| Since we printed our first newsletter in 1999, the cost of printing, paper and postage has risen dramatically making it cost prohibitive to mail the newsletter. Later this year, we will begin distributing our newsletter via email. In addition to being kind to the environment, this will allow us to maintain better contact with you through monthly updates. We do not, and will not share our mailing list. We will not inundate your mailbox with messages - you can expect a monthly schedule of classes and information about new beads and products. If you are on a special interest mailing lists, you will also receive occasional notices about events and products that relate to those special interests. So sign up for our email list next time you are in the store and look for the sign up box on our website later this year. | ||||||
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Wood Components are always in demand for warm weather styles. 40x60mm oval wood pendants $3.00. 30x50 oval wood connectors $3.00. Both in light, medium, dark brown and blond wood. Mother of Pearl in stylish cut out shapes. Oval, round, square and rectangles in white, natural brown and black and a riot of hot summer colors. Pearls. Elegant, regal, classic. Pearls never go out of style. We have an extensive collection of freshwater pearls in fashion’s best colors and shapes – keshi sticks, squares and coins as well as rice and potato shapes. Simply pick a strand, string it up and voila - an heirloom necklace that will be treasured for years to come. Classically stylish Faux Pearls in a new palette of colors. 4mm, 8mm and 14mm rounds in sherbet colors - pink, jonquil, mint, aqua and teal. $4.50 to $10.50 per strand. 10mm and 12mm coin “pearls” in many new colors - white, peach, gold, teal, lavender, burgundy and chocolate (to name just a few). $8.00 and $10.50 per strand. Tahitian-Look Czech glass pearls are a lusty purple with gray/green overtones. 12mm and 14mm $11.00-$18.75 Wee little Faceted Gemstone Rondells! Great spacer beads or on their own as a dainty necklace. From 3mm carnelian and tourmaline to 4mm onyx, we have a whole rainbow of colors for summer! New Bead Thursday. Be the first to see the newest beads, books and tools! Every Thursday we feature our latest shipment of the trendiest, smartest, most fashionable beads along with new tools, books and gadgets. We are open until 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays. So stop in after work to see what’s new!
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As the temperature rises, cool down your look with jewelry in sea greens, turquoise and neutrals. Colors of the earth and tropical rainforests are key to this trend, especially shades of green, from the deepest forest to a clear, rain-kissed leafy hue. Earth tones combined with deep shades like navy and pomegranate add a luscious contrast to these natural wonders. Create a suede lariat; combine wood and chain; tie up semiprecious stones on linen cording: think tiger eye, river stone, picture jasper, natural color shell; incorporate natural motifs of leaves and flowers. Turquoise, a perennial summer favorite, is fabulous mixed with coral, mother of pearl, gold or silver. Full skirts and high waist pants are bringing a vintage feel to summer style. Play on that look with a short bead choker at the neckline (pearls will look so classic) or a matinee length bead and chain necklace. A fabulous pair of earrings will make you look cool - long drops or chandeliers swinging in the breeze you’re wishing for on the hottest days of summer.
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Learn to create pretty, garden themed jewelry in Beautiful Bells Necklace, Garden Pathway Bracelet, Garden Garland Necklace, and Beaded Wildflower, DaVine Necklace, Vintage Floral Brooch and Sweet Summer Necklace. Wrap things up in a multitude of wirework classes - Wire Wrapped bracelet & Earrings, Wire Wrapped Cabochon, Wire Tips and Tricks, Chain Link Bracelet and Wrapped Loop Charm Bracelet. Don’t worry, we have stringing projects and off-loom projects, too. See the WORKSHOPS section for more details. | ||||||
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July 11-13, 2008 Once again, we are planning three days of French beaded flower fun. This year, students will create climbing vines - Clematis with big cheery blue, purple, pink or white blooms and the Passion Flower which produces many purple and white flowers with large, three lobed, serrated leaves. The classes are for adept intermediate to advanced beaders. This seminar attracts students from all over the world and will fill up quickly. Yes, you may sign up now. Please call, write or email for registration information. | ||||||
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SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL "Custom Coats” are special exotic, metallic coatings applied to one side of Swarovski beads and stones for added brilliance and sparkle. They reflect various shades as they turn in the light and add depth to the base color. The coatings are NOT applied by Swarovski. You’ll like all the yummy colors - we like them because it is very difficult to get fancy colors directly from Swarovski. Beautiful large, round 23mm and 27mm Swarovski Crystal Buttons make a dramatic statement on your most elegant attire or a spectacular closure on a beaded bracelet or use them in place of a rivoli in your beadwork. $4.00 to $8.50 The classic DeArte Pendant is available in two sizes. Use the 24mm as a necklace pendant and the 8mm for earrings. $6.00 and $11.00. Or try the long, elegant 5x20mm Column Pendants for both a pendant and earrings. $6.50 to $8.75. Sparkly Flower and Butterfly beads will help you focus on the sunny days ahead. 14mm or 18mm butterflies and 6mm or 8mm flowers. Price $.75 to $2.00 Charming, flashy 11x10mm Briolette Beads make a lovely pendant for a lightweight necklace. $3.75 The Triangle Ring is a new addition to the Square Frame and Cosmic Ring styles. 14mm ($6.75), 20mm ($16.75) and 30mm ($27.00) sizes in 8 luscious colors. More of those delightful 26mm Leaf Pendants. In 6 different colors. Perfect in the Sweet Summer Necklace. Twice a year Swarovski works with fashion industry forecasters to define new style trends. This season the theme is “back to nature” with an earthy and natural feel. We are offering you a taste of each of five new trends in our Swarovski Trend Collection. Each tube contains 57 beads in assorted sizes and colors for only 10.99. How do you use a no-hole crystal stone if you don’t do beadweaving? Why with our Rivoli, Cosmic Ring and Square Ring link and connector settings. Available in goldtone or silvertone, simply glue your Swarovski crystal into the setting and you have a ready-made pendant or connector. $6.00 to $10.75. We recommend E6000 Glue for maximum bonding strength. $4.50 (Why not learn beadweaving techniques with one of our many books on the subject or take one of our classes!) With so many new Swarovski crystals, we have to tell you again about Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski by Laura McCabe. Complete step-by-step, directions guide you through 20 projects including luminous necklaces, earrings, pendants and rings. The inspirational photo gallery shows you how to vary colors and shapes to create unique effects. All of the designs are made with Swarovski crystals and only three simple beadwork techniques: flat peyote stitch, tubular peyote stitch and spiral rope. There is also a chapter on making decorative embellishments such as bezels, picots, berry clusters and branch fringe. $24.00 (We have the 27mm round stone used in the book - 6 colors. Limited Supply!) | ||||||
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Anokhi Scarves are hand-printed on lightweight 100% cotton voile. The generous 15” x 72” length is perfect for around the neck, around the waist or around a hat. It can be wrapped and twisted to make a wonderful head covering as well. Choose from pastels and brights each with a beautiful complementary border. $16.75 espe handbags are 100% animal-friendly, cruelty-free and made in neighboring Canada! The playful appliquéd designs on these durable synthetic leather bags will make you smile. Every handbag comes with a dust bag for storage. Choose from Buddy the loyal pup, Meow who dreams of fish in the sky, Peace the white dove perched on a delicate branch and Luna’s tropical flowers. $77.00 Don’t forget to check out the matching wallets to complete your look! Nearly everyone’s favorite season is summer, but no one likes to freeze in an overly air-conditioned movie theater or restaurant. Enter the Chilly Jilly - a portable wrap that comes in its own drawstring pouch that fits in your purse. This crease-free, wrinkle-resistant wrap is made of a silky fabric and can also be used as a bathing suit cover up, a scarf, a belt, or a head covering. Made in the USA! Choose from black, brown, white and off-white. $29.95 We have two new styles of Popcorn Tops. These incredibly small-looking blouses fit sizes small to x-large! The easy care fabric holds it shape without lycra, spandex or elastic and never needs ironing! Perfect for summer travel. Choose from short sleeves or shells, button downs or long sleeves, plain or printed. Priced from $16.95 to $22.95. We’ll pack it in a cute little popcorn box, too! Staxx is an interchangeable ring system that is fun, fashionable and unique. Staxx allows you to design and create a limitless number and variety of individual rings. Start with a base ring of polished stainless steel, choose stacking centerpieces from a variety of shapes, sizes and materials, twist on a topper to complete the ring design. It’s that easy! Choose your pieces á la carte or select a boxed set!
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Carol Wilcox Wells second book, The Art and Elegance of Beadweaving, is still readily available. It includes chapters on beaded beads, herringbone stitch, creating chevron chain, crochet rope, peyote stitch and spiral ropes in a multitude of variations. Learn to weave a three-bead spiral bracelet, twisted ribbon Ndebele necklace, gemstone rope, napkin rings, and more. 30 projects in all starting with the basics and moving on to more challenging projects. $27.95 Beading Basics: Right-Angle Weave, from Bead & Button, teaches you the basics plus twelve variations to create beautiful bracelets, pendants, earrings, necklaces. Whether you are learning this technique for the first time or want to sharpen your skills, the great projects and step-by-step photos will inspire you. Internationally known bead designer, David Chatt, provides advice on how to stitch three-dimensional beadwork and details on a single needle version of right-angle weave. Available in June. $6.95 Learn to create stunning projects and explore principles of design in Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads by Stephanie Sersich. Start with a primer on the different types of glass beads and how they are made. Explore your creativity with key principles of design. Build your skills as you progress through twenty dazzling projects that incorporate a variety of beading techniques – including Stephanie’s “spiny knotting” technique. $22.95 Simply Modern Jewelry by Danielle Fox is full of basic information and simple, stylish jewelry. Complete step-by-step instructions and photos accompany each project. There’s something for everyone in this collection of modern and memorable projects. $21.95
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Peggy (“Mom”) - Helps solve your beading problems, puts all those tiny beads into tubes. John - Webmaster. In charge of packing, unpacking, shipping, stocking. “The Show Guy.” He knows a lot more about beading than you think! Kerrie - An art major who is thrilled to work with all the wonderfully colored beads and finds them a creative springboard for the other artistic endeavors. Meghan - Brings an artist’s eye to her creations. She loves working with color and texture and helping others create. “MF” - Keeps up with the correspondence, filing, mailing list, teaches and sometimes helps out behind the counter, too. Peggy J - A very sophisticated designer. Cleverly fixes your beady problems and broken necklaces. Ann W - A self-described “bead enthusiast” fills in from time to time when one of the “regulars” takes a day off and she likes to pop in at unexpected moments just to play with the beads. Louise - One of our favorite teachers and bead evangelist. Tiger (a/k/a ‘Prince of Beads”) - the Bicohn Frisé bead pup who greets you with a wag of his fluffy whit tail. He’s the star of our TV commercial! And an assortment of friends. too many to list. All of them willing to give advice on your projects, show off their latest creations and share bead gossip.
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One Day Only - Saturday, June 21 We are presenting a trunk show of wonderful pieces collected by Maggie Meister during her world travels. The collection focuses on one-of-a-kind artisan pendants and beads that designers can use in any medium. Maggie’s handpicked collection includes Moretti glass pendants from Murano, Cenedese pendants from Murano, unset hand-carved cameos from Torre del Greco, hand-painted porcelain pendants by artisans from Umbria and Campania, specialty blown glass beads from Murano and Italian seed beads. She will also have instructions (on CD in PDF format) for her workshops that she is no longer teaching - they include instructions, supply list, introduction and background of the piece along with suggested color way and some basic stitch instructions. | ||||||
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Charlottesville Bead Society Design Challenge Each member received an identical collection of beads and was challenged to create a unique piece of jewelry. The rules are simple: Participants may use any technique and add other beads and findings but, the final project must use all of the beads in the collection. While it is easy to see that all of the finished jewelry contains the challenge beads, whether it is a simple necklace or a floral fantasy, each piece is unique. The Charlottesville Bead Society was established in 1998 by a small group of bead enthusiasts who met regularly to exchange information and ideas about beads, beading and bead related arts. Meetings are held once a month from September through June. If you are interested in membership, please speak contact Studio Baboo. | ||||||
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We’ve added a new show to our schedule - the Treasures of the Earth, Gem, Jewelry & Mineral Show at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on October 17-19, 2008. Complete details are below.
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Be the first to see the newest beads, books and tools! Every Thursday we feature our latest shipment of the trendiest, smartest, most fashionable beads along with new tools, books and gadgets. We are open until 7:00 on Thursdays. So stop in after work to see what’s new! | ||||||
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Every Tuesday our classroom space is available for an “open studio” session. Bring a current project to work on, any problems to work out and, bring your own lunch or snacks! This is a forum for you to share your tips, help each other with problems and chat about beads. No need to sign up – no fee – come and go as your schedule permits.
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The winter class schedule is always the most challenging to put together – the chance of bad weather makes it difficult to schedule out-of-town instructors and sometimes makes it impossible for students to make it to class. So, if Charlottesville City and/or Albemarle County schools are closed due to weather conditions, classes are cancelled. If in doubt, call before coming to class. We will try to have the store open for shopping regardless of the weather conditions and suggest you call before visiting on bad weather days.
 ABOUT PARKING
If you are traveling to Studio Baboo for the first time, we strongly suggest you follow the directions on our website www.studiobaboo.com. Many of the online way finding services do not take into account that you cannot drive on
or across the Downtown Mall.
The Charlottesville Bead Society is a group of bead enthusiasts who
meet regularly to talk about beads and share friendships. Membership in
the Society offers a forum for the exchange of information and ideas about
beads, beading and bead related arts. Meeting programs include lectures,
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Studio Baboo® will be at the following shows this spring – stop by and say “hi” to John & friends. If you are coming to one of these shows and are looking for something special, give us a call – we’ll bring it for you. Although we do our best to provide the correct show information, we have listed the show promoters’ websites here and we encourage you to visit them or call us to confirm dates before traveling long distances to attend a show. Contact the show promoter for other information.
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| March 7-9 | Treasures of the Earth Gem Jewelry & Mineral Show Richmond Raceway Complex 600 E. Laburnam Rd. Richmond, VA Fri. 12-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun 11-5 |
| April 18-20 | Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Shows,**
Charlottesville National Guard Armory 1640 Avon St. Ext. Charlottesville, VA (I-64, Exit 121 S.) Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5. www.toteshows.com This show is subject to cancellation if the National Guard is activated or there is a state or national emergency. |
| July 4-6 | Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Shows,**
Agusta Expoland Expo Road (I-64 Exit 91) Fishersville, VA Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5. www.toteshows.com NEW LOCATION |
| July 19-20 | Bead Mercantile Holiday Inn Patriot 3032 Richmond Road (Rt. 60) Williamsburg, VA Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4 www.beadmercantile.com |
| Oct. 4-5 | Bead Society of Northern Virginia Bazaar
Vienna Community Center Park Street Vienna, VA Sat. 10-5, Sun 10-4:30. www.NVBS.info |
| Oct. 10-12 | Treasures of the Earth Gem Jewelry & Mineral Show Richmond Raceway Complex 600 E. Laburnam Rd. Richmond, VA Fri. 12-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun 11-5 |
| Oct. 17-19 | Treasures of the Earth Gem Jewelry & Mineral Show Virginia Beach Convention Center 1000 19th Street Virginia Beach, VA Fri. 12-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun 11-5 |
| Oct. 24-26 | Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Shows,**
Rockingham County Fairgrounds, Commercial Exhibits Building 4808 S. Valley Pike Harrisonburg, VA (1/2 mile S. of Harrisonburg off I-81 between Exit 240 & 243) Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5. www.toteshows.com |
| Nov. 22-23 | Bead Mercantile Crown Plaza 6945 Pocahontas Trail Williamsburg, VA Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4 www.beadmercantile.com |
| Don't forget to highlight the 'ON THE ROAD' portion of this
newsletter and print it out to receive a discount of $1.00 off the regular
admission to the above shows or, give us a call at 434-244-2905 or send an
email to Studio
Baboo. ** Admission Discount is not available at this show, but if you bring this page to our booth we’ll give you $1.00 off your purchase! | |
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