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
