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Bead Societies

Below is a list of Bead Societies located throughout the United States and other countries. If you know of one that is not listed, please tell me!


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Bead Societies

Alabama

Greater Birmingham Bead Society
http://www.bhambeads.com

https://www.facebook.com/bhambeads

 

Alaska

Alaska Bead Society

Anchorage Chapter

P. O. Box 242972

Anchorage, Alaska 99524-2972

President:  Diane Ingle  (907) 243-4159

Meetings: Third Tuesday of every month.


Juneau Bead Society

C/O The Bead Gallery

201 Seward

Juneau, AK 99801

Phone:  907-586-3223 - this number is a BBS in the evenings. http://www.ptialaska.net/~beadgal/page3.html


Mat-Su Valley Bead Society

 

P.O. Box 870062

 

Wasilla, Alaska 99687

 
Meetings: First Thursday of month, Sept-May
President Julie Anderson
email me for more info/questions:  JuliesBeading4You@Yahoo.com
http://msvbeadsociety.homestead.com/

 


Arizona

Arizona Bead Museum

5754 West Glenn Dr.

Glendale, AZ

Phone 623-931-2737

Website:  http://beadmuseumaz.org

 


High Desert Bead Society

Prescott, AZ

Website:  http://highdesertbeadsociety.org for information on meetings.

President Paula Euell, P.O. Box 1383 Prescott, AZ 86302

Phone 928-443-0819

 


Phoenix East Valley Beaders

Coordinator:  Kathi Hofferth

Ph:  480-503-2431

Email:   lambie@cox.net

Our Website:  http://web.mac.com/eastvalleybeaders

Our group meets on the second Wednesday of every month at various locations

in the eat valley.

We make field trips to various shops in the area, Tucson Bead show and we

hold a retreat twice a year.

No membership dues, just fun!!


The Bead Society of Central Arizona

C/O Aurora Berry

P.O. Box 561

Concho, AZ 85924

Meetings: 10:00 AM, first Saturday of every month Town of Concho Valley

Phone Aurora at (520) 337-4054 for meeting place

Membership dues: $20.00 per year, $30.00 for family, $50.00 for businesses. Scholarship type memberships are offered to those who truly can't afford the membership dues. An annual flyer is also available. 


Arkansas

Arkansas Bead Society - Home Chapter

C/O Libby Roleson

110 Morningside Drive,  Marion, AR 72364

The Arkansas Bead Cave (ABC) on the second weekend in October each year.

Contact Number:

Cell: 901-489-1003 

 


California

The Bead Society, Los Angeles

http://home.att.net/~beadsla/


The Bead Society of Orange County

2002 N. Main Street

Santa Ana, CA 92706

Note:  The bead society of orange county is an affiliate of the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art.  Dual membership is required. 

Membership dues: $20/year for individuals, $30/year for couples. 

Meetings: 10:00 AM, fourth Saturday of each month

The Bower's Museum

2020 North Main Street (Intersection of 20th and Main Streets) Santa Ana, California, 92706


Bead Society of San Diego County

PO Box 17547

San Diego, CA.  92117-7547

Phone:  (619) 685-3668

Kaytee Sumida (bodhikt@aol.co) and Jane Coursin  (Co-Presidents) 

Meetings: Third Saturday of every month (except July and December) at Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado - in Balboa Park (619) 239-0009 For more information on upcoming programs and workshops, please email: MiMamaRosa@aol.com Annual Bead Bazaar in May of each year.  Email or write for more information.


Bedazzled Beaders Society

P.O. Box 17924

Irvine, CA  92623-7924

Contacts: Mary Gould-deMong 951-353-3069

Meetings: 10:00 am, the 4th Monday of the month at the

San Bernardino County Museum

2024 Orange Tree Lane

Redlands CA  92373

Annual membership $25.00. Guests are welcome to visit.


Black Sheep Handweavers Guild

P.O. Box 253

Los Altos, CA 94022

Meetings: First floor Patio Room at the First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Street Palo Alto, CA Corner of Hamilton and Webster Streets. Parking is available in the church parking lot on Byron Street. Membership dues: Annual membership $20 and drop-in visitors are charged $5.00. Members receive a hard-copy of the newsletter, discounted or waived fees for guild-sponsored events and workshops, discounted registration for CNCH. http://users.aimnet.com/~lbrock/BlackSheep/Members/*Beadwork.html 


California South Bay Society for Glass Beadmakers

Cousette Copeland C/O Sundance Art Glass Center

231 Whisman Rd.

Mountain View, CA 94041

Directions: intersection of Whisman and Evelyn, just off Highway 85 (take the Evelyn Ave. exit), or Highway 237 (the Dana/Evelyn Ave. exit, or Central Expressway (the Whisman Rd exit) Meetings: First Tuesday of every month Sundance Art Glass Center Mountain View, California. Membership dues: $24.00 per calendar year or a pro-rated $2.00 per month for those who join after the beginning of the calendar year. Codyhaha@aol.com. 


Central California Bead Society

 

PO box 895

Clovis, CA  93613

email: info@centralcabeadsociety.org

website:   www.centralcabeadsociety.org

Membership dues: $25.00 per year.

Meetings: Fourth Saturday of each month

Contact one of the ladies listed above for information on where the society meets.


High Desert Bead Society

Twin Lakes Community Church

17213 Lake Los Angeles Ave.

Palmdale, CA 93591

Contacts: Charlene Booth 760-948-6184 -- S.B. County E-mail: cbbeads@qnet.com

Rose Elliott 661-264-2445 -- L.A. County E-mail: Rose@ladybead.com   

Meetings: Fourth Friday of the month.  11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. For driving directions, please contact Charlene if you live in San Bernardino County, or Rose if you live in Los Angeles County.

Please note:  Due to health problems, meetings have been cancelled until further notice.


The Northern California Bead Society

P.O. Box 22128

Oakland , CA 94623-2128

Phone:  510-869-2723

Meetings:

7:30 PM, third Tuesday of each month, except December and the month of the annual Bead Bazaar, which is held at the Holiday Inn in Emeryville.


The South Bay Seed Bead Guild (tentative name) 

c/o Sheila The Bead Shop

2980 Stevens Creek

San Jose, CA 95128

Phone:  408-261-0432

Meetings: 7:00 PM, third Wednesday of each month San Jose Town & Country Village Shopping Center Stevens Creek Boulevard & Winchester Avenue.


Colorado

Rocky Mountain Bead Society (RMBS)

PO Box 370054

Denver, CO  80237-0054

President:  Dustin Wedekind

Website:  http://rockybeads.org/

 

Meetings: Third Thursday of the month at 6:30PM at TACtile Textile Art Center, Tamarac Square, 7777 E. Hampden Dr., #114,  Denver, CO 80231


Connecticut

Connecticut Bead Society

800 Village Walk, Box 227

Guilford, CT 06437

Barbara Lynch

Meetings: 7:30 PM, last Wednesday of the month, January through June, and September through November. (No meetings in July, August, or December.)


Florida

The Bead Society of North Florida

P.O. Box 3871

Tallahassee, FL 32315-3871

Meetings:

7:30 PM, last Wednesday of each month Senior Citizens Center North Monroe Street Annual Bead Show and Sale every spring, call for details. http://tally.gulfnet.com/non-profit/bsnf/  


Northeast Florida Bead Society

Northeast Florida Bead Society

c/o 8131 Rocky Creek Drive

Jacksonville, FL  32244

Website:  http//sites.google.com/site/nefbs09

President:  Judi Leatherberry

Contact email is:  jleatherberry@att.net


The Bead Society of Central Florida

121 Larkspur Drive

Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

Polly Miller, Newsletter Editor

Meetings:

Second Monday night of each month, at downtown location. 


Emerald Coast Bead Society

P.O. Box 1074

Gulf Breeze, FL 32562-1074

Meetings:

7:00 PM, third Monday of every month 

Our Craft and Hobby Shoppe

1171 Gulf Breeze Parkway

Gulf Breeze, FL 


Florida Gulf Coast Bead Society

1729 Unice Avenue

North Lehigh Acres, FL 33971 (At Ft. Myers, FL)

Phone: 941-693-8209

Meetings:

1:00 PM to 3:30 PM, fourth Sunday of every month. Fishbead@aol.com 


Tampa Bay Bead Society

P.O. 1633

Pinellas Park, FL 33780

Phone:  813-960-2952

Marcia Mycko, President

Meetings:

Third Monday of each month. The Minnrig Building 6340 126th Avenue Clearwater FL 7:00 pm till finish. TBBS sponsors a variety of workshops.

Web Page: http://members.xoom.com/TBBS

Email: tbbsociety@hotmail.com 

Mailing List: http://members.tripod.com/~cindyscrafts/tbbsociety@hotmail.com


Treasure Coast Bead Society

Lynn Smythe, Newsletter Editor

5416 Cleveland Road

Delray Beach, FL 33484-4276

Phone:  561-496-7673

Meetings:

6:00 PM, fourth Monday of every month Morningside Library Port St. Lucie, Florida dlphcrft@aol.com http://members.aol.com/dlphcrft/society.htm


Palm Beach Bead Society

P.O. Box 222

Delray Beach, Florida 33447-0222

Contact: Pamela Synnott, President

Meetings: 

7:00 pm, on the second Thursday of the month at the Country Club Acres Clubhouse in Delray Beach, Florida.


Georgia

Atlanta Bead Society

P.O. Box 69

Decatur, GA 30031-0069

404-321-5292

Carol Sowell, President

Meetings:

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, first Thursday of each month (except July) at

St. John's Lutheran Church

1410 Ponce de Leon Avenue

Atlanta, GA. 

http://www.atlantabeadsociety.com/


Atlanta Society of Glass Beadmakers Highland Bead, Atlanta.

Local chapter of the national group the Society of Glass Beadmakers (SGB). 

Meetings: 2nd Thursday of each month Highland Bead, Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Meetings are mostly for networking and sharing of information.  However, there are occasional demonstrations and visiting artists.

The only dues required are those payable to the national SGB.

Glass Beadmakers in the area, or passing through, are always welcome to drop in. 


Hawaii

The Bead Society of Hawaii, Maui Chapter

170 Hale Street Lahaina

Maui, HI 96761

Phone:  808-667-2870

Patricia H. Adams, President

Meetings: Meets twice monthly; one day meeting is a workshop and one evening meeting is held at a rotating location on Maui. 


The Bead Society of Hawaii, Oahu Chapter

2414 Kuhio Street

Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815

Phone:  808-922-1999

Flora Lu, Founding Member

Meetings:

Second Saturday of each month Lucoral Museum. 


Idaho

Bead Brains Anonymous

P.O. Box 1501

 Sandpoint, ID 83864

Phone:  208-263-5920

Suzanne Muir, President

Meetings:

7:00 PM, first Monday of each month Gardenia Center Sandpoint, ID 


Coeur d'Alene Bead Society

P.O. Box 5301

Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814-1955

Phone:  208-765-6758

Lisa Hobson, President

Meetings:

11:00 AM, first Saturday of each month

Women's Center 2201 N. Government Way, Suite E

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Sponsors of the Intermountain Bead Bazaar, and the Bead Festival.


Boise Bead Society

7988 W. Arapaho Court

Boise, Idaho 83703

President, Stephanie Eddy.

Meets the third Thursday of the month. Location changes, call for update. 208-853-7988. Email: statesmaneddy@netscape.net


Iowa

Iowa Bead Society

Cheryl Erickson (Vice President)   515-245-3401

Information: http://www.geocities.com/iowabeadsociety/

Contact: iowabeadsociety@yahoo.com


Illinois

Bead Society of Greater Chicago

P.O. Box 8103

Wilmette, IL 60091-8103\

Phone:  773-714-5455

Judith Schwab, President

Meetings:

7:00 PM, second Thursday of each month, unless noted in newsletter. September to June.  No regular meetings July and August. Salvation Army Community Center 8354 W. Foster Chicago, IL Workshops, newsletter, annual bead sale in September.


Chicago Midwest Bead Society

1020 Davis Street

Evanston, IL 60201

Phone: 708-328-4040 Ayla Phillips

Meetings:

7:30 PM, second Tuesday of each month Ayla's Originals 1020 Davis Street Evanston, IL Workshops, bazaars twice a year, newsletter and scholarships.


Louisiana

Baton Rouge Bead Society

c/o Jane Olson

919 Bromley Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70808


Gypsy Beaders

Meet the first Monday of the month when possible.
Location: Hamilton-South Caddo Library
2111 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Expy,
Shreveport, LA
 

Please contact

Ida Williams at iwilli71129@gmail.com
or

Mary Sewell at  mksewell44@gmail.com
 


Magpies

c/o Peggy Kemp

103 Forest Hill Road

West Monroe, LA 71291

Phone:  318-342-1165

Meetings: Once a month in members' homes.

No fees, but each member contributes a food item at each meeting.


Maryland

The Baltimore Bead Society

P.O. Box 311

Riderwood, MD 21139-0311

Phone:  410-647-9335

Co-presidents: Kirk Stanfield and Carol Huettner

Membership: Luella Duncan: luella@bellatlantic.net

Meetings:

Second Tuesday of each month, September through July. Times:  Social - 7:00 to 7:30 PM Meeting - 7:30 to 9:30 PM Location: Howard County Center for the Arts 8510 High Ridge Road Ellicott City, MD. 21043


Bead Society of Greater Washington

P.O. Box 70036

Chevy Chase, MD 20813-0036

Phone:  301-277-6830

Meetings:

7:30 PM, second Thursday of each month, except August Chevy Chase Community Center Connecticut Avenue & McKinley Street Washington, DC Spring Bazaars are in April. Fall Bazaars are in November.


Massachusetts

Beadesigner International

c/o Connie Pollard

135 Aspinwall Avenue

Brookline, MA 02146

Phone:  617-499-9432

Meetings:

7:00 PM, last Wednesday from February through May and September through October (no meetings in December, January, and August) Temple Beth El 2 Concord Avenue Belmont, MA Bead bazaar "Bead Affaire" is held twice a year. honeybead@aol.com http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/3542/ 


Michigan

Genesee Area Bead Society

Contact: Linda Wernette

rileydoll98@aol.com

Meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at First Baptist church of Swartz Creek

 5372 Seymour Rd,

Swartz Creek, MI 48473


Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild

 

Monthly Meeting Information

 

The Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild meets at the First Presbyterian Church,

1669 West Maple, in Birmingham. First Presbyterian of Birmingham is a very large

church on the south side of Maple between Southfield Road and Evergreen Road.

It is air-conditioned with a much larger meeting room, a built-in projection screen,

sound system and lots of parking!

 

There are 12 steps down into Knox Fellowship Hall, with a motorized lift on one

side of the stairs, so the room will be accessible to everyone.

 

Monthly general meetings for members of the Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild

begin with socializing at 6:30 p.m. and programs from 7-9 p.m. on the

third Tuesday of the month (except December) at:

First Presbyterian Church
1669 West Maple, Birmingham, MI

Map of 1669 W Maple Rd Birmingham, MI 48009-1230, US

If the Mapquest page doesn't show a map, hit the refresh key on your

keyboard and it should show up. If that doesn't work, copy and paste

the church address in the appropriate space.
 

Call 586-997-7043 for latest updates. The Guild Board normally meets

the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the same location as the

general meeting. Any Guild member may attend Board meetings.

 

General meetings will be canceled due to inclement weather whenever

evening classes at Oakland Community College's Royal Oak campus

are canceled, as announced by the local radio or television stations.


Northern Michigan Bead Society

 

 325 E. Lake St.

 

Petoskey, MI 49770

 

Meetings are:

 

We meet the second Thursday of every month

in Bead & Company at the address above


Minnesota

Upper Midwest Bead Society

P.O. Box 4081

St. Paul, MN 55104

Carla Abler, President

Alois Powers, Membership and Newsletter,  alois.powers@state.mn.us

Meetings:

6:30 PM, first Monday of each month Merriam Park Library, unless otherwise noted.  http://members.tripod.com/umbs


Missouri

St. Louis Bead Society

Meetings:

First meeting was October 14 B & J's Rock Shop Manchester Rd Ballwin, MO mailto:starp@i1.net 


The Bead Society of Greater Kansas City

Our website address is:  www.kcbeadsociety.org 

 President:  Betsy Michalski

Meetings:

We meet on the second Friday of each month, 7pm at:

   Johnson County Offices

    6000 Lamar Ave

    Mission, KS  66202

 


Montana

The Billings Bead Society

1727 Miles Avenue

Billings, MT 59102

Phone:  406-656-6778

Helen Widenhofer, President

Meetings: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, first Wednesday of each month Parmly Billings Library. 


The Bozeman Bead Society

Old Bozeman Gifts

321 W. Main

Bozeman, MT 59715

Phone:  406-587-1175

Mailing address:

Danita Twedt

P.O. Box 1893

Bozeman, MT 59711-1893

Meetings:

First and third Monday of each month. Time and location varies.   


Nebraska

Nebraska Bead Society

P.O. Box 30876

Lincoln, NE  68503

Phone: 402-475-3797

Email:  april@navix.net

Meetings:

Third Thursday of the month at Gramercy 6800 A Street Lincoln, Nebraska http://www.unl.edu/frugal/protos/NEbeads/beadsite.html


Nevada

Las Vegas Bead Society

Moon Struck Gallery

6322 W Sahara

Las Vegas NV 89102

Co-Chair Andy Muckler & Sharon Rogow

Contact # 702 656-1144

Fax 702 656-3839

Email: skibeads@ix.netcom.com

Meetings:

First Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM.


New Hampshire

The Bead Society of New Hampshire (BSNH)

BSNH's mission is to further the art of beading in a 

noncompetitive atmosphere.  

The organization's website can be found at

  www.BeadSocietyOfNewHampshire.org

Contact:  gdevoid@tds.net 

Meetings:

BSNH meets on the second Sunday of the month at 26 Commercial St.,  Concord NH 03301.  Those interested are invited to attend one meeting without paying dues.


New Jersey

Bead Society of New Jersey

P.O. Box 537

Colts Neck, NJ 07722

Suzanne Hye, Trustee

Meetings:

7:30 PM, third Thursday of each month at The Reformed Church of Colts Neck, located at 72 Route 537 West, 1/4 mile west of Route 34. The meetings begin at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:00pm.  September through July.   For more information, contact Suzanne Hye. Website:  http://community.nj.com/cc/beadsocietyofnj


South Jersey Bead Society

Email: coprez2@southjerseybeadsociety.org 

Website:  www.southjerseybeadsociety.org 

Address: P.O. Box 1365

Merchantville, NJ 08109

Meetings:

7:00 to 9:00 PM, first Thursday of every month (except July and August) at the Moorestown Community House, 16 East Main Street, Moorestown, NJ


New Mexico

Bead Mavins

Albuquerque, NM

Cathy Gibson, President

Phone: 505-281-6051

Meetings:

Every Wednesday. The first Wed. of the month is a general meeting.

Other Wednesdays are for classes and beading get together's.

For more information, call Cathy Gibson or e-mail Kathy Rice at katrice@ix.netcom.com


New Mexico Bead Society

P.O. Box 36824

Albuquerque, NM 87176-6824

2008 President Geri Verble  505-867-4839

Website:  www.newmexicobeadsociety.org

Meetings:

4th Monday of each month except July and December and are held at the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy Road NE, Albuquerque at 6:30 p.m.  Workshops throughout the year.  Check the website for current information.


New York

Bead Society of Greater New York

P.O. Box 6219

FDR Station

New York, NY 10150

Phone: (212) 591-1127 for meeting information.

or E-Mail: info@nybead.org  

Meetings held at:

Fashion Institute of Technology

West 27th Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues)

New York City.

http://www.nybead.org/


Long Island Bead Society

PO Box 2064

N. Massapequa, NY 11758

Caren Schwartz, President

Phone:  516-804-9456

E-mail LIBeadSociety@aol.com

For meeting information visit: http://www.longislandbeadsociety.com


WNY Beaders

www.groups.yahoo.com/group/WNYBeaders

Contact Information:

Betty: eschnell@rochester.rr.com

Jamie: beadbuyher@bluefrog.net

We meet the third Sunday of each month except for December (no meeting) and 

June when we reschedule due to Father's Day.


North Carolina

Triangle Bead Society

c/o BeadStruk

610 Glenwood Avenue

Raleigh, NC 27603

Phone:  919-833-6070

Ursula Cronk, Newsletter Editor. 


Winston-Salem Bead Society

Meets the second Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm

at Studio 2 on 6th St in downtown

Winston Salem beside the restaurant "6th and Vine".

President is: Diane Cain

 


Capital Area Beading Organization (CABO)

P.O. Box 10222

Raleigh, NC  27605

Email:  info@caboraleigh.org

Website:  www.caboraleigh.org

We meet on the third Tuesday of every month at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church

200 High Meadow Drive, Cary 27511


Ohio

Bead Society of Central Ohio

249 King Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

Phone:  614-291-6565

Meetings:

Third Wednesday of each month at the society's headquarters. 


Oklahoma

Oklahoma Bead Society

6512 E. 89th Place

Tulsa, OK 74133

Meetings:

Meets the first Wednesday of each month at Shusterman Library (32nd & Harvard) at 6:30 PM. 

Website:  www.okbeadsociety.com 


Oregon

The Portland Bead Society

P.O. Box 997

Portland, OR 97207-0997

Phone:  503-282-5212 --  Liz Plam

Meetings:

6:30 PM, fourth Tuesday of the Month

at

Multnomah Art Center

7688 SW Capitol Hwy

Portland, OR  97219-2489

 Contact:     President@beadport.com
website info: www.beadport.com


Pennsylvania

Brandywine Bead Society

1840 Tall Oaks Road

Orwigsburg, PA 17961

Phone:  717-366-2300  --  Barbara Shaw, Point of Contact

Meetings:

7:00 PM, third Sunday of each month Community Room of the West Chester Police Station West Chester Pike. 


Bead Society of Bucks County "Bucks Beaders"

1271 Payne Road

Green Lane, PA 18054

Phone: 215-234-2818

Charlotte Cicale, founder

First meeting planned for late August in Doylestown, PA at the Nationwide Insurance Building (known as Cross Keys Intersection). char@theplace2b.com http://www.theplace2b.com 


Central Pa. Bead & Jewelry Society

209 W. Main St. Shiremanstown, Pa.

We meet each month September to June on a Sunday 1 to 3pm.

Contact info.

Roxan O’Brien President

roxan@comcast.net

 

 


 

Chester County Bead Society
 

Meets the fourth Friday of each month @ 6pm


Free bead society; no yearly fees

Meeting Place:


Silver Wings Studio


213 Pottstown Pike (RT 100)


Chester Springs PA, 19425


610-458-3336


www.silverwingsjewelry.com
 


Main Line Bead Society
 

PO Box 32


Drexel Hill PA 19026

www.mainlinebeadsociety.org

Becki Lott, President
(610) 415-0166
becki@billandbecki.com
 


 

OCBPA (Obsessive/Compulsive Beadworkers

of western Pennsylvania)
 

meets the second Sunday of every month except May
Contact Carolyn Oliver for more information
destinationvenus1 at yahoo dot com /412-848-9018
join our Yahoo group for the most up to date

 information: groups.yahoo.com/groups/OCBPA
when subscribing please put your name in the email

Thank you so much!

Carolyn Oliver, OCBPA co-chair
 


South Dakota

South Dakota Bead Society

c/o Spirit Trading Company

Mary Witters, president

RR1 Box 41 Pukwana, SD 57370

Phone:  605-894-4527

Meetings:

6:30 PM, the fourth Tuesday of the month Spirit Trading Company Store Call or email for directions. mailto:%20leslyerd@btigate.com   


Tennessee

Smoky Mountain Beader's Society

Cindy's Crafts

2532 Elizabethton Hwy.

Johnson City, TN 37601

Phone/Fax: 423-926-0050

Meetings:

1st Sunday of the month 1 PM  

Contacts: Cindy Tipton  beadlady@beadlady.biz


Cumberland Valley Bead Society

1015 Merritt St

Old Hickory, TN 37138

Phone: 615-847-4436

Meetings:

Second Tuesday every month at 6:30pm in Franklin, TN

Contact:  Tammy Hicks, President

Website:  http://www.landofodds.com/beadsociety/

E-mail: beadware@bellsouth.net


Texas

The Austin Bead Society

P.O. Box 656

Austin, TX 78767-0656

Phone:  512-448-1834

Grace Glenn, President

Meetings:

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, fourth Monday of each month Murchison Middle School 3700 North Hills Drive Austin, TX. http://www.austinbeadsociety.org/


The Dallas Bead Society

Michelle Owsley, President

Meetings:  Are held at the

Point at CC Young

4847 W. Lawther Drive

Dallas, TX 75214

Meet and Greet at 10:00 am and meeting starts at 10:30am

Noon to 5pm free bead - 1st Saturday each month - year round.

dallasbeadsociety@yahoogroups.com 


The Dallas Metroplex Bead Society

Wild West Bead Society

Lori Clarida, President

Meetings:  Are held at the

Wild Beads

2823 Galleria Drive

Arlington, TX  76033

Meet on the third Tuesday of the month starting at 7 p.m.  

They can be contacted at WildWestBeadSociety@yahoogroups.com  

 


The Houston Bead Society

c/o Linda Collins

4314 Peridot

Friendswood, TX 77546

Meetings:

Meets once a month. Speakers, demos and hands-on workshops. Quarterly newsletter, discounts at local bead shops and annual bead bazaar. 


Panhandle Bead Association

P.O. Box 3747

Amarillo, TX 79116

Phone:  806-383-4151

Fax 376-1664

Beth Barringer

Meetings:

6:30 PM, third Tuesday of each month Call for location. Hands-on workshops available. 


San Antonio Bead and Ornament Society

P.O. Box 700611

San Antonio, TX 78231-0611

Phone:  210-493-7011

Meetings:

Usually second Wednesday of each month. Call for details. 


Virginia

The Northern Virginia Bead Society

NVBS,  

PO Box 2258

Vienna, VA 22183-2258

Visit our web site for the latest information

www.NVAbeads.org

 and our list of speakers and workshops.

 Meeting the first Thursday of each month (except June to August). Annual May Bead Auction and Annual October Bead Show.

 Blessings, Pam

www.STARART.etsy.com 


The Northwest Bead Society of Seattle

Mailing address:

Northwest Bead Society

PMB #564

4616 25th Ave NE

Seattle, WA  98105

www.nwbeadsociety.org

Phone:  206-527-2313

Kathy Repp Co-President
425-359-1914 (cell)

 

Meetings:

The Northwest Bead Society meets monthly except the months of July & Aug on the 3rd Thursday of the month at: Greenwood Senior Center 525 N. 85th Street Seattle   Monthly newsletter, bead bazaar in October. Membership dues: $20 for individuals, $25 for family and $30 for businesses. For membership include name, address and phone number. Send check or money order to NWBS at above address. http://www.rddesigns.com/nwbs.htm


The Olympic Bead Society

P.O. Box 27

Quilcene, WA 98376

Phone:  206-765-3720

Meetings: 6:00 PM, third Monday of each month, except December. Traylor's Rest Sequim, WA 


The Spokane-Northwest Bead Society

P.O. Box 1208

Spokane, WA 99021

Phone:  509-534-8487

Kristi Daniel  kdaniel@uswest.net

Meetings:

2:00 PM, second Sunday of each month. Location varies. Annual bead bazaar is held 4th of July weekend. 


Wisconsin

Madison Bead Society

1931 Monroe Street

Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2026

Phone: 608-238-6413

Vickie Long, Co-President

Website: http://www.madisonbeadsociety.org

Email: mailto:madisonbeadsoc@hotmail.com


Wyoming

Wyoming Tumble-Beaders Bead Society

PO Box 1431

Cheyenne, WY 82003-1431

Meetings:

Second Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM at the following address:

#1 Fire Station

716 West 19th Street

Cheyenne, WY

Website: http://www.geocities.com/wyotumblebeaders/


Bead Societies outside of the United States


The Bead Society of Victoria, Inc

PO Box 5312, 

Pinewood.  Vic.  3149

Australia 

http://www.beadsociety.com.au/

 


Canada

The Calgary Bead Society

#507 320 Meredith Road NE

Calgary, Alberta

Canada T2E 5A6

Phone:  403-262-4749  --  Vivian Gonzales

Meetings:

Meets from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, third Wednesday of each month. 919 McDougall Road NE Calgary, Alberta 


Bead Society of Greater Vancouver

Richmond Arts Center

7700 Minoru Gate

Vancouver, Richmond

British Columbia, Canada V6B 3A0

Phone:  604-264-9705  --  Mariea Sparks

Meetings:

7:30 PM, second Tuesday of each month. Richmond Arts Center Discussions on historical and modern beads of all kinds are held regularly. 


The Toronto Bead Society

c/o Jane Fournie

Chair 9 Humber Trail

Toronto, Ontario

Canada M6S 4B8

Meetings:

7:00 PM, first Wednesday of each month from September to June. Toronto Board of Education building, 152 College Street (at McCaul) unless otherwise announced. 


Ghana

Ghana Bead Society

P.O. Box C788

Cantonments, Accra Ghana 


Great Britain

Bead Society of Great Britain

1 Casburn Lane

Burwell, Cambridgeshire

CB5 0ED United Kingdom

742024 Dr. Carole Morris, Membership Secretary

Meetings: Meets five times per year, including the annual "Bead and Beadwork Fair." Locations vary. Write for details. 


British Bead-Workers Guild

The Bead-Workers Guild

PO Box 24922

London, England SE23 3WS

Phone:  0870 200 1250

Website:  http://www.beadworkersguild.org.uk


Crafts Council

44A Pentonville Road

London, England N1 9BY

Phone: 071-278-7700   


Glass Bead Makers UK

http://www.glass-beadmakers.freeserve.co.uk/

Pauline Holt: pauline@jazzylily.freeserve.co.uk


Philippines

Bead Society of the Philippines

c/o Connie Gonzales

50 McKinley Drive

Forbes Park, Makati

Metro Manila The Philippines   


Bead Museums and Other Bead Groups


AB Art Glass & Beadwork

P.O. Box 126

Elm, PA 17521-0126

Finished pieces only. Beads are not for sale. Unique sculptures incorporating blown glass and glass seed beads "peyoted" around the pieces. Beads used range from 11/o to 24/o. Loomed pieces, amulet bags, as well as custom work and restoration. abartgls@redrose.net 


The Bead Museum

140 S. Montezuma

Prescott, AZ 86303

Phone:  602-445-2431

Hours:

9:30 - 4:30 Monday through Saturday.  Open Sunday by appointment.

Membership dues:

You do not have to be a member to attend. Membership prices are as follows: Student $15.00, Supporting $100.00, Senior $15.00, Donor $250.00, Individual $25.00, Patron $500.00, Family $40.00 and Corporate $1000.00. With membership you get a free subscription to the Bead Museum Quarterly, a 20% discount on books purchased from The Bead Museum Store, notices of changing exhibits and coming events and, of course, free visits to the museum. The Bead Museum is being moved to Washington, D.C.  Those of you in the Southwest should visit soon! http://www.ariz.com/beads 


Picard Trade Bead Museum

27885 Berwick Drive

Carmel, CA (mid valley) 93923

Phone:  408-624-4138, 408-625-7108, Fax 408-626-4172

Hours: 11 AM - 5 PM Monday through Saturday 


The Society of Bead Researchers

Karlis Karklins

P.O. Box 7304

Eugene, OR 97401

Phone:  613-990-4814

Membership is open to all persons involved in the study of beads, especially archaeologists, ethnologists and museologists, as well as collectors. The society publishes a bi-annual newsletter, 'The Bead Forum,' and an annual journal, 'Beads,' which is devoted to the publication of scholarly articles on various aspects of bead research. 'Beads' has color illustrated pages 80-104. Individual copies are $14.50, postpaid ($16.50 foreign). Back issues of 'The Bead Forum' (Nos. 1-25, through 1994) are available to new members. Articles for 'The Bead Forum' and 'Beads' are invited and should be sent to Karlis Karklins, P.O. Box 7304, Eugene, OR 97401. For further info contact: 613-990-4814. Membership dues: There are four levels of membership: Individual ($15 US, $20 foreign), Sustaining, Patron and Benefactor. All levels receive the same publications and benefits. karlis_karklins@pch.gc.ca http://www.spiretech.com/~lester/sbr/index.htm 


The Society of Glass Beadmakers

8170 La Mesa Boulevard

La Mesa, CA 91941

Heather Trimlett, Vice President

Phone:  619-465-1586

A national symposium and sale is held annually.  For more information contact Mike Frantz, 360-426-6712. http://www.nas.com/~gossamer/SGB.html 


Society of Glass Beadmakers

P.O. Box 895

Highland Park, IL 60035-0895

Fax 217-287-7232 


Washington D.C. Lampworker's Group

4511 Amherst Road

College Park, MD 20740

Nan Roche

The Lampworker's Group is a study group of the Bead Society of Greater Washington. Members share information about working glass in front of a torch to make beads. They meet three to four times per year at each others' studios, and sponsor visiting lamp workers and special workshops. 


West Toronto Beading Guild
www.westtorontobeadingguild.ca
Mississauga ON
Canada
 


The Center for Bead Research

c/o Peter Francis, Jr.

4 Essex Street

Lake Placid, NY 12946

http://www.thebeadsite.com 


Center for the Study of Beadwork

P.O. Box 13719

Portland, OR 97213

Phone:  503-248-1848

Fax 248-1011

Alice Scherer is the director. Ms. Scherer puts out a newsletter which is available at $20/four issues. The newsletter accepts advertising and classifieds, and she puts out special issues with extensive book reviews. Sample newsletter is $2.50. Membership Dues: $20 USA, $25 Canada/Mexico and $30 Non-North America. Membership entitles member to newsletter, 5% discount on book purchases, and 10% discount on slide kit and postcard purchases, as well as unlimited access -- by appointment -- to CSB's library, study collection, slide bank and files.   


Polymer Clay Groups


New York Polymer Clay Guild

P.O. Box 786

Murray Hill Station

New York NY 10156

Phone:  212-689-5428

Membership Dues: $20 per year. Has about 100 members and meets five to six times a year. There is also a newsletter. Meetings feature national and local polymer artists and offer many interesting workshops. Myrna Kanter, President Lorraine Weberg (NYPCG Corresponding Secretary) wk04803@worldlink.com 


National Polymer Clay Guild

1350 Beverly Road, Suite 115-345

McLean, VA 22101

Phone:  202-895-5212

Meetings:

7:30 PM, second Monday of every other month, February through November.


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