Bead Trunk Lands In Downtown Urbana, IL

Don't want to deal with the Illinois Marathon this weekend? Don't worry, our Bead Trunk Show Starts This Afternoon.

The show will take place April 26, 27 & 28 and May 3, 4, & 5 in our classroom at the shop.

Fridays, April 26th and May 3rd, we will stay open until 7pm to allow later shopping.

PLEASE NOTE: NO DISCOUNTS allowed on show beads.

Trunk show opens on Friday, April 26th @4pm to 7pm
Saturday, April 27th from 10am to 5pm
Sunday, April 28th from 12noon to 5pm

If you cannot make the show the first weekend, IF we have beads left, you can stop by
Friday, May 3rd @4pm to 7pm
Saturday, May 4th from 10am to 5pm
Sunday, May 5th from 12noon to 5pm

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.

Beads N Botanicals

117 North Broadway Ave, Urbana, Illinois 61801

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Preview some of our beads for the trunk show.

Bead Trunk Show Coming to Urbana, IL

ChaCha Beads Trunk Show 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.

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. 

We hope you will enjoy ChaCha Beads as much as we do.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.

Beads N Botanicals

117 North Broadway Ave, Urbana, Illinois 61801

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Bead Trunk Show Updates

Boneyard Arts Festival 2013 Events at Beads N Botanicals in Urbana, IL

The 11th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival
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)

Beads N Botanicals

117 North Broadway Ave, Urbana, Illinois 61801

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Boneyard Arts Festival Events at Beads N Botanicals

Looks like a Seed Bead Trunk Show in the Works in Urbana, IL

What would you say to a TRUNK SHOW offering #SEED #BEADS? Seed beads in Size 15, 11, 11 hex, 10, 8, 8 hex, 6, triangles, bugles, teardrops and squares from Hiroshima, Japan and Murano, Italy in Fancy Finishes and Great Colors? Check back here. We are working out the details, but it looks like this will take place the last weekend in April. I will post this as an "official" event here at Beads N Botanicals in downtown Urbana, IL when everything is finalized.~C

Introduction to Tarot Reading

Introduction to Tarot Reading: With Beads N Botanicals owner Catherine Novak. Great for beginners or as a refresher for experienced readers. We will cover the traditional meanings of the Major & Minor Arcana cards, interpretation of the cards, listening to your inner voice and developing confidence in your reading abilities.

Several spreads will be taught as well. Rider Waite Deck required for this class and available for purchase at the shop for an additional fee. Please note that this class takes place every other week, to allow students to work with the tarot in depth. 

Five Weeks on Wednesday nights, from 6:00pm to 8pm. starting April 3, April 17, May 1, 15 & 29.

Cost: $150 per person, due by March 30th. Or $125 prepaid by March 16th.
Pre-payment and pre-registration required. Minimum of three students required for this class to run with no more than ten students. (we will have a waiting list for more than 10 students)

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Introduction to Tarot

Astrology in the 21st Century

Taught by Amalia Pursell, this class includes a basic introduction to the concepts of Astrology, including the zodiac, the natal chart, the planets, and the houses. It also covers the changes in astronomy in our era: the reclassification of Pluto, the precession of the Earth's Axial Tilt, Ophiuchus, the so-called thirteenth sign, and how these alterations affect Astrology.

Amalia Pursell is a practicing astrologer. Her specialties include the trigonometry of the celestial sphere, the mathematics on which astrology is based, and chart synastry: the study of relationships through comparing two or more peoples' astrological charts. She comes from a long line of astrologers, and has created natal charts for people from all over the world.
Cost: $20 pre-paid by March 23rd; $25 thereafter and at the door. Two or more pre-registered students needed for this class to run.

Wednesday, March 27, 6 pm to 8pm

Astrology in the 21st Century

Psychic & Health Fair in Urbana, Central Illinois

Psychic & Health Fair:
Saturday,March 23rd, 2013
10 am to 5 pm

Come and get a reading with the best readers in the Champaign Urbana area.

Readings include: Channeled Readings, Clairvoyant Readings, Palm Readings, Stone Readings, Psychic readings & Tarot Readings, Massage, Reiki, Reflexology

Cost: $20 per 15 minute reading. Longer sessions available at additional cost.

Next Fairs: May 18 and June 29, 2013

Beads N Botanicals

117 North Broadway Ave, Urbana, Illinois 61801

217-365-9355

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Learn About the Medicinal Uses of Herbs

 Herbal Medicine Chest Course

Medicinal Herbalist Catherine Novak (and owner of Beads N Botanicals) teaches this course. She says, “Over the years, I’ve discovered that each individual herb has so much to teach us about healing and our relationship to nature. Just when I make the mistake of thinking I know almost everything about an herb’s properties, I learn of another through direct life experience or knowledge shared with me by herbalists whom I respect.”

This course will cover somewhere between 25 and 50 herbs altogether. However, you should be very pleased with yourself if you develop a working knowledge of considerably less. The Herbal Medicine Chest covers holistic approaches to “medicine,” a traditional Chinese medicine view of “medicine,” and a Native American perspective on “medicine.”

You will learn how to use herbs safely and responsibly; methods of preparing herbs; suggested herbs to keep on hand for everyday use; how to make herbal oil infusions and salves; and how to use wild edibles as food and medicine.

At the end of this class you will take home an herbal healing salve created during this class.
Five Weeks on Thursday nights, from 6:15pm to 7:45pm. starting May 16, 23, 30, June 6 and June 13.
Cost: $150 per person, due by April 20th Or $125 prepaid by April 6th. Pre-payment and pre-registration required. Minimum of three students required for this class to run with no more than 10 students. (we will have a waiting list for more than 10 students)

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New Fall/Winter Hours for Beads N Botanicals in downtown Urbana, IL

Starting Sunday, October 14, 2012, Beads N Botanicals will now be open on most Sundays, from 12noon to 5pm. 

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Celebrate All Soul's Day in Champaign Urbana, Central Illinois

Celebrate All Soul's Day with a Group Channeling Party

According to Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_DeadDay of the Dead (Spanish:
 Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration takes place on November 1st, in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day
and All Souls' Day (November 2).

In honor of these and other traditions, Karen Gottlieb is offering a Group Channeling Party on Thursday. November 1st from 6pm to 8pm. While Karen cannot guarantee that everyone who attends will get a personal message, her channeling about this event says:

"Come join us for an evening that will lighten your hearts and lighten your spirits, lifting you up to the higher planes of loving to love the new songs of/for joy."

"All Souls have descended into earth at this time to elevate to their highest level of consciousness available to them during this transitional moment in time for both planet earth and for the return back to The Most Loving Plane of Loving Existence for the All.

"Join us (The One United Intentional Energy of/for Uniting All Hearts Back to Love) for an evening of wine, woman and song as We sing the praises of/for the All, and explore ways that All can become lighter, more joyful hearts of love, each singing their own joyful/filled tunes/songs of/for love."

Light-Hearted Refreshments will be served.

Not only is Karen Gottlieb an archetypal consultant certified by the Caroline Myss Educational Institute, she is also a channel for bringing people in touch with their souls and higher selves. In addition to group sessions, Karen offers private, individual consultations by appointment.

For this event, the suggested donation is $20 or more. Please call the shop at 217-365-9355 to reserve your space at this event.

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