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November General Meeting – Douglas W. Johnson, Bead Artist Extraordinaire

Lexington Community Center (LCC) - Commander’s Office, Room 242 39 Marrett Rd,, Lexington, MA, United States

**  PLEASE NOTE LOCATION: LEXINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER (MORE INFO BELOW)** We are so fortunate to live in an area where there is a wealth of talented artists. Among these is the amazing Newburyport artist, Douglas W. Johnson, who “paints” with beads, “Weaving Glass Beads into Art”. Doug’s work was featured in the February 2016 issue […]

Free – $5.00

January Bead-In

Lexington Community Center (LCC) - Commander’s Office, Room 242 39 Marrett Rd,, Lexington, MA, United States

BDI doesn't have a General Meeting in January, but this year we are having a January Bead-In. BDI's Bead-In provides an opportunity to work on the old or new project of your choice while socializing with fellow bead lovers in the Commander's Office #242 at the Lexington Community Center! Bring your amazing holiday purchases and […]

April Bead-In

Lexington Community Center (LCC) 39 Marrett Rd (Route 2A), Lexington, MA, United States

Spend some time with your fellow Beaders at our April Bead-In. BDI’s Bead-In provides an opportunity to work on the old or new project of your choice while socializing with fellow bead lovers at the Lexington Community Center. Bring your recent (or recently found) purchases and begin to plan a project. Or bring that half […]

May – Resin Romp Workshop with Phyllis Flora

Lexington Community Center (LCC) - Commander’s Office, Room 242 39 Marrett Rd,, Lexington, MA, United States

Curious about how resin can be used in jewelry?  This class is the perfect introduction to UV resin.  We'll use open-back wire bezels that you can make yourself and fill them with resin.  But that's just where the fun starts - we'll color the resin using mica powders and glitter, then add tiny little treasures […]

BDI Members Meeting – Mobilia Gallery Presents Bodacious Beads: Contemporary Interpretations of Beadwork

Lexington Community Center (LCC) 39 Marrett Rd (Route 2A), Lexington, MA, United States

Jo Anne Cooper and her sister Libby Cooper have operated Mobilia Gallery for over 38 years. Jo Anne will share their visions, and what work they look for and select when curating and installing a show. View and learn about the innovative techniques and materials by masters in the field exploring the superb possibilities of […]

Getting Comfortable with WordPress

Lexington Community Center (LCC) 39 Marrett Rd (Route 2A), Lexington, MA, United States

Using WordPress to edit your website.

Dec – Mementos: Jewelry of Life and Love

Belmont Gallery of Art at Town Hall Complex Homer Municipal Building, 19 Moore St, 3rd floor, Belmont, MA, United States

Shown above: Historic New England Mourning Bracelets from Historic New England’s collection. Laura Johnson, Curator of Historic New England (historicnewengland.org), will be speaking. Join Curator Laura E. Johnson for a peek inside New England's jewelry box. This illustrated talk introduces a wide range of Historic New England’s jewels, from eighteenth-century mourning gems to contemporary wampum. […]

Bonus Class – Kumihimo Braiding – Day 1

Arlington Community Education at Arlington High School 869 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA, United States

DukasDesigns & Ancient Moon at Arlington Community Education, Arlington High School (in case you missed Yin's class at BDI) Kumihimo is a Japanese form of braiding, translated as "gathering of threads." The earliest form of kumihimo dates back to 794 BC, when braids were used to secure clothing in religious ceremonies, and later to join […]

Bonus Class – Kumihimo Braiding – Day 2

Arlington Community Education at Arlington High School 869 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA, United States

DukasDesigns & Ancient Moon at Arlington Community Education, Arlington High School (in case you missed Yin's class at BDI) Kumihimo is a Japanese form of braiding, translated as "gathering of threads." The earliest form of kumihimo dates back to 794 BC, when braids were used to secure clothing in religious ceremonies, and later to join […]

May Meeting & Workshop at Fiamma Glass

Fiamma Glass 86 Maple Street, Waltham, MA, United States

Members Meeting and Workshop will be at FIAMMA GLASS in Waltham, where we will learn how to manufacture our own LAMPWORK glass beads. NOTE TIME CHANGE! Intro to Bead Making In this class we will explore the over 5000-year-old art form of glass bead making using the best of modern equipment and supplies. Over the […]

Oct – Lampwork Glass Beads: Process, Product and Inspiration

Lexington Community Center (LCC) 39 Marrett Rd (Route 2A), Lexington, MA, United States

Featured Artist: Ann Conlin Monthly Meeting Ann will be discussing her continuing journey through various areas of glassmaking, focusing primarily on the process of glass beadmaking along with various techniques to achieve different effects. She will also discuss what to look for when purchasing handmade glass beads. Ann Conlin is a Massachusetts based glass artist, […]

Free – $5.00

January Intro to Glass Beadmaking at Fiamma Glass

Fiamma Glass 86 Maple Street, Waltham, MA, United States

Members Meeting and Workshop will be at FIAMMA GLASS in Waltham, where we will learn how to manufacture our own LAMPWORK glass beads.  This is a special date, time and location! Intro to Glass Bead Making In this class we will explore the over 5000-year-old art form of glass bead making using the best of […]

$50.00 – $55.00

Feb Meeting “The Elsa Peretti Phenomenon” Lecture

Lexington Community Center (LCC) 39 Marrett Rd (Route 2A), Lexington, MA, United States

Free to members, $5 for guests (join now!). Ariana Bishop, Curatorial Research Associate for Jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, presents a lecture on Elsa Peretti, jewelry designer. In 2015, Harper’s Bazaar honored the tall Italian aristocrat known for her minimalist designs of jewelry and accessories when they claimed, “Mention the name Elsa […]

March Workshop One – Monte Nikkel on Working with Precious Metal Clay (PMC)

Lexington Community Center (LCC) - Room 232 39 Marrett Road, Lexington, United States

NOTE: Location is at LCC! See the map below. This is a Saturday afternoon workshop on March 16, 2019. Precious metal clay (or PMC) is a fine silver or gold ground extremely small and suspended in a binder to create clay. It is very versatile: you can roll it, texture it, stamp it, form it, […]

March Workshop Two – Monte Nikkel with Pebeo Painted Jewelry

LEXART Lexington Arts and Crafts Society (formerly LACS) 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

NOTE: Location is at LEXART, not LCC! ! See the map below. This is a Wednesday night workshop on March 20, 2019. In this class, Monte Nikkel will share her experience in working with Pebeo reactive paint. Students will create one of a kind painted jewelry. For Members: $40.00, if reserved or paid for before […]

April Workshop – Bead Weaving with Ann Benson

Lexington Community Center (LCC) - Commander’s Office, Room 242 39 Marrett Rd,, Lexington, MA, United States

In this class you'll learn how to use the No-Finish Bracelet Loom, including: How to set up and warp the loom How to figure sizing Basic bead weaving techniques Basic fiber weaving techniques Options for closures and finishing Members: $20.00 class fee, if reserved before 4/8/19; $5.00 upcharge for late registration after 4/8/19. Non-members: Same […]

Open House at “Things We Love”

Things We Love Art Supply Shop 1339 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington Heights, MA, United States

The last Open House at Things We Love was such a success for BDI members, who loaded up on treasures galore, and for the store’s owner, Jeannette Zohar Stavropoulos, that she decided to invite our Members to a repeat event. Her initial date for closing the store was in January, but she now has an […]

September Meeting – Nature as Nurture and Muse by Gail Crosman Moore

Lexington Community Center (LCC) - Commander’s Office, Room 242 39 Marrett Rd,, Lexington, MA, United States

Join us for a lecture by Gail Crosman Moore Although Gail's work has spanned many different fields and materials, a lifelong obsession with the essential, ancient seed pod has informed her work in all media. Whether she is painting, hammering, folding, sewing, or working in fire, it doesn't matter what materials are in her hands- […]

September Workshop – Make Your Resin Glow with Gail Crosman Moore

Lexington Community Center (LCC) - Room 237 39 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States

This workshop on working with resin will be taught by Gail Crosman Moore. The workshop will take students from choosing an object that they will want to reproduce, we will make molds, cast with a UV one part resin and then add colorants, some commercially available, some that I am creating myself. Cabochons, pendants and/or […]

Oct Meeting – Edible, Medicinal & Utilitarian Uses of Beads Throughout History by Brian Robertshaw

Lexington Community Center (LCC) 39 Marrett Rd (Route 2A), Lexington, MA, United States

Come listen to Brian Robertshaw, the owner of Beadniks in Vermont Contemporary views often categorize beads as an accessory to the fashion industry…this is true in many ways, however over the last 10,000 years, beads have played important roles throughout the world as ceremonial objects, vehicles for trade, and even currency. It is believed that […]

Dec Meeting – How To Photograph Beads and Jewelry

Lexington Community Center (LCC) 39 Marrett Rd (Route 2A), Lexington, MA, United States

Members Meeting & Lecture Having trouble photographing your products and making them look presentable? Then this is the seminar for you. Hunt’s Photo and Video Education Coordinator and Lecturer, Otha Sonnie will present tips and techniques for photographing your creations in the best possible manner. After working diligently and painstakingly to create a one-of-a-kind product, […]

Cancelled – March Meeting Netted Rope Bracelet

Lexington Community Center (LCC) 39 Marrett Rd (Route 2A), Lexington, MA, United States

Due to the current situation with the Corona Virus and the temporary closing of LCC location, BDI events for March are cancelled. We will reassess the situation for April. Members Meeting & Technique Mini Class Presented by Anita Beren Come to our monthly meeting, featuring a mini class. In this class, members will learn how […]

2020 June Virtual Meeting and Dinner

Via Zoom

On June 17 our BDI Members Dinner will be held via Zoom 6:30 - 9:00. We also have a presentation from the BeadFX bead store from Toronto, Canada Hi, Here's the latest update on the lemons to lemonade theme. BDI's annual members meeting and dinner, is scheduled for next Wednesday, 6/17/20, at 6:30pm. Every year […]

Sept Zoom Meeting and Video of Teresa Melendez, PowWow Beader and Dancer

Via Zoom

Wednesday September 9 presentation after the monthly Members meeting will be a shared screening of a PBS Nevada video clip about PowWow beader and dancer Teresa Melendez, followed by discussion and Q&A. Our new BDI programming year starts off with a video and presentation on Native American beading. Teresa Melendez is an enrolled citizen of […]

Sept Zoom Workshop with Teresa Melendez, New Technique for Beaded Rope Jewelry

Via Zoom

Saturday, September 12, 2020 will be a Zoom workshop learning a new technique for creating beaded rope necklaces, bracelets, &/or earrings. This workshop is suitable for all levels, using materials many beaders already have. There may also be an option for ordering kits.   Workshop project Building on the introduction Teresa provides us on Wednesday, we […]

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