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May 31- June 7, 2020 Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee WI |
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This Week's Bead&Button Show Class Features |
There are so many classes to choose from at this year’s Bead&Button Show! Have you signed up for classes yet? There is still time. Start by exploring our full class catalog and reserve your seats now! |
Master Class Seats Are Still Available – But Are Going Fast! |
Instructor David Huang demonstrates the chasing technique which will be taught in his Master Class, Vessel Chasing with Microcrystalline |
A Master Class is a wonderful way to experience the Bead&Button Show. Whether it's your first class or your tenth, you're sure to learn a lot, improve your skills, and have a great time. There are still a few seats available, reserve your seat now! |
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This week’s Exhibitor Spotlight is Marsha Neal of Marsha Neal Studio. Marsha’s passion for working with clay, glazing beads and sculptures has led her to create beautifully, handcrafted pieces! Marsha is always up to something and keeps busy creating ceramic beads, pendants, unique jewelry and beaded silk cord wrap bracelets! We are thrilled to welcome Marsha this year at the Bead&Button Show! View more of her amazing work and see what she is up to this month now. |
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Share Your Bead&Button Show Pins for Our 20th Anniversary! |
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Thank you Peggy Goldblatt for sharing your Bead&Button Show pin collection with us! We know that many of our Bead&Button Show friends love collecting the commemorative pins that are available at every Show, each with a unique design and special memories. As we count down to the 2020 Show, please join us in reflecting on the past 20 years by sharing your Show pins in fun and creative ways with us on Facebook and Instagram. Do you have a special way to display or store your pins? Have you incorporated a pin into a jewelry design? Or do you just love wearing your pins on a favorite lapel? We’d love to see your collection, whether it’s one or all 19 pins! |
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Between now and June, we’ll share each of the Show’s 19 pin designs on our Facebook and Instagram feeds, starting with the first. With each pin we share, we’ll invite you to post your own photos. Make sure to tag us and use the #ShareYourShowPins so that we can see your posts. We’ll share some of our favorites and select one each week to spotlight in the Bead&Button Show newsletter! |
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Emerging Artist Scholarships Announced for 2020 Expo |
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Len Keeler of AnglerFish conducts a demo at the Artisan Pavilion. Photo courtesy of AnglerFish. |
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We have extended the application deadline to March 31st! The jewelry-making community is a vibrant, ever-changing one, with fresh products, ideas, and talent surfacing all the time. With that in mind, the Bead&Button Show has launched a scholarship to give up-and-coming jewelry artisans a boost and bring new faces into the mix. The Emerging Artist Scholarship will give selected jewelry artisans the opportunity to sell their original work at the Bead & Jewelry Expo June 4-7, 2020, in Milwaukee, WI. Scholarship winners will receive a table in the Artisan Pavilion for a deeply reduced rate of $100. The application deadline is Feb. 29, 2020.
“We realize it can be expensive to sell at a large event like the Bead&Button Show, especially for those who are just starting out,” said Show Director Sara Dumford. “So, we created a scholarship to offset the cost of space in the Artisan Pavilion for those who haven’t been in the marketplace long, and who would otherwise have difficulty participating.”
To be eligible for the scholarship, artists must sell original products they have created; must demonstrate that they have been selling at shows or craft fairs for no more than two years; and must meet specific guidelines for online sales. Complete details and an application form are available on the Bead&Button Show website. Learn more… |
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The Hyatt Regency – Book Your Stay Now! |
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Reserve your room now at the Hyatt Regency! We have negotiated discount rates with several conveniently located hotels especially for show participants. Did you know the Hyatt Regency is the most convenient hotel to the show with a skywalk connecting directly to the Wisconsin Center! Enjoy the Hyatt’s wonderful accommodations such as free internet access, a newly remodeled Starbucks café to treat yourself each morning and the friendliest staff! Remember to ask for the Bead&Button Show room block by name; otherwise you might be quoted a higher rate! |
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