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Hours: Tuesdays: 11am to 4:30pm; Wed-Friday: 11am to 6pm; Saturdays: 10am to 5pm
Sundays: 12noon to 5pm
Boneyard Arts Festival Events
at Beads N Botanicals
FEATURED ARTIST: Wynter Harrington Peguero
Sculptor, Painter: Masks, sculptures, dragons
Freelance Professional Photographer
Now living in St. Joseph, IL, born & raised in Phoenix, AZ, Wynter moved to the midwest in 1999 and began taking classes within a few years at Danville Community College,
where her sculptures immediately began taking 1st prize honors.
Her passion for art and keen eye have also led her into the realm of professional photography, where babies/children and outdoor shoots have become a specialty.
With a rich tapestry of Irish and Cherokee Indian heritage,
her subject matter and creations are varied and creative,
making them excellent collection and decorating pieces for home décor or for gifts.
To truly appreciate her sculptures, you need to view them in person.
For the Boneyard Arts Festival, her work will be on display Friday, April 12, 11am to 6pm;
Saturday, April 13, 10am to 5pm (Meet the Artist from 3 to 4pm (or later); and Sunday, April 14th. Her works are available for purchase, with pickup AFTER the festival.
The Trikhala Bellydance Troupe, made up of University of Illinois undergraduate
and graduate students, will perform their style of tribal fusion dance--
a mixture of American tribal-style bellydance, traditional ethnic bellydance and
contemporary dance styles such as hip-hop.
Come watch them dance and dance with them.
Saturday, April 13, 1pm to 2pm
“Meet the Artist” Wine & Cheese reception
on Saturday, April 13, from 3pm-4pm (or later)
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at Beads N Botanicals in downtown Urbana, IL will offer seed beads in Size 15, 11, 11 hex, 10, 8, 8 hex, 6, triangles, bugles, teardrops and squares. ChaCha travelled to Hiroshima, Japan and Murano, Italy to find new and unusual beads in Fancy Finishes and Great Colors to spark your creative imagination!
Japanese seed beads are precision cut to enable you to make precise designs in woven beadwork. The newest finishes are permanent metallic and anodized beads.
For example, you will find Size 6 and size 8 beads for your kumihimo necklaces and bracelets in hard-to-find colors and finishes.
The Italian beads are different when compared to Japanese or Czech beads. The color you see is the actual color of the glass, not dyed or coated. The Pinks and Purples have real Gold in the glass, causing it to 'strike' different colors when it is made into beads. They are made in small handmade batches, not by machine like the other seed beads, making them unique. These are not available anywhere else but ChaCha Beads
The show will take place April 26, 27 & 28 and May 3, 4, & 5 in our classroom at the shop.
If you've never participated in a bead trunk show, the concept is pretty simple. Think of a traveling bead show where you can find all sorts of treasures, but for a limited time. Cha Cha Beads will ship a huge selection to our shop. When the show is finished, we return whatever beads remain back to Cha Cha.
This enables us to offer you a much larger selection of beads. In the Champaign-Urbana area, you will not find a larger, more complete, or fantastic selection of seed beads than you will find at this show. We hope you will enjoy ChaCha Beads as much as we do.
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Psychic & Health Fair
10am to 5pm on Saturday,
May 18, 2013
at Beads N Botanicals
Come and get a reading with the best readers in the Champaign Urbana area.
Readings may include: Channeled readings, Clairvoyant readings,
Energy Art Readings, Massage Therapy,
Palm readings, Psychic readings & Tarot Readings,
Massage, Reiki, Hand or Foot Reflexology and more.
Cost: $20 per 15 minute reading. Longer sessions available at additional cost.
Psychic & Health Fairs also on
June 29, 2013
Check our class listings for new classes and events.
New tumbled crystals, including
sapphires, topaz, peridot, shungite, amethyst, smokey quartz, selenite,
petrified wood, sodalite, yellow tigers eye, red tigers eye, Tibetan
quartz, turquoise, yellow topaz, sapphire, emerald, geodes, Spanish
pyrite cubes, and many more healing stones and crystals.
8mm round gemstone beads, including, black obsidian, brecciated "poppy"
jasper, grain stone, green aventurine, fancy jasper, fluorite, leopard
skin jasper, lilac lepidolite, howlite, pink lepidolite, red aventurine,
red jasper, snowflake obsidian, sodalite, unakite, yellow turquoise and
more. Also, sandalwood beads for making malas and prayer beads.
A small selection of lampworked, sterling silver lined Pandora-style beads, Christmas charms, Christmas beading kits, Indian bead loams, beading kits, beading boards and other gifts and treats for the beader.
You'll also find real carved jade beads, coral, turquoise, carnelian, microfaceted amethyst, tourmaline, peridot and more. Tibetan Monk Antiqued Jade beads, mother-of-pearl strands,freshwater pearls, Swarovski Crystals, glass beads, an ever-increasing selection of wood beads, horn beads, and shell beads. We even have sterling silver beads, findings, toggles. Stop by and see the latest.
NEW: Faceted Amethyst beads, Faceted Beryl: Aquamarine, morganite, faceted Garnet.
Also in: a variety of chain, including gold plated chains, silver plated
chains, antique gold look chains, copper chains. Great for Steam punk
& vintage styled jewelry designs.
Check our updated class listings for more information.
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Artisans include: Phil Strang: paintings, Karen Gottlieb: Inspirational Collage, Angela Graveline: acrylic painting, Jean Nonman: handcrafted wooden boxes, Marlita Hasbargen: Dream catchers, Smudge feathers, & paper bead jewelry, Vicki Brown: jewelry and Trees of Life suncatchers.
Wall of handmade incense
Making earrings
