Heart of Illinois Bead Society

Volume 2, No. 2, February 2002

We transposed the program and business meeting because Val had out-of-town company and had to leave at noon. Our thanks to all of you for understanding.

February Program

Saturday, February 16, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Amulet Bags
Supplies: Seed beads, thread, needle, scissors, toilet paper tube (provided)
Bring a sack lunch
Hot water and refrigerator available
$30 Village Hall rental fee shared by attendees supplemented by membership dues.

January Program

Val Anderson's program in January on the Daisy Chain was fantastic! We had no idea how versatile this simple little stitch could be, and once we got the hang of it, we all produced a variety of fascinating Daisy Chains in a myriad of colors while we added a neat new skill to our ever expanding repertoire of stitches.

Officer's Reports

During the business meeting, the following topics were discussed and resolved as indicated:

Treasurer's report: $121 in treasury after expenses as of December 2001.
Monies from the treasury can be used to supplement or pay in full the rental fee for the Village Hall.
Visitors may attend two meetings before paying dues which will be reduced every four months in $5 increments.
No hospitality committee is needed at this time. Hot water will be made in the kitchen at meetings, otherwise bring a sack lunch and your own drinks.
We will accept bead-related advertising from established companies only in the newsletter. Prior to accepting their ad Costs to be determined and published, along with our circulation, to those wishing to.
Bottles of Hope will be our community service project for 2002.
Officers and committee chairs volunteered as follows:
- President - Lois Hartwig (also newsletter)
- Vice-President - Laura Kroutil
- Secretary - Val Anderson
- Treasurer - Tammi Andrae
- Annual Show and Bazaar - Bo Breda
- Library - Diane Faulk
- Show & Tell beads - Diane Faulk
- Community Service - Lois Hartwig
A nominating committee will be appointed later in the year to select a slate of officers for 2003.
Extra copies of the newsletter and workshop schedule will be sent to The Bead Parlor each month.
Members were reminded to think about logo design for the Society. These will be reviewed later in the year.
The article in the Pantagraph about our Society was very well done and served its purpose well. Copies will be available to review at the February meeting if you didn't get a chance to see the article.

Show & Tell

We had so many pretty, interesting things to look at, I'm not sure I can remember them all! Forgive me if I forget someone! We need to be more organized about this and go one at a time!!

Nancy Seidler shared a molded glass, larger than life-size hand that was filled with beads. One finger was topped with a cork. Cool!
Linda Garbe shared an exquisite necklace, Tantaliing Textures, she made in a workshop with Nancy Eha at the 2001 Bead and Button Show.
Cindy Gotham has been experimenting with jump ring jewelry and shared a bracelet made entirely of jump rings in two types of wire along with two books on working with wire.
Kathy Anderson-Mason shared several tiny projects she's made from Mill Hill kits - a santa, star, ornaments, and the cutest little bug-eyed frog! Lois fell in love with the frog and borrowed it to see if she could replicate it!!
Diane Faulk shared a collection of lampwork beads she uses in the Family Strands business she and Jean Hickok "own" as well as a finished bracelet she was wearing. Beautiful and meaningful!
Bo Breda reminded us to enter competitions like Beadwork III: The Beaded Cloth and Bead Dreams. See internet sites below for further information.
Val Anderson shared a tiny pine-needle basket as well as her Daisy Chain jewelry!
Lois Hartwig shared a homemade loom with wire warps and some experimentation she has been doing with various sizes of wire and beads. (Yes, a la Jeannette Ahlgren!)

Memberships

New members/visitors: We have an interesting member! When I received a check for dues from Dina Powers of San Rafael, California, I was a bit puzzled until I remembered talking to a woman at the 2000 Sugar Creek Arts Festival who had designed a beautiful peacock evening bag. During the course of our brief visit, she mentioned she was from California but had family in the Bloomington/Normal area, and I began to wonder if this member was the same person. Sure enough, I found Dina's design published in the October 1999, Issue #33 of Bead & Button magazine and confirmed my suspicions. Welcome Dina, and thank you for supporting our group. We look forward to meeting you the next time you visit Bloomington, or maybe at the Bead and Button Show in June.

New Publications

Beading with Herringbone Stitch by Vicki Star
A little bit of history, excellent technical drawings, and beautiful projects. Lots of color pictures, too, for inspiration. Herringbone and Ndebele are the same stitch.


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