Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Out of Money= Bye Bye Tucson

I am fairly certain that the Tucson Gem Fair goes on for ever.  It's endless, a bottomless pit of beads metals and rocks.   I mean it may be possible to see everything there is to see but I have never even tackled one fourth of it.  Did I mention its massive?   Running out of money and heavy suitcases--- thats what prompts me to leave every year.







When we began our trips to Tucson seven years ago, you could fill your suitcases to the brim- as long as you could lug them out of the car onto the sidewalk, you were golden.  Times have changed!  I shipped 150 lbs of beads home UPS and we still had to shuffle weight between our 4 bags at the airport.   Bless Southwest for letting you take 2 bags on for free you can actually take 7 more for $50 each (cheaper to ship UPS or FedEx Ground).  So we packed up our jewels, our piles of receipts, business cards and our new design ideas and headed for home.








4 comments:

  1. Thanks for the heads up on your blog. I will work on featuring you within the week on my blog. I can never imagine you being "behind the times" Tell that young 28 year old assistant to be respectful! :)

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  2. i agree
    definitely NOT behind the times
    sheeeesh!
    look at taunya.s guns....wow!

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  3. WHAAAAA ahahahaha lOL!!!??? BEHIND IN THE TIMES??? ALLISON PLEASE explain!!! :[) Did I say this to you? I am confused.....

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  4. Looks like an overwhelming craft store...I'm glad you have the energy to sort through it all and then to have the creativity to come up with amazing jewelry. I got anxious just looking at all of the options...thanks for doing it for us!

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