Archived Events

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Lets Bead Live - March 8th 1-3 pm
Natalia Barker-Morrison - Tree of Life Wire Wrapping
In Person at Edina Senior Center (See directions below)
YouTube Link

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Natalia Barker-Morrison had an interest in creating art at a young age. She experienced her first wire class in college and fell in love. She started teaching at Lotus Beads and Jewelry and took her instruction on the road to the Bead and Button Show. Natalia continues to create wire wrapped jewelry and sells at local art crawls under her company Be the Vibes with her best friend Kayla of Lotus Beads and Jewelry. She is a featured instructor there and continues to inspire others through her wire wrapped creations.

Natalia is excited to share her tree vibes with UMBS and will have kits for sale during Let's Bead Live for the "Tree of Life Pendant" class. Kits will include wire and chip beads. Please bring your own pliers if you are doing the in person class.

Follow on Instagram: bethevibes
Facebook: bethevibess

Recommended tools to bring:

Wire Cutters
Round Nose Pliers
Nylon Jaw Pliers
Bent or Chain Nose Pliers
Mandrel (Essential Oil or Spice Bottle will work) 2-2 1/2" across
Steel Bench Block and Nylon Hammer

Kits will be available to purchase at the Edina senior center the day of event or you can message them on Facebook to purchase a kit to be shipped to you. https://www.facebook.com/share/1Ba39zyJmV/

Or you can provide your own supplies:

18 gauge wire
26 gauge wire
Stone chips

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March 3, 2025 6:30pm
Betty Stephan - Beaded Collars: How They Are Made
YouTubeLink

Betty's Bio
Betty Stephan’s mom was a seamstress and taught Betty and each of her 4 sisters how to sew at an early age. It wasn’t until she was in her 50’s that Betty combined this skill with the art of beadwork in the form of bead embroidery. After retiring from her “real” job as an aide to special needs preschool children in 2005, she became a full time bead artist. For years you could find Betty travelling throughout the US with her husband in their RV and exhibiting her intricate pieces at fine craft shows during the summers. During the winter, you would find her in her “dungeon” madly beading away- warm and toasty and shielded from the heavy western New York snows.
Art shows are a lot of work! A back injury limited her late husband’s assistance, so Betty “moved on” to teaching beadwork. Combining her love of travel and her love for connecting with other beaders, she found her groove.

Betty has taught everywhere from New York to France- for large retreats as well as small 4 person classes. During Covid, she moved on to teaching on Zoom- but her true love is teaching in person.

Known mostly for her intricate large collars, her work was published in “Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry” as well as being pictured on the cover. She has won numerous international awards and contests including Bead Dreams, Bead Star and Battle of the Beadsmith. Her designs and instructions have been published in several books and magazines as well as being a featured artist. Betty continues to create beadwork in her cozy dungeon.

visit my web sites:
http://bettystephan.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BettyStephanBeadwork
http://bettystephan.blogspot.com/

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Let's Bead Live: BOTANICAL SHRINKETS
February 22, 2025 - 1pm CST with Vikki Hutchinson

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Join Upper Midwest Bead Society for our Let's Bead Live - /22/25 1pm CST with special guest Vikki Hutchinson
Shrinkets is a very fun medium that opens you up to a whole new world to use your creativity and make jewelry.
We are going to make a pair of botanical earrings using Prisma pencils, shrink plastic and your oven!
Kits are available. To get a kit, contact Vikki at 706-289-9567 via voice or text. Your kit will contain 2 precut heart shapes, a design template, ear wires, jump rings and 3 Prisma pencils.
Students need to provide jewelry pliers, 350 degree preheated oven, a cookie sheet lined with foil and a cutting board. A silver sharpie works great to color in the edges of the hearts once they are shrunk but it is optional.
The cost of the kit is $18.00 + S&H payable by Venmo (Vikki Hutchinson@vhutchins) or PayPal (Vikki Hutchinson@thebeaderssoul) or you can send me a personal check (Vikki Hutchinson, 1600 16th Ave, Columbus, GA 31901). To get a kit, contact Vikki at 706-289-9567 via voice or text.
We are really excited to welcome Vikki, who will be teaching a class on Shrinkets. Vikki Hutchinson is a bead artist and instructor living in Columbus, Georgia with 21 years of beading experience. Vikki made her first piece of jewelry at the age of 8 and went on to learn string art, cross-stitch, macrame, candle making and basket weaving. When Vikki discovered jewelry making in 2003, she was completely hooked. Since then she has learned countless techniques from numerous instructors. She was very fortunate to be chosed to attend the amazing Marcia DeCoster weeklong Master Design class at the 2013 Bead & Button show.

Vikki has recently retired after a 30 year career in IT and is now able to focus more time creating beautiful, sparkly pieces of art!
This a Free Event to all and you can join us on zoom or watch us Live on Facebook on Upper Midwest Bead Society Public page.
For more information and the zoom link for this go to the calendar page on our website https://www.umbs.org/calendar.html

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February 10, 2025 6:30pm Monthly Meeting - Betty Cox

Betty Cox Bio Biography: to start….., I’ve always been in the arts , mostly in music but as a young child I was obsessed with drawing elephants in kindergarten and not interested in playing with the other kids! My interests later developed into writing stories until Jr HS and told how I was to draw and not what I wanted to draw. Clarinet became my focus and then learning the cello became my passion to the point above everything else. I was lucky to have been exposed to a fabulous music director that encouraged string players to thrive which I did; always had to be the best, got my Bachelor’s of music performance degree , auditioned for The Toledo SO , eventually became principal cellist and then a permanent substitute cellist for a year with the Detroit SO , toured, did some recordings, played with a chamber orchestra in Jordan, an opera orchestra, did quite a bit of free lancing, shows, chamber playing and later married a cellist and I went to nursing school! I wanted a “real” job and security because music was very cut throat and ended up moving to San Diego . Was an RN and Quit music cold turkey . Unhappy . Moved to Chicago for 3 years got my Masters of Science in Nursing/ speciality in Maternal/child/ Midwifery and licensed nationally to practice as a Certified Nurse Midwife. I had been a labor and delivery Nurse prior to that. Returned to CA. Practiced as a CNM another 23 years as a CNM and retired 4//2020 from Kaiser San DIEGO. I started to develop beading with a gf of mine also a nurse and she made jewelry, Lampwork and we went to bead shows locally and then Tucson! I was hooked. Beading became a creative outlet for me which took the place of my music career that I gave up in my 20s. My youngest son was 16 yo by then. Perfect timing for me. I gradually learned about polymer clay and resin and did both of those and stringing and then chose bead embroidery! I found it to be the most unrestrictive in creativity. My friend told me it’s normal to take 40-60 hours to complete something . I was flabbergasted! She was right! A lot of what I made was crap. She’d look at it and I could tell by her face that it was! But I stuck with it …., I’ve been doing BOTB 9 years this year 2023 , taught in USA, Italy and exhibited in catalogues nationwide and internationally. I’m planning on teaching Zoom this year 2024. I’m teaching and exhibiting at To bead true blue or Colors of the stone 2024 winter show and in LA and excited about being one of the designers for Toho winter 2024 and 2/12/2024 I’ve been asked to do a presentation or power point about “Color in the Drab of the Winter”! The rest is history……

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Let's Bead Live
January 18, 2025 Andria Beiber
1-3 pm Stringing Technique
YouTube Link

Andria Bieber is a self-taught jewelry artist. Her beading career started in 2012. She has been published in a variety of beading magazines and co-authored jewelry making books. Andria teaches weekly live tutorials and classes. She also has a youtube channel.
To see more of her designs, please visit her shop https://www.andriabieberdesigns.com/
supply list bracelet --- ALSO WILL HAVE A 2nd project :)

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/andriabieberdesigns
Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/andriabieberdesigns/
Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/andriabieberdesigns
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AndriaBieberDesigns
https://www.andriabieberdesigns.com/

I sell kits, jewelry and live classes are available. Kits include all supplies needed to create a project. (wire, etc)

supply list bracelet --- ALSO WILL HAVE A 2nd project :)

clickable links for all products for the bracelet

1. Pink Rhodonite A · Smooth · Round 8mm
https://www.tejasbeads.com/products/pink-rhodonite-a-smooth-round-8mm?_pos=3&_sid=6ac1e11a7&_ss=r&variant=44478925045987
2. Pink Rhodonite · Smooth · Rondelle 8mm
SKU 1RdRhoPin06S0272
.https://www.tejasbeads.com/products/pink-rhodonite-smooth-rondelle-5x8mm?_pos=19&_sid=6ac1e11a7&_ss=r&variant=44940248318179
3. Pink Rhodonite · Faceted · Rondelle · 6x8mm
SKU 6ReRhoPin4x6S0273.https://www.tejasbeads.com/products/pink-rhodonite-faceted-rondelle-6x8mm?_pos=25&_sid=ca632b911&_ss=r
SKU 8ReRhoPin6x8F025
4.Kenya Brass Heishi Beads
https://www.thebeadchest.com/products/kenya-brass-heishi-beads
SKU MET-HSHI-BRS-308
5. Antiqued Brass Maker Toggle Clasp Set (14mm)
https://www.thebeadchest.com/products/antiqued-brass-maker-toggle-clasp-set-14mm
6.Rose Pink Java Glass Donut Beads (6mm)
https://www.thebeadchest.com/products/rose-pink-java-glass-donut-beads-6mm
7. Vintage Rose Java Glass Beads
https://www.thebeadchest.com/products/vintage-rose-java-glass-beads
8. czech glass Bead Bistro Crafts
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BeadBistroCrafts
9. Beadalon Designer Flush Cutter Premium Wire Cutter Made in Italy
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1089438064/beadalon-designer-flush-cutter-premium?click_key=cb25feef1a4a0870de93f8de800d50d7dd2803be%3A1089438064&click_sum=cf99ead9&ga_search_query=beadalon%2Bwire&ref=shop_items_search_114&pro=1&frs=1
10. Beadalon 19 Strand Bright .018" Flexible Bead Stringing Wire (30ft)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1683390445/beadalon-19-strand-bright-018-flexible?click_key=af2e33785d43b10fd2520d15b59455362b3ef823%3A1683390445&click_sum=43a15926&ga_search_query=beadalon%2Bwire&ref=shop_items_search_131&pro=1
11. #1 crimp https://www.etsy.com/listing/952147879/beadalon-silver-plated-crimp-beads?click_key=626f0529e34a25f617df28b7a6aadf2c42e9428c%3A952147879&click_sum=b0d76a34&ga_search_query=crimp&ref=shop_items_search_1&pro=1
12. NEED CRIMP TOOL
13. crimp covers, wire protector
14. 6 mm jump rings
15. chain nose pliers
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1103364883/beadalon-ergo-bent-chain-nose-pliers?click_key=ca1550878cf4c4cdbdd724a716b4588cc9d7420c%3A1103364883&click_sum=11379b76&ga_search_query=chain%2Bnose&ref=shop_items_search_2&pro=1&frs=1

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Honoring our current sponsor - bobbybead.com
UMBS members get a 20% discount at Bobby Bead.

January 6th 2025 Happy New Year!
Kim Leahy Presents at 6:30pm

Bio: Kim Leahy is a self taught artist motivated by pretty beads, odd objects and a love of all things weird. She has been published in both Bead and Button and Beadwork magazines as well as in compilation books for Bead and Button. Kim was a Starman Trendsetter for 3 years and is the owner of Esther Beadwork. When not beading, she is an avid mountain biker, nordic skier and camper. She lives in Bend OR with her husband and a lazy cat.

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December 2, 2024 6 PM CST
UMBS Annual Holiday Party
Guest Speaker Suz Klumb

at the Edina Senior Center
5280 Grandview Square
Edina MN 55436

4:30PM CST Open Beading
6PM CST Show & Tell
6:30PM CST Meeting
Exit Hwy 100 at Vernon Avenue
Parking Info: The Edina Senior Center is the lower level of a 2-story facility. The upper level is the Edina Library. Park in either the upper or lower lot and still access the Senior Center. If you park in the lower lot, that’ll bring you directly into our Center. If you park in the upper lot, you’ll need to go through the main entrance of the library towards the double doors on the other end of the hallway and head down the stairs or take the elevator on the left side of the double doors.

Suz Klumb
Artisan Bio: 2024

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I am a versatile “Creative” based in Faribault, MN. I’m the proud owner of Glass Garden Beads and Brigg Evans Designs. Blessed with a rich professional background as a textile designer spanning over four decades, has brought a wealth of experience to my craft.

Throughout my career, I have explored various creative avenues, including Textile Designing, Off-Loom Bead Weaving, Lampwork Glass Beads, and most recently, Slow Stitch Appliqué. The artistic journey is a testament to my passion for color, texture, and design structure.

My perspective on art is deeply rooted in the appreciation for the intricate finishing touches that define handcrafted pieces. I find inspiration in the creative twists of fellow makers and understand the dedication required to transform a concept into a tangible masterpiece.

Recognizing the emotional and physical energy invested in the creative process, I want to express and emphasize the importance of perseverance and resilience in the face of challenges. It is my belief that true artists push through setbacks to deliver work that embodies skill and creative expression.

My parting advice to fellow artisans is to embrace failure as a stepping stone towards growth and enrichment of your craft. By overcoming fear and embracing new experiences, artists can unlock their full creative potential and elevate their artistry to new heights.

I have put together the set of directions for the Sashiko Mini Softi plus added a Mini Square Peyote project that could be done in coordinated colors and be stitched onto the back to the hanging. I got inspired by the meeting. I did one for me and I like it stitched on the back. It makes the project more ornamental and IT HAS BEADS !!!

Below is the link. It is no charge so you can get started before the meeting.

I will bring some sets of 4x4 white square fabric squares and stuffing. You still need to bring their Embroidery Floss and Crewel or Embroidery Needles. The eye of the needle needs to be able to work with the 6 ply embroidery floss.

Link to the digital directions:
https://glassgardenbeadkits.com/products/umbs-holiday-project-digital-directions

Suz Klumb
Glass Garden Beads, LLC
Glass Garden Beads & Brigg Evans Textile Design
318 Central Avenue North
Suite B2
Faribault, MN 55021
507-330-1367
www.glassgardenbeadk its.com
[email protected]

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Let's Bead Live - 12/07/24  Lisa Krupp-Dooley

1-3 pm - Sunshine Earrings

YouTubeLink

Lisa Krupp-Dooley is a self-taught bead weaving artist. Her beading career started in 2016, when she started creating and developing her own patterns and entered her first necklace design into the Potomac Design Challenge. Since then her design "Ava's Planet Beaded Bead" has been published in Maggie Thompson's Interweave eBook in 2017. In 2020 Beadwork magazine published her "Pearly Peaks Bracelet" design which can be found here: https://www.interweave.com/product/pearly-peaks-bracelet-pattern-download/ In 2020, Lisa’s “Pretty Paisley Necklace” made the cover of Beadwork’s first E-magazine issue of Quick + Easy which can be found here:
https://www.interweave.com/quick-easy-beadwork-2021/ She also had Beadsmith (a wholesale bead company) use her design, Sawtooth Bracelet, as an exclusive project for bead stores. Lisa was chosen to be one of several Featured Designers for the TOHO Challenge 2023 event, a beading contest that receives worldwide exposure. To see more of her designs, please visit her Etsy shop www.lisasbeaddesigns.etsy.com

My project for the next “Let’s Bead Live”, on December 7th, is called ‘The Sunshine Earrings/Component’.

Kits are available for purchase at $24.99 per kit plus shipping. To purchase a kit, please see the listing in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1642299582/the-sunshine-earrings-kit?click_key=f7ba5bfe98f8a5d4103a588711ca2a7365b5ee40%3A1642299582&click_sum=54c4c42d&ref=shop_home_active_4&sts=1
Kit contents include all the beads, findings, printed pattern, Fireline and needle to make one pair of earrings or two ornaments/components.
Supplies (Wave beads, 2mm Fire Polish and Re: Beads) are also available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lisasbeaddesigns

I will bring kits and supplies to the UMBS Holiday party on December 2nd.

The attached documents are The Sunshine Earrings pattern, my biography and the colorways and kit counts I have available.

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Saturday, November 16, 2024 1-3PM
Let's Bead Live Fundraiser Special
with Hannah Rosner and Rochelle Peterson
YouTube Link

You are invited to join the Upper Midwest Bead Society in our third online Fundraising Event!
Saturday November 16th 1pm CST
Please join us for a Live shopping experience with special extra fun stuff that will only be available during the live show.

We have books, finished jewelry, kits, tutorials and more! Everything we have for sale is in an online album that is now open. On Saturday November 16th 1pm CST, Hannah Rosner and Rochelle Jay will be showing you an up close look at all the items that are still available in our Fundraiser. you can ask questions about items and we'll show you all the close up details you need to see things.

How can you purchase now? Go to the Upper Midwest Bead Society Facebook page between November 12-19 for purchases and bids.

Some of our items will be outright sales. Others will have a beginning bid and a Buy It Now (BIN) price. Once the BIN price has been hit, you cannot be outbid. Bids will be by commenting on the photo of the item you want. Bids and buys will open November 12th just after midnight, and will remain open until the end of the 19th (Central Time).

Winners will be notified on the 20th and invoiced via PayPal on the 20-23rd. Payment is due by no later than the 27th.

What will the funds be used for?
We would like to broaden our programming including (but not limited to) in-person classes with nationally recognized artists, increasing the pay for our monthly lecturers, and pay for our Saturday Beading LIVE
instructors.

Have any other ideas? Please let us know!

How else can you get involved?

Since we are still meeting via Zoom, you can join
the Upper Midwest Bead Society!

We have members from all over the world and its only $35/year.
https://www.umbs.org/membership.html

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EDGAR LOPEZ BIO

Born and living in Dominican Republic, he starts in the beading world in 2010, however it is in 2002 when he starts experimenting with different jewelry and accessories techniques and, Edgar Lopez said: “Since I can remember I was always interested in art, design and build all sorts of things with my hands, are skills that inherits from my paternal grandmother, who was always a very creative person, today I can bring all these qualities creating pieces I love and fill me with excitement. "
After studying architecture, seeking activities I could do as a hobby until I realized that I liked the jewelry. Then study jewelry design. He has participated in several contests on design, as a contestant and as a jury, and his creations have been published in multiple magazines and books in the United States, Latin America and Europe.
“Creating is my passion, as architect and designer of jewelry, I learned to mix the best of both worlds, mixing shapes and textures that I can see in nature or in buildings, and as a Caribbean I like color and be risky with their combinations.”

Edgar López is a Dominican fashion jewelry designer living in NY, he starts in the beading world in 2010, however it is in 2002 when he starts experimenting with different jewelry and accessories techniques and, Edgar Lopez said: “Since I can remember I was always interested in art, design and build all sorts of things with my hands, are skills that inherits from my paternal grandmother, who was always a very creative person, today I can bring all these qualities creating pieces I love and fill me with excitement. "
After studying architecture, seeking activities I could do as a hobby until I realized that I liked the jewelry. Then study jewelry design. He has participated in several contests on design, as a contestant and as a jury, and his creations have been published in multiple magazines and books in the United States, Latin America and Europe.
“Creating is my passion, as architect and designer of jewelry, I learned to mix the best of both worlds, mixing shapes and textures that I can see in nature or in buildings, and as a Caribbean I like color and be risky with their combinations

November 4th 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Edgar Lopez

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Lets Bead Live 10/19/24 1-3 pm
Bree Olsen - Needle Felted Pumpkin
YouTube Link

Make a cute little Jack O'Lantern and learn the art of needle felting with this beautiful project from Briana Olson.

I’m so excited to be working with you! My name is Briana and I’m a multi media artist and I've taught classes at Lotus Beads and Jewelry for years. This will be my first live stream, but have recorded videos for Lotus. I don’t have a Facebook page, but I do have and Etsy and Instagram.

To view Briana's work, and learn more:

Etsy shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/WildnWhimsical
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wild_n_whimsical/
Brianna has a kit available on her Etsy site and here is the link:

Pumpkin Kit

List of supplies needed:

felted ball as a base, wool roving in 4 colors (two orange, black and green)
felting needles
sewing needles
a leaf bead
green ribbon

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Tamara Honoman's Bio and Picture
Youtube link

Tamara Honoman
I’ve been a content creator and in the publishing/media space for almost 30 years! It’s been an amazing ride and I’m looking forward to all that lies ahead. A Little BackgroundI I joined Lapidary Journal in 1997 and, thanks to Merle White, the Editor in Chief of Lapidary Journal and the opportunity to be her projects editor, my life was changed forever.
Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching jewelry-making workshops, writing projects, authoring books, creating videos (including DVDs and VHS!), I’ve been on television and so many other way-beyond-reality kind of experiences I never imagined possible.

UMBS 35th Anniversary Party
Date/Time: 10/13/24 11am-3pm
Location: Midland Hills Golf Course, 2001 Fulham St, Roseville, MN 55113
Theme: Queen for a Day
Speaker: Tamara Honaman/Bead Industry Future (via Zoom). Note that the party will not be available by Zoom. We will record the speaker to be viewed after the party.

Invitations will be sent out by 8/26/24. The invitations will go to all current members and prior members from the past few years. The responses must be returned by 9/27/24. Lunch options include gluten-free and vegetarian options. The cost is $35.
Schedule:
- 11am Social Hour
- 12pm Lunch
- 1:30pm Speaker – Tamara Honaman (via Zoom) “Bead Industry Future”
- 2:15pm Raffle, door prizes, crown/sash contest
Hannah Rosner will be teaching a beaded shoulder sash at the 8/10/24 Let’s Bead Live. We encourage members to wear their shoulder sashes to the party.
Diane Fitzgerald donated a beautiful necklace that will be raffled at the party. Tickets will be sold at the party for $5 each, 5/$20. The necklace is valued at $200.

All attendees will receive a gift bag of beading supplies. The gift bags will not all contain the same items, trading is encouraged.
Door prizes will be awarded at the party.

Many thanks to the 35th Anniversary Committee who made the arrangements for the party: Doris Coghill, Kris Best, Nanita Nordan, Karla Larson, Paulette Mazurek and Roberta Sorensen.

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October 7, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Suzanne Steffenson
Presenting The Not-So-Good Old Days
YouTube Link

Suzanne Steffenson makes wire beaded flowers and has benefited greatly from the company of fellow beaders and local bead stores in the Saint Paul area. She explores the craft of traditional French beaded flowers in non-traditional ways using a variety of materials and techniques. She has edited several books and patterns and written articles on the subject over the past several years. Her designs are included in the book “Flora ad infinitum” written by Georg Ragnar Levi.
Her presentation “The not-so-good old days” focuses on the history and construction of immortelles, wire beaded funeral wreaths made in Europe during the Victorian era, along with discussion of her work.

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Let's Bead Live
9/21/24 - Sandra Rothers 1-3pm
YouTube Link

Hello, I’m Sandra Rothers, a self taught artist from Rosemount, Mn.
I create wearable art inspired by poetry, romance, nature and tales of old…using beads and mixed media to bring my imagination to life.
I have participated in the TOHO Challenge for the past five years, four as featured designer, which has helped me to grow as an artist and to be part of a wonderful creative community.
For her Saturday Beading Live, Sandra will be demonstrating beading upon paper, like the little windows from her when doves fly project. It’s a fairly easy and quick project and could be a window hanging or pendant.
Please see photo and attached patterns
Beading on Paper

Supplies needed:
Beading needle Fireline 12 mm or beading thread, I used crystal, black also works well
2 paper windows
1 1.5 x 3x5 piece of acetate sheet

The colors below all come from this year’s Toho Challenge:

1 6.5x 4mm diamond bead I used, 398-46-2398/c Starman Diamond
1 size 8 grey or black bead, I used, TR-08-611/c opaque gray
Approximately 30 3x6mm two hole black brick beads
Size 11 triangle beads 60 if using one color 30 each if using two…I used TG-11-24/c silver lined lime green TG-11-30/c silver lined light hyacinth

A small amount of each color… under a gram:

Size 11 green beads,
11-24/c silver lined green
Size ll black or grey beads Aiko precision beads
green TA-01-24F matte silver lined green Size 11 pink beads
TR-11-PF-563/c Galvanized orchid Size 15 beads,
TR-15-999/c Gold lined rainbow black

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September 9, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Sandra Rothers
YouTube Link

Sandra will be sharing about her incredible world of Beading, through her inspiration and creation of her amazing wearable 3-D Art pieces.
Hello, I’m Sandra Rothers, a self taught artist from Rosemount, Mn.
I create wearable art inspired by poetry, romance, nature and tales of old…using beads and mixed media to bring my imagination to life.
I have participated in the TOHO Challenge for the past five years, four as featured designer, which has helped me to grow as an artist and to be part of a wonderful creative community.

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You Tube Link

Hannah Rosner holds a BFA in scenic design and English literature from Swarthmore College and a Master’s Degree in scenic and costume design from The Ohio State University, but her true love is beading and beadmaking.
She taught design for 5 years at the Art Institutes International – both at their Pittsburgh and Chicago campuses. She was a Starman Beads Trendsetter for 8 years. She has taken part in 9 Toho Bead Challenges and placed in two Toho Bead Contests. She placed 3rd in the Glass Craft Expo jewelry show in 2009, was a finalist twice in the Bead & Button Bead Dreams Competition and taught five times at the Bead & Button show. She's taken part in 4 Battles of the Beadsmiths and has taught across the country at bead stores, shows and societies.
Facebook page (@GoodRiverGallery).
http://HannahRosnerDesigns.etsy.com
Kits available:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1528335767/bead-kit-queen-for-a-day-inspired-by?

Hannah is teaching the sash "Queen for a Day." Pictures and instructions are contained in the file below. It is a really great project made to be worn and flaunted at our Anniversary Party coming up! This is an exciting one!

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August 12, 2024 6:30-8pm CST
Heidi Kummli
Heidi's Journey with Beads
Five Decades of Beading
YouTubeLink

ABOUT Heidi: My art flows through my fingers with the greatest of ease. Each bead sewn down, knowing exactly where to rest. Like the hollow bone of a shaman, I allow spirit or perhaps the universe to express itself through me. I can’t take credit for the results, as it is deeper than myself. Heidi's beadwork is an expression of herself, and her feelings for Mother Earth, and the creatures upon her. Using bead embroidery techniques, and trial and error her work has continually evolved. Heidi started working with beads in 1975, and remembers making jewelry even as a young child. She currently lives on 16 acres west of Boulder, Colorado with her husband Gregg, and three dogs. Their home is totally off the grid. The sun and a back up generator is all they need to power their home. Heidi has won numerous design awards throughout her career, you can view these below. She has written two book, one with friend Sherry Serafini “The Art of Bead Embroidery” and a solo book “The Spirit of Bead Embroidery.”

Heidi has many video tutorials to share, so you too can learn the art of bead embroidery. She also has online classes she teaches through out the year. http://www.HeidiKummliDesigns.com

Awards & Nominations:
2019 ~ Finalist, Saul Bell Awards for, "Bear Bones".
Also Master Class Teacher for Bead & Button.
2018 ~ Grand Award Bead Dreams for "Tea Party" a beaded tea pot
2017 - Finalist , Finished Jewelry Bead Dreams for "She Dances with Wolves".
2016 -Second place, Finished Jewelry, Bead Dreams for "The Wisdom keeper".
2015 -Second place Ms. Maddie's Fabulous Florals Bead Dreams for "Moonshine"
2014 -Runner up Bead Dreams Best of show & First Place finished Jewelry for "Shamanic Path"
2013 -Second place finished jewelry Bead&Button Show for "Angel Armor".
2012 -First place jewelry Lines Into Shapes Show for "Quietude" 2012 ~ Judges Award Lines Into Shapes Show for "Free Bird"
2012 ~First Place and Runner up Best in show Bead Dreams for "Free Bird"
2011 -Finalist Seed Beads Bead & Button show for "Earth Spirit". 2010
First Place Seed Beads and Runner up Best of Show Bead Dreams for "Shapeshifter"
2009 ~ Second Place Bead&Button Bead Dreams for “Fortune Teller” 2008
First Place Finished Jewelry Bead&Button Bead Dreams Competition for "Wolf Tracks"
Second Place Seed Beads Bead&Button Bead Dreams Competition for "Transformation"
Finalist Bead&Button Bead Dreams Competition for "My Ancestry"
2007~Finalist in the Bead&Button show for "Native Spirit".
2006 ~Peoples Choice Award for "Sacred Path" at The 10th Annual Lines into Shapes,
Art Center of Estes Park
2006 ~Finalist in the Bead&Button show for "Rabbit Tracks", "Lizard Dreams" and "Pumpkin Bag".
2006 - First Place Jewelry RAGS

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Let’s Bead Live – July 20, 2024
Doris Coghill
YouTube Link

Let’s Bead Live – July 20, 2024

Plan now to attend the Lets Bead Live! No Really attend in person if you can. We will be test driving a new location for our in person meetings starting this month with Doris Coghill's Twisted Spiral. The location is in Edina at "The Edina Senior Center." 5280 Grandview Square, Edina MN. 55436.
Exit Hiway 100 to Vernon Ave
More location Information to follow.
Zoom will still be available to those who cannot attend in person.

Lets Bead Live
Spiral Rope was one of the first patterns to appear on the then, very new internet. For years this beading stitch was called the Internet Spiral rather than Spiral Rope. Since that time many versions and many adaptations have also appeared. You can do the exact same stitch, but use a different size or type of bead and you will not recognize that the two pieces are the same stitch.

Most beaders already know this basic stitch, but maybe not some of the variations. We will start with the basics and then branch out.
- Increasing/Decreasing Spiral
- Almost Double Spiral
- Spiral with two-hole beads
- Twisted Spiral

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July 1, 2024 4:30-8pm CST – Doris Coghill
Seed Bead Factory Tours
Location: Carondelet Center

Beadmaking Around the World – July 1, 2024 UMBS Meeting
Doris Coghill

Glass beads are made in similar, yet different, ways in several countries around the world. Doris will tell stories and show photos and movies from factories in India, Japan and the Czech Republic. Seed Beads, Pressed Glass, Lampwork and Chevron beads will be discussed.
Learn how many of the old processes have been updated and automated.

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 them both locally and nationally, writing for the leading bead magazines, leading bead related tours to the Czech Republic, The Tucson Bead Show and Providence, RI, maintaining her web site and growing her online business at www.beadsbydee.com . She has also contributed projects to 6+ books by various publishers and has had many articles/projects published in the leading bead magazines.

Carondelet Center on the College of St. Catherine,
1890 Randolph Ave, St. Paul MN 55105
Parking is available next to the building.

On the 1st level G1 to the right of the door as your going inside.

(carondeletcenter.org)

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Let’s Bead Live – June 15th, 2024 1 to 3pm
Lisa Krupp-Dooley
Peyote with a Twist

You Tube Link

PHere is Lisa Krupp-Dooley is a self-taught bead weaving artist. Her beading career started in 2016, when she started creating and developing her own patterns and entered her first necklace design into the Potomac Design Challenge. Since then her design "Ava's Planet Beaded Bead" has been published in Maggie Thompson's Interweave eBook in 2017.

In 2020 Beadwork magazine published her "Pearly Peaks Bracelet" design which can be found here: https://www.interweave.com/product/pearly-peaks-bracelet-pattern-download/

In 2020, Lisa’s “Pretty Paisley Necklace” made the cover of Beadwork’s first E-magazine issue of Quick + Easy which can be found here:
https://www.interweave.com/quick-easy-beadwork-2021/

She also had Beadsmith (a wholesale bead company) use her design, Sawtooth Bracelet, as an exclusive project for bead stores. Lisa was chosen to be one of several Featured Designers for the TOHO Challenge 2023 event, a beading contest that receives worldwide exposure. To see more of her designs, please visit her Etsy shop www.lisasbeaddesigns.etsy.com

For the Lets Bead Live materials needed

size 11 seed beads in 2 colors or if preferred true 2s for your secondary color 15 per inch
15 gm main color 6 secondary

In Lisas shop as listed below you will find:

True2 Fire Polished beads - available in three colors
RE: Beads (recycled glass seed beads) in a variety of finishes and colors too.
Bullet End Caps - They need to have an Inside Diameter of 8mm, in Copper, Gold and Silver-plated.
Jump Rings - works well with the Bullet End Caps

Lisa has some of these for sale on her web site now.

A couple of notes: If using size 11 seed beads: accent could be True 2 F.P. or a second color of size 11 seed beads. End cap needs to have an inside diameter of 8mm.
If using size 8 seed beads: accent could be 3mm F.P. or a second color of size 8 seed beads. End cap needs to have an inside diameter of 10mm.

Here is a link for a face book group that is Gertilindes group. She is the Author of the primer below Peyote with a twist and she was kind enough to allow us to use her primer

Face Book Link

The File below is 3 pages from Gertilinde's pattern for Peyote with a Twist. It would not download as a pdf as it appears Weebly is not supporting the type of file that it is so I changed it to a jpeg and that separated it out to 3 pages. I did not know how to fix it so I hope you all can deal with what is 3 pages of 1 pattern below.

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June 3, 2024 Monthly Meeting 6:30-8pm CST
Zoom Only
Jamie Cloud Eakin
YouTube LINK

Jamie Cloud Eakin Biography
Jamie Cloud Eakin is a professional bead artist, teacher, and perpetual student of her craft. For over two decades, her original designs have been collected by discriminating buyers in fine galleries across the United States. Her design contributions include projects in Beading with World Beads, including the cover design. She has been featured in numerous publications including the stellar book by Margie Deeb, The Beaders Color Palette.She has won numerous awards for her beadwork and continues in the originality and quality her work is known for.
Her author journey began in 2005 with Beading with Cabochon which has been referred to as the classic for that form of bead work. Jamies’ recent work is the Bead Embroidery Techniques series of four volumes. And in between are numerous beading books including the best seller Guide to Beading on a Loom.

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Let's Bead Live
May 11 2024 1pm - 3pm
You Tube

. Youo Maggie Thompson is a self-taught jewelry designer who began designing with seed beads as a hobby 30 years ago. Thirteen years ago she discovered the Japanese art of braiding called kumihimo and turned this passion into a business, Maggie T Designs.
Her website www.maggietdesigns.com features her many designs sold as both kits and tutorials. She is also the inventor of The Traveller™, a portable kumihimo stand -- available for sale on her website and in her Etsy shop. Her designs are characterized as “embellished” kumihimo because she frequently uses 2 hole beads and crystals to embellish a braid.
She’s written 3 ebooks and a webinar for Interweave Press/Golden Peak Media showcasing her specialty of Japanese Kumihimo braiding. Interweave Press continues to sell her patterns as well as her ebooks through www.interweavestore.com
Maggie’s designs have been featured numerous times in Beadwork, Bead & Button and Bead & Jewellery (UK magazine). Her “Kumi 3 Ways Necklace” was the April 2018 Beadwork magazine cover picture. Her Oyster Bubbles Necklace was just recently featured on the cover of Interweave’s “Beadwork Inspired by Color” ebook.
She was a Starman Trendsetter, past President of the Upper Midwest Bead Society in the Twin Cities MN and is a member of the Capital Area Beading Organization in Raleigh, NC.Come join Maggie Thompson of Maggie T Designs for a fun May 11th , 2024 Let’s Bead Live class.

A TINY COMPONENT WITH BIG POTENTIAL These sweet li le components make great earrings, petite charms, and an a ractive bracelet. Use Starman Teacups and SuperDuos with seed beads and Demi Rounds™ from TOHO®. ABOUT THE ARTIST: KIM LEAHY Designer Who Loves Teaching, Playing with Beads, and Sharing Beadweaving Art.

About Kim Leahy Designer, "I am a seed bead designer and teacher motivated by pretty colors and fun products. My work has been featured in Bead & Button magazine, Kalmbach books, and Beadwork magazine. I taught at the Bead & Button show, and near my home in Bend, Oregon, and also sell products at trade shows in Florida and North Carolina under my company name, Esther Beadwork. A lover of all things outside, I am an avid mountain biker and cross-country skier. I have a husband and two children".
Visit www.estherbeadwork.com.

UMBS LBL Class

May 11, 2024 1:00-3:00pm CDT
Maggie Thompson will be teaching Kim Leahy’s
Bonita Petalo Component as both earrings and a bracelet

The kits will be available for sale both in person at the Monday UMBS
Member Meeting 5/6/24 and on Maggie’s website. You will find her Kits under the category" Other Kits" on her website.
Good price! $12 +postage and handlining
www.maggietdesigns.com

Kits include enough beads as well as thread, needle, ear wires and
a toggle closure to make an 8-9” bracelet with matching earrings
Kit cost is $12 + $5 postage if ordered from her website www.maggietdesigns.com
No postage if purchased at the Monday Member Meeting 5/6/24

There are 5 of each colorway available
Please download the free pattern from www.umbs.org
Please order from the website by 5/8/24
to ensure your kit arrives in time for class

[email protected]
www.maggietdesigns.com
www.maggietdesigns.etsy.com

MATERIALS :

Note: Quantities are per component, not including finishing options. Component as instructed measures 5/8“ wide.
Eleven components make a bracelet approx. 7" long before clasp.
8-Starman Teacups (A)
4-SuperDuos (B)
4-TOHO® 8° Demi Rounds (C)
8-TOHO® 11° Demi Rounds (D)
4- TOHO® 15° Rounds (E)
TOHO® One-G Thread or 4lb Fire Line

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May 6, 4:30 pm 8pm 2024 CST –
Lee Ann King

You Tube Link

4:30 Open Beading
6pm Zoom goes live for Announcements and Show & Tell
6:30 Lee Ann King, Freeform Beading

Lee Ann will speak about "how my art has evolved throughout my life and career, and how and why I opened my store. Then, of course, what creative fires both drives me and soothes my soul… a lovely addiction in it’s own right."

She writes:
I’ve always loved beautiful things. Preschool, shiny objects fascinated me… that’s another story. Later, 1940 movies, with all the glitz, glamour and fabulous costumes and hair designs, were so intriguing to me…I thought I wanted a piece of that. Things changed. Met a guy and got married. But not loosing my entire dream, together we opened a salon and spa. Did that for 40 years. All the while I was involved with other forms of art, which eventually led me into beading and another career and business venture. I am a self taught beader. I love the freedom it allows me. And… I’m still that preschooler…Still love all that glitz and glamour.

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Let's Bead Live April 20th 1-4pm CDT

You Tube Link

Materials needed in file below, or you can order kits in different colors on the etsy shop for only $15, there's 3 different colorways so far and more to come!" She's local in the twin cities so it shouldn't take long to ship.
I’m so excited to be working with you! My name is Briana and I’m a multi media artist and I've taught classes at Lotus Beads and Jewelry for years. This will be my first live stream but have recorded videos for Lotus. I don’t have a Facebook page, but I do have and Etsy and Instagram.
Introducing The French Beaded Spring Pansy! In the class we will make a Pansy with wire and beads in Spring colors and talk about techniques for making other flowers. This class will most likely take the whole three hours spending about twenty minutes per petal. You can order kits in different colors on the Esty shop for only $15, there's 3 different colorways so far and more to come!" She's local in the twin cities so it shouldn't take long to ship.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WildnWhimsical

Instagram www.instagram.com/wild_n_whimsical/

Materials needed in file below

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April 1, 2024 6:30 8pm CST – Joyce Scott
You Tube Link

Walk A Mile in My Dreams
Renowned as the “Queen of Beadwork,” Joyce J. Scott’s exuberant beaded sculptural forms and neckpieces are provocative and confrontational. She comes to us on the heels of her 50-year retrospective museum showing.
Help us show her a huge Midwestern Welcome!

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Let's Bead Live
March 16, 2024 1-3 pm Central
Christi Friesen
Collaged heart pendant with ApoxieSculpt epoxy clay
youtube link

About the Artist:
Christi Friesen is an award-winning artist, specializing in polymer and epoxy clays, embellished with mixed media – gems, pearls, beads, fiber, found objects, artifacts, metal and more. Her work often expresses joy and exuberance and her themes center around the natural and the organic. Her work has been showcased in numerous books and magazines as well as being featured in juried shows, exhibits and contests. In addition, Christi has written twelve how-to books on creating with polymer clay. She teaches her unique style using humor and positive energy to encourage students to stretch their creativity, technical skills and artistic confidence. Christi says about her work, “I am an artist because I must be. My mind wanders and my fingers follow.”

To view Christi’s work, and learn more: Polymer Clay Tutorials & Workshops | Christi Friesen
Christi is offering us a coupon for our group for 10% off anything! It is good all month:
UMBS-10
https://www.christifriesen.com/

Make a collaged heart pendant with ApoxieSculpt epoxy clay.

You will need ApoxieSculpt but the rest of the ingredients can be from everyone's own bead stash! here is a link to the ApoxieSculpt from my site (along with some ApoxieSculpt kits that include things they will also use):

https://www.christifriesen.com/shop?Category=supplies

Here is ApoxieSculpt on amazon thru Christi's influencer page:

https://amzn.to/48CpObR

You can use embellishments from your own stash, but

if you want more embellishments to add, Christi's site has loads! here:

https://www.christifriesen.com/shop?Category=embellishments

A little bit of wire to use as a hanging hook for the pendant is also helpful - any 20 gauge wire will work. Also helpful are needlenose tweezers and a pickup pencil or pickup tool.
Any color of the ApoxieSculpt is good. Christi recommends that brand and not other epoxy clays for this project. A 1/10# size (the smallest) is good!

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History of Lampwork Glass Beads
March 4, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Sage & Tom Holland

Sage and Tom Holland have a combined total of 68 years, beginning in the 1980s. Researching ancient techniques found throughout history is one of their shared passions. They are recognized as two of the pioneers of the American renaissance of contemporary glass beadmaking movement. They apply the understanding of the ancient glass to create contemporary work in the flame using the Lapworking method. Through their research they have deciphered numerous previously lost techniques. Together they have educated, exhibited and demonstrated internationally, Tom and Sage have both contributed to the evolution of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers otherwise known as the I.S.G.B. Which formed in 1993. They live and work in rural north central Arkansas using solar as the main power source.
https://beauxbead.com/

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February Monthly Meeting

February 12, 2024 6:30-8pm CST

Kayla Braun-Waletzke is Co-business owner of Be the Vibes LLC and manager at Lotus Beads and Jewelry and has been beading and creating jewelry for over 2 decades. In her 8 years of attending Tucson Bead Shows she has done everything from hauling rocks, to selling, to hosting and attending parties and design challenges next to industry leaders. She was able to have influence on featured Tucson products. Of course the best part is buying! Spotting trends and becoming passionate about products and the stories shared straight from the source is one of the best parts of shopping in Tucson. Not only is she shopping for her own new business this year, she also gets to shop for the Mall of America's most successful bead store. Look forward to trend spotting, beautiful pictures, fun stories from your favorite designers, and a fun project to learn at this month's meeting.

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Lets Bead Live

Kathy King Bead Quilling February 10, 2024 1-3pm CST

Youtube Link

   Kathy King is an award-winning jewelry artist, beading instructor and author of Bead Quilled Jewelry: New Beadwork Designs with Square Stitch. She uses needle and thread to hand weave thousands of tiny glass beads together to form wearable beaded sculptures. In 2008, Kathy developed an innovative bead weaving technique called “Bead Quilling” in which the holes of the glass beads and thread are exposed, allowing the thread color to become an integral part of the final design. Another signature component of Kathy’s jewelry is the “Beaded Bead” in which she creates intricate beads by weaving hundreds of smaller glass beads together. Kathy’s innovative techniques have landed her sculptural designs on the cover of Bead & Button Magazine and in articles featured in Beadwork, Niche and Giftware News magazines.

            Kathy’s work is strongly influenced by her engineering background. Her bead quilling technique allows her to weave together sturdy but flexible structures, which she can further embellish and build on. For color inspiration and shape combinations, Kathy enjoys looking to historical architecture and cultural patterns from around the world. Bead color and texture combinations inform Kathy’s artistic direction and inspire new pieces.

            Kathy enjoys trying new things in her work and continues to push the boundaries of bead weaving, creating pieces that are not at first recognizable as beads, challenging the observer to rethink the definition of beadwork. Kathy is working on creating new 3D pieces, working with the construction ability the bead quilling technique allows her. You can see more of her work on her website www.kathykingjewelry.com.

Supply List:
- two colors cylinder beads, about 3g each
- Toho One-G or Miyuki KO thread, consider something that stands out since it'll show and be part of the design
- 6mm rounds (2)
- soldered jump rings (2)
- earwires

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Let's Bead Live
January 13, 2024 1-3pm CST
Meredith Roddy from Beadalon

you tube link

Meredith Roddy has worked at Beadalon for almost 20 years in Sales, Product Development and Marketing. She is a frequent guest on Jewel School on Jewelry Television and has demonstrated and taught classes at the Bead and Button Show, the Craft & Hobby Association Show, Bead Fest, Pinners, and more! Find her every Thursday at 2:00pm EST on the Beadalon Facebook Live sharing tips, tricks, and projects to hone your jewelry making skills. She is an avid crafter and a supply hoarder and is always up for learning new things!

www.beadalon.com
@Beadalon
@meredithjoydesigns

I'm so excited for this class! If you'd like to bead along with me, the materials are:

Beadalon® 19 Strand Bead Stringing Wire
Beadalon® WildFire™ Bead Weaving Thread, 006”
(70) 6mm rounds
(25) 4mm rounds
(40) 3mm rounds or bicones
(2g) Size 11 seed beads
Toggle Clasp
Scissors
Big Eye Needle
Crimp Tubes
Crimping Pliers

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January 8, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Jodie McDougall
YOUTUBE LINK

Jodie will be talking about making glass murrine beads and buttons

When making a koi Tiffany style lamp, Jodie McDougall wanted different eyeballs than the normal glass globs that were used. A friend suggested that she "melt her own," and a passion for torch work quickly emerged.
Drawn almost instantly to the ancient form of cane work, she went down a path of learning to create images in glass. She closed her massage practice of 15 years and decided to pursue the art form exclusively. Many years were spent making glass beads until a hobby of playing with fiber emerged. She made a felted bag that needed a button and the rest is history. Buttons became the perfect platform for creating miniature worlds in glass.

She travels to fiber festivals and art shows around the U.S. displaying and selling her work, and delights in teaching other glass enthusiast, the art of making murrine. Her work is in museums and private collections around the world.

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December 16, 2023 1-3pm CST
Maggie Thompson and Lisa Dooley
Honeycomb Beaded Earrings

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Fundraiser for The Upper Midwest Bead Society
November 13-19, 2023
The Upper Midwest Bead Society will be running our second annual online auction as a fundraiser for our group!

WHAT WILL THE FUNDS BE USED FOR?
We always strive to get the best speakers for you as well as fun Saturday Beading Live presenters and teachers. The fundraiser will be used to continue to bring in great educators for our 2024 season.
HOW CAN YOU PURCHASE ITEMS?
The auction runs November 13-19 2023.

There are Buy It Now (BIN) and bidding items in this auction. For BIN (Buy It Now), just comment below the photo (not the overall album) with "mine" or "BIN" or something along those lines. To bid, please write your bid in the comments below the photo of the item you want. Do not comment with your bid in the overall album. Highest bid on 11/20/22 wins.

Read ALL information before bidding. Shipping is via first class or priority mail - actual cost to your location.

Paypal only.

Invoices will be sent on the 20th through the 22nd. Since we are running into Thanksgiving that week, all invoices must be paid before or by the end of day on the 27th. Please do not BID/BIN if you cannot complete your sale at that time.

Christmas photo 2023 WilderCenter with Svetlana Spaegina

Lets Bead Live November 18, 2023 1-3pm CST

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Lets Bead Live
Lisa Bowling
Featuring the Embroidered Feather Pendant
October 14, 2023 1-3pm

YouTube Link

Lisa Bowling Biography

Lisa Bowling, an accomplished bead artist, was born and raised in Greenfield Indiana. She graduated from Greenfield-Central High School and then went on to attend Purdue University, receiving her bachelor’s degree in consumer sciences and retailing.
Lisa resides in Greenfield Indiana, with her husband, Tim. Together, the two have five children. After all the kids were grown and out of the house, she picked up bead embroidery as a hobby and over time it grew into a full-time passion!
For the last eight years, Lisa’s work has placed first in the Professional Division at the Indiana State Fair. Her designs are also included in the Indiana State Museum’s Christmas ornament collection that are on display on the Christmas tree every year. She was a featured designer for the Toho Bead Company’s yearly design challenge in 2020, allowing her designs to be displayed at venues around the world.
After forty years working in retail management, Lisa was recently able to retire. She now teaches bead embroidery classes for the Indiana Bead Society and spends her free time crafting new designs, working in the yard, and spending time with her grandchildren.

www.etsy.com/shop/LisBetDesigns

Kits are up for sale on her Etsy Shop.

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Let's Bead Live
September 9, 2023 1-3pm - Let's Talk About Supplies
Maggie Thompson, Lisa Dooley and Hannah Rosner
YouTube Link

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Let's Bead Live
August 12th 2023, 1-3pm
Lisa Krupp-Dooley
Checkerboard Bracelet
YouTube Link

Helpful Instructions from Lisa

I will be teaching my Checkerboard Bracelet pattern on August 12th, for Let's Bead Live.

The stitch used is a Chenille Stitch (without a border), which I have slightly modified, to make the ‘Checkerboard’ pattern in the bracelet.
It would be helpful if people are familiar with the Chenille stitch, (many instructional videos are on YouTube) but it's not necessary.

Attached is the supply list, pattern and pictures.

I do have kits available at https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lisasbeaddesigns

Currently, I have two colorways available;
Golden Sunshine (Gold-plated findings with light cream seed beads and Rosaline AB Fire Polish beads)
Seaside colorway (Copper-plated findings with P.F. Galvanized Peach seed beads and Iris Green Fire Polish beads).
Unfortunately, I am out of the Tuxedo colorway (black and white) and I'm unable to replenish them, at this time, due to low supplies.

If anybody wants to purchase a kit, please have them purchase it by Friday, August 4th, to make sure they receive their kit in time for the class.

One last thing- I will be out of town until Friday the 4th. I will ship out any orders on that day.

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Maggie T Designs & TeamTOHO were at the Beadfest Lancaster show August 3-5, 2023
They had the TOHO 2023 Challenge Featured Designer Pieces on display

Also check out their Make & Takes (all times EST) which were on Facebook Live
Rochelle Peterson taught her Lightwheel Earrings and the TOHO Peace Ring
Maggie taught her Boho Boxweave Bookmark & Triple R #2 Bracelet

Maggie wrote up a brief article about this event including some pictures. Download the file below to read all about it!

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Let's Bead Live
July 22nd 1-3pm CDT
Rochelle Peterson Teaching "Light Wheel Earrings"
YouTube Link

Rochelle Peterson Bio

I love every medium and form of arts, crafts, and fashion. I started my colorful journey as a hair color specialist/educator with Aveda and Framesi trained by Horst, and enhanced my love for Fashion at MCAD and Ragstock, but I find the most joy in working with TOHO beads to my visions to life and sharing them with others. I have been beading in a variety of forms for over 40 years and have worked as a TOHO seed bead specialist at Bobby Bead since 2005, was a Starman TrendSetter for 10 years and a founding Team TOHO member. I love working with manufacturers, store owners, and designers of all levels, with all aspects of beads. Visit www.Facebook.com/Rochelle.Cinderella.

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Lets Bead Live
June 17th 2023 1-3pm Central
Beth Ahrendt - Tubular Peyote on a Needle Case
YouTube Link

Beth Ahrendt, The Beading Heart
Beth Ahrendt was born in Tucson Arizona raised in Flagstaff Arizona. She learned how to bead from her Navajo babysitter. Beth’s babysitters husband made her a beading loom out of wood and nails. This was to help keep her from messing up his wife’s beads 😊. Beth draws from her Scottish, Irish, and Choctaw heritage as she teaches how to create beautiful art, jewelry and bead creations. One of her favorites is teaching young people how to bead on a loom at Sioux Falls Multi-Cultural Center events. Beth currently lives in Sioux Falls SD.

EVEN-COUNT CIRCULAR PEYOTE-CHEVRON PATTERN MATERIALS NEEDED:

Wooden needle case,
2 Glass Cabs Size 12mm
2 colors Toho size 11 round seed beads
7oz of beads for main color I used Blue Iris Metallic Matte #166
3oz light amethyst for the Chevron pattern #705
One G Toho beading thread or Nymo B
Thread conditioner or Bees Wax
Size 12 Beading needles
B-7000 adhesive my personal favorite
Masking tape Optional?
2 sharpie markers one matching the color of your beads
One black marker to mark needle size on top of case. See rest of paragraph for explanation.
Included will be Peyote pattern sheets (2)

You may use another brand if you prefer, masking tape to wrap the base of the case. Then use a marker, the main color of your beads to color the tape. I used a purple marker to match my beads. When finished a small amount of adhesive will hold the beads on the needle case. Then with a black marker mark the top of the case with the size needles you will put in the case. I colored the bottom of the case purple to match the main color and glued the glass cabs on the top and bottom of the wooden case. The colored bottom made the glass cab look purple.

Beth has kits for sale that has in it all the supplies in list for $25, she can ship out right away.
(Her Husband is a postman)
See Kit above!
[email protected]. I accept checks made out to Beth Ahrendt . Address will be shared with response from email. I also have the Venmo App if you prefer to use that app. The kit includes everything except adhesive and a purple marker. If you don’t have a marker to color the masking tape it will not be a problem. One size 12 Beadsmith Color EYES needle will be in the needle case for you to use. I strongly urge your to condition your thread before use. I use Thread Heaven or you can use Bees Wax. The needle included is a new Beadsmith product with a red colored eye to make threading the needle a little easier because the red around the eye stands out. Included will be Peyote pattern sheets. One showing the Chevron Pattern and one so you can practice making your own pattern. Bobby Bead in Minneapolis MN has been part of my beading heart for years. Bobbybead.com. My favorite beads for peyote stitch projects are Toho Aikos. You will find what you need at Bobby Bead. When I need adhesives, I look to Amazon. When looking for needle cases you can search for them on Etsy or shop for them at Bobby Bead.

The peyote stitch develops into a very attractive finished item. This stitch takes it name from the Peyote or Native American Church and is most often seen on gourd and fan handles. It may be used on any round or irregular shapes such as salt and pepper shakers, canes, key chains, earrings, bolo tie strings, etc. There are a number of things that make using this stitch easier: (1) uniform beads are absolutely necessary. The term Cull is often used meaning you need to sort through your beads and separate the bad ones. (That’s why I love Aikos).
(2) The object that is being beaded should be covered with felt or leather before starting, ( I use masking tape on dowel shaped wood, I also use leather, and Ultra suede). I shared some information in this paragraph that I found in a wonderful book called “The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork by Mante Smith.

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Let's Bead Live - May 13, 2023 1-3pm
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1-3 pm Alexandra Sydorenko -Mom's Earrings

Alexandra was born and raised in Ukraine. When Alexandra was about six years old, she saw a magnificent beaded herdan made by her great-grandmother Anastasia. Instantly falling in love with this beaded treasure, she decided to learn how to make this kind of jewelry herself.
A little over fifteen years ago Alexandra went through a series of unexpected events that led her to start combining beads, leather, and semiprecious gemstones. This revelation was nothing short of a miracle for her. A year later she decided to enter a beading contest and, to her utmost surprise, the first piece she ever submitted won! She has since accumulated over the years both national and international victories and publications in US, Ukrainian, British, and German magazines. She had her pieces modeled on a runway. A few of her necklace creations spent a year on exhibit at the TOHO Museum in Japan, and two others were featured in Creative Beading, Volumes 9 &10.
Alexandra says: “The most frequent question I get is what was my inspiration for a particular piece? At first, I thought the answer was simple, as most of my pieces were inspired by nature. But with time I understood that my sources of inspiration range from music to architecture, from the colors in famous paintings to emotions. Very often it is also the case that I am simply and deeply inspired by the unique designs of the cabochons I work with. So, when I am now asked about my inspiration, I say that it’s the manifestation of life in all of its various forms. In my work I always strive to select the highest quality materials. Some of the combinations may seem odd and unexpected, but I take care to merge the shapes, colors, and textures that will best express my ideas. I work with seed beads, fine semi-precious stones, gorgeous Swarovski crystals, leather, silks, soutache, gold and silver wires, hand painted cabs and so on. I am always open-minded to using new items and to introducing elements from other crafts which I have experience with.”
Alexandra teaches beading classes at US bead shops, at bead shows, on Zoom and internationally.

Mom's Earrings Material List
Name of the materials
1. Seed beads size 11, A - 1g (0.5 really)
2. Seed beads size 11, B - 1g (0.7g really)
3. Aiko beads size 11, C - 1.5g (1.1g really)
4. Seed beads size 15, D - 1.2g (0.9g really)
5. 4 mm pearls - 6
6. 6mm pearls - 4
7. Flower cup bead, 7x5mm - 2
8. Jump ring, 3-6mm - 2
9. Ear wire - 2
10. E6000 glue
11. Fireline - 4 or 6 lbs

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Let's Bead Live - April 22, 2023 1-3pm
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1-2pm Maggie Thompson - Trip R Bracelet
The Triple R #2 Bracelet uses Beadalon RePeat cord combined with TOHO Re:Beads to make a mostly recycled project.

Maggie Thompson is a self-taught jewelry designer who began designing with seed beads as a hobby 30 years ago. Thirteen years ago she turned this passion into a business, Maggie T Designs.
Her website www.maggietdesigns.com features her many designs sold as both kits and tutorials. She is also the inventor of The Traveller™, a portable kumihimo stand -- available for sale on her website. Her designs are characterized as “embellished” kumihimo because she frequ ently uses 2 hole beads and crystals to embellish a braid.
She’s written 3 ebooks and a webinar for Interweave Press/Golden Peak Media showcasing her specialty of Japanese Kumihimo braiding. Interweave Press continues to sell her patterns as well as her ebooks through www.interweavestore.com
Maggie’s designs have been featured numerous times in Beadwork, Bead & Button and Bead & Jewellery (UK magazine). Her “Kumi 3 Ways Necklace” was the April 2018 Beadwork magazine cover picture.
She is a past President and current member of the Upper Midwest Bead Society in the Twin Cities MN, is a current member of the Capital Area Beading Organization in Raleigh, NC and was a past member of the Starman Trendsetters Team.
[email protected]
www.maggietdesigns.com

Note: Cords for this project are available for sale now in the "Stringing Supplies/Thread" section of her website. The new TOHO RE:Beads will be available from her soon at http://www.maggietdesigns.com/. Head over to her website and sign up for her newsletter to get a heads up on when she gets them in stock. She also has Supply Only Kits available for sale for the Triple R Bracelet #2 design. Download the design here for free, buy the kit and give it a whirl!

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2-3pm Rochelle Peterson - Peace Ring Earrings
PEACE RING Project - Spreading world peace through each bead
TOHO beads and I created the Peace Ring Project 6 years ago - TOHO Beads supplies beads all over the world. People meet and stay connected through our beads. Language is no barrier when it comes to beading. Beaders worldwide instantly spark conversations and become friends through the common interest of beads.

We started this project with the hope of spreading world peace and connecting people all over the world through the PEACE RING project. There are many regions in the world where people are still suffering from war and hunger ‒ regions where children canʼt even go to school. We hope to make the world a better place where there will be no more war and hunger, food will be safe and accessible, and children can have a proper education.

The word “bead” has its roots in Old English and further back, meaning “to pray.” With the words of our founder, “Soul in every bead,” instilled in all of our employees at TOHO, we make each bead with our soul at the Hiroshima factory, delivering them to you all throughout the world. By spinning each bead with needle and thread, let us work together to spread peace and pray for a safe world full of love for children. Peace (Beads) for the world!

Help us to be more mindful and bring Awareness to those things we feel passionate about with a simple Ribbon to make a big statement with 1 gram of beads. The TOHO Peace Ring works best with Aiko Cylinder beads and works up really fast with a unique combination of ladder stitch and brick stitch and can be easily made into Awareness Ribbons by crossing over tails and stitching them over each other. They can be made in any color or design pattern.

Supplies to make 1 Awareness Ribbon:

TOHO Aiko Cylinder beads .5 gram color/colors of your choice
Size 11 needle
Nylon Thread-TOHO One G recommended in matching color to beads
1 - 4mm, 5mm or 6mm solid jump ring
for earrings you will need earwires also or chain for pendant

Rochelle Peterson
I love every medium and form of arts, crafts, and fashion. I started my colorful journey as a hair color specialist/educator with Aveda and Framesi trained by Horst, and enhanced my love for Fashion at MCAD and Ragstock, but I find the most joy in working with TOHO beads to my visions to life and sharing them with others. I have been beading in a variety of forms for over 40 years and have worked as a TOHO seed bead specialist at Bobby Bead since 2005, was a Starman TrendSetter for 10 years and a founding Team TOHO member. I love working with manufacturers, store owners, and designers of all levels, with all aspects of beads. Visit www.Facebook.com/Rochelle.Cinderella.

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Let's Bead Live - March 18, 2023 YOUTUBE Link
1-2 pm Lisa Krupp-Dooley

Lisa is a self-taught jewelry designer and hobbyist who began beading in high school and has continued to enjoy beading for over 30 years.She is a current member and former Board member of the Upper Midwest Bead Society (UMBS), a 25 year old organization for beaders and jewelry makers in the Minneapolis, MN area.

The adjustable bracelet chain, the Cymbal™ Kalogeri-Connector Setting (center focal bead) and kits
can be found in my shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lisasbeaddesigns
All other supplies can be found at Bobby Bead https://bobbybead.com/ or in my shop.

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2-3pm Roberta Sorenson, mokume gane in polymer clay

Roberta has been a member and contributing artist of the Upper Midwest Bead Society for many years. She is currently on the Board of Directors.

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Let's Bead Live - February 18, 2023 1-3pm
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1-2 pm Diane Fitzgerald - Brick Stitch Review and Collage
www.dianefitzgerald.com

Many of you know me, so I'll just add a few bits about where beading has taken me: Through beadwork, I've traveled to 38 countries, written more than 150 magazine articles and several books both published and self-published. It has brought me together with friends who enrich my life with their correspondence. My education was at the University of Minnesota in writing and design and I used these skills daily as one would use basic arithmetic like 2 + 2 = 4. New inspiration comes from
paper folding, exhibits such as the Chihuly exhibit in Shoreview, and of course, Pinterest, which we all love. Perhaps the most surprising thing in my bead career was the response to my call for participation in the Johnson Solids Project. You can see more about this on Facebook or Pinterest. Please email me anytime you have questions that I might be able to help with.

Brick stitch often takes a back seat to peyote stitch, but for those in the know, it is a go-to stitch because of its potential to create a fabric of beadwork. While it can resemble peyote stitch if it is turned on its side, brick stitch can easily match its sister-stitch for versatility.

In this short one-hour session, I'll demonstrate the following:

Did you know there are five ways to make a base row for brick stitch?
Then we'll go on to basic brick stitch.
From here, we'll go on to look at decreases both at the beginning and middle of a row
And increases at the beginning, within a row and at the end of a row
For the finer points, we'll look at shared-bead increases and decreases and edge extensions
With these we can progress to fans, snake curves, bead around a bead, rings, wedges and a few edges

I hope these will round out your thinking about brick stitch and that you'll have a go at a freeform bracelet or necklace using these techniques.

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2-3pm Amy Katz Trunk Show
www.beadjourney.com

Join the Upper Midwest Bead Soceity and Amy Katz for a special trunk show of her beadworking kits inspired by fine jewelry. As a special for our event, Amy is offering 15% off all the kits she presents in the show and free shipping within the USA.

Amy Katz has been part of the world of seed beads since 1993 as a student, teacher and designer. Her admiration for high-end jewelry pieces is her inspiration. As her commitment to her own designs grew, Amy made the decision to give them a fine jewelry look using seed beads, crystals, pearls and other elegant materials. Using imagination, this vision has come to life as her signature style. Amy is a national teacher with a passion for sharing her love of the work. She is also the co-author of Beading Across America and author of Seed Bead Chic.

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Let's Bead Live Saturday, January 21, 2023 YouTube
1-2pm An Interview with Rochelle
Rochelle will talk about the 2023 Toho Challenge, how she picks themes and colors and will introduce the new challenge palette in detail!

Rochelle's Bio: I have worked at Bobby Bead since 2005 as a TOHO seed bead Rep and TeamTOHO member and designer/coordinator since 2010. I have helped to create palettes for TOHO challenges since since 2012. www.facebook.com/TeamTOHO
I was a Starman Trendsetter for 10 years and UMBS program coordinator for last 2 years. I have been seed bead weaving in many mediums for over 40 years and enjoy learning more every day. bobbybead.com

2-3pm Color Theory with Joy Rosner and Hannah Rosner
Hannah and her mom will talk about basic color theory and how it translates to both beads and fiber. This is a great beginning level color discussion for beaders of all levels.

Joy’s Bio: All my work is One-of-a-Kind designed and woven by me. I love to weave with beautifully colored and textured fibers. They weave into lovely draping textiles, wonderful to the touch and delightful to wear. I'm from the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago and incorporate my love of nature and color in my line.

I began my study of weaving at the University of Washington in l967 and have also studied at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Weavers Guld, and in various workshops and master classes with teachers who have included Gerhardt Knodel, Randall Darwell, and Else Regensteiner. I also have an advanced degree from the University of Wisconsin in Genetics.

I was a founding member of the Weaver’s Guild of Minnesota where I taught color design and handweaving from the beginner to the advanced level. I sell my handwovens at the Community Art Fair in Hyde Park, Chicago the first full weekend of June. My Etsy store is www.etsy.com/shop/JoyRosner.

Hannah's Bio: I specialize in handmade jewelry, purses, glasswork and lampwork beads. I teach beadweaving and lampworking techniques, and many of my tutorials are available for purchase online.
I have been lampworking since 1992 and beadweaving since 1986. I have had the opportunity to meet and learn from some of the best beadmakers and flameworkers in the US. I began teaching both lampworking and beadweaving in 2000 and have taught at bead stores and bead societies across the US.
The last 15 years have been a whirlwind ride! I have taught for the International Society for Glass Beadmakers (ISGB), at a Bead Show in Tucson, at Bead & Button and at Bead Societies and shops around the country. I was a Starman Beads Trendsetter from 2014-2020.
Currently, I am scheduling classes for 2023. You can see my current list of available classes here. Please email me to schedule a class in your area!

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Let's Bead Live - December 10, 2022
1-2pm Lisa Krupp Dooley – Limani Earrings
2-3pm Hannah Rosner – Dragonfly Earrings

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Lisa Krupp-Dooley is a self-taught bead weaving artist. Her beading career started in 2016, when she started creating and developing her own patterns and entered her first necklace design into the Potomac Design Challenge. Since then her design "Ava's Planet Beaded Bead" has been published in Maggie Thompson's Interweave eBook in 2017. In 2020 Beadwork magazine published her "Pearly Peaks Bracelet" design which can be found here: https://www.interweave.com/product/pearly-peaks-bracelet-pattern-download/ In 2020, Lisa’s “Pretty Paisley Necklace” made the cover of Beadwork’s first E-magazine issue of Quick + Easy which can be found here: https://www.interweave.com/quick-easy-beadwork-2021/ She also had Beadsmith (a wholesale bead company) use her design, Sawtooth Bracelet, as an exclusive project for bead stores.

To see more of her designs or to buy kits for the Limani Earrings, please visit her Etsy shop www.lisasbeaddesigns.etsy.com

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Hannah Rosner has presented a whole bunch of times to the Upper Midwest Bead Society. She has taught all over the country and lives in Oregon with two dogs, four goats and her sweetheart, Shawn.

At 2pm join Hannah Rosner to make the easiest earrings ever. These earrings make great gifts and look like little dragonflies. They were the first designs that Hannah created when she started selling her work half a million years ago.
Kits are available from Hannah’s Website at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1351811145/full-kit-tutorial-dragonfly-earrings
or supplies are available from Bobby Bead.

Supplies Needed:
Earwires
1 gram 8/0 Demirounds
1 gram 8/0 Round Seed Beads
1 gram 11/0 Round Seed Beads
10x2-hole Daggers (5x16m)
20x4mm rounds
Beading Thread (Fireline or similar recommended)
Beading Needles

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Let's Bead Live - November 19, 2022 YouTube Video

1-2pm Madison Holler – Photographing your jewelry and promoting on social media outlets
website: Rubinski Works
2-3pm Barbara Ellis – Trunk Show – Raku Work
website: Beaded Treasures by Barbara

Madison R. Holler is the artist behind Rubinski Works, operating on Anishinaabewaki land (Central Minnesota). She specializes in beadwork and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Primarily, works are created with glass and metal seed beads on waxed thread – she practices metal smithing techniques to construct abstract precious metal components for her wearables.

Madison’s work explores the bridge between traditional craft and modern jewelry making practices. Her collections provide commentary on traditions of her shared Dutch, Scandinavian and Anishinaabe heritage, with an emphasis on folklore. Madison has a vocational background in photography and graphic design as well as experience in fine art practices such as ceramics, printmaking, painting and illustration.

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Let's Bead Live – October 15, 2022 YouTube Video

1-2pm Karen Bruns – Rockin’ Cosmic Earrings
2-3pm Karen Bruns – Trunk Show – Fused Cabochons and Handpainted Rockin’ Cosmic Cabochons

Karen has over 30 years of artistic experience, covering beadweaving, bead embroidery, and enjoys working with resin, glass, and metal. She is both an accomplished artist and a teacher. For the past 10 years, she has devoted her talent to women in a remote jungle village in southern India, teaching them how to beadweave so that they have a sustainable income. The women have their own business, Azhagi Jewelry, and are supported in part by a 501c3. Karen was a teacher at the Bead & Button Show for a number of years as well as being a guest instructor at local bead shops.

Partial kits for the Rockin’ Cosmic Earrings are available on Karen’s website at:
https://karenbruns.com/shop/ols/categories/kits
Partial kit contains:

Rockin' Cosmic handpainted cabochons
All charms for fringe (some charms vary slightly)
Set of lever back earring findings in your choice of gold plated or silver plated
Embroidery backing
Ultra-suede

You supply the following:

2 colors cylinder beads (Toho Treasures, Aikos or Miyuki Delicas
1 color size 15/0 seed beads
E-6000
Needle
Thread/Fireline

Buyers can specify gold plated or silver plated lever back ear wires for their kit.
Charm packages will be available by October for anyone who just wants to purchase them.

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Let's Bead Live – September 17, 2022 YouTube Video
1-2pm Tracy Proctor - Josephine Knot Bracelet
2-3pm Tia Pearson - Cowgirl Earrings

1-2pm Tracy Proctor - Josephine Knot Bracelet
Tracy Proctor lives in Northern California where she works for TierraCast. She has a degree in art and a widely varied art and design background and enjoys the challenge of finding new and beautiful ways to use a wide range of components, materials, and techniques. She also loves coming up with clear, engaging and fun ways to share that knowledge in different forums, including magazine publications, teaching at trade shows and events, and online tutorial live-streaming.

https://www.tierracast.com/inspiration/josephine-knot-bracelet/

Here are the links for the items Goody Beads carries for Tracy's Class (use COWGIRL30 at checkout for a 30% discount)

5mm Flower nugget Spacer Beads-sold individually
SKU TC3008
https://goodybeads.com/products/5mm-antique-silver-flower-nugget-spacer-bead-by-tierracast

6x2mm White Bronze Plated Hammered Barrel Bead- sold individually
Please note Tracy lists the inside hole measurements in the list for the project.
SKU TC01913
https://goodybeads.com/products/tc01913-6x10mm-rhodium-hammered-barrel-bead-by-tierracast?_pos=22&_sid=2d1eafc46&_ss=r

13x19mm Antique Silver Concho Crimp End
Sold Individually
https://goodybeads.com/products/13x19mm-antique-silver-concho-crimp-end-by-tierracast?_pos=11&_sid=46bd2fcdb&_ss=r
SKU TC03000

Goody Beads carries the 24mm antique silver western clasp that is from the wild west collection
https://goodybeads.com/products/24mm-antique-silver-western-toggle-clasp-set-by-tierracast?_pos=13&_sid=16fc0d961&_ss=r
SKU TCO3025

Natural light brown 1.5mm round leather looks to be close to the color she used.
Goody Beads also has other colors in the 1.5mm Just be sure to order ones that are sold by the 10 meter spool as the 2 meter packs won't be long enough
https://goodybeads.com/products/z019150-1-5mm-natural-light-brown-round-leather-cord-10-meter-spool?_pos=1&_sid=cacc45fd9&_ss=r
Sku z019150

Goody Beads carries both E-6000 and Loctite superglue gel

2-3pm Cowgirl Earrings by Tia Pearson
Tia is a former bartender turned jewelry designer. She has a business called Tia P Designs that specializes in using beer and soda cans along with alcohol ink to make jewelry, home decor, wedding accessories and much more. Her mother specializes in kumihimo designs and Tia makes the embellishments for these creations as well.

Here is the link for the Rhinestone Cowgirl earrings
(enter COWGIRL30 at checkout for 30% off the kit price)
https://goodybeads.com/products/diy-rhinestone-cowgirl-earrings?_pos=1&_sid=a9c690c0e&_ss=r

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Toho Peace Day – Make a Toho Peace Ring
August 4, 2022 7pm CST
Lets celebrate a Day of Peace with Toho Beads and Team Toho by
making a peace ring out of just one gram of beads!

We started this project with the hope of spreading world peace and
connecting people all over the world through the PEACE RING project.
There are many regions in the world where people are still suffering
from war and hunger ‒ regions where children canʼt even go to school.
We hope to make the world a better place where there will be no more
war and hunger, food will be safe and accessible, and children can have
a proper education.

Contact Rochelle if you would like to be involved at: [email protected]

Link to Team Toho on Facebook: Team Toho

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Let's Bead Live - July 16, 2022 YouTube Video

1-2pm 2022 TOHO Challenge Gallery - Kim Tamarin
2-3pm Hannah Rosner - Embellished Netted Necklace or Bracelet

1-2pm Kim Tamarin
Tour of the 2022 TOHO Challenge Gallery at Bobby Bead. Kim Tamarin will speak about her history of the TOHO bead contests and challenges and her fun history of being a TOHO bead importer.

2-3pm Hannah Rosner Embellished Netted Necklace or Bracelet
Learn how to create a complex looking but elegant spider web of beads. The original netting work is an eons old technique, the fringe and the embellishment are what makes it looks so fancy. I also use a base of fine Flexwire or Tigertail to add some strength to this piece.

I'll be making a variation of a white "Dissent" collar for a dear friend of mine who has been fighting for Women's Rights her entire adult life. However, you can make this piece is any color your heart desires!

Materials Needed:
* Size 11 seed beads (2 tubes ~ 30grams)
* Drop beads (1 tube ~20 grams) OR charms
* Size 8 seed beads (1 tube~25grams)
* Size 6 seed beads (for fringe – 1 tube~25grams)
* Fringing Beads (You’ll need at least 14 sets of fringe for a bracelet and at least 34 for a necklace)
* Embellishment Beads (they should go well with the fringe beads) You can either do one or two rows of embellishment, for each you need the same amount of embellishment beads as you have fringe sets, 14 for a bracelet and at least 34 for a necklace. The embellishment is done after the base necklace has been completed.
* Optional – Bead or Pendant Centerpiece.
* Toggle Clasp OR any clasp you like
* Crimp Beads (2)
* Optional: Crimp Covers (2)
* Fireline (I suggest 4lb) or your favorite beading thread
* Flexwire (fine)
* Beading Needles
* Sharp Scissors and/or thread burner
* Beading Mat & Personal Task Lamp, Reading Glasses

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Let's Bead Live June 18, 2022 1-3:45pm YouTube Video

1-2pm Cathy Benton - Freeform Peyote Stitch
2-3pm Rochelle Peterson - Learn about other types of Freeform Beading
3-3:45pm Hannah Rosner - Beginning Color Theory for Beaders

Join Cathy Benton for our Saturday Beading LIVE and learn the basics of freeform peyote stitch. Cathy will guide you through a project and give tips on how to choose a colorway and how to choose materials. See the materials pdf list below.

Cathy started beading when she moved into her 40' motorhome. She could no longer do stained glass, which she had taught in New York State for ten years. After taking a class at 3 Beads & A Button in Cuptertino CA, she was hooked. She started working and teaching beading there in 1999. She has been "on the road" for 25 years and she's been beading along the way. She started a beading group at the Escapees North Ranch RV Park in Congress AZ and started a "Bead Week" for "residentially challenged" beaders. "Bead Week" had a successful 14-year run and when Cathy finally got burned out with running it, the gals who took over renamed it "Creative Getaways" and its been equally successful! Cathy has a rarely-visited condo in Minneapolis and she found the Upper Midwest Bead Society here and some terrific new beading buddies. She is so inspired by the works that other beaders create and is grateful for their willingness to share ideas and techniques.

Afterwards, Rochelle will discuss other freeform stitches that can be done and will inspire you by showing a few examples. Finally, stick around for a lightning-fast beginning lesson on Color Theory and how to choose a color palette that sells - Hannah taught Color Theory for three years at the Art Institutes International at both the Chicago and Pittsburgh campuses and will try to pack a whole semester into 45 minutes.

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Let's Bead Live May 21, 2022 1-4pm YouTube Video

1-2pm Tia Pearson - Coral Sorbet Tassel Earrings
Tap into your wire wrapping skills for this DIY! These fun-to-make gold and coral earrings are sparkly enough for a dressy night out, but the tassel also gives it a flirty and fun vibe. The wire wrapped earwires can be worn alone, without the tassel if you so choose, but the tassel sure does make the look!
Download the project directions and supply list here:
https://goodybeads.com/.../diy-coral-sorbet-tassel-earrings

2-3 pm Hannah Rosner - Hydrangea Pendant
Materials Needed:

1-2 grams Toho Japanese 11/0 round seed beads (In the photos, I’ve used Indigo #2020A)
1-2 grams Toho Japanese 8/0 round seed beads (In the photos, I’ve used Indigo #2020A)·
1-2 grams Toho Japanese 15/0 round seed beads (In the photos, I’ve used Permanent Finish Aluminum 558PF)
16 Matubo Ginkgo Leaf Beads –Metallic Suede Blue
1 Starman CzechMates 6mm Two-Hole Cabochon – Matte Silver
8 Starman CzechMates Prong Beads – Hematite
Beading Thread – either 6lb clear Fireline or One-G (I prefer the Fireline because this particular piece needs the thread to have some body)
Beading Needles
Optional: Ott Lamp
Optional: Beading awl
Your reading glasses

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3-4pm Rochelle Peterson - Diamond Demi Duo Bracelet

Supplies needed for bracelet (6.5”-8”)

DD - 50-60 CzechMate Diamonds
11D - 2gms Toho 11/o Demi Rounds
8D - 2gm Toho 8/o Demi Rounds
GD - 25-30 Czech Gemduos
1 clasp Magnetic Clasp Tip: Always use wire guardians for extra strength due to repetitive stress.
2 Wire Guardians- and/or Jump Rings optional
10’ - 8lb Fireline/Nanofil
Size 10 or 11 needle

It's a fun pattern, using Right Angle Weave to create a base for the bracelet, stitching together sets of CzechMate Diamonds and Toho 8/o and 11/o Demi Rounds. Diamonds notch together forming a “V” shape, 8/o Demi Rounds run vertically down center, and 11/o Demi beads become accents in-between each. Second, add one side of the clasp, then jump up to the upper level, to add the top layer Gemduo embellishment. Third, working Peyote stitch to other end, add 1 Gemduo between each set of Diamonds, with 11/o Demi Round in-between each. Add the other side of the clasp, jump up to open side and Peyote back to secure other hole of the Gemduo same way.

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April 2022 Let's Bead Live YouTube Video

Sue Neel recently moved from IL, and will be joining us from her new home in AZ. To keep her creativity flowing during the pandemic, she’s been teaching fun and interactive classes on ZOOM. Her projects focus on stitch techniques and bead manipulation. She enjoys working with crafters of all skill levels to find their creative voice with beadwork.

Click on her picture at the right to see and/or purchase the Czech Please! kit in Sue's Etsy shop "Arcabeadies Designs". Kit cost is $30 + applicable taxes & shipping

If you want to use your own supplies click here to get the downloadable list. If you're a UMBS member go to our "Members Only" page and download the pattern for free.
This project was recently published in Interweave's special edition "Quick and Easy" EBook that came out in December 2021.

Thanks to The Beadworkers Guild (BWG) and their International Beading Week (IBW) we are able to bring you Nancy Jenner's "Faerie" design.
Here's the link to The Beadworkers Guild Website: www.beadworkersguild.com
Here's the link to Nancy's "Faerie" pattern: https://beadworkersguild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Nancy-Jenner-Faerie-Pattern.pdf
Check out The Beadworkers Guild website for their monthly Zoom Drop-In dates! All are welcome to join in for free. YouTube Video

tree_of_life_pendant_-_250308_lets_bead_live.pdfLets Bead Live - March 8th 1-3 pm Natalia Barker-Morrison - Tree of Life Wire WrappingIn Person at Edina Senior Center (See directions below)YouTube Link

​March 3, 2025 6:30pmBetty Stephan - Beaded Collars: How They Are MadeYouTubeLink

Let's Bead Live: BOTANICAL SHRINKETSFebruary 22, 2025 - 1pm CST with Vikki Hutchinson

Let's Bead Live ​​January 18, 2025 Andria Beiber1-3 pm Stringing TechniqueYouTube Link

January 6th 2025 Happy New Year! Kim Leahy Presents at 6:30pm

​Suz KlumbArtisan Bio: 2024

​​​​Saturday, November 16, 2024 1-3PMLet's Bead Live Fundraiser Specialwith Hannah Rosner and Rochelle PetersonYouTube Link

November 4th 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Edgar Lopez

Lets Bead Live 10/19/24 1-3 pmBree Olsen - Needle Felted PumpkinYouTube Link

Tamara Honoman's Bio and PictureYoutube link

October 7, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Suzanne SteffensonPresenting The Not-So-Good Old DaysYouTube Link

​​Let's Bead Live 9/21/24 - Sandra Rothers ​1-3pmYouTube Link​

September 9, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Sandra RothersYouTube Link

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​​​ August 12, 2024 6:30-8pm CSTHeidi KummliHeidi's Journey with BeadsFive Decades of BeadingYouTubeLink

Let’s Bead Live – July 20, 2024Doris CoghillYouTube Link

July 1, 2024 4:30-8pm CST – Doris CoghillSeed Bead Factory ToursLocation: Carondelet Center

Let’s Bead Live – June 15th, 2024 1 to 3pm​Lisa Krupp-DooleyPeyote with a Twist

June 3, 2024 Monthly Meeting 6:30-8pm CST Zoom OnlyJamie Cloud Eakin YouTube LINK

Let's Bead LiveMay 11 2024 1pm - 3pmYou Tube

​ May 6, 4:30 pm 8pm 2024 CST –​ Lee Ann King

Let's Bead Live April 20th 1-4pm CDT

April 1, 2024 6:30 8pm CST – Joyce Scott You Tube Link ​​

Let's Bead LiveMarch 16, 2024 1-3 pm Central​​Christi Friesen Collaged heart pendant with ApoxieSculpt epoxy clayyoutube link

History of Lampwork Glass BeadsMarch 4, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Sage & Tom Holland

February Monthly Meeting

Lets Bead Live

Kathy King ​Bead Quilling February 10, 2024 1-3pm CST​

January 8, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Jodie McDougallYOUTUBE LINK

Lets Bead Live November 18, 2023 1-3pm CST

Lets Bead Live​Lisa Bowling Featuring the Embroidered Feather Pendant​October 14, 2023 1-3pm

Helpful Instructions from Lisa

Also check out their Make & Takes (all times EST) which were on Facebook LiveRochelle Peterson taught her Lightwheel Earrings and the TOHO Peace RingMaggie taught her Boho Boxweave Bookmark & Triple R #2 Bracelet

​Maggie wrote up a brief article about this event including some pictures. Download the file below to read all about it!

Let's Bead Live - May 13, 2023 1-3pm​YouTube Link

Let's Bead Live - February 18, 2023 1-3pmYOUTUBE

Let's Bead Live - November 19, 2022 YouTube Video

Let's Bead Live – October 15, 2022 YouTube Video

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Lets Bead Live - March 8th 1-3 pm
Natalia Barker-Morrison - Tree of Life Wire Wrapping
In Person at Edina Senior Center (See directions below)
YouTube Link

March 3, 2025 6:30pm
Betty Stephan - Beaded Collars: How They Are Made
YouTubeLink

Let's Bead Live: BOTANICAL SHRINKETS
February 22, 2025 - 1pm CST with Vikki Hutchinson

Let's Bead Live
January 18, 2025 Andria Beiber
1-3 pm Stringing Technique
YouTube Link

January 6th 2025 Happy New Year!
Kim Leahy Presents at 6:30pm

Suz Klumb
Artisan Bio: 2024

Saturday, November 16, 2024 1-3PM
Let's Bead Live Fundraiser Special
with Hannah Rosner and Rochelle Peterson
YouTube Link

Lets Bead Live 10/19/24 1-3 pm
Bree Olsen - Needle Felted Pumpkin
YouTube Link

Tamara Honoman's Bio and Picture
Youtube link

October 7, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Suzanne Steffenson
Presenting The Not-So-Good Old Days
YouTube Link

Let's Bead Live
9/21/24 - Sandra Rothers 1-3pm
YouTube Link

September 9, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Sandra Rothers
YouTube Link

August 12, 2024 6:30-8pm CST
Heidi Kummli
Heidi's Journey with Beads
Five Decades of Beading
YouTubeLink

Let’s Bead Live – July 20, 2024
Doris Coghill
YouTube Link

July 1, 2024 4:30-8pm CST – Doris Coghill
Seed Bead Factory Tours
Location: Carondelet Center

Let’s Bead Live – June 15th, 2024 1 to 3pm
Lisa Krupp-Dooley
Peyote with a Twist

June 3, 2024 Monthly Meeting 6:30-8pm CST
Zoom Only
Jamie Cloud Eakin
YouTube LINK

Let's Bead Live
May 11 2024 1pm - 3pm
You Tube

May 6, 4:30 pm 8pm 2024 CST –
Lee Ann King

April 1, 2024 6:30 8pm CST – Joyce Scott
You Tube Link

Let's Bead Live
March 16, 2024 1-3 pm Central
Christi Friesen
Collaged heart pendant with ApoxieSculpt epoxy clay
youtube link

History of Lampwork Glass Beads
March 4, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Sage & Tom Holland

Kathy King Bead Quilling February 10, 2024 1-3pm CST

January 8, 2024 6:30-8pm CST – Jodie McDougall
YOUTUBE LINK

Lets Bead Live
Lisa Bowling
Featuring the Embroidered Feather Pendant
October 14, 2023 1-3pm

Also check out their Make & Takes (all times EST) which were on Facebook Live
Rochelle Peterson taught her Lightwheel Earrings and the TOHO Peace Ring
Maggie taught her Boho Boxweave Bookmark & Triple R #2 Bracelet

Maggie wrote up a brief article about this event including some pictures. Download the file below to read all about it!

Let's Bead Live - May 13, 2023 1-3pm
YouTube Link

Let's Bead Live - February 18, 2023 1-3pm
YOUTUBE

Let's Bead Live June 18, 2022 1-3:45pm YouTube Video