Where do you buy your beads for each projects that you do?

Since I finished my zigzag bracelet, I'm looking for another project. I'm looking at all of these beautiful free patterns - International Bead Week, Deb Roberti's around the Beading Table - and I just get so overwhelmed! I see a project I'd be interested in, then I think - "Do I have all of the beads I'm going to need, will colors I have look good together, am I going to have to order something? etc, etc. I just scroll through all of the projects, get overwhelmed and go watch TV! Is this why people like bead kits? All of the decision making is removed and the project shows up. You don't have to worry about not having a bead and you know exactly what it's going to look like with the beads provided. Not, gee, I don't have any red 4mm bicones, I wonder how it will look with orange ones?

Along the way we all find that one (or few) things that helped so much that we can't bead without. To us it's so obvious, but it may not even have crossed anyone else's mind to think of it. What do you have that you cannot bead without? I thought if we shared that something then maybe we could make someone else's beading life easier and more enjoyable.

Las Vegas Ice Jockey team pen cover.

I thought it would be fun and enlightening to share WEB sites of bead designers. I've seen several here that I didn't know about, so there must be lots out there. I love the style of this web site, I haven't bought any of her patterns yet (they are a bit pricey) but I like to look. 😁 https://www.manek-manek.com/ What bead designer gives you inspiration?