Our Story

The Queen City Bead Society is found in the Queendom of Springfield, Missouri (referred to as the Queen City of the Ozarks for over 100 years).  It was formed by a group of individuals who began taking classes at a local store, Touchstone Beads, under the tutelage of Queen Jennifer.  Before long, the group became fast friends and each beading princess moved up the ranks of beadership and all were crowned as Queens.

The group met weekly to discuss events in the kingdom, admire each other's adornments and, of course, bead or order beads or look at pictures of beads or admire other people's beads or help each other with following bead patterns or imagine beads to come.  They practiced techniques whose names may be unfamiliar yet, upon contemplation, somehow familiar...such as frog stitch, reverse peyote, retro beading, and right angle tangle.  They dreamed of new and innovative bead tools, such as component replicators or colored needles that did not get lost in silver beads or bead attractors for those that are lost or runaway.  For those who were unable to bead due to various circumstances, it was pure "estrogen therapy."

Talk around the table began to earnestly consider forming a society of like-minded beading queens with offerings to expand our love and knowledge of beaded bling.  Queen Lisa began talking with other queens in far off lands such as Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas to gather ideas for a retreat such as those she had attended where she met other royalty and learned their beading secrets passed on by the Queen Mothers of Beading.  Excitement in the Queen City began to grow as discussion generated into action which culminated in planning and lo and behold!  Here we are!  We even found the perfect castle for your visit at The Mansion at Elfindale or Cedar Crest Lodge.  So hop into your royal coaches, pack your crowns, robes, and scepters, and practice your wave as you head to the Queen City, WHERE BEADS RULE!

Disclaimers:

You will not fall asleep if you prick your finger on a needle.

There are no rotten apples in this bunch.

The bedroom with the turret has no secret passage or witches.

The sisters you will meet on the steps are not ugly.

We don't need a handsome prince to be happy.

No frogs will be made available for kissing.

Mattress peas are not provided.