In Bead Heaven...that was me yesterday

I took a ride to Plymouth yesterday, as I wanted to go to not simply beads. Unfortunately, the bead store is closing it's doors in a few days and everything was really marked down including tools. Due to snow storms I didn't have a chance to get to the store sooner and a lot of the things I would have liked to have had were already gone. I am glad I went yesterday, because it has been snowing all morning, and more snow is predicted for tomorrow.
The owner told me that a man came in the night before and bought $900 of sale beads, tools, books and things for his wife. WOW!!! That is one hubby who likes to shop. What a gem, don't you think?

All strung beads were 70% off, and all the loose beads that you could fit into a 3 x 3 clear jewelry bag were $2.oo for the bag. WOWZER!!!! I filled several bags and many of the beads I choose were gemstones that normally sold for $5 and up to $9.50 each bead. The large wood beads normally sold for$5.oo each including the smaller detailed horse heads.  The wooden skulls normally sold for I believe 80 cents each. I can't remember as I looked at so many things. The strands of swarovski crystals were pretty much picked over, but I did buy a few strands. I also got some seed beads. It was hard to know what to buy when you don't have a specific project in mind,  but the prices were wonderful. I spent a total of $69.00., but what I came home with was worth so much more. Tom told me I should have bought more when I showed him my bag of goodies last night and if it wasn't snowing so hard I would have gone back today.
Bags stuffed with beads. Each bag..$2.00

  This was the only felting mold that was left. I didn't already have this so I bought it for 80% off. Paid $1.80
  breast cancer beads, and seed beads. 70% off. Crystals were $9 a strand...I paid $2.70 a strand. The seed beads originally were anywhere from $1.75-$3 a tube...I paid...53 cents to 90 cents. Breast cancer beads...$6..I paid $1.80.

I've looked at these bone beads for ages, but didn't want to spend $20 and $30's for the strands. I got them for 70% off. I paid $6 for the dice, and $9 for the flat spiral bead strand.

wooden beads-horse heads, skulls and round discs , butterfly, squares, amulet
$9 each for the gemstones in the front, lamp work and clay beads..all fit in a bag for $2
mixed beads for $2 and many were gemstones, also lamp work pumpkins and frog faces, and Christmas stockings.Glass skulls and stars, kitties
8 of these larger sized wooden beads fit in a $2 bag. I have a lot of the smaller size, but liked these, so I bought them as I can fit more art on this size.

I was very happy when I left that store yesterday with all of my bargains, but also very sad that I will no longer have such a wonderful bead store close by to shop at.

I think I did really well yesterday. Do you like the beads I brought home yesterday? Great bargains don't you think?  I can see a lot of giveaways of beaded projects ending up on my blog.

Here are earrings I made with the bone beads. I think the dice would make great charms.