Loose Bead Society Programs

Program Agenda

3:00 to 6:00 pm	Open Beading First person there can ask for the door to be opened. You can set tables up and work until it's time to set up for the program.
6:00 to 6:30 pm	Room Set Up
6:30 to 6:45 pm	Member Mingle
6:45 to 7:00 pm	Business Meeting
7:00 to 7:10 pm	Table Talk
7:10 to 8:15 pm	Program
8:15 to 8:45 pm	Clean up and Socializing Note: Per the library's rules, we need to be completely out of the room by 8:45.

Most meetings are held the third Monday of the month at the New Berlin Library. Need directions? Check out the map.

As part of our educational mission, we occasionally hold meetings where the beads are! Watch the newsletter or the website for updates.

Inclement weather: If the weather is so bad that we decide to cancel a program, we will make every effort to notify you. There will be a notice on Channels 4, 6, and 12, there will be an announcement on the website's home page, we'll post it on Facebook, and there will be an e-mail blast. Check your e-mail or the website before leaving home or work. We will also try to call members without e-mail. But let common sense prevail - if you do not feel safe driving stay home. We want you safe to bead another day!

Table Talk note: Traci will be taking pictures of your one piece with your name tag so we can have a slideshow during the Table Talk portion of the program so we can more easily see the pieces. Please come early and stick around for a few seconds while Traci takes the picture.

Upcoming Meetings

Photo policy

June 10, 2013
Note: This program is one week earlier than usual

Bead&Button Show vendor A Grain of Sand will stick around for one more day to give a presentation about their business and the semis full of vintage beads and findings they were able to get. There will be door prizes, too, and lots of goodies to see.

There will be no Table Talk this month.
July 15, 2013
Second hands-on project of the year!

Have you heard of Crystal Clay? It's a two-part epoxy clay that, when mixed, hardens into something like concrete. Pressing crystals into the clay creates a dazzling piece. You'll get to try your hand at making a pendant using Crystal Clay and a metal bezel pendant.

Table Talk will be Inspired by Nature. Let's see your beaded work that was inspired by nature in all it's glory.
August 19, 2013 - To be announced

There will be no Table Talk this month.
September 16, 2013

Jill Wiseman of Tapestry Beads is coming! She does incredible seed bead stitching and has authored the book Beautiful Beaded Ropes. She teaches at the Bead&Button Show and will be teaching for us! Details to come.

Your Challenge pieces are due at this program. Click here for all the details.

Table Talk will be Ropes and Chains. If they are beaded, bring them in!
October 21, 2013

October is our annual business meeting. There will be a lot going on:
- Voting on the Challenge pieces
- Candidate speeches and voting
- Bylaw voting
- and more!
Table Talk will be Breast Cancer Awareness. Have you created any jewelry around this theme?
November 18, 2013 - To be announced

Table Talk will be Freeform and Sculptural. The rules do not apply; it's beading "your way".
December 16, 2013 - To be announced

Table Talk will be You've Got It; Now Flaunt It. Everyone should wear his/her finest pieces for a society-wide show and tell. Wear one piece (or more) and bring other pieces on busts (limit two) to display at your table.

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