Connie Steele – Bead Artist

When Connie Steele met her husband she had no idea she’d fall in love with something he did for fun. He was a Mountain Man re-enactor. Connie decided to join in but realized it was difficult to get the proper bead work on the attire do she started beading her own items. Join Nashville Public Television’s Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Connie Steele – Bead Artist from Sparta, TN.


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When Connie Steele met her husband she had no idea she'd fall in love with something he did for fun. He was a Mountain Man re-enactor. Connie decided to join in but realized it was difficult to get the proper bead work on the attire do she started beading her own items. Tressa Bush takes us to her White County studio for an up close look at some gorgeous things that take hours and hours to create.

Tressa Bush has been a part of the Crossroads family since 2007. Born and raised in Smith County, Tressa continues to live there today but finds that with each new story she learns something new about Tennessee.  A former Miss Nashville, Tressa also participated in the Miss Tennessee USA (a preliminary to the Miss USA/Miss Universe competition). 

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