In A Whirlwind

As the whirlwind continues…Janice in the bead room continues to tweak the prototypes for the Nebraska Historical Society. They liked the original designs and asked for a few little changes. 

We held a nice open house for the staff around Mother’s Day and timed it perfectly during the CAN meeting, too. 

Beads in a Box attended the Elm Creek FCCLA Spring Fling and was able to help them raise $100. That seems to be part of the Beads in a Box legacy-raising money for good causes.

Our latest success story is with the Buffalo County Relay For Life. “Kim” came in yesterday with a check after selling 34 cancer bracelets that the BIAB volunteers created. We were excited to give her $340 towards her relay team total. 

The SAFE Center has sold approximately 80 bracelets for their recent fundraiser, and the Alzheimer’s Association is ready to get started selling their bracelets for the walks coming up in September.

Karen and I are in a flutter preparing Bazangles for the American Crafters Retail Expo (ACRE) Wholesale Show in Las Vegas. We take off right after the board meeting on May 31. This is our final show being considered “Emerging Artists,” and we hope to pick up new wholesale accounts. If we could ship more out to wholesale accounts, BIAB wouldn’t have to travel to as many shows. The next goal for the team is to create one-of-a-kind originals for the national convention in New York in August.

We remain in a whirlwind…

Tootles for now, Kyla