It's our first Birthday! We're going to have a laid-back, potluck, stitching meeting this month. Everyone bring a dessert or appetizer to share, and bring an unfinished project to work on. If you have something you're having trouble with, bring it and see if anyone else might be able to help out!
The Society now has a website (http://beadartistry.com/hoibs) and an email address (hoibs@beadartistry.com)! We're going to add pictures soon, starting with the pictures from the Heartland College displays. If you have digital pictures of beadwork you want to share, send them to our new email and Mary will add them to the site.
The Heartland College Library display (in Normal, IL) turned out lovely, with a large variety of member work. When you have a chance, stop by to see our displays! It will be at the Library for the entire month of October.
Annual Member Show: Laura Kroutil reported that the paper at the bottom of the display cases at Heartland College was somewhat ratty and torn up. Lois suggested that we purchase fabric for the cases and donate it to the Library. It was motioned and seconded, and passed unanimously. (Follow-up: It turns out that once the paper was removed, the cases had very nice white countertop-style or wood bottoms, so we need to discuss if we should just keep the material to use in future shows.)
Tammi Andrae brought forth a motion that the Society should receive 10% of the fee charged for workshops held through the Society, since the teacher would not have benefited from the workshop if not for the Society's sponsorship. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Teachers will be advised of this, and of the member discount and hall fee, so they can take them into consideration when scheduling a class.
Mary Winters-Meyer brought forth the idea that we should send out a postcard to people from the original mailing list of the Society to remind them that we're still here. A motion was brought and seconded to use Society funds for a one-time postcard mailing. The motion passed unanimously and Mary will prepare and send out the postcards sometime in the next month.
Discussion was held about whether we should allow potential members to join the society using an online shopping cart through the website. (This could also be used to pay annual renewals.) The group consensus was that while this was a good idea, it should wait until the society has grown larger. It was thought that in another year this might be a viable option. No motions were brought forth on this item.
There was a brief discussion about the member dues and when they are due. It was originally decided to have them due in October for a January thru December membership, and general consensus was to continue that. There was also a discussion about prorating dues, and we will continue to charge based on a tri-level fee structure. Fess are $15 for a full year, $10 for May - December, and $5 for September - December.
Treasurer - Tammi Andrae - Balance in our treasury is $272.50 as of 8/31/02.
Community Service, Lois Hartwig - We need to think about whether we're going to keep the Bottles of Hope as our community service project for next year.
Tammi Andrae brought some of her hardanger pieces embellished with beads.
Lois Draper brought two Christmas stockings embellished with beads. She still has 3 more to make!
Cindy Gotham showed us several necklaces made using seed beads and polymer clay beads that she made herself. She also showed us some of the new magnetic clasps.
Kathy Anderson-Mason brought several ornaments made with cross stitch
techniques and beads on perforated paper.
No new members to report for September
Annual Member Dues of $15 are due in October. Please bring your dues to the next meeting or send them to the Society address. (P.O. Box 13, Congerville, IL 61729-0013.)
I still haven't heard from everyone who gets the newsletter in email concerning
what format you want to receive. If I haven't heard from you yet, I'm assuming
you want Word 2000 format. If you want something different, (WordPerfect
attachment, PDF attachment, or an email notice without attachment when the
newsletter is uploaded to the website,) please let me know so I can add
you to the appropriate list. (banshee@beadingbanshee.com)
Interweave Press is offering Special Reduced Guild Member Pricing on the following magazine subscriptions:
Spin-Off, $21.00
These are all one-year prices. If interested, send subscription choice and check to Lois, and she'll send all in under the Society name. Offer is good through December 15, 2002.
In last month's newsletter, the thank you card for our memorial donation should have read "Woodford County" not "Woodfield County."
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