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New PBS program for beaders

Announcing Beads, Baubles, and Jewels, a new television program for beading enthusiasts! Hosted by leading jewelry-making and beading art suppliers, this program is dedicated to providing inspiration, impart education, and give you, the artisan, an expanded means of creative expression. Highlights include:
49 "How-To" Segments over a 13-week session, with 3-5 illustrated courses in each session.

Experts in the jewelry-making industry lead the courses, carefully providing step-by-step instructions which are practical, helpful and downright fun.
Topics cover an expanded range of must-have skills, including
Setting Stones
Using Memory Wire
Creating an Exotic Drop Necklace with Wire
Fashioning Faux Dichro Diversions
Plaiting, Purchasing and Plying Pearls, Pearls, and more Pearls
Finagling some Flea Market Fun
Knotting Basics; and many, many more

How do you see this program on your local PBS station? There are a number of ways to assure this program is included in your local PBS station's line-up.
http://www.firemountaingems.com/pbs/pbs_samplepetition.asp?WT.mc_n=ED041203&WT.mc_t=Events_Directory&WT.mc_r=30

there is a link to a list of stations that are already showing it on that page, plus a telephone/email list for those in cities who haven't yet added it to their lineup.

Atlanta people: we are not yet on the list... if this sounds like something you'd be interested in, info for us is behind cut.

Georgia PTV
http://www.gpb.org/
GPB/Georgia Public Broadcasting
260 14th Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: (404) 685-4788
Fax: (404) 685-2431
Email: viewerservices@gpb.org


WPBA/Channel 30
http://www.wpba.org/
740 Bismark Road
N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30324
Fax: (678) 686-0356
Nancy Southgate
678-686-0321