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Saturday Beading Basics Live events stream live through the Public Upper Midwest Bead Society Facebook Page.
Monthly Member Meetings stream live through Zoom.
These meetings are subsequently uploaded to the Upper Midwest Bead Society Members Only Facebook Page.
Zoom links for both events are emailed to our current members.
Saturday Beading Basics Live events stream live through the Public Upper Midwest Bead Society Facebook Page.
Monthly Member Meetings stream live through Zoom.
These meetings are subsequently uploaded to the Upper Midwest Bead Society Members Only Facebook Page.
Zoom links for both events are emailed to our current members.
Toho Challenge UMBS Bead Kit Giveaway Winners
Toho has announced their 5 winners for the "Toho Challenge 2021 Modern Traditions Mini-Kit Giveaway". The winners were chosen randomly by drawing names from all of the entries posted on Facebook. Give a BIG round of applause for our 5 UMBS winners!!
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Lynn Johnson Olson
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Diane Fitzgerald, our Founding Mother, will be our June 7th Speaker for the
Virtual Monthly Member Meeting
Join us at 6:00pm CST through our Members Only Zoom link or through our Members Only FB page for the recorded presentation.
Virtual Monthly Member Meeting
Join us at 6:00pm CST through our Members Only Zoom link or through our Members Only FB page for the recorded presentation.
Toho Challenge 2019
by Kathy Musselwhite
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DON'T MISS THIS MEETING!!
Diane will be discussing the History of Geometric beaded shapes and the Johnson solids. There are exactly 92 Johnson Solid shapes first listed by Norman Johnson in 1966. They’re numbered as J1 through J92, each with its own name. Although there are 92 different shapes they’re all combinations of triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, octagons or decagons. Diane put together a Facebook group in 2020 as a call to beaders from all over the world to volunteer their time making one of these 92 shapes. When they were all completed Diane strung them together for display. She's also put together a book showing each completed shape along with its flat pattern. The shapes Diane will discuss are exciting to bead workers because they open the door to myriad new and exciting possibilities. Not only can these be used as unique beaded beads and surprising pendants, they can be made into vessels, boxes with lids, stellated shapes (like 3D stars), ornaments, Cellini shapes and patterns of all types. These basic flat shapes can also be warped like the warped square which has been so popular lately. British beaders were so intrigued by this project that they have nearly completed their own collection of these shapes. You will also be able to see a variety of color palettes that you can use in your own work. Several members of the UMBS joined beaders from 17 countries for this world-wide challenge: Sonya Monzel, Liana Magee, Judith Krzyzek, Roberta Sorenson and Barb Knoche. Click on Diane's picture to visit her shop "Beautiful Beads" |
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BEADING BASICS LIVE JUNE 19TH 1-4pm CST
Instructor Lineup
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Gail started beading in 2011 by making eye glass "leashes" out of shells she collected in Florida. She joined Adele Kimpel's beading group, "The Bead Club" and met weekly with many beady friends. When Covid hit last year their group began using Zoom for their meetings and have continued having a great time! She's also taken classes at Lotus Beads, Taylors Falls Bead Store, Beadville USA, the Twin Cities Bead Bazaar and many UMBS bead retreats.
In order to make more room in her home for the finished jewelry she was accumulating Gail began selling her wares at the Excelsior Farmer's Market, the Minnetonka Farmer's Market, the Carver County Art Wander as well as many private boutiques and home sales.
Gail says "Creating jewelry has certainly kept me sane during the past year! I can't wait to get back to live bead sales so I can touch, feel and see all those beautiful gems waiting for me out there!!"
In order to make more room in her home for the finished jewelry she was accumulating Gail began selling her wares at the Excelsior Farmer's Market, the Minnetonka Farmer's Market, the Carver County Art Wander as well as many private boutiques and home sales.
Gail says "Creating jewelry has certainly kept me sane during the past year! I can't wait to get back to live bead sales so I can touch, feel and see all those beautiful gems waiting for me out there!!"
Gail will be teaching her "Chakra Bracelet Two Ways (X2) + Chakra Earrings".
Here's what you'll need to make these projects:
Bracelets (6 1/2" to 7" size)
Elastic Version
14-16 -- 8mm Black lava, onxy or other beads
1 each -- 8mm beads in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
2 -- 8mm large hole silver beads
12" -- Stretch Magic elastic .8mm
Super New Glue or E6000 or Loctite Super Glue
Wire Version
12" Soft Flex medium wire
2 crimp beads
2 crimp covers
1 clasp of your choice
4 jump rings
Earrings
10 -- 4mm crystal or silver beads
1 each -- 4mm red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet crystals or beads
2 -- silver plate head pins
2 -- 20mm silver plated brass hoop frames
2 -- silver plate ear wires
2 -- silver plate 6mm jump rings
Here's what you'll need to make these projects:
Bracelets (6 1/2" to 7" size)
Elastic Version
14-16 -- 8mm Black lava, onxy or other beads
1 each -- 8mm beads in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
2 -- 8mm large hole silver beads
12" -- Stretch Magic elastic .8mm
Super New Glue or E6000 or Loctite Super Glue
Wire Version
12" Soft Flex medium wire
2 crimp beads
2 crimp covers
1 clasp of your choice
4 jump rings
Earrings
10 -- 4mm crystal or silver beads
1 each -- 4mm red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet crystals or beads
2 -- silver plate head pins
2 -- 20mm silver plated brass hoop frames
2 -- silver plate ear wires
2 -- silver plate 6mm jump rings
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Supplies for 7"-8" bracelet
1 strand of 6mm or 8mm Czech glass fire polish rounds for the center core of the bracelet (long enough to fit around wrist)
20 gr Toho Size 11/o seed beads for branches (or 10 gr of two colors)
2-4 gr Toho 15/o seed beads for the picot on each branch fringe
50-75 pcs of 4mm-6mm sized assorted Czech glass flower beads/leaf beads/rounds for top branch of fringe
50-75 pcs of 3mm-4mm sized assorted Czech glass flower beads/leaf beads/teacups or shaped beads for top of 2nd branch of fringe
50-75 pcs assorted Czech glass/crystals/rounds/leaves for bottom branch of fringe
Size 11 needle
1 clasp of choice (with wire guards/crimps/crimp covers/jump rings if necessary)
1 strand of 6mm or 8mm Czech glass fire polish rounds for the center core of the bracelet (long enough to fit around wrist)
20 gr Toho Size 11/o seed beads for branches (or 10 gr of two colors)
2-4 gr Toho 15/o seed beads for the picot on each branch fringe
50-75 pcs of 4mm-6mm sized assorted Czech glass flower beads/leaf beads/rounds for top branch of fringe
50-75 pcs of 3mm-4mm sized assorted Czech glass flower beads/leaf beads/teacups or shaped beads for top of 2nd branch of fringe
50-75 pcs assorted Czech glass/crystals/rounds/leaves for bottom branch of fringe
Size 11 needle
1 clasp of choice (with wire guards/crimps/crimp covers/jump rings if necessary)
Erin Connor is our 3rd Instructor from 3-4pm.
She'll be demonstrating the basics of crocheting by showing us how to make an adorable crochet bandana as well as some tips on how to create her cute Daisy Hats.
Erin Connor has a shop at the Minneapolis Farmers' Market called "The Retro Collective Co. - Unique handmade Jewelry and Accessories -Colorful, Earthy, Groovy"
She spends every weekend at the Market selling her distinctive wares.
She'll be demonstrating the basics of crocheting by showing us how to make an adorable crochet bandana as well as some tips on how to create her cute Daisy Hats.
Erin Connor has a shop at the Minneapolis Farmers' Market called "The Retro Collective Co. - Unique handmade Jewelry and Accessories -Colorful, Earthy, Groovy"
She spends every weekend at the Market selling her distinctive wares.
Find Erin on social media on Facebook: The Retro Collective Co on Instagram: @theretrocollectiveco email: theretrocollectiveco@gmail.com |
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Shawn Tucker & Hannah Rosner will be our July 5th Virtual Member Meeting Presenters
Hannah will be demonstrating and working on a different torch than Shawn. Our own Rochelle Peterson will also be making an orchid bead for the demonstration.
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BEADING BASICS LIVE JUlY 17TH 1-4pm CST
Instructor Lineup
Doris left the corporate world in 2000 to pursue beads full time. Since then she has spent her time being a sales rep for a bead company, designing kits and teaching both locally & nationally. She has also written for most major bead magazines and led bead related tours to the Czech Republic, the Tucson Bead Show and Providence, RI. She has traveled to both the Japanese and Indian bead factories to further her knowledge of our industry. Doris has also contributed projects to over 6 books and been published in bead magazines numerous times.
Supplies for 7-8" bracelet
2 colors Size 8/o seed beads size 15/o seed beads 1-2 colors of 5mm, 5 petal Czech pressed glass flowers (can substitute teacup beads or O beads) 1 button of choice size 12 needles, thead, wax Click on the picture to get Doris' free bracelet directions |
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Wendy Roy will be our August 2nd Virtual Member Meeting Presenter
Wendy specializes in many forms of bead work including loom work and finishing details.
Her business is Ojibwe Custom Beadwork. We'll have more info on Wendy later this week.
Her business is Ojibwe Custom Beadwork. We'll have more info on Wendy later this week.
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Wendy specializes in native loomed beadwork and will share her knowledge and experiences with us. Check out her FB page Ojibwe Custom Beadwork |