OLD CALENDARS
2007 CALENDAR
January 17 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM New Mexico Bead Trader
20 January Workshop] Canceled due to weather
22 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Senior High Room)
February 21 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM The Beaded Iris
26 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Senior High Room)
March 3 Rescheduled Workshop 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Room 407
15 Deadline for Fiber Arts Entries
21 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM Mama’s Minerals
26 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Senior High Room)
April 15 Fiber Arts Selection Deadline
18 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM New Mexico Bead Trader
23 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Senior High Room)
May 16 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM New Mexico Bead Trader
21 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM Room 407
24-26 Fiber Arts Fiesta 10AM – 7 PM Fair Grounds
June 9 Albuquerque Folk Festival
20 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM The Beaded Iris
25 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Mid-High Room)
July 7 Community Outreach Fundraiser
21 July Workshop 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM Room 407
No NMBS Meetings
27 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Mid-High Room)
30-31 State Fair Entries
September 1 State Fair Entries
19 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM The Beaded Iris
24 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Senior High Room) Member Showcase
October 17 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM New Mexico Bead Trader
20 Bead Retreat
22 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Senior High Room)
21 Board Meeting – 10:30 AM Heights Presbyterian Room 404
26 NMBS Meeting – 6:30PM (Senior High Room)
December No Meetings
2006 CALENDAR
January - January Workshops | July - July Workshops |
February - Gene Thompson & Deb Planz - Rock Hounds | August - Elaine Weisman - All About Pearls |
March - Ann Severine - Saraguaro Beadweaving Necklaces | September - Starring Members' Bead Work |
April - Cloud Dome & Opening Night | October - Pat Poole - Fiber Artist |
May - Stacy Stacco - Marketing | November - Rio Grande's Yvonne Padilla |
June - Physical Theraphist | December - No Meeting |
2005 NMBS Survey Results - Ranked in order of favorite programs:
Marketing, selling and exhibiting your work
Post bead Renaissance – share want you found
Tucson Bead show
Small Business Bureau Presentation
Open Night of Beading
Bead Teams – members get a chance to work together to create piece of jewelry
Presentation on History of Beads
Sharing info on classes that members have taken and what they have learned
Physical Therapist
Native American Speaker
Many suggested alternating speakers and creative hands-on programs
Creative programs:
Have “Show and Tell” at every meeting
Favorite tips/hints
Newest trends
Favorite tools and materials
Beading demos
Appropriate types of thread and wire
Speakers & Topics
Design techniques
Info on specific stones
Gemstones & Crystals
Types of stones native to Southwest
Grading of gemstones/quality vs cost
Hand-cut vs laser cut
Native American vs Chinese cutting
Bead Workshop
Connecting beads to earrings
Finish off memory wire bracelets
Techniques for finishing off beading to clasps other than clamshell, cones, or crimps
Techniques and tools to make wire loops for earrings and bead connectors.