Beadstork - if they sell the stuff you use, that's all you need. You don't actually have to PURCHASE from them. I checked that out last year. Besides, in a piece made from seed beads, who's gonna know if a few foreign ones creep in?!?[;)] ANd there can be other things on your piece if it's things they don't sell any of it - like ribbons or an antique spoon or an unusual piece of coral....................get the picture?