Bead Show at Crown Plaza

Yesterday I went to my first bead show at the Crown Plaza in Cromwell Ct. There where a lot of people there. I noticed that there where a couple of people selling their items by weight. One dealer had ten strands for twenty five dollars which I thought was good I got four strands of rose quartz, two stands of jade, two stands of aventurine, and two stands of green carnelian stone. I also found some hematite for seventy five cents a strand. I saw some Lapis that I would have like but I thought it was expensive. The next time I am going to a show I am going to look at prices on the net before I go.

Bead Show

There is a bead show at the Crown Plaza in Cromwell, Ct on March 28 and 29. This will be the very first bead show that I have been to. I have been reading that I should bring copies of my EIN and my sales tax license. Because some of the people will give you a discount if you are a wholesaler. I am taking a small notebook to have a list of things that need. When I see them I can write down the booth number and go back and get them later. My main purpose is to get business cards, so I can connect with them later if I need to. I am hoping to get some new ideas for making new things. I will update after the show.