Ooooohhh! What wonderful goodies…
I’ve returned home with! My s
tash includes the tiniest seed pearls I’ve ever seen plus luscious, large keishi pearls in the most delicious colors, lovely small round coral beads, faceted quartz in shades of raspberry, blueberry, lavender, and teal, chalcedony rondells, ammonites, agate, lava, beach glass, stones of jasper, jade, serpentine, carnelian, malachite, and lots of drusy (those stones that are filled with sparkly tiny crystalline formations), seed beads…oh my, the list just goes on and on! I even found a packet of antique shell shoe buttons from the 1920’s that were discovered in a factory long after ladies shoe styles had changed to buttonless. I bought patterned and textured brass sheet, tools, and several more packages of bronze metal clay too. I’m bursting with ideas and can’t wait to dive into creating! And I have so much to tell you about the classes I took! But first I must catch up with snail mail, emails, and everything else I missed while I was away. Oh…and my Etsy shop is open again!
Barbara Briggs Designs 
Welcome home! I know you are anxious to beginning creating with your new treasures.
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Color me jealous! We have two local bead shows coming up, but they are practically invisible in comparison to B&B. I’m glad you had so much fun.
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Sarah, it’s so wonderful having so much to look at and choose from! And when it comes to buying pearls, I like to hold them in my hands and check the quality. When mail ordering pearls, you just don’t know what you’re getting. Plus you get to see new products that have just been introduced. B&B is THE show if you’re looking for everything beads, tools, etc., under one roof! Barbara http://www.BarbaraBriggsDesigns.com blog: http://www.barbarabriggsdesigns.wordpress.com Etsy: http://www.barbarabriggsdesigns.etsy.com
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