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Upcoming Events​

Zoom Member Meetings
June 6, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Perry Bookstein
July 11, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Huib Peterson
August 1, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - 
Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch
September 12, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - 
Leslee Frumin
October 3, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Amy Katz
November 7, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Barbara Ellis
December 5, 2022 6-7:30pm CST - Holiday Party

Let's Bead Live Meetings

June 18, 2022 1-4pm CST

Fall Bead Retreat at Camp Wapogassett
September 21-25, 2022

MEETING LOCATION FOR 2022
We are currently doing both our Monthly Member Meetings through Zoom and our monthly Let's Bead Live! events through both Zoom and our public Facebook page.  When this changes we'll make an announcement here.
Our meetings/events will continue to be on Zoom even after we get back together in-person

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

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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 1940s vintage 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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materials_-_free_form.pdf
File Size: 20 kb
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topsy-turvy_freeform_bracelet.pdf
File Size: 28 kb
File Type: pdf
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freeform_peyote_earrings.pdf
File Size: 164 kb
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July 2022 Meeting - Huib Petersen
July 11, 2022 6-7:30pm CST

Inspiration from Huib Petersen:
"I think a thought or Idea starts 
with our experiences through our senses, 
Taste, smell, sight, sound and touch. 
 And that insight, knowledge and clarity comes from the people that surround us.

This is where my Inspiration comes from, my experiences with the world and the people around me.
 
Needlecrafts first caught my attention when I was a child growing up in a small town in Holland. Encouraged by my mom, grandma and the local needlecraft store owner, I picked up crochet knitting, tatting, macramé, bobbin lace, needle lace and embroidery with ease.
 
In high school, I discovered the theater and loved every aspect of it, strengthening my existing skills and learning new ones: acting, directing, puppetry, costume design, singing and writing.
 
In 1995 I moved from Holland to San Francisco, and opened a small arts and crafts workshop and gallery on Nob Hill. Inspired by a chance encounter with 19th century Russian bead work, I discovered the beauty and challenges of designing with beads.  I use different sizes of beads and a variety of traditional beadwork stitches to create sculpted bugs, butterflies, birds, flowers and sea creatures in their environment. The result is a unique kind of wearable art that offers the intricacy of embroidery and lace, the depth of a theater set and the durability and brilliance of glass.
 
 I have been working full time as a bead artist and teacher since 1998, and I am still challenged and inspired by the possibilities of this medium."
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Goodybeads is looking for bead enthusiasts for take home project work! 
This work includes kitting, bagging, & tagging of inventory! 
A great way to see the newest products and latest trends.  Earn some easy extra money
in the convenience of your home and get an employee discount on your beading supplies. 
 
If you're interested please contact Jacquelyn at: 
accounting@goodybeads.com  or  651.231.3358



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