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Meetings 

Mem​ber Meetings


May 5, 2025 6:30pm
  •  Stephanie Goff will speak about how she and her mom Monica opened a bead store.  It's a cute story.
June 2, 2025 6:30pm
  • Cliff Swain Solomon​
  • In Person Meeting at the Edina Senior Center
July 7, 2025 6:30pm
  • Rochelle Peterson - ​The Rising Sun and Cherry Blossom Tour
  • In Person Meeting at the Edina Senior Center
August 4, 2025 6:30pm
  • Julia Lynn Powell - Speaking about color choices
September 8, 2025 6:30pm
  • Nancy Miller - Buttons
  •  In Person Meeting At the Senior Center in Edina 
October 6, 2025 6:30pm
  • TBA
November 3, 2025 6:30pm
  • Cynthia Rutledge
​ December 1, 2025 6:30pm
  • Holiday Party​

​​Let's Bead Live 


​May 10, 2025-Svetlana​ Sapegina
  • 1-3pm Daisy Project 
  •  In Person Meeting at the Edina Senior Center
​​June 7, 2025 - Cliff Swain Solomon
  • 1-3pm Trunk Show
July 19, 2025 - Lisa Dooley
  • 1-3pm Set a Rivoli a Special Way​
August 9, 2025 - tbd
UMBS Bead Retreats

Spring Retreat:  3/19 - 3/23/25
​Fall Retreat:  9/3 -9/7/25
Edina Senior Center
5280 Grandview Square 
Edina MN 55436

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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.
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Edina Senior Center
5280 Grandview Square 
Edina MN 55436

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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.

Other Bead Events

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Peace Chain
Help Rochelle create a mile long peace chain to take on her trip to Japan to the Toho/Aiko factories. The chain  is being created to help celebrate A Day of peace commemorative in Japan by August 6th 2026 .   This is an important Date in Japanese Culture and one that carries Signiant meaning for both countries.  The word bead has its roots meaning " to pray".  As we sew the peace ring may much positive energy be released for peace in the world.
Below is the patterns needed to make peace rings. 
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􀀱􀁆􀁂􀁄􀁆􀀁􀀉􀀣􀁆􀁂􀁅􀁔􀀊􀀁􀁇􀁐􀁓􀀁􀁕􀁉􀁆􀀁􀁘􀁐􀁓􀁍􀁅􀀂 You may contact Rochelle to ask for Aikos to make the rings with At [email protected]
Watch Rochelle to learn the stitch on the link provided below:
 

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Meet the NEW OWNER of Glass Garden Beads, "Candace Ballstadt". The shop will remain in the same location. 318 Central Ave N, in Historic Downtown Faribault. The NEW NAME will be very similar but broadening to meet the shops offering. GLASS GARDEN BEADS COLLECTIVE. March 1st will be the official date. We are working hard to get everything transitioned.

Suz Klumb & Candace Ballstadt
Glass Garden Beads, LLC
Glass Garden Beads & Brigg Evans Textile Design
318 Central Ave. N.B2
Faribault, MN 55021
                                             507-330-1367
www.glassgardenbeadkits.com
[email protected]

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No Two Alike (SnowFlakes)  Museum of Beadwork
Join us in our annual Collaborative Community Project!
How it works: Each year we ask artists to contribute a beaded item of a specific theme. We install these collected items in an exhibition highlighting the power of people coming together for the purpose of community and creation. The exhibition is then on display for roughly a year. Once finished, the individual items are used in fundraising efforts for the Museum supporting the staff, development, and programs of this community-based institution.   Click the link to learn more
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​https://www.museumofbeadwork.org/pages/no-two-alike

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White Bear Center for the Arts 

White Bear Center for the Arts is hosting open fiber arts sessions.  Beaders are welcome.  We will be meeting 2nd and the 4th Wednesday of the month at 4pm t0 6 pm.  No rsvp needed just warm willing bodies!  
Come out and meet new people and share your beading passion.  
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Class information Queen of Diamonds Necklace and Las Ventanas Bracelet
By Leslee Frumin
​File below for dates and info coming up soon so check it out!

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Twin Cities Bead Bazaar
TBI 2025
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The Milwaukee Bead Show 
The Fall show is Sunday TBI @)@%

Milwaukee Bead Show
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