MEETING LOCATION FOR 2023
We plan to do both our Monthly Member Meetings through Zoom and our monthly Let's Bead Live! events through both Zoom and our public Facebook page. We plan to have 2 location meetings per year, TBD, which will also be done via Zoom.
Member Meetings
April 3, 2023 – 6-7:30pm – Hannah Rosner
August 7, 2023 – 6-7:30pm – Christi Friesen
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Let's Bead Live
March 18, 2023 1-3pm
May 13, 2023 1-3pm June 17 2023 1-3pm UMBS Bead Retreats:
Spring: 3/29 - 4/2/23 Fall: 9/20 - 9/24/23 |
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Let's Bead Live - March 18, 2023 Zoom 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.
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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April 2023 Meeting - Hannah Rosner
Join the Upper Midwest Bead Society and Hannah Rosner in April for our member's meeting. Hannah will discuss the origins of tambour bead embroidery, present the tools you'd need to get started with this Haute Couture technique and also do a short demo.
I hold 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 my true love is beading and beadmaking. The hardest part of going from costume design to beadwork was to try and learn that soutache is NOT really done with hot glue and duct tape.
I taught design for 5 years at the Art Institutes International – both at their Pittsburgh and Chicago campuses. I was a Starman Beads Trendsetter for 8 years. I have taken part in 9 Toho Bead Challenges and placed in two Toho Bead Contests. I 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. I’ve taken part in 4 Battles of the Beadsmiths and have taught across the country at bead stores, shows and societies.
To see more of my work, head on over to my Etsy store at http://HannahRosnerDesigns.etsy.com or to my Facebook page (@GoodRiverGallery).
I hold 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 my true love is beading and beadmaking. The hardest part of going from costume design to beadwork was to try and learn that soutache is NOT really done with hot glue and duct tape.
I taught design for 5 years at the Art Institutes International – both at their Pittsburgh and Chicago campuses. I was a Starman Beads Trendsetter for 8 years. I have taken part in 9 Toho Bead Challenges and placed in two Toho Bead Contests. I 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. I’ve taken part in 4 Battles of the Beadsmiths and have taught across the country at bead stores, shows and societies.
To see more of my work, head on over to my Etsy store at http://HannahRosnerDesigns.etsy.com or to my Facebook page (@GoodRiverGallery).
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