Steampunk Chain Necklace–only 2 seats left!
$72.00Date and Time: 11/24/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
In this no solder chain making class, use square wire and jewelry making tools to create copper links. There is lots of repetition, so you will build muscle memory and hone your wire working skills. Walk away with a close-up light weight chain.
RAW Frame Bracelet
$78.00Date and Time: 11/30/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Create a base using right-angle weave Toho seed beads and bugle beads. Embellish each frame in multiple ways using Czech druks, Chinese crystals, fire polish beads, and/or seed beads to create a fun beaded bracelet.
New Class! Wire Finger Weaving Flower Pendant
$72.00Date and Time: 12/01/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the technique of finger weaving with copper wire. Then take your piece and form it into a pendant. Embellish your pendant with Swarovski crystals and lucite flower to make a one-of-a-kind piece.
Morse Code Wrap Bracelet through Kirkwood
Date and Time: 12/03/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Design a message with Morse Code and incorporate it into a wrap bracelet. Send a note to someone or to the world with this fashion piece. Participants will pick from the materials provided.
The message in the bracelet shown is “I love you Beadology Iowa Bead Squad”.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
kirkwood.edu On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$35 instructor fee/$38 materials fee.
New Class! Primrose Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 12/07/2024 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Emma Folsom
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This is a fast and fun class beading in circles to create a pair of earrings that look much more complicated than they are. Use GemDuos, SuperDuos, and round Toho seed beads to make the base earring. Then bezel a cabochon on top for added design and dimension.
Resin Pendant/Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 12/12/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Design a pendant with something you bring from home—a photograph, image, small item—which you imbed in resin to make a pendant. This item might be a dried flower, a wing, a seed, a charm–it could be anything not more than 1/4″ deep. Some materials will be provided. Learn to mix resin and pour it into a pendant mold. The resin will have to be cured overnight, so participants will have to come back the next day or after to finish their project.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
kirkwood.edu On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$35 instructor fee/$35 materials fee.
Friday Night Out: Pop-up Card with a Twist
$68.00Date and Time: 12/13/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the art of folding paper to create an unusual pop-up card that twists upon opening. Choose from lovely and fun paper. Create a matching envelope. Get ready for holiday season.
Click on the video below and watch it in fullscreen to see how cool the card is when it moves.
New Class! Scrap Glass Pendants
$120.00Date and Time: 12/14/2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic lampworking skills.
Don’t throw your glass scraps or end of rods/stringers away! Use them on top of clear glass to create a variety of pendant styles. Bring your own clean scraps (white vinegar rinse) and many will be provided. Practice bail making, too. This is a fun intermediate lampworking class.
New Class! Capricorn Saturn Bead
$68.00Date and Time: 12/14/2024 from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
In the first of a yearlong series, make jewelry projects that correspond to the current Zodiac sign. December’s sign is Capricorn, which is ruled by the planet Saturn. Create a felted bead, then make Saturn’s ring and embellish everything for a one-of-a-kind Capricorn bead. Tune in each month for the next Zodiac project. Collect them all.
Picture coming soon!
New Class! Embellished Soldered Pendant–only 2 seats left!
$88.00Date and Time: 12/15/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: Basic soldering skills.
Use your spot and sweat soldering skills to make a metal pendant. Individual help with design and construction will be provided.
Spiral Twist Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 12/16/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Any wireworking experience.
Learn techniques to use wire to create a macrame spiral knot. You will make a pair of drop earrings using a Swarovski crystal and the spiral knot. These earrings are elegant in their simplicity. They look close to a DNA strand.
Customer Choice
Date and Time: 12/21/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity:
Instructor: Karen Kubby, Alyssa Jakowchuk, and Emma Folsom
Prerequisites:
Pick your staff person, pick your time, and pick the skill you want to learn or refresh. Brainstorm with our expert staff on how to begin or finish a project. Get some one-on-one time for anything we know how to do. Sessions are $35 per person, are 45 minutes long, and begin on the hour. Materials are extra or bring your own.
You’ll need to call 319 338-1566 or come in to register for a time slot or slots.
Class Cancellation Policy
Class fees are due at time of registration. Cancellations must be made at least 5 days in advance of class in order to receive store credit. There are no cash refunds for cancellations issued by the student.
If Beadology Iowa cancels a class, the student can choose to transfer registration to another class, receive store credit, or receive a refund.
New Class! GemDuo of a Bracelet–this class is full, call to get on a waiting list.
Date and Time: 11/23/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Have a lot of fun stitching GemDuos and SuperDuos to make squares beaded together to form a wonderful bracelet. It looks like a traditional quilt square. Use this pattern to make matching earrings.
This class is full. Please call to get on the waiting list. When we have two people on the list, we will schedule another session.
Registration is $78 and includes all materials and instruction.