Gearing up for the big Bead & Button Show

This weekend has finally arrived!  The much anticipated Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee.  This is the 2nd largest consumer bead show in the U.S.  Many vendors will tempt me to buy more than I should.  And past experience has proven that my will is not strong.  I will break down & buy the beautiful faceted gemstones briolettes - only to hoard them for myself; safely hidden in my bead boxes.  But I  have become more knowledgeable about which types of beads I will actually transform into a creation.  This year I am walking into the B&B Show with the goal of only purchasing beads that instantly inspire me.  Yes, there are gemstones that immediately spark my creativity.  I know exactly how I will use the bead the moment I lay my eyes on it.  However, whether I can actually carry out my imagination is another story.  Lately I find myself on my workbench less and less.  Maybe it’s the nicer weather and the pending arrival of summer.  But I am hoping that the B & B Show will get me back on the horse, so to speak.  Now if I can only clear my table for the new beads I’m about to bring home!  That’s another project in and of itself!  (Above photo of my workbench courtesy of Proud To Introduce Photography – www.proudtointroduce.com)