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Don't Miss the Next Bead Bonanza!!
Our next date is
Sunday, October 5th
10am - 5pm
With over 70 vendors!!!
Click here for information on being a vendor at our next Bead Bonanza!


Almost 70 vendors (and still growing) from around the country!  Ethic beads, lampwork and hand-blown glass, seed beads, semi-precious stones, findings, pearls, kits, delicas, books, instructional videotapes, and much, much more!
Our GLBG show is the largest of its kind in the Metro Detroit area. Admission is only $4.00 and parking is free! What a great deal! (And a better deal if you are a GLBG volunteer) Bring a friend and look for those one of a kind treasures! The following is a list of the vendors who have signed up as of August 18th!
1 Stop Bead Shop African Gems Armstrong Tool & Supply Ayla’s Originals Bead Culture
Bead Paradise Beaded Art Beadie's Beadwork Beadroom.com Bella Venetian Beads
Ben Paskus Blue Sled Unlimited Brighton Beads & More Caravan Beads of Chicago Contemporary Glassworks
Cynthia McEwen Design Diane Hawkey DL Creations Earthenwood Studio Embroidered Soul
Findinds Foremost Focal Beads Glass Act-SouthEast Michigan Beadmakers Guild Glass Garden Beads Glass 'n Such
Gwacie Beads & Erin Hook Hager Studios Hip Chick Beads Jawara African Art Jess Imports
Ladybird Beads Laurel Moon Jewelry Lily Studios Living on the Etch Lynda Gilcher & Mary Karg
Midwest Bead & Supply Mobile Boutique.com Molten Obsession Glass Art Neferene.com GMT Gifts, Inc.
North Fire Designs Northern Lights Beadmakers Patsybeads Rene’s Beads & Buds Riverstone Bead Co.
Rypan Designs S&S Lapidary SAC Motifs Sacha's Beads Sirius Beads
Small Wonders by Mavis Smith Stony Creek Bead String a Strand on Wells String-a-Strand, Inc.
Sue Leon Susan Bailey PolyClay Designs Susan Nestor Studio T&T Trading, Inc. Talisman Assoc, Inc.
Tim Barna Bookseller Victorian Purses by Sue Victoria's Delights Wood Haven Studio JUST ADDED
Just Bead It The Bead Gallery Kate McKinnon Gail Crosman Moore BeaDivine
Mary Kay's Beads & Baubles Heading Art & Design Studio Demetriou Imports Zoa Art Yvanne Ham
Studio Beads Treasure Island Djenne Beads Anne Mitchell Gail Crosman Moore

The Bead Bonanza will be held at the Southfield Municipal Complex Pavilion in Southfield, MI, 26000 Evergreen Road.   It is adjacent to the Southfield City and Police offices.   It is convenient to the I-696 expressway and the Lodge Freeway (exit at Evergreen Road).   Admission is $3. The Bead Bonanza is open to the public. Parking is free (surface and underground).  Due to space considerations in the shopping area, please no strollers.

There will be a membership sign-up table for those interested in joining or learning more about the Guild, as well as a "Guild Members' Sale Table" where one of a kind works of bead art created by our members will be available for purchase.

Be certain to check out our "Members Gallery" display case - showcasing the talented members of the Guild.

Thank you for your continued support at the Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild Bead Bonanza!

Southfield Pavilion

Southfield Municipal Complex Pavilion 26000 Evergreen Road Southfield, MI 48076

CONSTRUCTION IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE CIVIC CENTER IS ALMOST FINISHED; THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY OF FREE PARKING! - CHECK THE WEB FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION.


The Pavilion is located on the East side of Evergreen Road between 10 and 11 Mile Roads. It is south of Interstate 696 (I-696) and north of the Lodge Freeway (M-10).

From the East: Take I-696 West. Exit at Evergreen Road (Exit 11) and stay in the left lane. Make a left onto Evergreen Road staying in the left lane. The Pavilion will be on your left.

From the West: (Lansing, Novi) Take I-96 East to I-696 East. Exit at Evergreen Road (Exit 11) and stay in the right lane. Make a right onto Evergreen Road staying in the left lane (be careful because 2 lanes can turn right onto Evergreen Road). The Pavilion will be on your left.

From the South: (Detroit) Take the Southfield Freeway (M-39) north to the Lodge Freeway (M-10). Merge onto the Lodge Freeway (note this is a left exit). Exit at Evergreen Road (1st exit) staying in the right lane. Make a right onto Evergreen Road. The Pavilion will be on your right.

From the North: You can take any major North/South artery down to either I-696 or 11 Mile Road such as Telegraph or Southfield Roads. Then follow the appropriate directions above from the East or the West.

From Ann Arbor / Plymouth: Take M-14 East to I-275 North to I-696 East. Exit at Evergreen Road (Exit 11) and stay in the right lane. Make a right onto Evergreen Road staying in the left lane (be careful because 2 lanes can turn right onto Evergreen Road). The Pavilion will be on your left.
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