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New Class! Beaded Turtle
$72.00Date and Time: 11/16/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Use peyote stitch, herringbone stitch, and other techniques to bezel a Swarovski rivoli and to create an amazing turtle. You will be using Superduos, round Toho beads, Miyuki Delicas, magatamas, and feather beads to stitch your turtle.
New Class! Blown Ornament
$128.00Date and Time: 10/26/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Tyson Whitehill
Prerequisites: Basic boro hollow tube glass experience.
For those with basic hollow glass skills, this class hones your skills with blowing boro hollow tube glass with decorative elements. The result is a blown glass ornament with a bail for hanging. Get ready to get in the studio to make friends and family holiday ornaments!
New Class! Channeled Stone Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 06/29/2024 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Emma Folsom
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop. Call 319 338-1566 for a private tutorial.
Using wire and stone beads that have a channel carved on the perimeter, create fun and one-of-a-kind earrings. Design your dangles, maybe make each earring unique, and enjoy wearing these unusual stone earrings. This technique takes some hand strength, so be ready to work hard.
New Class! Forged Wire Fringe Earrings–only 2 seats left!
$88.00Date and Time: 07/28/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Participants will embellish a copper blank by stamping or pounding it. Holes will be drilled at the bottom. Silver wire will be balled up with heat, beads added, and the bottom forged to capture the beads on the wire. No experience needed.
New Class! French Leaves & Flowers–this class is full. Please call to get on a waiting list.
Date and Time: 08/04/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the art of using wire and beads using a French technique to create a variety of flowers and leaves. Put them together for a small bouquet.
This class is full. Please call 319 338-1566 to get on a waiting list. When we have 2 people on the list, we will schedule another session. Registration is $72 and includes all materials and instruction.
New Class! Glass Bouquet
$120.00Date and Time: 11/09/2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any lampworking experience.
Use a variety of techniques to add glass to copper or kiln wire to create flowers. Techniques used include winding glass, dots, pulling, smashing, cutting, swiping, and more. This is a great intermediate lampworking class. Experimentation will be encouraged.
New Class! Madras Bracelet–This class is FULL–Call to get on waitlist
Date and Time: 08/03/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Create your bracelet base with peyote stitch. Then embellish with GemDuos and round Toho seed beads. This lovely bracelet is a great beginner to intermediate project.
This class is full. Call 319-338-1566 to get on the waitlist. When two or more people sign up on the waitlist, we will schedule a new session.
New Class! Paper Snowflakes
$60.00Date and Time: 11/14/2024 from 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Emma Folsom
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Sharpen your scissors and get ready for winter. Learn to fold paper and cut out designs to create one-of-a-kind snowflakes. Turn this skill into a new family tradition! If you have a favorite pair of paper scissors, bring them along.
New Class! Star Ornament Part 2–only 1 seat left!
Date and Time: 11/03/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Jim Emigh
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Part 1 of this class will focus on creating multiple components for this great holiday ornament. Participants will use Delica seed beads to create each component. Some components may need to be made in between Parts 1 & 2 of this class—yes, there is homework. Part 2 of this class held on Sunday, November 3 from 1-4pm, will place a focus on connecting components to create the star ornament.
New Class! Star Ornament Part I–only 1 seat left!
$88.00Date and Time: 10/27/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Jim Emigh
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Part 1 of this class will focus on creating multiple components for this great holiday ornament. Participants will use Delica seed beads to create each component. Some components may need to be made in between Parts 1 & 2 of this class—yes, there is homework. Part 2 of this class held on Sunday, November 3 from 1-4pm, will place a focus on connecting components to create the star ornament.
New Class! Swarovski Galactic Crystal Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 11/02/2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Typically, a beaded bezel is done on a round stone. Learn this innovative technique to bezel around an asymmetrical Swarvoski galactic bead. Participants will use right angle weave and peyote stitch with Toho round seed beads, Delicas, and magatamas to capture these crystals.
New Class! Windmill Earrings
$128.00Date and Time: 11/10/2024 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Shape wire cloth and then embellish it to make these 3D earrings. Sew GemDuos, fire polish, and Delica seed beads onto your wire cloth. Cover the back for a finished look.
New Class! Yin Yang Wire Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 08/12/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to manipulate thin wire around a larger wire to create a yin yang design. Turn your piece into an earring. Make a second one to solidify your skills and you are ready to wear your new pair of earrings.
New Class! 2-Lane Kumihimo Bracelet
$72.00 – $92.00Date and Time: 06/29/2024 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn how to create a two-lane braid with beads on the side and cord in the middle on a kumihimo foam disk (or bring your own marudai). The result is beautiful. This bracelet ends with a button closure.
Tools needed are a kumihimo disk and 8 weighted bobbins.
New Class! Filigrana Bracelet
$72.00Date and Time: 09/07/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Follow this pattern by Starman Trendsetter Melinda Barta to make a fun and easy bracelet. Weave together Czech fire polish beads with Toho Demi beads to create a flowing piece of beaded jewelry.
Friday Night Out: Ring Keeper
$74.00Date and Time: 06/21/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using copper wire and small spacer beads, create a “ring keeper.” This piece is a lovely piece of jewelry that doubles as a place to keep a ring safe from gardening, dish washing, or wrestling. It is a bit magical. It doubles as a place to put your eyeglasses. The kit comes with an 18” copper chain.