Lunacy Beading

05/25/2026

05/09/2026

All set up and ready to go!

05/07/2026

In just SIX DAYS you can get all the handmade goods you can shake a stick at! Shop with 72 local and regional artists, meet the people making the art!
The first 40 shoppers will receive a free swag bag full of items from our artists! We'll also have our popular Mondo Swag Bag raffle, tickets available at the entry table. This will be our second show at The ROC Dome, which is located behind the Calkins road Wegmans, just a few short minutes off 390!
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04/26/2026

It would break my heart if you didn't come see some of my new work at Mayday! Underground Crafts + Art on May 9th at the Rochester Dome Arena. There will be plenty of my "old" work too!

04/12/2026

I adore these vintage green glass buttons. They are likely made from depression glass in the 1930s. The antique store I got them at in Ithaca had more. Hmmm. I might have to go back...

04/11/2026

I've always had a dalliance with astronomy, even as a young kid. My Dad taught me how to take star trail pictures, I slept in my backyard under the stars and sought out the constellations. I went to the planetarium as often as I could and couldn't wait to see my first comet (thanks Comet Hyakutake!). Now, I have designed some new pendants made with the filings from a meteorite. They include peridot as this is the most evident gemstone found in meteorites. Alas, my peridot is from earth, but they are joined by metallic meteorite dust - actual stardust!

04/09/2026

First sale of the year! Mayday! Underground Crafts + Art in the Roc Dome Arena on May 9th just in time for Mother's Day and Father's Day!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Lunacy Beading

Diane Brown-Steiner of Lunacy Beading creates jewelry with unusual elements. She seeks various sources for antique buttons, escutcheons, keys, antique lace. She has up-cycled her grandmother’s blue willow china, saving it from the trash. Disassembled old mechanical watches reveal beautiful gears, cogs and impossibly small screws to use for Frozen Time Pieces. Her beadwork uses a crazy number of beads. She loves experimenting with natural elements. One might find fossils or Herkimer Diamonds she hunts in New York State, or even Asian Jewel Beetle wings. Lately, she has been successfully experimenting with stained glass and beads to make mosaic pendants.

Come see Beading at the 2026 Mayday! Underground Crafts + Art

03/26/2026

My newest piece. An exquisite antique enamel button with bead embroidery made into a one of a kind pendant

02/17/2026

February was rough on me (still recovering!) and I didn't get these into a store before Valentine's Day. I've been experimenting with incorporating antique lace into my work, and I like how these turned out. The centerpiece is, I believe, bobbin lace, but I'm no expert. It was cut from a larger piece purchased at an antique store.

01/31/2026