Bay Area Bead Extravaganza

[firecat]

Last weekend I went to the Bay Area Bead Extravaganza (BABE for short) (http://beadextravaganza.com/). I took a class called "Talisman Bracelet," taught by Susan Lenart Kazmer. She is a good teacher, tailors the instruction to the class and is very enthusiastic and encouraging. And I like her focus on found objects and simple tools. My bracelet isn't finished; I'll post a picture when it is. In the meantime, I'm posting pictures of the beads I bought. I decided to spend my budget on lampworked glass focal beads this year.









I also picked up some inexpensive non-glass beads.






We'll see if I can do these justice.

Comments

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

*Lovely*! I especially love... Nevermind. I love them all!

[marykaykare.livejournal.com]

Oooo. The 2nd one. Ooooo shiny!

MKK

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Oh, yum - those are all gorgeous!

[mittelbar.livejournal.com]

They're all purty! #5 and #7 are especially impressive to me.

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. Just wow.

Re: Bay Area Bead Extravaganza

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

oooooh! 5,6,7 are my faves, but there is so much beady goodness here! i hope you have lots of fun making stuff with them. or just ogling them, *heh*.

[zpdiduda.livejournal.com]

Bea-yootiful! I love lampworked glass beads. I actually went on a bead hunt when I was in Venice last week, but found little in my price range that rivalled the artisan pieces you can (and did) find here in the States.

[hfnuala.livejournal.com]

Wow. Those are beautiful.

[bookofnights.livejournal.com]

Number 3 is my favorite, but they're all wonderful!

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

Wow. Those are so pretty and neat and pretty and nifty and pretty! *Grin*

Gessi