Tucson Gem Show 2012 was awesome! I hope you enjoyed my little video snippets in our Jewelry Making Professor video blog.

Tucson Gem Show Highlights

I had a ball filming videos at the tucson gem show and having the opportunity to talk to some amazing bead artists, designers and vendors. There were so many interesting beads, and kits and tools etc. to see. Though I tried to have a schedule and a plan a head cold was not in the plan and gave me a little more baggage to carry around. Though I had big plans to hit 2-3 shows a day I did enjoy the shows I did visit.

Tucson Gem Show Bead Shows

I spent a lot of time at the To Bead True Blue show that featured unique and unusual bead artists, unique findings, even clothing artist, purses and designers. It truly was an inspirational artisan show.

There was anything from small artists and companies to larger companies like John Bead and Terra Cast. I like this show because it truly clovers all area of beading and jewelry design. The Tucson Bead Show was basically a 3 day extension of The To Bead True Blue Show but did have some great new additions to the tucson gem show.

The other show I really enjoyed was the Best Bead show which focused on glass artists and designers and once again offered some of the most unique array of beads. I did get to go to two wholesale only shows The Gem Mall and The Hollodome. These two shows offer an array of items that many retail stores come to do their buying to stock their stores for the year like finished jewelry, purses even and accessories. I did really enjoy the back section of the Hollodome that seemed to have a lot of international importers from Africa, India, Russia and Madagascar.

Though I did control my spending at the Tucson Gem Show and having a head cold also kept the ability to shop at bay. I did gather a few fun goodies seen in my collage photo attached. Some vendors included in the video blog so kindly gave me some fun things to play with. I can’t wait to create with the cool Raku pieces gifted by Amy from XYZ Beads and the coolest etched glass bead cones from Turtle Moon.

I also am so excited to use the new findings with rhinestones from Ezel findings. Some other fun finds I purchased were some Italian metal buttons, colorful ribbons made from Indian Sari’s and metallic colored leather lace. I am so inspired from all that I saw and all of the amazing artists I met. I cannot wait to create with all the things I gathered. And I can’t wait until next year’s Tucson Gem Show!

Tucson Gem Show reporting by Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor

Gina Galli reporting from the tucson gem show. Just wanted to give you a perspective of what a large wholesale bead show like the Gem Mall offers.

There are beads of every type imaginable from all over the world. Many of the local bead shops source from this show so you will see many of these beads at your local bead store.

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Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor will be meeting with many bead vendors at various venues of the Tucson Gem Show over the next few days. The Tucson Gem Show is one of the largest gem and bead shows in the world.

Vendors and visitors from all over the world converge on Tucson for three weeks of showing every kind of jewelry and beading product imaginable, and many vendors unveil their latest and greatest products at the Tucson Gem Show.

We are happy to bring you these interviews from the Tucson Gem Show and hope that you will visit some of these amazing bead vendors and take advantage of their beautiful beading products.

There are many large vendors at the show but there are also hundreds of very small and incredibly talented bead businesses that you can support. If you can’t visit the show we encourage you to visit these vendors’ websites and see all the amazing beads and other beading products they have to offer.

Tucson Gem Show reporting by Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor

Gina Galli reporting from the tucson gem show. Just wanted to show you Lucky Gems table of more pearls than you could ever imagine. I doubt there is a color that they don’t have.

Those red pearls are unbelievably beautiful. Take a look!

Bringing you more Tucson Gem Show reports

Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor will be meeting with many bead vendors at various venues of the Tucson Gem Show over the next few days. The Tucson Gem Show is one of the largest gem and bead shows in the world.

Vendors and visitors from all over the world converge on Tucson for three weeks of showing every kind of jewelry and beading product imaginable, and many vendors unveil their latest and greatest products at the Tucson Gem Show.

We are happy to bring you these interviews from the Tucson Gem Show and hope that you will visit some of these amazing bead vendors and take advantage of their beautiful beading products.

There are many large vendors at the show but there are also hundreds of very small and incredibly talented bead businesses that you can support. If you can’t visit the show we encourage you to visit these vendors’ websites and see all the amazing beads and other beading products they have to offer.

Tucson Gem Show reporting by Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor

Gina Galli reporting from the tucson gem show. Patricia offers some really cool copper findings.

Patricia creates beautiful colors with her fired copper components. Check out the amazing bezels, cones, and rings!

You can find her findings at Artbeads.com

Bringing you more Tucson Gem Show reports

Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor will be meeting with many bead vendors at various venues of the Tucson Gem Show over the next few days. The Tucson Gem Show is one of the largest gem and bead shows in the world.

Vendors and visitors from all over the world converge on Tucson for three weeks of showing every kind of jewelry and beading product imaginable, and many vendors unveil their latest and greatest products at the Tucson Gem Show.

We are happy to bring you these interviews from the Tucson Gem Show and hope that you will visit some of these amazing bead vendors and take advantage of their beautiful beading products.

There are many large vendors at the show but there are also hundreds of very small and incredibly talented bead businesses that you can support. If you can’t visit the show we encourage you to visit these vendors’ websites and see all the amazing beads and other beading products they have to offer.

Tucson Gem Show reporting by Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor

Gina Galli reporting from the tucson gem show. Doug from Unicorne glass beads shows us some beautiful lampworked boro glass beads handmade by artisans in California.

Unicorne offers beautiful shapes like teardrop and pebble shapes. Be sure to add these wonderful shapes to your bead creations!

You can check out Unicorne’s beautiful beads on their website:

Unicorne Glass Beads

Bringing you more Tucson Gem Show reports

Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor will be meeting with many bead vendors at various venues of the Tucson Gem Show over the next few days. The Tucson Gem Show is one of the largest gem and bead shows in the world.

Vendors and visitors from all over the world converge on Tucson for three weeks of showing every kind of jewelry and beading product imaginable, and many vendors unveil their latest and greatest products at the Tucson Gem Show.

We are happy to bring you these interviews from the Tucson Gem Show and hope that you will visit some of these amazing bead vendors and take advantage of their beautiful beading products.

There are many large vendors at the show but there are also hundreds of very small and incredibly talented bead businesses that you can support. If you can’t visit the show we encourage you to visit these vendors’ websites and see all the amazing beads and other beading products they have to offer.

Tucson Gem Show reporting by Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor

Gina Galli reporting from the tucson gem show. Just look at these magnificent findings with gemstones, copper, matte gold and silver finishes!

The findings are amazing and they also have some very beautiful magnetic clasps. Their findings can really add elegance, shimmer and shine to your jewelry pieces.

You can check out all their beautiful findings on their website:

Ezel Findings

Bringing you more Tucson Gem Show reports

Gina Galli of Jewelry Making Professor will be meeting with many bead vendors at various venues of the Tucson Gem Show over the next few days. The Tucson Gem Show is one of the largest gem and bead shows in the world.

Vendors and visitors from all over the world converge on Tucson for three weeks of showing every kind of jewelry and beading product imaginable, and many vendors unveil their latest and greatest products at the Tucson Gem Show.

We are happy to bring you these interviews from the Tucson Gem Show and hope that you will visit some of these amazing bead vendors and take advantage of their beautiful beading products.

There are many large vendors at the show but there are also hundreds of very small and incredibly talented bead businesses that you can support. If you can’t visit the show we encourage you to visit these vendors’ websites and see all the amazing beads and other beading products they have to offer.