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More than just classes!

1. Evening sessions - along with our awesome classes each instructor is going to present a mini session in the evenings. Margie Deeb is going to do a special presentation on color for our group!

 

We have two nights of our Bead Bazaar.  Bello Modo (www.bellomodo.com) is our bead vendor this year and Pam has a wide range of items that she will bring including seed beads, crystals, vintaj brass and much more!  Each instructor will have a table for kits, beads and finished goods. 

 

We also have fun group events like a cocktail party, a group photo, casino night and open beading.

 

2.  Our sponsors provide our participants a full gift bag of beads and findings.  Last year we had a design contest using items from our gift bag and we'll have that contest again.  There are also door prizes every evening.  Along with the gift bags each participant receives the Bead Cruise program, a full color mini-magazine with tips, projects and resources.

 

3.  Don't forget about the bracelet swap.  This is such a sweet way to remember the cruise.  Make a bracelet to trade.  Wrap your bracelet up, include your name or business card.  On the outside of the package write the size of the bracelet.  You'll pick a bracelet in the same size you enter.  You can create two bracelets for the swap. 

 

4.  We try to schedule our events so that we have the best of all worlds - time to take classes with our nationally known instructors, fun evening events, open beading sessions, time to enjoy the luxuries of the ship and time to enjoy the islands. 

 

5.  We'll meet each evening to dine together in the main dining room before our nightly events.  This is a great time to get to know other bead cruise participants.

 

Registration is still open, classes are filling but not sold out yet.  If this sounds like a great way to spend a week in January, then join us for Bead Cruise 2010!

 

 

Bead Cruise 2009

Sailing Dates: March 1-8th

Ship: Spirit, Norwegian Cruise Line

Sailing from: New Orleans, LA

Ports of Call:
Cozumel
Santo Tomas de Castilla
Belize City
Costa Maya

Classes:
http://www.beadcruise.com/wst_page2.html

Along with the classes we'll gather together for a Under the Stars cocktail party, 2 nights of Bead Bazaar shopping, opening beading sessions and more!

Early bird registration opens May 9th at 12am!

General registration begins May 12th.

Prices and complete details will be posted on Memory Cruisin' website by tomorrow. www.memorycruisin.com

If you plan to arrive the day before the cruise, Beverly will be hosting a bead trip to Ponchatoula's Turquoise Coyote or can go sight-seeing in the historic French Quarter.  We'll gather together for dinner at the world famous Mother's restaurant.

We have space for 55 participants.

Hope you plan to join us for our next adventure!

Bead Cruise 2009!

How did our 2008 adventure go?  It was a huge success and so much fun!  Here are what a few of our reviews:

"The bead cruise was absolutely the best time I have ever had and I can't wait for next year's. The teachers were fantastic and next years sound even better if that is possible. All the planning it takes to make all this work, you have to be commended, I can't think of anything I would have changed, it was all wonderful, I met the best people and the teachers were incredible." - Sandy V.

"I'm one of the newbie's I had a FANTASTIC time, looking forward to
next year. There were so many ideas and techniques to be shared." - Lola F.

Registration for 2009 will open soon.  Sign up for the email list to get updates and news delivered right to your inbox.

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25 Lucky People

Will you be one of the 25 lucky people joining those who have already registered for Bead Cruise 2008?   Find the registration information here.  That's right, only 25 spaces left!

Want to see photos from the Navigator of the Seas?  Visit this flickr page.

The Bead Cruise has a flickr group, join us in sharing your photos from past cruises or jewelry that you've made from the classes, instructors kits or just your island/cruise inspired jewelry. 

Bead Cruise Class Update

Beverly Herman's Garden by the Sea class is sold out! 

Classes are filling up quickly.  We only have 33 spots left on the Bead Cruise, is one of them yours?  Don't wait to register, we don't want you to miss the boat!

Bead Cruise 2008 Registration

Registration opens at 12 AM (EST) July 20th!  Don't miss the boat, this is going to be our best event yet.

Classes are now listed on the Bead Cruise website. 

Questions?  Email me, I'm more than happy to help you with more information.

Bead Cruise 2008!

Join us as we set sail March 1st from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Grand Cayman!

We'll sail in luxury aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas.

Our instructors include Marcia DeCoster, Rachel Nelson-Smith, Eni Oken, Beverly Herman and Heather Powers.

Class projects and descriptions will be posted later this month. Many of our instructors have developed new classes just for the cruise!

Early Bird Registration will open July 18th for those who sailed with us in 2006 & 2007. The official registration open to new participants is July 20th. Registration will open at midnight Eastern Standard time on these dates. Do not wait, we expect to fill up very quickly this year.

To view pricing and for more information visit the Memory Cruisin' website.

I am so excited about our 2008 adventure. It is going to be a blast! I can't wait to see our friends from 2006 & 2007 and to meet those who will join us for our eastern Caribbean bead extravaganza.

Sailing Soon

The countdown has begun!

And what better way to countdown than to shop?  I've added a few new t-shirts to our Bead Cruise Store.  You can find t-shirts, journals, coffee mugs and more with our 2007 logo.

Bead Cruise Program Call for Submissions

Here is the cover from our 2006 Bead Cruise Program.  It was filled with projects, tips and bead resources for our cruise participants.  It's a full color, professional printed mini-magazine. 

This year we are accepting submissions from bead artists. If you'd like to see your project in print, send us a short description of your project and a low resolution image of the finished piece.  Final images will need to be 300 dpi. Step by step photos or diagrams can be used. Articles will be due mid-February. 

If your article is accepted, you'll receive a 1/4 page ad in the program for your business/website along with a complimentary copy of the program.  All rights remain yours.  Your project will not be used for any other purpose.

If you have any questions or would like to submit your proposal email Heather Powers. 

Some sample projects featured in last year's edition:

 

Don't wait!

We are filling up on the Bead Cruise and classes are selling out.  Don't wait to join in the fun! 

Along with a full day class and a half-day workshop, in the evening we gather for open beading sessions.  Each night we'll have demonstrations and mini-projects by our instructors.  Bring a project to work on, finish something from your class, or start a new project with your treasures from the Bead Shop or a kit from one of our instructors!  New this year: Midnight Madness Beading, bead with us into the wee hours of the night!

Join us for all the fun, for more details visit: Beadcruise.com