Yesterday was the annual pilgrimage to the Oasis Bead Show in T.O. Wait, that makes it sound way more arduous than it really was…honestly, it was just a GO trip and some Skyway hiking…but you know me, I have a penchant for drama.I go to this show every fall, and sometimes to the Spring show as well (I went this spring with Ms.ThisDuality and had a great time, but didn’t find a whole lot of stuff to write home about.) The fall show kind of marks my ‘anniversary’ of starting my business, so it’s kind of a fitting ’start of a new year’ thing to do.
This year’s trip was made with my dear pal Field, who is soon to embark on an amazing creative biz herself (details to be posted here soon!) and so she was in need of sparkly and beady type items. I needed findings, some little bits of inspiration, and some time in a room full of prettiness. Both Field and I are self-described colour whores, so the train trip in to Toronto was full of anticipation. The show was pretty similar to how it always is, but the best part was going with someone whose deal-hunting prowess was on par with my own…half-way through the 2nd room, and 2 hours into the trip, we were both yawning incessantly because of the colour/sparkle/girlie overwhelm of going through table after table of pretty, pretty stuff.
Field found tons of stuff to get started with, and I found some truly inspiring finds…which was a nice change, ’cause normally I walk out of there half-assedly congratulating myself for staying on budget and only buying the findings that I needed, but not really all that hot-shit excited about the things that I did pick up. This time was different. I scored, big time. Because of my general excitement over my loot, I have taken photos! And because I really want to get into the studio asap to take advantage of this hot stuff, here’s the abridged version!
