Foremost Focal Bead News
Welcome to Foremost Focal Beads
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the NORTHERN MICHIGAN BEAD SHOW. It was a beautiful day and we made a lot of new friends. Special thanks to Chris Fisher for all her hard work in putting the show together!
We're currently working on filling in our TRUNK SHOW calender so check back often for updates on our show schedule. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOREMOST FOCAL BEADS COME TO YOUR LOCAL BEAD STORE, EMAIL US AT info@foremostfocal.com. We'll do our best to schedule a show anywhere in Michigan, northern Illinois or northern Indiana.
New to beading?
Intimidated by the idea of taking a class?
Looking for something new to do with the girls?
If you live in the greater Kalamazoo/Portage area, we can provide an answer
to those questions. Foremost Focal Beads offers in-home personal
instruction in beading at affordable prices.
We bring everything you need to learn how to string necklaces and bracelets
and make earrings. You don't have to invest in a lot of tools and extras
before you try something for the first time.
Have the girls over for a fun night of making your own accessories without the
silly party games of other home events. We give you a choice of the item you
and your friends can make.
Call us at 269-267-8112 or email us at info@foremostfocal.com for details.
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Starting this year we amended our sales-only email policy. Now you will only get sale and new artist/beads emails. We realized that you were missing out on seeing the newest beads we had available and that just wasn't right! BTW - check out the CLEARANCE category because new prices have just been posted.
Lipstick Ranch
Rusted Iron
is here! |
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Design Alert!
The latest special issue from Bead and Button Magazine, "BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY: MAKE IT WEAR IT"
highlights one of Mary Poineal's McDuck Creations butterflies. Many of you know Mary's metal design line but what you may not know is that she began with ceramic art beads. We have more of these 3-dimensional butterflies available now. Click on the Quickie McDuck Creations category to see these great focals! |
New Artists - During a recent upgrade on our computer, we lost portions of our email including the names and email addresses of new artists. If you have emailed us before, please do so again. We want to give you the chance to show your work!
Facebook is here!
Don't just be someone's BFF. Be a
FFBBFF
(Foremost Focal Beads Best FAN Forever!)
Our Facebook page is up and running and linked to our home page. Even though you can't "friend" a business, you can "like" it! ("Like" button in the upper right hand corner.)
We'll be offering a discounted bead of the week so you can pick up a great deal. Plus we'll have customer gallery photos, new bead updates, free project info and a lot more. If you have a Facebook account, just click on the icon on the left side to connect with the FFB Facebook page
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2012 show schedule
June 16-17
Intergalactic Bead & Jewelry Show
Cleveland OH
June 29-30
Bead Quest Trunk Show
Grand Rapids MI
October (TBA)
Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild Bead Bonanza
Southfield MI
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Gallery Photos
We'd love to showcase
your designs. Just e-mail us a jpg photo at info@foremostfocal.com. |
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Can't
afford the big bead shows? |
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We know it's
getting tough for many of you to get to the big bead shows so why not
talk your local bead store into having a
Foremost Focal Beads
Trunk Show!
Here's what one store owner had to stay about her Foremost Focal Beads Trunk Show...
"The Trunk Show Bead Quest had with Foremost Beads was the best. Chris was so good with the customers and they all loved the beads and pendants she brought the show. Bead Quest will look forward to having her again in the future."
- Cheryl Tom
Bead Quest
Grand Rapids MI
We'll
bring the show to Michigan, Northern Indiana, Northern Illinois and Ohio
bead stores so you can see these beautiful beads in person just like you
would at a national bead show. We are adding new artists all the
time so you'll see many that you may not otherwise have a chance to see.
We are now scheduling
trunk shows for all of 2012. If you would like to see FFB come to
your bead store, have the store contact us
at
info@foremostfocal.com. You can also send us the name, e-mail
address or phone number of your local store and we can contact them for
you. |
Is this your first visit to
Foremost Focal Beads?
Please take a moment to read through our valuable
information pages designed to make your beading and shopping experience easier.
Please keep in mind that virtually all of these beads are
one-of-a-kind. Each is touched by the hand of the artist and while some may look
similar, the individual beads are different in some way. Remember, when a bead
has been sold, there will not be another one like it in the catalog.
We hope you enjoy your Foremost Focal Bead shopping
experience. Thanks for choosing Foremost Focal Beads!
Chris Thommen
Foremost Focal Bead's CEB
(Chief Executive Beader)©
Member, American Craft Council
