Feb 3-11th, 2013

Doubletree Tucson Reid Park
445 S Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ

It is a tradition for gallery owners and designers to gather in Tucson every year and search for new and exciting beads, gemstones, and jewelry –and To Bead True Blue is at the top of the list, showcasing artists chosen by invitation and  juried application. All told over 500 artisan booths, galleries, and merchant  displays are presented by well-known artisans and emerging designers, with beadmakers, jewelers, metalworkers,  gemcutters, clay and fiber artists, weavers, and hat makers. The product list encompasses  rarely-exhibited lampwork glass bead masterpieces, hand-crafted artistic  polymer and silver clay beads, vintage, and antique beads, as well as a vast  assortment of artisan resources,  components and hard-to-find boutique arts  such as hand-dyed silks, hand-woven textiles, handmade accessories, handbags, and  embellished trims. By consistently offering high-quality merchandise to gallery  owners and designers –To Bead True Blue defines what a bead show should be.