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Classes

Beading 101

This class teaches the 2 basic skills needed for beaded jewelry construction (finishing and, headpin work) while instructing you on the basic necassary tools, as well as design concepts (color, texture, and bead size, etc.)


Beading 201 Advanced Headpin

This class is for beaders who have experience making earrings and manipulating headpins.  We will use headpin techniques and basic beading techniques to explore new ideas in jewelry design to make a necklace.


Spring Flowers Beaded Bracelet

In this class you will learn to make a bracelet using lampwork glass beads, glass flower beads, and glass leaf beads.  You need to have completed Beading 201 or be able to wrap headpins.


The Watch

This class will teach you 3 different ways to make beautiful watches.


Crystal Watch

This class uses 4mm and 6mm crystal to design a beautiful watch.


Woven Fringe Bracelet

This class will teach you to make a beautiful bracelet with seed beads and small Czech glass beads.  This is a beginner level project that will take about 6 hours to complete if made full and fluffy.  Project will probably not be finished in class, but will be easy to finish at home.
 


Woven Crystal Tennis Bracelet

This class will teach you a beautifull needle and fireline technique using crystals and small flower spacers.


Woven Bracelet #3

This class will teach you how to use fireline, needles, 4mm Swarovski crystals, 6mm Swarovski crystals and Delicas to create a beautiful bracelet.  This is a very structured class and we will be following a specific pattern to create this project.  This is the easier bracelet project.  Allow about 3 hours for this class.


Woven Seed Bead Bracelet

This class will teach you a pretty bracelet woven with fireline and seed beads.


Woven Herringbone Bracelet

This class will teach a beautiful woven bracelet with square seed beads.


Woven Posey Necklace

This class will teach you a flower pattern that can be used in a bracelet using #15 and #11 seed beads.


Woven 3-in-1 Bracelet

This class will teach you how to use fireline, needles, 4mm Swarovski crystals and Delicas to create a beautiful flower patterned bracelet.  This is a very structured class and we will be following a specific pattern to create this project.  This is the easier bracelet project.  Allow about 3 hours for this class.


Woven Seed Bead Dragonfly Earrings

This class will teach an earring charm in a dragonfly pattern using #11 seed beads.


Woven Crystal Puff Heart

This class will teach you a beautiful puffed heart woven with Swarovski crystals and fireline.  This class uses a needle tecnique.


Mixed Medium Woven Bracelet

This class will teach you a beautiful bracelet combining ladder stitch and herringbone stitch using seed beads, cubes, and 3mm or 4mm Czech glass beads.


St. Petersburg Stitch Bracelet

This class will teach you a lovely seed bead and 4mm crystal pattern using needles and fireline.


Crystal Jubilee Bracelet

This class will teach a dramatic 6mm crystal, 4mm crystal, and seed bead class using fireline and needles.


Crystal Elegance Woven Bracelet

This class will teach a beautiful, elegant bracelet made with Swarovski crystals, needles, and fireline.


Seed Bead Lariat

This class will teach you how to make a lariat using #8 or #11 seed beads with tassels using fireline and needles.


Woven Crystalline Beauty Bracelet

This is a wonderful easy level bracelet made with seed beads, Swarovski crystals, and 4mm round beads.


Woven Pearl Flowers Bracelet

This bracelet is made with 4mm glass pearl and seed beads.  It can be made into a necklace by adding a 6mm bead to one side.


Majestic Beaded Necklace

This class will teach a beautiful beaded necklace made with large beads constructed with smaller beads.


Woven Crystal Burst Pendant

This class will teach a beautiful pendant piece made with a glass bead, seed beads, and 4mm bicones.


Woven Crystal Bracelet

This is a simple needle and fireline technique using 4mm crystal bicones and #11 seed beads.


Woven Spring Flower Bracelet

This is a beautiful needle and thread technique using seed beads.  You will work on this piece for up to 3.5 hours and complete it at home.


Woven Crystal Rose Bracelet

This class will teach you a pretty flower woven with fireline, 4mm crystals, and seed beads.


Woven Diamond in the Middle Bracelet by Jimmy Boatright

This is a needle and thread technique using cubes and #15 seed beads.  This project will not be completed in class and  is not suggested if you have not previously completed a needle and thread project.


Woven Love That Knot by Jimmie Boatright

This is a needle and thread technique using #8 seed beads.  This project will not be completed in class and is not suggested if you have not previously completed a needle and thread project.


Woven Wave Beaded Bracelet

This is a needle and thread technique ideal for a beginner.  The materials used are 8mm round beads, #11 seed beads, and 4mm beads.


Woven Lacy Cube Bracelet

This class will teach you how to make an art deco/layc style bracelet using cubes, crystals, and seed beads.


Woven Clearly Crystal Bracelet

This is a beginning class utilizing the ladder stitch that will teach you how to make a bracelet using woven crystals and seed beads.


Woven Seed Bead Spiral Bracelet

This is a beginner class utilizing the basic but versatile spiral technique using seed beads and fireline.  May be embellished as you see fit.


Woven Chevron Bracelet

This class will teach you to make a beautiful bracelet using #11 and #8 seed beads.


Woven Lovely Netted Bangle Bracelet

This is a needle and thread technique woven around colored center cord.  Though this is an easy technique, this project will not be completed in class and is not suggested if you have not done a needle and thread project previously.


Woven Beautiful Bangle Bracelet

This class will teach you how to make a bracelet with the closed netting technique using 4mm beads, memory wire, and seed beads.


Woven Celini Necklace

This class will teach you a round peyote stitch using a variety or different size seed beads.  This piece will not be completed in class.


Woven Flower Bracelet

This is a needle and thread technique that will teach a seed bead band with flower beads sewn to the top.


Byzantine Chainmaille Bracelet

This class will teach a popular jump ring pattern.


Rope Chainmaille Bracelet

This class will teach a rope bracelet made of jump rings.


Rosette Chainmaille Bracelet

This is a pretty chainmaille bracelet made with three entwined rings.


Wedding Knot Chainmaille Bracelet

This is an easy chainmaille class.


Chainmaille Anklet

This class will teach you how to make a beautiful anklet design that comes down to six triangular points and ends in a bead.


Orbital Chainmaille Bracelet

This class will teach a beautiful modern style bracelet that can also be made longer into a necklace.


Persian Chainmaille Bracelet

This is a beautiful chainmaille bracelet with a natural stone set in the center.  This is an intermediate to advanced class.


Chainmaille Flower Bracelet

This is a beautiful easy chainmaille pattern made with jump rings.


Chainmaille Half Persian Bracelet

This is a stunning bracelet made with jump rings.  This is a difficult level technique.


Twisted Chainmaille Bracelet

This class will teach a bracelet made of jump rings.


Charming Chainmaille Bracelet

This class will yeach you to make a chainmaille bracelet with beautiful beaded charms and regular charms.


Christmas Charming Chainmaille Bracelet

This class will teach you a simple chainmaille bracelet and headpin wrapping to make a christmas charm bracelet.


Crystal Chainmaille Bracelet

This class will teach you to make a beautiful bracelet made using jump rings with 4mm crystals running through the center.


Egyptian Mystery Bracelet

This class will teach a beautiful spiral wire bracelet.


X's and O's Bracelet

This class will teach a hard wire design using a tool called the Coiling Gizmo and wire.


Wire Wrapped Love Knots

This class will teach you how to make wire wrapped beads calld "Love Knots."  We will be making necklaces or bracelets, whichever you choose, with the beads you make by mixing them with other beads.  This class is comparable to Advanced Beading 201 and should not be taken by students who have not taken Beading 101.


Wire Wrapped Pendants

This class will teach you to use round and square wire to wrap large pendant beads for necklaces, which we will use to design a beaded necklace in class.


Crocheted Wire Beaded Necklace

This class will teach a beautiful necklace corcheting wire with bead in a chain stitch.


Indian Weave Wire and Bead Bracelet

This class will teach a beautiful bracelet from 2 sizes of wire and beads.  It can also be made longer into a necklace.


S-Link Wire Bracelet

This class will teach a beautiful bracelet starting from straight wire that will become S shaped links that connect with jump rings.  It can slo be made longer into a necklace.


Decorative Wire Accent Necklace

This class will teach you how to make lovely wire connections and fancy head pins with the wig jig.


Wire christmas Trees with the Wig Jig

This class will teach you how to make an adorable pair of christmas tree earrings, or pendant, using the wig jig with wire and Swarovski crystals.


Wig Jig Earrings

This class will teach a variety of earring making techniques with the wig jig and requires the purchase of a wig jig if you don't already have one.


Celtic Knot Wire Bracelet with Wig Jig

This class will teach you to make beautiful celtic wire designs with the wig jig that will connect together with the beads of your choice.  You must have your own wig jig for this class.  We will have wig jigs for sale inj the store if you don't have one already.


Wig Jig Fall Leaves Necklace

This class will teach you how to make beautiful leaves that will be incorporated into a necklace with beads.  You will need to purchase a wig jig if you don't already have one.


Spring Wig Jig

This class will teach you to make a chain with the wig jig and a spring pendant.


Christmas Holiday Wig Jig Designs

This class will teach you to make wire christmas trees with the wig jig.  You must have or buy a wig jig to take this class.


Artistic Wire Beaded Necklace

This class will teach you a beautiful necklace in a modern style using wire and medium to larger beads.


Large Wire Bracelet

This class will teach a unique bracelet made from 16 gauge wire and large beads.


Wire Chevron Rosette Bangle Bracelet

This class will teach you how to make a bracelet using square wire.


Wire Swirl Chain Necklace

This class will teach you to make a chain from wire to use with pendants or other beads.  This is a simple technique using pliers and wire cutters.  Depending on the length you choose for your chain, you may have to finish it at home.


Curly Wire and Bead Necklace

This class will teach you to make a necklace from beads and wire using pliers and wire cutters.


Stone In-set Bangle Bracelet

This is a wire project using 21 gauge square wire and natural stones.


A Taste of Kumihimo Bracelet

This calss will teach you a Japanese weaving technique that will be done with fibers and #6 seed beads, but can slso be done with fibers alone.  It will require the purchase of a disc that is always used with this technique.


Full Fringe Beaded Necklace

This is a combination or basic beading and fringes sown between the beads with fireline.  It makes a lovely full necklace made with your choice of beads.


Small Christmas Ornament Embellishment

This class will teach you how to make a beautiful simple beaded skirt that will fit over a small glass ball ornament.


Wire Beaded Ring

This is a class where you will learn to make a wire ring with a ring madrell and a bead on the top.


Woven Peyote Stitch Bracelet

This class will teach you how to make a beautiful basic flat peyote stitch pattern to make needlela dn thread technique bracelets.


Figure 8 Bracelet

This class will teach a lovely and easy beaded bracelet.


Eclectic Spool Knit Bracelet

This is a wire technique requireing a knitting spool and a drawplate.


Beaded Circle Necklace

This class will teach a needle and thread tecknique to make pretty beaded circles which will then be incorporated with chain and charms to create a necklace with diverse textures.


Wire Nest Pendant

This lass will teach you to make beautiful pendants with wire and beads that look like bird nests.  You will also be able to use this technique to make earrings.


Pearl and Leather Necklace

This class will teach you an 18" to 24" necklace made by stringing pearls on leather and knotting the leather between pearls.


Large Woven Flowers

This class will teach you to make a fun spring flower with seed beads that can be used as a ring, a pendant, a broach, or several connected together as a bracelet.
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