The 2018 Expo will be held again at

Holmesglen Institute Conference Centre, Chadstone

We look forward to seeing you there

Mark the 9th, 10th and 11th November 2018 in your diary 

Everyone is looking forward to seeing a fabulous array of beading goodies provided by the traders at the event, always so many supplies to provide us with creative inspiration. View and admire all the wonderful work on display by the members and entrants in the competitions too.

International tutor news for 2018

We are delighted to announce that the visiting tutor for our 2018 Bead Expo will be Liisa Turunen from the USA.

Liisa will be teaching an exciting collection of workshops prior to and over the Expo period.

This will include designs exclusively released for our Expo in Australia as shown right. "Australian Mist"

All the exciting workshops available with our visiting International tutor Liisa Turunen, plus all sessions with our talented Australian tutors are available for registration now. 

Expo 2018 Workshops 

Open for registration:

A few have booked out, but there are still vacancies in some workshops.

We hope you are completing projects learnt previously, honing up on your skills to take on new projects later this year. Many of these completed projects can be shown off at the Expo too, but original work is encouraged to be entered into any of the relevant Members' Originals sections to be in the running for great prizes.

Don't miss seeing these entries on display at the Expo. 

Vote for your favourite piece and you could win a prize.

See all the 2017 Bead Challenge winners now. 

Members Showcase 2017 winners

2017 - Members Original Jewellery - Elly Feldman Award

2017 - Members Original Bead Competitions

Individual Handmade Bead - Theme "Summer Dreaming"   

Set of Five Non - Identical Handmade Beads 

    - Theme "Australian Wildflowers"

Challenging yourself to learn new skills and to be proud of your achievements is an accomplishment in itself.