Rings and Things was in town Wednesday for a wholesale show. I went to pick up some things for the magazine, for myself and for classes I'll be teaching at a local middle school and some Girl Scout meetings. I found out it's very dangerous to go shopping with three different reasons (rationalizations) to buy. I think the little picture of Bambi on my Visa card was actually weeping when I was finished.
I did pick up some great bargains for everybody and everything on my list. I'm especially excited about the large-hole labradorite rondelles I found. I loooove labradorite and I'm getting into more stringing on silk ribbon. I had never seen large-holed labradorite beads, so this was a fantastic find. I think my future students will be jazzed about the sparklies I bought for them, too. Once they get a taste of how fun and easy stringing is, I know they'll be beaders for life.
Speaking of jazzed, yesterday also marked the arrival of the advance issues of the November issue of BeadStyle. Our "blue issue" looks great, I can't wait for you to see it.