Discovery!!

I found a very cool bead shop only about 20 miles from my house, in Taylor's Falls, MN, today. I had no idea it was there until last week when a co-worker asked me if I'd ever been there. I do most of my buying online, and don't get to Taylor's Falls too often - it's a touristy town near my favorite State Park, Interstate Park (the Wisconsin side is where the best part of the park is). Until now, the only thing that had attracted me to the actual town was that it has some sport bars for watching games, and since MN is non-smoking, I would drive there before I would sit in a smoky WI bar.

But now .... an awesome bead store. I thought of it when I ended up in a bind this weekend, being unable to find my 1mm black leather cord, and needing it to finish an order. The store is called The Non Necessities of Life, and they have no phone and no web site.... but it is a very well stocked store, with good prices and a nice selection. I ended up spending an hour there and could have stayed longer, when I only meant to quickly run in for my leather cord.