Bead Show Fiesta

Posted by Nan Published in BZZZ

The first bead show I attended was an experience I’ll not readily forget. It was a few years ago now, but my recollection is as vivid as if it were just yesterday. I was amazed at the numbers of people, both women and men, who were streaming through the doors to see the endless displays of multi-colored beads and baubles. Dozens of tables were covered with hundreds to thousands of beads of all colors and shapes. What was the commotion about?

My sister had been making jewelry, and I suspect that she brought me along to the show to lure me in. The next thing I knew, she was enrolling us into a class for beginner lampworking, aka glass bead making. I confess, I took the class, bought the necessary tools, and never looked back. I thought it only fair to do the same to my daughters, so they’re hooked now too.

The thirteenth annual Cape Cod Bead Show will be held in the local Recreation Center in Falmouth, MA, on the weekend of August 15th-16th this year. I don’t know how I ever missed those first few years, because now I’d forge through our infamous traffic jams to see what new artisans might be exhibiting. As it happens, of course, we’re exhibiting artisans ourselves – so we get there before the traffic anyway. That’s a good thing, because it gives us time to meander among our colleagues, seeing some old friends and meeting some new ones.

Sandy is heading for New York City for our first time at the Art Glass & Bead Show, and we’ll be onboard with the ISGB, International Society of Glass Beadmakers, in Marlboro, MA. The rest of the season will be fun for us too, as we’re scheduled for several shows with our friends, Shirley and Bev, at Bead Fiesta. They’re superb to work with, and make everyone feel like we’re part of one big happy beading family. We’ll be hoping to see you in Portland, ME. and W. Springfield, MA this summer as well.

If you’re in the Cape Cod area and would like to see more of our beads, drop an email or leave a comment here on this post and we’ll be happy to get back to you.

Bead Happy!