The Complete Bead Resource Book, 5th Edition [Paperback]

Patricia Abahusayn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0966159136 | ISBN-13: 978-0966159134 | Publication Date: June 15, 2000 | Edition: 5th

The 5th edition of The Complete Bead Resource Book continues to be the best resource for locating bead sources. It contains over 2200 sources including wholesale, retail, internet, mail order, bead artists, publications and associations. It is used by bead artists, bead stores and all individuals seeking great sources for beads and bead supplies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...contains all the resources any bead store owner would need and enabled me to find everything at the best price. END -- Phyllis Johnston

I am a bead artist and find it so useful in locating both supplies and customers. Thanks... -- Georgia Monroe

Wow! What a lot of work! This is every crafter's dream. All the supplies I spent so long looking for... -- Mary Ebbeson

From the Author

The Complete Bead Resource Book is a result of years in the business. I started teaching bead classes, opened my own bead store and did consulting in the business for those wanting to open bead stores. The one question always asked is "Where do you find these wonderful beads?" One of the keys to being successful in any business is knowing the best sources for merchandise. This book provides all the answers whether the reader is just pursuing a hobby or is running a business. It took years to accumulate the sources and all the information is available under one cover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Bead Boutique; 5th edition (June 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966159136
• ISBN-13: 978-0966159134
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,686,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Big Help, August 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Bead Resource Book, 5th Edition (Paperback)

I am a designer who was looking for specific beads and findings and found this book very useful in locating good wholesalers. I use it all the time to locate items I am looking for. Very helpful!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Helpful... but definitely not "complete"..., May 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Bead Resource Book, 5th Edition (Paperback)

Okay, so call me picky. When someone calls a book "complete" I expect them to at least put a disclaimer somewhere visible that says "NEARLY complete". Maybe this book should have been titled "The Nearly Complete Work-In-Progress Bead Resource Book".

While I realize that stores do come and go in this industry, I have found quite a few stores (six to be exact, and counting) in the San Diego area that are not in this book... wonderful stores with TONS of beads that have been in business many years in the same location... yet... they are not included in the "The Complete Bead Resource Book".

If you're looking for an all-around general listing of bead resources, it would be way cheaper to search the internet, or your local yellow pages.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too many duplications in this book, December 13, 2001

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Sharon Smith (Irvine, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Bead Resource Book, 5th Edition (Paperback)

This book did not meet my needs at all. They claim to have all these listings and many of them are duplicates. You'd be better off buying the magazines and getting your sources from them. I do not recommend this book and would not buy future editions.