Shinies AND Books!
If you aren't busy on 9-10 June, try visiting the rock and gem show at Kempton Park. On that weekend, there will also be a book fair and the same ticket gets you into both. I buy a lot of my materials there, and there is also an increasing amount of made-up jewellery, costing way less than it would at a shop--because these are the sorts of places the shops go for their stock, which they then mark up. (Of course, unless you buy wholesale you won't get it as cheaply as they do, but you'll still see prices much lower than they'll be charging.) For example, I paid a pound for a little woven choker to hang a pendant from. The same was selling for a fiver at that nice little shop in Alresford that one of you knows about.
To see more, the link is http://www.rockngem.co.uk/, select show dates on the left and you'll find details and directions for 9-10 June.
I'll be going on the 10th, Sunday, and hopefully dragging miramon along. Am trying to talk a few fans into going as well. If you aren't a jewellery fan, bear in mind that it's predominantly aimed at rock hounds and has loads of fossils, crystals, mineral samples, lapidary supplies and generally cool stuff.
And there are books next door.
To see more, the link is http://www.rockngem.co.uk/, select show dates on the left and you'll find details and directions for 9-10 June.
I'll be going on the 10th, Sunday, and hopefully dragging miramon along. Am trying to talk a few fans into going as well. If you aren't a jewellery fan, bear in mind that it's predominantly aimed at rock hounds and has loads of fossils, crystals, mineral samples, lapidary supplies and generally cool stuff.
And there are books next door.