April 2013
APRIL PROGRAM: SEED BEAD SAVVY - COLORS & FINISHES
Presented by Beki Haley
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 7:30 P.M. Social Half-Hour at 7 Pm With Coffee/Tea
Courtyard Marriott, 5555 Shellmound, Emeryville, 94605. The parking lot is a gated surface lot around the hotel. Bring
your parking ticket into the hotel; get it validated after the meeting and BSNC will pay the parking fee. Members free
with membership card, non-members $5
Beki will share photos and examples of how various colors
and finishes of seed beads play off each other in completed
beadwork, sometimes nicely, sometimes not so nice. Why
certain beads do not work well together even though they
seem like a beautiful match and why other beads allow for the
beautiful presentation you want. Information about seed
bead finishes and their manufacturer will also be included.
This informative program can help any bead design process.
Beki Haley has been in love with beads for over 40 years now.
She was introduced to the amazing art form of seed bead
weaving by her grandmother when she was a child. That early
start in exploring the intricacy and fine detail that can be
attained with seed beads has stayed with Beki throughout her
life. Even as a young teen, Beki loved teaching others all the
beautiful things that can be created with beads. She has over
30 years of teaching experience in several different venues
from large auditorium settings to intimate one-on-one classes
and everything in between. Her love of beads led Beki to open
her own bead store, out on a whim, in 1986
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LIVING LEGO®: From Museum To Market Artist Presentation & Marketing Tips - emiko oye
On January 15, 2013, emiko oye gave an
unusual presentation to the bead society
on her use of LEGO® in making jewelry.
Nostalgia has become a wonderful
inroad to her artistry and the customers
who purchase her pieces. “Now you can
wear your nostalgic memories near to
your heart in every LEGO® color
imaginable, from bracelets and earrings
to necklaces and cufflinks.”
Her first foray into showing what she had
created with LEGO® was at the Museum
of Contemporary Craft in Portland,
Oregon, “Touching Warms the Art”. Her
next exhibition was at the San Francisco
Museum of Craft and Design.
She had fallen in love with the amethyst
and turquoise jewelry of the Duchess of
Windsor by Cartier in 1953. She replicated
the beautiful necklace with black LEGO®, which gave it a
futuristic take on the piece. She is also inspired by the
Classics such as the softness and colors of eighteenth
century French paintings. Then, when she saw Louis
Nevelson’s presentation of recycled woods all in one
color, she reformatted LEGO® into a similarly
monochromatic, collaged-style piece.
As a small child, she played with old LEGO® sets.
However, as we listened to her presentation and saw
the slides, obviously, she was not the typical child. She
started to visualize, rework, and repurpose end results
that we are sure LEGO® never envisioned. She has been
inspired
by
haute
couture,
history,
and
recycled/salvaged materials. emiko creates one-of-akind modern jewelry from recycled plastic items, nonprecious materials, industrial scrap, and society’s
discards.
People saw her pieces, and the accolades poured in.
The press loved her creations featured on a model’s
body, as well as the obvious novelty of the use of LEGO®
in creating her version of fabulous jewelry pieces. When
she does her display, she posts a photo of the original
that she uses as her influence, so people are able to see
the similarities in design and thought that went into
both pieces ~ the original and now, her interpretation.
Luckily, early on she was contacted by LEGO® corporate
about her using their pieces in creating jewelry. Their
answer amused her: They didn’t care what she did with
the pieces as “once she purchased the pieces and kits,
they were hers to do with whatever she pleased”. This
was totally contrary to so many companies out
there….who are totally proprietary.
Then, there was an issue of Museum vs. Craft Shows vs.
Retail. She found that she also needed to create
smaller, more affordable pieces, to be placed in the
museum stores for people to purchase. The price on
some of her one-of-a-kind art pieces displayed retailed
around $5,000, so the smaller versions had to be much
more affordable.
She started down
this inventive road
by
viewing
a
museum exhibition,
“French Jewelry” and
so created, “My First
Royal
Jewels
Collection”, a take on
reinterpreting historic convertible jewelry. What caught
her eye was a sparkly Cartier necklace that converted
into 2 bracelets and a broach. She recreated that piece
using LEGO®, right down to the convertible usage of the
parts!!
emiko then expanded her presentation into her ideas
on Marketing Your Product. As an artist, you have to
work out what is your personal story. How does it relate
to your customers’ stories, and how is your work
relevant to them? The quality of the photography is of
the upmost consideration. She showed photos of her
pieces photographed “poor”, “better” and “best”...the
usage of natural light, contrast, and reflections made an
amazing difference. She stressed the importance of
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Always have stock on hand with line sheets explaining
the pieces in full detail. Have photos of each item in pdf
or jpg format. If and when you are contacted about
your pieces, this information is ready to send out
without a costly delay. Get socially involved with those
aspects of your community, such as guilds, craft
organizations, and local museums, whom you can
network with to open yourself up to new opportunities.
emiko is active in the craft community, President of the
Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco, co-coordinator of
“Forging
Entrepreneurs”
Business
Symposium
sponsored by the Society of North American
Goldsmiths, and lectures on how to survive as an artist.
She also facilitates community recycled jewelry projects
through her “Accessorize with Toys” workshops.
paying attention to the little details, such as dust,
background distractions, and angles at which you
photograph your work.
Her work as been displayed throughout the United
States, as well as internationally. The pieces are
featured in the collections of the Museum of Arts &
Design (New York) and the Museum of Contemporary
Craft (Oregon). She has been featured in 21st Century
Jewelry, The Art of Jewelry: Plastic and Resin, and in
Metalsmith Magazine, American Craft, ReadyMade, the
San Francisco Chronicle, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
She has also been featured in 21st Century Jewelry by
Lark Books.
Reflections, positioning, exposures, backgrounds,
angles, display on a body or off ~ or maybe both ~ all
require consideration and decision. Play with all of
these until the final photographs are perfect. She
stressed the practicality to rent before you purchase the
cameras and equipment you will need. This is a good
way to try out different pieces and see how they work
or don’t work for your needs.
Learn how to “play” with today’s technology vehicles:
on-line blogs, web, facebook, twitter, flickr, etsy,
crafthaus…. Write up as much as possible about each of
your pieces when you post your items, and include a
well-written “artist statement”. When professionals are
looking for something special, they do a general
“search” and any key words or tags that you have used
might bring them to your site to view your pieces.
To learn more about emiko oye, please go to:
rewarestyle.com and search: emiko-o reware.
You missed a marvelous and informative presentation if
you did not attend this meeting!
~Marilyn Peters
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FROM COWHIDES TO PASTA MACHINES - Deborah Anderson
On February 19, 2013, Deborah Anderson gave a
presentation of her drastic change in artistry that went
from cowhides to polymer clay and absolute proof of
her competency in each field.
Shoe making was her next goal. After making her first
pair of shoes which were top stitched by hand, she
decided to display shoes at a craft fair, hoping to get
custom orders. She ended up getting orders for 5 to 6
pairs and earned enough money to buy a industrial
sewing machine.
She moved from San Francisco to Marin to San Jose,
where she now resides with her husband and cat in a
1911 craftsman home. She works on polymer clay in the
living room.
At the Renaissance Faire in Black Point in Novato, she
saw leather boot/shoes in a booth. She immediately hit
on another avenue as she worked up a custom fit, and
designed shoes out of buffalo and cowhide that were
purchased by fair-goers who loved to dress in period
costumes. She found other button makers in Oregon
that created metal and antler buttons, which she
bought to use for the sides of her high-topped boots for
closures. In 1988, the designer of musician, Carlos
Santana contacted Deborah to make some hats for
Carlos. Soon afterward, a photo appeared in Rolling
Stone magazine showing Carlos wearing one of the
hats.
During high school, Deborah started in the arts by
taking a class in ceramics in 1969. On her way home,
she stopped into a craft shop and the buyer talked her
into selling the two pieces she had just finished. She
started to roam around his shop and the resulting
friendship ended up with him giving her a large paper
bag filled with scraps of leather. From these, she
fashioned pouches and accessories which she gave and
sold to her family and friends. Using the money she
earned, she purchased a full hide and moved into
putting her pieces on consignment. With her increased
ability, she branched out into handbags, briefcases, and
even more accessories.
A bad accident put her in the hospital for two
months…but not having idle hands or mind, she
envisioned styles which she quickly made up as soon as
she was home again. She went to Sausalito and ordered
a pair of custom made sandals which sent her down
another path of creating. She would make sandals for a
living! She took a sandal making class in Palo Alto. Soon
afterward, she started making custom designed sandals;
again selling to friends, who passed on her expertise to
everyone they met. She and her friends opened a store
in San Rafael. She traveled to England, France, Spain
and Morocco looking for inspiration and expertise.
While living briefly in Ibiza, she worked in a leather shop
for 50¢/hr.; but she met her husband there, so all was
not a loss.
In 1992, Deborah discovered the book, The New Clay,
by Nan Roche, also referred to as "The Polymer Clay
Bible". Deborah and her youngest daughter, Marah,
became hooked after their first bead-making class. She
sold her leather work and their polymer clay creations
at craft fairs. She continued on down this road until
1993, when she went to a quilt shop in Mt. View where
they took a class on making beads out of polymer clay
that resembled African trade beads. She was again
hooked!! She had been given a pasta machine for
Christmas but discovered making pasta was not her cup
of tea. There it sat, waiting for her to transfer its usage
to polymer clay. She experimented with various designs
and, along with her daughter, started to sell these new
items at the craft fairs. She soon discovered it was far
easier and quicker to work up pieces in polymer clay
than in leather, and there were many more
opportunities.
After returning home, she continued to make custom
sandals, baby booties and accessories out of leather,
In 1994, she devised a “quilt cane” design and made up
beads from it. Alice Korach was then editor of Bead and
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Button magazine. Alice had a section in the magazine
titled "Your Work." Deborah sent in a photo of the
necklace she created with beads made from the quilt
cane. Alice included Deborah's phone number and a
short sentence saying she would love to hear from
other polymer clay folks. She heard from Desiree
McCrorey.
Making featured her making a pair of shoe earrings in
15 minutes!
Deborah continues to make leather shoes, especially
baby and toddler sizes. She is in shoe heaven! Her
polymer clay shoes and boots are now created as
buttons and pins, and she uses her delightful canes in
many of her designs. She also is doing transfer pieces,
where the last layer is translucent clay allowing her to
sand and smooth the piece to perfection. She recently
took 1st place in a contest by Rings & Things for making
polymer tiles. She brought lots of pretties to view and
to purchase, as well as three boxes: one all in leather,
one in polymer and leather, and one made totally in
polymer ~ it was difficult without picking them up, to
tell one from the other! The favorite one seemed to be
that of polymer clay, that featured dragonflies all over
the bottom, with four attached to the lid ~ awesome!
They met and a fast friendship was formed. They
realized that there was no Polymer Clay Guild so they
started one ~ the South Bay Polymer Clay Guild, where
Deborah is also the program chairperson. The rest, as
they say, is history! She has written over 30 how-to
articles in jewelry and craft related magazines, most
recently in the February 2013 issue of Bead & Button
magazine and her work appears in many polymer clay
related books.
Deborah started to realize that working with polymer
clay was very similar to working with leather. She
started to play with her leather-working tools, stamping
designs and impressions gently into the clay and playing
with the permanent dyes that she had used so
successfully on leather.
Her fascination with Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and various
crafts continues to move her from medium to medium.
Recently, she has discovered working with Japanese
washi paper and resin. Watch for a new article and/or
book to come from this soon. She laughs that she works
off two coffee tables in the living room, which forces
her to clean up!
In 1998, at the Ravensdale Retreat, Margaret Allison
requested and received Deborah’s first official article,
and she has since written many more. She realizes how
they help her, when she writes up tutorials for teaching
her various techniques. She has attended the Craft and
Hobby trade show where she met Suzanne McNeil of
Design Originals. Deborah has co-authored a project
book by Design Originals called “Classy Clay which
incorporates polymer clay, and Wire”.
The South Bay Polymer Clay Guild will be hosting a “Clay
Day” on Sunday, March 17, 2013 from 10am to 4pm at
the Senior Center in San Jose’s Japantown. On June
14th, they will feature Grove and Grove, now retired
but major polymer clay artists in their day giving a slide
show. All are welcome.
To see more of what Deborah Anderson is doing, check
her out at: A Thousand Canes; polymer clay, jewelry,
mixed media, workshops, and private classes. You can
contact her at 408-286-6030 or [email protected], or
athousandcanes.wordpress.com. Deborah handcrafts
unique jewelry and beads using polymer clay. Some of
her recent work utilizes wire and resin. Deborah
remains active in the craft scene by teaching
workshops, most recently at BABE 2012.
~Marilyn Peters
Donna Kato hosted a “Shoe Challenge” one year at the
CHA show and invited Deborah to submit a piece for the
show. She created an awesomely wondrous shoe with
drawers in the heel that would have been perfect for
Alice in Wonderland or Janice Joplin. This opened
another whole new avenue ~ making shoes out of
polymer clay...both real size that a baby or toddler
could have worn, as well as tiny ones that are doll size.
In 2004, the TV show on DIY network called Jewelry
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THE NAOMI LINDSTROM BEAD COLLECTION - Jamey D. Allen
elements, and objects have passed through my hands-and this exposure precipitated, to an important degree,
my quest for knowledge related to people, societies,
cultures, and the ornaments they produced. I’ll give
one example.
In the early 1980s, Naomi began giving me some
remarkable beadwork pieces that required minor
repair; or necklaces that needed simple restringing. She
told me these items were “Naga,” At that time, my
interest in beadwork was most informed in the areas of
Native American and African assemblages. I assumed
A Chinese cloisonné buckle from the +/-1920s depicting a classic
dragon image--used as a pendant with black agate beads.
that the Nagas were an African group, with which I was
unfamiliar. After I had worked on several pieces it
Naomi Lindstrom was born and raised in British
occurred to me to ask where the Nagas were from, and
Columbia, pursued the usual formal education of her
I was surprised to learn they were the tribal people on
time, and became a flight attendant for Pan American
the extreme eastern frontier of India, bordering Burma.
Airlines in the early 1950s--and eventually was a purser
I became interested in their culture and proceeded to
on international flights that ventured to nearly every
read all the books and articles I could find at the UC
possible destination. Her typical routes took her to
Berkeley Libraries--which was where I pursued bead
various cities in Europe, often Hong Kong (where she
research at that time. By 1983, I presented a lecture on
resided for some years), and included India, South
Naga culture and jewelry--these artifacts having
America, and Eastern Asia. Everywhere she went,
entered into the marketplace and made quite an
Naomi acquired art--including textiles,
impression upon other collectors. I called
rugs, sculpture, ceramics--and especially
upon the Lindstrom collection to
beads and jewelry.
illustrate my presentation, as well as
showing a great selection of pieces to
I met Naomi at a meeting of the
display. That year I also met Harry and
Northern California Bead Society in about
Tiala Neufeld, who were the greatest1978. We lived fairly close to each other,
volume sellers of Naga art and artifacts,
and she asked me if I would do some
from Pennsylvania. Though they had the
restringing and repair for her, to which I
most astounding Naga collection
quickly agreed. Working with Naomi has
possible, I already had a good step up on
been the single greatest professional
exposure, and comprehending the nature
experience of my career. I found she was
and status of Naga culture. All this
a lady with excellent taste and a broad
because Naomi flew to India fairly often,
interest in foreign cultures, and was
bought these items, and inspired my
remarkably well-informed and educated
investigation prior to the engaging
about cultures I knew in only a cursory
general popularity of Naga and tribal
A long necklace of heirloom beads
way (if at all). In all the years we have
Indian stuff that took place when people
from Borneo, including Venetian
worked together and collaborated, an
trade beads, older plain powderglass
in the US began to have access to these
beads, and small teeth. Restrung by
astounding assortment of beads,
things.
Jamey Allen.
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My exposure to the Lindstrom has provided me with the
impetus to pursue areas of study on many occasions.
But nothing surpasses the ability to hold and study a
rare artifact; and, as an artist, I have been thrilled to
work with these exotic materials for the major portion
of my career. It is with a sense of gratitude that I
decided to create a visual presentation to honor Naomi,
by showing wonderful things that demonstrate her
great taste, her forward-thinking connoisseurship,
excellent design sense, and her generosity to others.
In making an attempt to show a good cross-section of
international specimens, I opted to divide the world into
six areas--these being The Middle East (beginning with
antiquity, and including Mesopotamia, Egypt, and
Harappa), China (including Mongolia and Tibet), India,
Island SE Asia, Africa, and concluding with North and
South America. I showed about 100 pieces via 140
images--which is a lot of
territory to cover. But it
was fun.
I was very gratified by the
audience reception of my
efforts, for myself and for
Naomi Lindstrom, who
was present with family
members and friends. I
would be delighted to do
this again at a future time,
showing a different
assortment of wonders.
A necklace from Mongolia composed
from excellent coral and silver elements.
Acquired in this format.
~Jamey D. Allen
BRAGGS & BOUQUETS
The 2013 Auctions for the hand beaded items created for Beading for the
Cure begin Saturday March 24 at 6 PM EDT. New auctions begin every
Saturday until April 28. Please check them out at 6 PM EDT each Saturday,
starting March 24, 2012, for six weeks of wonderful pieces of beadwork on
auction! Thank you for your interest in a charity auction supported created
and supported by bead weavers. We will run them annually under the eBay
name of beadingforacure. Please bookmark their page so that you can
check back often to see what other fabulous pieces of beadwork have been
added.
Pictured is a piece that Marilyn Peters entered this year. The bidding is
opened every week and participation is from beaders from around the
world. You can go to the site, www.beadingforacure.org to see all of the
entries before the bidding starts.
Carol's Five- Strand Czech bead necklace was juried into the Lark Beads & Jewelry publication: Showcase 500 Beaded
Jewelry. Website: sterlingpublishing.com/catalog?isbn=9781454703167
Kolby J. Fehlberg-Burns', owner of Shibui & Daughters, seed bead necklace, "Waterfall", will also be included in the
Showcase 500 Art Necklaces book by Lark. The book will be released this summer.
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Calendar of Events
April 5, 2013
Friday 6pm-9pm
April 13-14, 2013
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-4pm
April 13-14, 2013
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 10am-4pm
April 20-21, 2013
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 10am-5pm
April 27-28, 2013
Saturday & Sunday
11am-5pm
April 27-28, 2013
Saturday & Sunday
10am-5pm
April 28, 2013
Sunday 8am - 4pm
May 3, 2013
Friday 6pm-9pm
May 11-12, 2013
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 10am-4pm
May 18, 2013
Saturday 10am-5pm
May 18-19, 2013
May 31-June 2, 2013
Friday 12pm-6pm
Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm
June 1-2, 2013 &
June 8-9, 2013
11am-6pm
June 1-2, 2013 &
June 8-9, 2013
11am-6pm
July 12 - Aug 11, 2013
Wed - Fri 12am- 11pm
Sat-Sun 10am -11pm
Carol Tanenbaum will participate in April's First Friday Art Murmur, where she will
showcase jewelry made with collectible beads and her new Botanical Impressions. Carol
will be joined by her daughter, Sarah Tanenbaum-Adams, who will offer her jewelry for
sale that night. All Bay Area art lovers are invited to stroll and enjoy unique,
handcrafted jewelry.
NC Nagle Gems & Beads will be at the 56th Annual Paradise Gem & Mineral Society
Show.
Annette Rigel will be exhibiting at the Paradise Gem & Mineral Club.
NC Nagle Gems & Beads will be at the Santa Clara County Gem & Mineral Society's 58th
Annual Gem Show.
Vintage beads and vintage jewelry trunk show at Blue Door Beads. Wonderful vintage
beads, great prices. Check bluedoorbeads.com for details and photos.
NC Nagle Gems & Beads will be at the Santa Cruz Mineral & Gem Society Show.
Natural Touch, Judy Tomsky will have a booth at the Petaluma Spring Antique Faire. For
more information, call 707-781-0808.
Carol Tanenbaum will participate in May's First Friday Art Murmur, where she will
showcase jewelry made with collectible beads and her new Botanical Impressions. Carol
will be joined by her daughter, Sarah Tanenbaum-Adams, who will offer her jewelry for
sale that night. A family friendly event, you are invited to view and purchase unique,
handcrafted jewelry and crafts.
Annette Rigel will be exhibiting at the Reno Gem & Mineral Society.
BSNC Annual Bead Bazaar! Consider volunteering if you are not vending.
The Maker Faire is an event created by Make magazine to "celebrate arts, crafts,
engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself mindset". For details visit
www.MakerFaire.com
The Garden of Beadin’ will be at the International Gem & Jewelry Show They will have
Czech & Japanese seed beads, Findings, Beading Supplies & much more. Bead society
members get 10% off.
The Pro Arts-sponsored East Bay Open Studios will take place during the first two
weekends in June. Carol Tanenbaum will show her work with the Uptown Twenty,
artists who work in diverse media including ceramics, beading, watercolor, acrylic, oil,
weaving, silver smithing and print-making.
Susan Brooks will be participating in ProArts East Bay Open Studios.
Annette Rigel will be exhibiting at the Orange County Fair In the Village for Cave Man
Lapidary. Closed Monday & Tuesday.
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17 Jewels Salon & Spa
4801 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA
510-652-2583
Elks Lodge
6309 Clark Road
Paradise, CA
Elks Lodge
6309 Clark Road
Paradise, CA
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
344 Tully Road
San Jose, CA
Blue Door Beads
Piedmont Ave.
Oakland, CA
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
307 Church Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Downtown Petaluma
Uptown Body & Fender
401 26th Street
Oakland, CA
Reno Livestock Event Center
1350 North Wells Ave.
Reno, NV
Oakland Marriott City Center
10th and Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
San Mateo Event Center
2495 S Delaware St.
San Mateo, CA 94403
San Mateo Event Center
2495 S Delaware St.
San Mateo, CA 94403
Giovanna Tanzillo's Uptown
Body & Fender
401 26th Street
Oakland, CA
Giovanna Tanzillo's Uptown
Body & Fender
401 26th Street
Oakland, CA
Orange County Fairgrounds
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA
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DISCOUNTS FOR BSNC MEMBERS!
The following stores offer discounts – show your current membership card
ALAMEDA
Bead Inspirations www.BeadInspirations.com
1544 Park Street Tel: 510-337-1203
10% discount except class fees, books, consignment jewelry &
instructor material kits.
OAKLAND
Blue Door Beads www.BlueDoorBeads.com
4167 Piedmont Ave Tel: 510-652-2583
10% discount.
PENN VALLEY
Wild Things Beads www.WildThings.com
PO Box 1990 Tel: 530-743-1339
20% discount on Czech pressed beads and fire polish.
ANTIOCH
Gee Jay’s Beads & Rocks
nd
416 W 2 Street Tel: 925-757-4752
10% discount.
SAN JOSE
Sew Bedazzled
1068 Lincoln Avenue Tel: 408-293-2232
10% discount except on classes.
BENICIA
Beading Around the Bush
126 East E Street Tel: 707-747-9094
15% discount except for classes, books & sale items.
SAN RAFAEL
Baubles & Beads www.BaublesAndBeads.com
1104 4 th Street Tel: 415-457-8891
15% discount except on classes, books & sale items.
BERKELEY
Baubles & Beads www.BaublesandBeads.com
1676 Shattuck Avenue Tel: 510-644-2323
15% discount except for classes, books & sale items. If shopping
online, use coupon code NCBS15.
SANTA CRUZ
Kiss My Glass
th
660A 7 Avenue Tel: 831-462-3077
15% Discount
CONCORD
Just Bead It! www.JustBeadItConcord.com
2051 Harrison Street, Suite C Tel:925-682-6943
VALLEJO
Beads in Pomegranate Seeds
538 C Florida Street Tel: 707-557-3337
10% Discount
DANVILLE
Best Bead Shop www.BestBeadShop.com
294 A Railroad Avenue Tel:925-314-0337
Cottage Jewel www.CottageJewel.com
100 Prospect Avenue Tel: 925-837-2664
10-15% off everything not marked net.
INTERNET STORES
CBA, Inc. www.ChinaBizAccess.com
Tel: 916-873-6230 Fax: 916-983-9128
15% discount except for on already discounted merchandise. Enter
member code BSNC in comment area when ordering.
GARBERVILLE
Garden of Beadin’ www.GardenofBeadin.com
752 Redwood Drive Tel: 800-232-3588
Fax: 707-923-9160 Email: [email protected]
10% off for all BSNC members, in our store or at any of our shows.
Does not apply to already discounted merchandise.
Natural Touch www.NaturalTouchBeads.com
Tel: 707.781.0808
NCBS members receive 10% off their Resin Bead Purchases. Put note
in comments section of checkout or call 707.781.0808 Discount does
not apply to sale items or markdowns
Mark the Date!!
The BSNC 2013 Spring Bead Bazaar
will be
Saturday, May 18, 2013
at the Oakland Marriott City Center
Hotel/Convention Center.
Contracts are out.
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The Bead Society needs your help!
The discount slips below are a very effective way to get new customers. Please cut them apart and hand them out.
Remember to put your name, initials or rubber stamp on the coupons (and tell us what your stamp is!) Any used for
registration will earn you one bead dollar each – good for raffle tickets at the monthly meetings or towards membership
fees, etc. You may reproduce these discount coupons or include similar information on your website, etc. A pdf form is
at www.BeadSocietyofNorCal.org (If you duplicate the form first put your initials or symbol on the lower right corner)
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and meetings is $25 per year. The year begins on the month you join. Dues are accepted at monthly meetings or can be
paid online using PayPal or a credit card, or with a Membership Application printed from our website.
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