Meeting Schedule :: Meetings Begin at 7 pm.

Our theme for 2010 is Expand Your Horizons!

Upcoming Meetings

Please note that some of the 2010 meetings ARE NOT on the 3rd Monday of the Month.

• February 15th, 2010
  Our guest will be Irina Miech, author of Metal Clay for Beaders, More Metal Clay for Beaders, Inventive Metal Clay for Beaders, Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders, and the brand new Metal Clay Rings! She will discuss what metal clay is and the history of it. She will also have some of her Metal Clay books (including the new one!) available.
  
  The theme for February's Table Talk will be Red in honor of Valentine's Day. Anything goes - hearts or not! No matter your level of expertise, bring your pieces - we'd love to see them!
  
  
• March 15th, 2010
  Torch Fired Enamel - Jill Erickson will demonstrate torch-firing enamel. Samples of the demonstration can be found in the 2010 Bead & Button Show catalog, page 108, or you can check out the class in the Bead & Button Show website, class number B10852.
  
  The theme for March's Table Talk will be Irish in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Anything goes - shamrocks or not! No matter your level of expertise, bring your green or maybe orange pieces - we'd love to see them!
  
  
• April 19th, 2010
  Program will be announced soon!
  
  The theme for April's Table Talk will be the Peyote stitch. Simple or complex, bring it in!
  
  
• May 10th, 2010
  Note: This meeting is one week earlier than usual.
  Program will be announced soon!
  
  The theme for May's Table Talk will be Buttons. Bring in your pins, bracelets, necklaces, rings, etc...
  
  
• June 14th, 2010
  Note: This meeting is one week earlier than usual.
  Beadalon - Join us to hear about Beadalon's Products!
  
  There will be no Table Talk for June. Save those pieces for next month!
  
  
• July 19th, 2010
  Program will be announced soon!
  
  The theme for July's Table Talk will be Patriotic (Pretend a few of those letters in the middle are white, please!). Show your love for your country with red, white, blue, stars, the Liberty Bell, a metal clay pendant of Abraham Lincoln, or whatever else your imagination comes up with!
  
  
• August 16th, 2010
  Program will be announced soon!
  
  The theme for August's Table Talk will be announced soon.
  
  
• September 20th, 2010
  Program will be announced soon!
  
  The theme for September's Table Talk will be announced soon.
  
  
• October 18th, 2010
  Annual Business Meeting along with Elections
  
  Program will be announced soon!
  
  The theme for October's Table Talk will be announced soon.
  
  
• November 22nd, 2010
  Program will be announced soon!
  
  The theme for November's Table Talk will be announced soon.
  
  
• December 20th, 2010
  Holiday Party!
  

Other Events

• Saturday, February 20th, 2010
  One Day Retreat at the New Berlin Library (Watch the Retreat page for more information - hope to see you there!)
  
  
• Saturday, February 27th, 2010 - 1:00 to 3:00 pm
  Book signing party for Metal Clay Rings by Irina Miech at Eclectica.
  
  
• Friday, March 12th, 2010 through Sunday, March 14th, 2010
  Spring Retreat in Racine (Watch the Retreat page for more information - hope you can join us for three days of beads, beads and more beads!)
  
  
• Sunday, June 6th through Sunday, June 13th
  The biggest consumer bead show in the world!
  
  

Past Meetings

• January 18th, 2010 - Right Angle Weave Beaded Bead
  Our meeting on January 18th had an amazing turnout! We made crystal beaded beads using the right angle weave, and all of the beads were donated by Swarovski.
  
  Table talk included right angle samples from a great number of our members, including Cindy Collins, Helen Dahms, Jan Mueller, Susan Beal, Rebecca Schmidt, Susan Duehl, Ruth Maegli, and Jan Falk. If we missed anyone, e-mail the Webgoddess, and she will make amends and apologize profusely!
  
  We also heard from a few of the teachers who will have classes at the spring retreat.
  
  
• December 21, 2009 - Holiday Hooplah
  We wrapped up our tenth year with celebration and fun and CAKE! We had a short discussion and show and tell about Facebook and why we think it's a great way for our members to communicate!
  
  
• November 16, 2009 - Beadiful Bookmarks & Beneficial Books
  We had such a fantastic response to our review of members' favorite books last year that we decided to build on the program. The session included an opportunity to share our favorite books and to create a bookmark.