Spring Is Here So Let's Meet and Bead

Olga's Creations Fatima's Hand in Bead Embroidery

Already the third month of the year is unfolding so get your beads, crafts and tools ready for tomorrow as we gather yet, again for our monthly get together.  The perfect way to unwind, be inspired and get some beading done amongst friends and like minded folks.  Whether you have never seen a bead, are an avid hobbyist or one of our avid regulars all are welcome as we delve and celebrate the fruits of our eyes, hands and creativity.  We look forward to you joining us.

BIBA Art Polymer Clay Earrings

Date:  Friday March 1, 2013

Masouma and Bettina talk shop

Time:  6:00pm- 9:30pm
Venue:  LB o J'zazz Beading Zone
Jabriya Block 9 Street 6 House 13 (Side Basement Entrance)

Exhibition| REFLECTIONS by Najat | Thursday October 11

A sneak preview of REFLECTIONS by Najat

Back in the snowy winter of 1991 whilst training at Fort Dix, New Jersey as a volunteer attached to the 199th JAG, we were a small yet determined group of young women from Kuwait eager to be part of the healing, rebuilding and revitalization of our homeland.  Two of us were assigned to the project initially, a seriously intelligent post graduate student by the name of Najat Hussein and myself.  It was an intense two week training and we graduated on the day of liberation.
We worked together for a few months and lost contact shortly thereafter.  Whenever interviews were conducted I made sure to list all the names of the nine ladies who were the first in our modern history to wear a military uniform and serve on a voluntary basis.  I always wondered about Najat and hoped to reconnect.
Well, twenty years later on a spring evening we were preparing for our Venetian Nights evening highlighting the collection of handmade glass focal beads Bettina had discovered in the old cities of Venice, Murano and Burano, as I was stepping out of my car in front of our little gem of a shop an amicable lady with a smile was waiting outside for a friend to attend our event.  Immediately recognizing Najat it was a poignant reunion of sorts and a new connection and friendship ensued.

Two of Najat's REFLECTIONS | Encased in Circular Peyote

Through our subsequent Meet and Beads, her visits to the shop and classes, Bettina and I discovered a painter, a sewer, an Economics Professor and so much more creative energy along with being a committed mother of four unique and vibrant children.  One Meet and Bead evening, Najat opened a huge box with treasures and little sculptural surprises.  It was a magical gathering and we both agreed that these special pieces needed to be celebrated, viewed and shared.  Besides the fact that we wanted to get our hands on at least a few of these extraordinary cabochons to include in our own work!  Please join us as we celebrate another unique creative voice in our midst. 

Najat amidst three of her four children

Date:  Thursday October 11 and Saturday October 13

Time:  9:30AM - 1:00PM and 5:00PM-9:30PM

Venue:  LB o J'zazz Shaab Al Bahry

 Block 8 Mohammed Darwish Al Aradi Street ( Street 90)

Shaab Complex Ground Floor (Near Executive Flex and behind Costa Del Sol Hotel)

REFLECTIONS cabochons will be available for purchase and we are KNET friendly.  For more information you can contact us at 2261-0686. 

Friday the 13th.... Yes: Meet & Bead !

Najat's Delights | Iqbal's Polymer Cabs Interpreted

As Bettina and I were on overload last week, I was forced to postpone our monthly ritual of every first Friday being the Meet and Bead.  So, without further ado the date was shifted to the next week and by sheer coincidence it is indeed Friday the 13th.  What symbolism we imbue when it comes to rituals and what people tell us is part of our imagination and to add to that the LB o J'zazz Beading Zone is housed in House 13!
It's been well over a month since we last congregated and so please bring your eye candy, nimble fingers and bead stashes to get our creative juices flowing. 

There will be my homemade green lemons lemonade, hot spiced cider and other goodies to accompany us through the evening.  Looking forward to having you all.  Friends and guests are all welcome. 







Date:  April 13 (Friday)
Time:  6:00 PM- 9:00 PM
Venue:  LB o J'zazz Beading Zone
Jabriya Block 9 Street 6 House 13 ( Side Basement Entrance)

For more information you can contact us at 2261-0686

Yes! We Will Meet & Bead Friday March 2

Iqbal and the group | Watch and tell

 With picture perfect weather and great long weekends Bettina and I are hoping that you have been in your "beading zone" and have been creating concoctions we both can't wait to see.  So, come join us as we celebrate the inherent beauty of beads, beaded adornment and the art of living a life handmade.

For those of you who are curious about beads and the craft and never touched a bead then this is the perfect opportunity to do so and to meet the wonderful, creative and committed beading passionistas who are the makers of beaded adorned objects.
Hot spiced cider, sahlab and one of my famous hot and piping soups await you.  Please feel free to bring your friends and guests also.

ARAM's take on Peyote

Date:  Friday March 2, 2012
Time:  6:00 PM- 9:30 PM
Venue:  LB o J'zazz Zone
Jabriya Block 9 Street 6 House 13 (Side Basement Entrance)

Najat Hussein's Beaded Delights

For more information you can contact us at the shop at 2261-0686.