75 and sunny (FINALLY nice weather)

The JOGS show opened today to large crowds. This show is held at the Tucson Expo Center. I would guess there were well over 100 vendors. We got there about a half hour before the show opened and claimed a nice parking spot. When we came out three hours later, the lot was packed full.

The giant Amethyst Geodes outside the JOGS Show were such a dark purple, they were almost black.

Bonnie got some drilled stones for use in pendants.

When we enter this show we immediately head for a dealer that sells wonderful treated druzy quartz. There are certain colors we sell a lot of and one is pink. Getting there early got me some good picks although I had to beat a few customers off protecting my tray I was choosing from.

The color was awesome on this Bumblebee Jasper.

Bonnie found some Kyanite Beads that were on her list, and although I was not in the market for anything in particular a few cabs caught my eye and the deal was done. I fell in love with a pair of large faceted Mystic Topaz‘s that my artistic eye already has a wrap idea for.

This show features a lot of things and is strictly a wholesale show that requires business credentials to enter. We don’t buy enough to bargain on prices, but you can get real good deals if you buy in bulk. Quite a bit of manufactured jewelry is available, but we skip by that, looking for stones to create our hand crafted jewelry. Dealers from all over the world vend at this show.

Unfortunately, picture taking is not allowed at this show. Just imagine a big open space with tables piled high with goods, including piles of precious gemstones, and other goodies of all sorts, with dealers willing to get you to part with some cash. I and many others happily obliged.

Just a few buckets of Turquoise.