March Madness Meeting |
Austin Bead Society Current Activities |
 We had a full crowd. Do you think they
were that interested in the election process or the fact that we were
having a bead swap? |
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. "Jewelry with a Bang!" February 2008 workshop by Lydia Johns and Gwen Youngblood (Hill Country Artisan Retreats) |
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| Above: Gwen and Lydia
prepared for the class. See how nice and neat the tables look Below: Elana, Annita, and Nina are hard at work. Each workstation had a complete set of tools. |
Above: Lydia is
demonstrating how to punch a hole. Below: Examples created by Lydia during the class - simply elegant! |
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 On the left: Nina has plans
for a bracelet. She has punched holes for decorating with beads.
On the right: Our first pieces out of the tumbler. The stainless steel buckshot (top of picture) has polished and smoothed the edges. |
November Meeting - Party Time! On the right - gorgeous show and
tell by Nora
(Nora Pero Design Studio) Above, tiny knit ornaments by Susan |
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On the left:
Great refreshments, and earring exchange and a beading project! Jill led us in the project, making beaded suncatchers or snowflakes. Bottom left: Linda's work Bottom right: Reta's beading |
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On the left:
Our librarian, Rachel, is carefully constructing her snowflake form with tiny seed beads. (Ask Rachel why she has never been seen with a larger bead in her hand.) |
On the right: Happy
beaders Laura, Marsha, and Pkaye.
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