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Grand Opening of Starbucks - Hyatt Regency  

Reserve your room now at the Hyatt Regency! We have negotiated discounted 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 and perks 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!

Exhibitor Spotlight: Mary Bush

This week’s Exhibitor Spotlight is Mary Bush! We are pleased to welcome Mary Bush as an exhibitor at this year’s Bead&Button Show! Mary started designing jewelry in 2004 and started making lampwork beads in 2007. Her glass obsession quickly grew and now she has her very own home studio and has been adding to it ever since! Chec k out her beautiful designs now!

Milwaukee Itinerary Spotlight: Best Places to Caffeinate in the City!

Milwaukee, WI may be known for breweries and cheese curds, but did you know it also offers an excellent variety of local coffee shops and roasteries? If you’re looking for a pick-me-up after class, or just an opportunity to taste some locally roasted coffee, check out some of the best coffee shops in the Milwaukee area!

Share Your Bead&Button Show Pins for Our 20th Anniversary!

We know that many of our Bead&ButtonShow 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!

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!

Emerging Artist Scholarships Deadline Extended Through March 31

Len Keeler of AnglerFish conducts a demo at the Artisan Pavilion. Photo courtesy of AnglerFish.

We have extended the application deadline to March 31^st! 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 has been extended to March 31, 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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