IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!
As you know from my first post, I'm from Central, Ohio....Columbus, Ohio to be exact, and one of my favorite times of year is when The International Gem & Jewelry Show comes to Columbus. My girlfriends and I mark it on our calendar and make a day of heading down to Vet's Memorial to view all the gorgeous baubles and beads and rings and necklaces, etc.
This October, The International Gem & Jewelry Show will be in town again, and we can't wait! I tend to go to look at all the beads. I like to buy the ones from China and India that are not readily available to me all the time. However, my girlfriends go for the gems and jewelry. I can't tell you how many lovely pieces they have purchased in our last visits. I'm always so envious of their buys, but I can't stay away from the beads. My poor husband has gone with me before, and he's really more like a pack horse. I would make the purchases, and he would carry the bags while listening to a podcast on his iPod. Now, he just prefers that I go with my friends, and it does seem to work out better that way.
Recently, I've started see a new trend at the gem and jewelry shows....classes! Yes, that's right! Some of the shows are even incorporating classes to teach the attendees how to make jewelry. So, if you thought you couldn't do it, now you have no excuse for not knowing how...take a class, and then buy the supplies right then and there. What could be better?
The International Gem & Jewelry Show is just one show that exhibits around the United States on a yearly basis, and the schedule is readily available on their website. There are other shows out there, and I will showcase them, as well, in future posts. This one just happens to be a favorite because I have happy memories tied to it with my husband and friends.
If you have a favorite gem, bead or jewelry show that you attend on a regular basis, let us all know! Free plugs all around!
(D. Bachman Gemstones)
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