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Macrame & Beaded Bracelet
$72.00Date and Time: 03/01/2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Emma Folsom
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
In this repetitive project, you will use clove hitches, Toho seed beads, and Chinese knotting cord. Create a sliding closure using a series of square knots for an adjustable fit.
New Class! Pinwheel Bracelet & Earrings Set
$88.00Date and Time: 03/15/2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to make a pinwheel component with 2-hole SuperDuos and Toho round seed beads. Link them together to form a bracelet. Add a bauble on the bottom of one to make an earring.
New Class! Spinner Ring–only 2 seats left!
$88.00Date and Time: 04/13/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: Basic soldering skills.
Use your soldering skills to make a ring band. Then make a smaller ring that will spin freely around the band. A fascinating piece of jewelry to help you through the stress of the day. Click for more information and a video!
New Class! Woven Infinity Ring
$78.00Date and Time: 03/30/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Any wire weaving (not just wirework) experience.
This ring is a great intermediate wire weaving project. Use different shapes, sizes, and colors of wires to weave a substantial wire ring. Learn to size a ring to fit just right. You’ll want to make one of these rings for everyone you know.
New Class! Beaded Bead on Beaded Chain
$78.00Date and Time: 04/19/2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Create a beaded bead with SuperDuos and Toho round seed beads. Then create an interlocking chain that goes through the bead.
New Class! Peek-a-Boo Cabochon Earrings
$78.00Date and Time: 04/06/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Students will use small cabochons in a peek-a-boo pattern fastened with copper wire to make these earrings. This technique is great to add to wire woven jewelry or made with different gauges of wire as bracelets or necklaces!
New Class! Pine Needle Tray–only 1 seat left!
$156.00Date and Time: 04/11/2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This tray begins with a center of Teneriffe embroidery in artificial sinew, the lacy embellishment used in pine needle basketry. Then using the swirling wheat, wheat, and fern stitches, attach pine needles and explore coiling and shaping. You will have a lovely little tray to use for a special ring or pair of earrings.
New Class! Stained Glass Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 04/26/2025 from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use SuperDuos and a variety of sizes of Toho round seed beads to create a beaded bead that looks like a stained-glass window. Then add embellishment beads to a headpin and you have got yourself an unusual pair of earrings.
New Class! Stripes and Dots
$120.00Date and Time: 04/26/2025 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic lampworking skills. See the intro class on April 5.
This intermediate lampworking class incorporates many basic skills into one beautiful bead. Create a bicone, make stripes with stringers and add layers of dots. This bead has movement, layers of embellishment, and hones your glass skills.
New Class! Zodiac Series: Aries Horn Curl Bracelet
$60.00Date and Time: 03/22/2025 from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
In the fourth of a yearlong series, make jewelry projects that correspond to the current Zodiac sign. March’s sign is Aries. In this class, you will design a multi-strand memory wire bracelet to symbolize the curling horn of a ram. Tune in each month for the next Zodiac project. Collect them all.
New Class! Zodiac Series: The Two Faces of Gemini Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 05/10/2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Employ two-drop peyote stitch to create this pair of mirrored image earrings. This is the sixth of a yearlong series, making jewelry projects that correspond to the current Zodiac sign. Gemini is the sign for those with birthdays May 22 through June 21.
Zodiac Series: Taurus Braided Leather Bracelet
$68.00Date and Time: 04/17/2025 from 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
In the fifth of a yearlong series, make jewelry projects that correspond to the current Zodiac sign. Taurus is the sign for those with birthdays April 20 through May 20. In this class, you will design a braided leather bracelet. Tune in each month for the next Zodiac project. Collect them all.
New Class! Celtic Knot Bracelet–this class is full, please call to get on a waiting list.
Date and Time: 02/02/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using various thicknesses of wire, create a Celtic knot. This serves as the centerpiece of a wire woven bracelet. A great project to learn how to use jewelry making tools.
Please call 319 338-1566 to get on a waiting list. When we have two people on the list, we will schedule another session.
Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction.
New Class! Teardrop Ruffle Earrings – 2 seats left!
$78.00Date and Time: 02/15/2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Basic brick stitch skills. Call for a private tutorial or see our Owl Bookmark or Swallow Earrings kits.
This project uses a whip stitch around a teardrop armature. You then switch to brick stitch and begin creating the base for your ruffles. Begin adding multiple stitches in each space of the previous row to create full ruffles on the bottom of your earring.
New Class! Zodiac Series: Pisces Pond Resin Pendant & Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 02/22/2025 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowhcuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
In the third of a yearlong series, make jewelry projects that correspond to the current Zodiac sign. February’s sign is Pisces. In this class, design fish and aquatic themes and encase them in resin to make a pair of earrings and a matching pendant. Tune in each month for the next Zodiac project. Collect them all.
GoldCap Education–Beadology Blooms! Kid’s Day Camp
Date and Time: 03/07/2025 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This collaborative workshop combines sustainability with artistry, guiding participants in transforming aluminum cans into stunning floral creations. Using paper punches, you’ll craft unique flower shapes, then stack, rivet, or connect them with brads to bring your designs to life. Celebrate upcycling! The adventure continues with GoldCap exploring the PedMall and local businesses with a scavenger hunt and other fun activities on the move (weather pending).
Registration is $85 for the full day through GoldCap Education.