...

And diagonally across that bead booth intersection you can find:

Marsha Neal Studio at D7Studio Booth #366 Bead Fest Philadelphia 2013

My work is represented by D7Studio in booth #366

I (Marsha) plan on being around the show floor on Friday stopping by and seeing some friends in their booths, so if you see me, grab me and say Hi!

And I'm usually a big hugger - so you are warned...

Print this coupon and get an admission pass for $5!

Referring Vendor Can be any vendor that recommended you go to the show!

Here is a layout of the "Artisan's Alley" section of the floor plan if you want to grab a quick screen shot to keep on your smart phone (from the main entrance go straight and to your right).

Right Side of Main Show Entrance Bead Fest Philly Aug 2013

And make sure to not miss the booths in the other half of the main part of the show (this would be on your left when you come in the main show entrance).

Left Side of Main Show Entrance Bead Fest Philly Aug 2013

Here is a link to the pdf from the BeadFest Website.

And the address of where Bead Fest is held for your GPS:

Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA 19456

*Halls B & C

And here is my personal "Must See" list of awesome vendors: artists, suppliers and shops!

Just so you know, I traveled the country with a lot of these people for years, all selling our goods, making a living and having fun, and have grown to think of many of them as my bead family...