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Tie-Dying at Just Bead It for GUCU!

This week the girls at Just Bead It were busy tie dying GUCU t-shirts for Saturday. Volunteers who pre-registered for the event would be receiving these Free Limited Edition t-shirts in celebration of LBI BA's 1st Annual GUCU.

Step 1: Rubber band t-shirts...all 300 of them! Actually went pretty fast. We had fun figuring out different ways to rubber band them to make different tie dying effects.

Step 2: Dying the t-shirts in Green and Blue dye. We made sure to wear gloves so our hands didn't get dyed...except for Stacey...she went for the "green look" and proud of it!

Step 3: Let t-shirts soak in the dye overnight. We ended up dying half the t-shirts on Tuesday and the other half on Wednesday because we were running out of room!

Step 4: Rinse out t-shirts and take home to dry.

This way our volunteers don't turn green or blue on Saturday!

Step 5: The Finished Product!

GUCU Bonfire!

A GUCU Bonfire will be held on Saturday, April 25 from 8pm til 9:30pm at the Long Beach Township Municipal beach at 68th Street in Brant Beach as a "Thank You" to all of the GUCU volunteers for all of their hard work!

If you want to participate in LBI Business Alliance's 1st Annual Green Up Clean Up (GUCU), please email justbeadit@comcast.net or call 609-492-2323 to receive additional information and pre-register. You can also visit GUCULBI.com.

We hope to see you there!

We are now on Twitter!

We have decided to join the Twitter community! Check us out at http://www.twitter.com/just_bead_it. We will be posting updates on events, workshops, new trends, and much more!

Green Up Clean Up (GUCU) Update

LBI Business Alliance's First Annual Green Up Clean Up (GUCU) is approaching fast! Only 3 weeks away, we are busy preparing for this great "green" event!

The girls at Just Bead It are hard at work beading "GUCU" bracelets for all the volunteers to wear. These bracelets will entitle them for promotions/discounts at participating LBI businesses! Just Bead It will be giving away FREE Pair of Earrings!

Volunteers also have the chance to win 1 of 100 Free lunches at Dark Star Cafe and the first 100 individuals to pre-register for GUCU will receive a Free Limited Edition "1st Annual GUCU" t-shirt, hand tie-dyed by Just Bead It (we will be posting photos soon!).

You can pre-register by emailing us at justbeadit@comcast.net or calling 609-492-2323.

In addition, we just got some GUCU signs made up (much thanks to everyone at Typestries!) So look out for these on LBI!

We have also joined the Facebook community! Just search "LBI Green Up Clean Up." We will be providing updates on that as well as our blog.

April FREE Workshops

On Thursday, April 2 at 1pm, we will be teaching how to design and handcraft a Beaded Necklace for your spring and summer attire by using seed and tube beads along with a howlite pendant. You will also learn how to finish the necklace with a technique called crimping. Great for beginners!

On Thursday, April 16 at 1pm, we will be teaching you how to handcraft a Howlite Pendant Necklace. You will learn how to wire-wrap a bead on a head pin so it can be worn as a pendant on cording. A great introduction into wire-wrapping.

Wedding Road Show on Long Beach Island

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009

Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Just Bead It is participating in The Wedding Road Show, which is a day devoted to introducing brides and grooms-to-be and their families to the distinctive wedding destination of the Long Beach Island Region. Spend the day exploring the area's many wedding venues, ceremony sites, shops and services while earning chances to WIN prizes, sample menus and consult with local wedding specialists along the way.

Just Bead It will be offering Free Bridal Consultations and raffling off a prize. More details to follow.

You can learn more about this event at: http://www.njwedding.com/maillist/contestsponsors.cfm