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Bead Fest 2024 Recap and Photo Gallery

The Artbeads.com team is back from Bead Fest 2024! It was the first time in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for many of us. Designers Becky Dahl, Sara Lovecraft, Deb Floros, and Andria Bieber spent several days sharing the joy of beading and jewelry making with a crowd of bead enthusiasts and other makers. For those that couldn't join us in person, many events were streamed live. Visit our main Bead Fest page to watch video replays and shop Bead Fest featured items including new debuts! Read on for highlights from the festival and each designer's favorite moment from Bead Fest plus some fun behind-the-scenes photos.

Bead Fest 2024 Highlights

Bead Fest 2024

Artbeads.com Beadwork Bootcamp - We loved working with all the workshop attendees for an amazing marathon session of beading and jewelry making. Stay tuned for new tutorial pages with a shoppable list of supplies so you can recreate all the workshop projects at home!

Bead Fest Workshop

Special Guests - We were honored to be joined by Tadashi Harada, Director of Sales for Tulip, who traveled all the way from Japan! Meredith Roddy from Beadalon, Rochelle Peterson from Team TOHO, and Anne Lichtenstein from Gardanne Beads also made special guest appearances.

Tadashi and Deb

Tadashi and Deb

Deb and Meredith

Deb and Meredith

Rochelle and Andria

Andria and Rochelle

Tulip i-Cord KNITTER Product Demo - Showing attendees how to use this fun tool from Tulip was definitely a highlight, especially with Tadashi on hand. Everyone wanted to join in on the fun once they saw how easy it was to create a pretty knitted rope.

Becky and Tadashi

Tulip i-Cord Kniter

New Product Debuts - Several new products had their debut at Bead Fest 2024 including new limited edition Designer Blends, round crystal blends from PRESTIGE Crystal Components, and gorgeous enameled monstera leaf pendants from Gardanne Beads—now back in stock! Visit our As Seen at Bead Fest collection to see all these new products.

New Product Debuts

New Product Discoveries - While browsing the marketplace we spotted new tools from Beadalon that we just had to have! Their new lime green chain nose and round nose pliers are a dream to work with, and the Glimmer Series crimpers add a bit of fun with their speckle design. Check out these new tools with Sara's demo show and get your own set now.

New Beadalon Tools

Beads & Bubbles Happy Hour - We were honored to host this end-of-festival wrap party and loved talking with some of you.

Bead Fest 2024

Designer Favorite Moments from Bead Fest 2024

Becky DahlBecky Dahl: "I loved helping people at our make-and-take table making stretch bracelets. Many had never made jewelry before and I loved hearing them say, "I can't believe I made that!" It's always so cool to see new inspiration and creativity start to blossom."

 

Sara LovecraftSara Lovecraft: "Having the opportunity to be in-person with people from our online community was really amazing! It was great to be able to put real faces with names!"

 

Deb FlorosDeb Floros: "I enjoyed meeting many #seriousartbeaders in person! It was great to hear how they enjoy our products and live shows!"

 

Andria BieberAndria Bieber: "It was a wonderful experience, getting to work with our customers in person. I’m so glad everybody was able to attend. And it was fun getting to teach the Artbeads.com community in person and answer any questions they might have."

 

 

More Behind-the-Scenes Bead Fest Photos

See the wizard behind the curtain, Eric, as he works the camera and keeps the shows on track! Plus snapshots from our Bead-a-Llama competiton, Team TOHO's display of TOHO Challenge design pieces, and other fun moments!

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest 2024

Bead Fest Happy Hour

Bead Fest 2024

Don't forget to check out our Bead Fest page to watch video replays and shop all items featured at Bead Fest! Join us next year and stay-up-to date with future events and live shows by joining our newsletter list using the form at the bottom of this page. Happy beading!