Due to COVID-19, some programs will be virtual (on Zoom), and some will be in-person, at the Howard County Center for the Arts. Please check with the specific event for the location.
The Baltimore Bead Society’s monthly meetings feature a program with a visiting artist or speaker after a short business meeting. Our programs offer members an opportunity to meet and learn from well-known, leading artists in beading and jewelry fields from all over the U.S.
Other programs may be a free night of instruction on several basic topics such as beading stitches and finishing techniques, a social event such as a holiday party, or an introduction to a vendor from the area selling beads, supplies, or jewelry.
For more program information, contact the BBS.
Current Programs
Past Programs
2023
- May – SWAP / Destash
2022
- November – Artisan Marketplace
2021
- January – Make & Take: Tempting Triangles: view slideshow
- February – Elements of Design for Beaded Jewelry: view slideshow
- March – Off The Top & From The Heart: view slideshow
- May – Improve Your Jewelry Photos
- October – Business of Beads
- November – Artisan Marketplace
2020
- January – Make and Take
- February – Gemstone Jewelry for Healing
- March – From There to Here- The Odyssey of Kim St. Jean
2019
- January – Beady Vacations
- March – Culture and Color
- April – Make and Take Round 2
- May – From Kewpie Dolls to Infinity
- June – Charm Swap, Bead Fashion Show, & Potluck
- September – Selling Your Work on Facebook
- October – Make & Give
- November – Joyce Scott – an Artist’s Journey
- December – Bead Bingo
2018
- Bead Challenge
- You Had Me at Bead Journey and Inspirations
- Make and Take
- Color Theory
- My Bead Journey
- The Earth’s Most Common Mineral (Next to Ice)
- History of Vintage Cast Findings
- Make and Take Round 1
- Hollow and Focal Beads
- Bead Bingo
2017
- Trying on a New Skill: Demo Night
- Work Smarter, Not Harder
- Focus on Focals
- Why do we Bead
- Charm exchange, challenge reveal and show and tell
- Jewelry make and take
- Dichroic Glass fusing and Electroforming
- Evolution of a design
2016
- Caldron Crafts to Speak at BBS on Tools!
- Courting Your Muse
- Branding for Your Jewelry Business
- Charm Exchange and Earring Challenge!
- New! Bead Challenge
- BBS Meeting and Anniversary Finale
- Full Metal Alchemist
- The Hanna Brothers really know how to Rock!
- Get to know your Neighbors, The Patuxent Lapidary Guild
2015
- Bead It Forward
- Promoting Your Jewelry Business Online
- A Journey in Jewelry Design
- May Make & Take
- Lampworking Demonstration
- Journey to the ‘Clayground’
- Free Form Peyote Embellishments, Origami Pendant & Bead it Forward Program
- Adventures in Fused Glass
- Annual Baltimore Bead Society Christmas Party with Bingo
2014
- Bead Bingo
- Bead Social, De-stash and Charm Swap
- Setting Up a Creative Workspace: Tips for a Silversmith
- Bracelet Workshop
- Bead Collecting in Peru
- How to Get Your Passion Published
- Go to the Head of the Class: Furthering Your Skills with Classes & Workshops
- Jade: The Stone of Emperors
- How It Is Made
2013
- Immaterial Revisited – Seeking Re-imagined, Repurposed, & Recycled Possibilities
- Precious Powder Metallurgy for the New Millennium
- Clasps!
- Fads and Trends in Beadwork
- Asian Art Influences on Polymer Clay
2012
- Set Your Soul on Fire
- Vintage with a Modern Twist
- Soups on! (Lori Anderson)
- Photography of Personal Adornment
- Color Theory for Beaders
- Bead Bingo
2011
- A Bead Social – bring a project to work on
- Ask the Expert
- Collaboration: Keeping it in the Family
- Demo Night; we made a beaded right angle weave bracelet
- Oceans of Pearls
