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New Class! Wrapped Circlet Earrings with Dangle
$72.00Date and Time: 04/16/2023 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Embed a bead with wirework between to wires to create a structured, yet delicate circlet. Then create links on your circlet so you can add your dangle and an ear wire. Project designed and taught by Zanetta Hoehle.
New Class! Creating Windows in Glass with Rubino
$126.00Date and Time: 02/25/2023 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Lampworking skills. See Make Glass Beads on Jan. 21.
This intermediate lampworking class will challenge you to layer many colors of glass, creating a large bead. Then use rubio (glass with gold in it) dots and melt them in to spread open the top layer of glass to reveal what is underneath.
New Class! Felting with Victor: Faux Enamel Pendant
$68.00Date and Time: 09/02/2023 from 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: Any needle felting experience.
Use your needle felting skills to create a square. Embellish this tile with additional felting, bead embroidery and attach a metal filigree piece. Add a beaded bail and you have a one of a kind felted pendant.
New Class! Herringbone Checkerboard Bracelet
$88.00Date and Time: 10/16/2021 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn and use flat herringbone to make a checkerboard patterned bracelet. You will get lots of practice following a design. A glue in clasp will finish this bracelet.
New Class! Lavaliere Wire Cloth Pendant–2 seats left.
$105.00Date and Time: 10/02/2021 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Make this bead encrusted pendant exploring ways to use wire cloth and beads. This luxurious looking pendant will be a fun exploration into these materials. Hemming wire cloth and stitching beads using simple beading techniques will be covered.
New Class! Mermaid’s Tail Pendant
$72.00Date and Time: 01/28/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
In this pattern by Carolyn Cave, use diagonal Cellini peyote stitch to create this fun mermaid’s tail pendant. The top bail is a new product out on the market built for use with seed bead weaving. Both the pendant and lariat will be made in class.
New Class! Spiral Pendant in Metal
$88.00Date and Time: 08/08/2021 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Kendra Brockmann
Prerequisites: Ability to sweat and spot solder. See Soldering Sampler on July 25, 2021.
Layer sterling wire onto brass and copper disks to make a pendant. This is a great “next steps” metal working class that has you soldering, texturing, and drilling.
Sunburst Pendant
$72.00Date and Time: 07/21/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Any wire working or weaving experience.
Learn to use two thicknesses of wire to weave this sunburst pattern with a bead in the middle. You will remove some wire to get your shape. Make a fancy woven bail to complete this project.
Origami Jewlery Box–this class is full, please call to get on a waiting list.
Date and Time: 02/04/2023 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Choose lovely paper to make a fun origami jewelry box. Great for gift giving and storing special items.
Registration is $60 and includes all materials and instruction.
To get on the waiting list, please call us at 319 338-1566. When we have two people on the list, we will schedule another session.
Peyote Portraits: Marsha P. Johnson
$88.00Date and Time: 06/24/2023 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity:
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
In this third class of our Pride Month celebration, create a beaded portrait of Marsha P. Johnson, an American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. Known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights, Johnson was one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. Learn to follow a 2-drop peyote pattern and see this activist come to life. Look for more portrait classes in 2023.
Pride Month Chevron Beaded Bracelet–only 2 seats left!
$68.00Date and Time: 06/10/2023 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This is the second of three Pride Month classes. You will learn to use seed beads to create ladder stitch and chevron stitch to make a quick and simple bracelet that has high impact. You will use one color of larger beads for the base and then embellish it with slightly smaller beads in rainbow colors. The “V” shape is stunning.
Pride Point Pendant
$68.00Date and Time: 06/05/2022 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Wrap a double terminated glass point with wire. Learn to embellish it. Add a bail. Wear your new pendant with Pride.
Friday Night Out: Reversible Beaded Bead
$68.00Date and Time: 06/13/2025 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to use a CzechMates 2-hole crescent bead. Weave Czech pressed glass and Toho 11/0 seed beads to create a two-sided domed beaded bead. You will make two separate pieces and then sew them together. Each side can be a different color, making your bead reversible. No experience needed.
Riveted Earrings
$88.00Date and Time: 07/24/2022 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Lonna Keller
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Create a pair of metal earrings without any soldering. Rivets are the “cold connection” used in this project. It’s a wonderful technique for those wanting to begin making metal jewelry. It is a fundamental technique for those who already are metal workers.
Shape Shifter Components
$78.00Date and Time: 01/29/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Tubular peyote stitch. Call for a private tutorial.
Learn to use two-hole tile beads and two-hole lentil beads with peyote stitch to make three different components that can be mixed and matched and/or sewn together. These colorful components are fun to make and allow you to design a larger project piece by piece.
New Class! Woven Cloth Broach
$126.00Date and Time: 07/16/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Join internationally known basket weaver and wire jewelry artist Marilyn Moore in a wire cloth class. Make this bead encrusted broach exploring ways to use wire cloth and beads. This luxurious looking adornment will be a fun exploration into these materials. Hemming wire cloth and stitching beads using simple beading techniques will be covered. You can turn this piece into a barrette by simply stitching on a different finding.