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Home of THE BEST BEAD SHOW™
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13th Annual Best Bead Show - Tucson, AZ - Spring
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| Show Dates: |
Feb 6 - Feb 10 2008 |
| Show Hours: |
| Wednesday, Feb 6th: |
10am to 8pm (open late) |
| Thursday, Feb 7th: |
10am to 6pm |
| Friday, Feb 8th: |
10am to 6pm |
| Saturday, Feb 9th: |
10am to 6pm |
| Sunday, Feb 10th: |
10am to 5pm |
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| Location: |
Kino Veteran's Memorial Community Center
2805 E Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713-6217
 THIS IS THE BIG ONE!
Click here for a printable map. |
| Exhibitors: |
A Wander Out Yonder * Abelman Art Glass * ABR Imagery * Accent Bead Design *Africa John’s Stone Beads * Ancient Beads & Artifacts * Ancient Moon Beads * Andrew Brown-KB Glassworks * Angi Graham April Melody * Arrow Springs * ARTCO * The Bead Goes On… * BeadBabe.com * Beadeckle Arizona The Beadpen Group * Beads and Findings * Beads & Rocks * Beadspinner Lady * Beardsley Art Glass Bernadette Fuentes * Beyond Beadery * Bindy, The Mad Beader * Blue Heeler Glass * Brent Graber Bronwen Heilman * Bruce St. John Maher * Bryan Kitson-KB Glassworks * Burfitt Medical * Burgard Studio, Inc. * Burkett Studio * Burton Art Studios * Bye Bead Co. * Candice Wakumoto * Caspary Lampwork * CattWalk * Cave Creek Glassworks * Cave Dweller Beads * CCJ * Check Glass Factory Cindybeads * Colombian Craft Connection * Crystal Myths, Inc. * Cynthia McEwen Design * DACS Beads Dallas Designs * dancing rabbit designs * Daniel Benway Art Glass * David Christensen Beads * Dee Howl Beads * Designs In Dichroic * Dichroic, Inc. * The Dichroic Lady * Earthworks * Eclectica * Elan * Ellie Mac * Family Glass * Fantacy Pearl Co. * Fantasy Beads * Fashion and Fire * Flamedancer Beads * The Flow Magazine * FosterFire Glass Art * Frantz Art Glass & Supplies * Galactic Glass * Gary B. Wilson * GG Glass * Gingko Tree Designs * Glass Alchemy * The Glass Attitude * Glass Studio Hand * Glasscapes, Mingo & Asho * GLO Glass Art * Glow Glass, LLC * Grant Diffendaffer Designs * Green Girl Studios Gypsy Dragon, LLC * Harold Williams Cooney * Heart Bead Art Glass * Heiden & Engle * Hot Glass Color & Supply * i-bead.com * I Fancy That! LLC * Isis Ray * J & M Gems N Things * Janice Evert Opals * Jared DeLong * JC Herrell Glass * Jeff Barber * Jeffrey Rogers * Jess Imports * Jewelry By Amanda * Jiley’s Studio * jm Design * Joan Miller Porcelain * JoElla’s * Jones Art Glass * Joyce Rooks * JP Imported Jujee Beads * Katmando Designs * Kevin O’Grady * Keysha Koy * Kimberly Jo Affleck * Kipuka Trading KJ Originals * Leah Fairbanks * Lillypilly Designs * Lily Rose Beads * Liquid Sand Studio * Loco Lobo Designs * Lori Greenberg * Love Harmony, Inc. * Luigi Cattelan * Lumina Inspirations * Mad Chiwawa Designs * Menzies Tools * Michelle Waldren Beads * Mother Beads, Inc. * MZ Glass * Nancy Goodenough…Studio * Natural Touch * NeoMythica * Nguni Imports * Nikia Angel * North Fire Designs Off Center Productions * Olive Glass * Opal Illusions * Orr’s Trading Co. * Paul Stephan Studios * Paula Best * Penny Michelle * Pretty Babies * Promades Studios * Pumpkin Hill Beads * QB’s Lampwork Queen Beads, Inc. * RAMA with Emerald’s Beads * Rebshan’s * Remschneider Glass * Retro Glass Tooling * Ruri Glass Studio By Emiko * Ryo Ono * Sage, Tom and Beau Beads * Saki Silver * Scorpio Beads * Scottsdale Bead Supply * SeeMyGlass.com * Shannon Hill Glass Studio * Sharon Peters Silly Beads * Soft Flex Company * Somerville Glassworks * Star Spirit Studio * Susan K. Nestor Studios Tapestry Beads * TC Glass * T.H., Inc. * Tom-San Studio * Toni Lutman * Townsend Associates * Trudy’s Colour Creations * Tucson Bead * Two Cranes * Unicorn’s Creations Studio * Unlimited Oxygen * UST Glass * Wayne Robbins * Whole Lotta Whimsy * Winship Designs * Zoa Art |
| Whole Sale Buyer Info: |
We do NOT pre-register wholesale buyers. Registration will take about 2 minutes. Please bring a copy of your business license, resale tax ID, or similar credentials from your state or country that show you will be purchasing for resale. We will then give you a wholesale buyer’s sticker that helps our vendors to identify you. |
| Advertising: |
Ads will be placed in Ornament Magazine, Lapidary Journal, and newspapers. |
| Admission: |
FREE |
| Classes: |
There are NO classes at this show. We do offer classes at our FALL Tucson Best Bead Show – please see below |
| Notes: |
The show is open to the public. We are on the Amber and Turquoise city sponsored shuttle routes. We also have our own BEST BEAD SHOW Shuttle that runs between our show and the TEP shows across the street (where there is plenty of free, RV accessible parking if our parking lot is full). |
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3rd Annual Best Bead Show - Tucson, AZ - Fall
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| Show Dates: |
Sept 5, 6 & 7, 2008 |
| Show Hours: |
| Friday the 5th: |
10am to 6pm |
| Saturday the 6th: |
10am to 6pm |
| Sunday the 7th: |
10am to 5pm |
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| Location: |
Tucson Convetion Center
Exhibition Hall A
260 S Church Ave Tucson, AZ 85701-1614
Click here for a printable map. |
| Exhibitors: |
ABR Imagery | Afghan Gem Jewelry | Ajan Art | ArtCo | The Bead Fairy | BeadAbundant | Beadfuddled | Beadeckle Arizona | Beading In the Rain | Beads & Crafts | Beads & Findings | Beadspinner Lady | Bickley Studios | Birdsong Beads | Bokamo Designs | Brent Graber | Bronwen Heilman | Burkett Studio | C-Koop Beads | Cave Creek Glassworks | Carlisle Machine/Carlisle School of Glass | CCJ-Jeanna & Harvey Carlton | Claspon-Claspoff | Colombian Craft Connection | Crystal Myths, Inc. | Cynthia McEwen Design | Dakota Stones | Dallas Designs | dancing rabbit designs | Dee Howl Beads | Designs in Dichroic | Dichroic, Inc. | The Dichroic Lady | Ducky Waddle’s Emporium | Elan | Emerald's Beads | Ethiopian Heritage | Ezel Jewels | Family Glass | Fantacy Pearl Co. | Flamedancer Beads | Flow Magazine | From The Heart | Galactic Glass | Gary B. Wilson | Gecko Moon | Glasscapes-Mingo & Asho | Glasscraft, Inc. | GLO Glass Art | Glow Glass, LLC | Green Girl Studios | Harold Williams Cooney | Heiden & Engle | I-Bead.com | I Fancy That! | Jane's Fiber & Beads | Japanese Beadmakers | Jeff Barber | Jeff Rogers | Jess Imports | Jones Art Glass | Joyce Rooks | Jujee Beads | Karen Thomas Designs | KB Glassworks | Kinari Glass | Kino Veteran's Memorial Community Center | KIST Techniques/Isabelle's Bead Shoppe | Lady From Venice | Lampwork Etc. | Lan’s Beads Int'l | Leah Fairbanks | Lillypilly Designs | Lily Rose Beads | Lily's Beads | Lisa Ann Claver Designs | Lori Greenberg | Marsha Neal Studio | Mat Collection | Mother Beads, Inc. | MZ Glass | Natural Touch | Newberry Art Glass | Off Center Productions | Ofilia Cinta | Opal Illusions | Ovington Glass Studio | Pacific Silverworks | Queenly Global Trading | Remschneider Glass | RETRO Glass Tools | S & P Studios | Saki Silver | Scottsdale Bead Supply | Shipwrecked Glass Art | Silk Painting Is Fun | Soft Flex Company | Some Enchanted Beading | Somerville Glassworks | Sonoran Beads | Spotted Moon Designs | Star's Clasps | Tapestry Beads | Tropic Options | Tucson Bead | Two Cranes | Unlimited Oxygen | Vic & Vic | Vickie Lee Studios | Wear Original Wonders | Whole Lotta Whimsy | Wild Things Beads | Wildfire Designs | Wildwoods Art Glass | Wired Works Chainmaille |
| Advertising: |
We will have ads in Bead & Button, Beadwork, Colored Stone/Fall Show Guide, Ornament, Step by Step Beads and Stringing. We will also be doing local advertising. |
| Admission: |
FREE |
| Classes: |
Class info is now online! Go to the classes area to see them. |
| World Flame Off: |
Please visit this link, World Flame Off - Tucson for more information on the First Annual World Flame Off, which will be held during the 3rd Annual Fall Tucson Best Bead Show. |
| Notes: |
This show is open to the public and is both wholesale and retail. We will have a shuttle that will run back and forth from our show to the G & LW show at the Quality Inn (formerly the Rodeway). We have blocks of rooms starting at $69/night for buyers, exhibitors, students and participants in the World Flame Off. Please call [(505) 883-9295] or e-mail us at crystalmyths@msn.com for more information. For more information on the Fall Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows, please visit: http://www.visittucson.org/gemshow/index.cfm?action=search&menuID=190
Click here for driving directions and other important info. |
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Spring Hawaii Best Bead Show
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| Note: |
The Spring Hawaii Best Bead Show will now be promoted by Soft Flex Company. If you have any questions about the show please visit the Soft Flex website at www.softflexcompany.com
Thank you – Crystal Myths, Inc. |
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Fall Hawaii Best Bead Show
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| Note: |
The Fall Hawaii Best Bead Show will now be promoted by Soft Flex Company. If you have any questions about the show please visit the Soft Flex website at www.softflexcompany.com
Thank you – Crystal Myths, Inc. |
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