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Nina "Sam" Hibler Regional Director
Email - south @ isgb.org

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Welcome to the ISGB South Region.  Nina “Sam” Hibler is your regional director. The ISGB South Region includes these states Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.  This page will have news and help you find Chapters, classes, studios and more in our region.Please visit often as this page will be updated as new events and information come in. 

 


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 Hello South Region Members.

Congratulation: Venture  South Region Top 5 Beads

Thank you to everyone who participated for your wonderful entries

 These 5 beads will be displayed at the Gathering in Bellevue

"Dixie" by Andrea "Andi" Abernathy
 "Shimmering Nebula" by Micheale Thompson
"Little Blue Bird" by Christi Klein 
 "Enchanted"  by Andrea "Andi" Abernathy
"Tropical Fantasy"  by Micheale Thompson 

All the beads listed above and below will be in the virtual show on line
Susie Bibb- '"Rainbow" and "Field of Poppies"
Meri "Roo" Garrett- Perez "Tangled" and "Catfish"
Suzan Ranew -"Mystic Ocean Owl"
Babette Cox - "Little Happy Dooley Guy"
 

Sam is ready to receive your news and put it right here!

Please send me your news

We need you please contact Sam to be featured! south @ isgb.org


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Events -  

Houston Society for Glass Beadmakers(Houston Hotties)

Next meeting April 15th

 

Heatherwood Clubhouse
15130 Willow Branch
Houston, TX 77070

 Grapevine Beadmaker Society 

The next meeting of the Grapevine Beadmakers' Society will be on Saturday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. at Wired Up Beads at 726 Commerce Street, Southlake. New people are always welcome.
We will be taking pictures for the annual postcard so bring either your bead to be photographed or email a jpg picture to Terry.

We must have all photos by May 19. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 


 

April's member challenge is flowers.
The demo will be pods by Christi Klein.
Jenn Naylor is organizing a group outing to the Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens on June 9th. We plan on taking a guided tour of the gardens beginning at 10 a.m. and following that with a potluck picnic lunch. Family members are invited and discounted group tickets are $20-adults, $17-seniors, and $14-children (3-12). Please contact Jenn at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and/or 817-300-5386 if you are interested in joining us.

NEWS

We had a productive Beadathon on April 11 for Beads of Courage. Please bring your orphan beads for Beads of Courage to the next meeting. We will be mailing them soon. Babette Cox created a cute bucket for the Beads of Courage beads. What a great way to store them! Now we just have to fill the bucket.

 Kudos to ours members: Suzan Ranew has a bead featured in the Twistie article in The Glass Bead, and Donna Felkner and her beadrollers are featured this month in Soda Lime Times.
Thank you to Jennifer Naylor who demonstrated how to create a torso at the March meeting. Many members went home to try the technique. Jen makes it look easy.
 For more information, visit www.grapevinebeads.com
Society of Artisan Lampworkers in San Antonio SALSA
 
The next meeting will be in April 12th place TBA for more information Vicki Munie glitzycowgirl @ gmail,com
 
NEWS
SALSA will be participating in Luminaria San Antonio once again this year. The date is May 5th.

 Studios, Classes and Workshops in the South Region

 
 Blue Moon Glassworks, Austin, Texas
 
Teresa Laliberte
Lavender Creek Glass Sculpting   September 21-22 , 2012
and September 23-24 , 2012
See website for more classes
http://www.austinbluemoon.com/pages/class_lampwork.php
* Studio offers open torch

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Wired Up Beads, Dallas/Fort Worth

Fabulous Focal Beads with Ginny Hampton Schmidt                  Saturday, April 21st, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Encasing Bootcamp with Ginny Hampton Schmidt, Saturday, May 5

See website for more classes                                                 www.wiredupbeads.com 817-421-3030                                                    *Studio offers open torch

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Dream Fire Glass, San Antonio, Texas
May 5th Beadmaking 1
May 6th Beadmaking 2
May 19-20th Blown Hollows
May 26 Sculptural Flowers
May 27 Encased Florals                                                                              
see website for  classes                                                                         
www.dreamfireglass.com 210-342- FIRE (3473)
*Studio offers open torch
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 Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, Arkansas 72560
870-269-3851,
 www.ozarkfolkcenter.com 
  Flame of Mind, Intermediate to advanced March 19-23
 Beau Anderson, Sage Holland and Vanessa Bunet , at The Ozark Folk Center State Park in N.Central Arkansas , lodging available but not included in price of  $ 710.00 includes supplies
 
 
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Society of Artisan Lampworkers in San Antonio SALSA
President: Vicki Munie glitzycowgirl @ gmail,com

VP: Kim Fruend mkbbfreund @ sbcglobal.net
Secretary: Leia Edmonds
Treasurer: Karen Erickson
Contact Info: Meetings are the second Thursday of the Month please contact the above email addresses for details of place and time.
 
Houston Society of Glass Beadmakers - Houston Hotties
President:
Mary Torres
Vice Presidents: Lori Tourish
Treasurer: Dorothy Grimes
Secretary: Sharlyn Premuda
Past President: Lori Brodnax
 
 
Grapevine Beadmaker Society
This ISGB Chapter serves the Dallas/Fort Worth and North Central TX area:
President: Trudy Jauquet
Vice President:  Paul Ewing
Treasurer:  Micheale Thompson
Secretary: Terry Porto
Contact:   terryporto @ yahoo.com
Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of the month at 7 P.M.
 
Groups 
 
Austin TX: Austin Fireflies meet in the last Saturday of the month 7pm
For more information -
www.austinbluemoon.com
 
New Braunsfel TX: La Beada Loca meets monthly for a social gathering, show & tell, demos, torch time and more.
For more information -  info @ heritageglass.com
 

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Submissions for The Bead Release (e-newsletter) are due by the 15th of the month.


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Have questions about events, activities or anything pertaining to the South Region?    Email your regional director