You see some cute jewelry in the stores and on your friends and you think "Hmmm I think I could make that". You also convince yourself "I need a hobby". So, you start collecting beads.
You make the ridiculously long drive to Michael's, clutching your "50% off one regular price item" coupon. Trouble is, everything is either 30% or 40% off already (Michael is not stupid) so you wander around aimlessly looking for something that is regular price to buy.
Do not try to use more than one coupon in a day, they will give you serious stink eye, even if you wear disguises.
I loaded up on library books when I first started, and, I took some courses at the local bead stores. They want you to buy the supplies at their store though.
Youtube is handy, so are all the zillions of beading blogs. (zillion +1 here).
My favorite resource is beading magazines, I drool over the ones from Stampington, but they are really expensive. You get them at Chapters. The styles are up to date (they keep calling that "on trend"). They list lots of resources and showcase the work of the rock stars of the jewelry world.
Other hot spots to find beads are estate sales, V.V. Boutique and the Goodwill stores.
I will take pieces apart and use some of the elements in other pieces.
Sort of like quilting, buy fabric, cut it up and sew it back together.
Suddenly, beads are mutating all over the place.
The next dilemma: how to sort.
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