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Summer Bead Camp: Bead Buddy Emojis & Safety Pin Jewelry
$60.00Date and Time: 08/16/2018 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
For kids 8 years old and up. Learn to weave beads with waxed linen into an emojis. Then stack beads on safety pins to make jewelry. Both can be attached to a backpack.
Each day there is a morning and afternoon session. Each session has two projects and is $60/session. For those wanting more than one session, the cost goes down to $52/session. There are two seats per session available at a self-determined sliding scale (minimum $8). These discounts cannot be offered on line. Please call or come to the store to get these discounts.
Summer Bead Camp: Make a Bracelet and Recycled Blooms
$58.00Date and Time: 08/09/2017 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William-Hinton
Prerequisites: None
Bead Camp is for kids 8 years old and up. This afternoon session includes two projects. The first project is making a bracelet using Czech pressed glass on flexible wire. No needle, easy to finish, and strong. The second project uses soda, tea, and other aluminum beverage containers to make flowers.
For those wanting more than one session of Bead Camp, the cost goes down to $49/session. This discount cannot be offered on line. Please call to get this discount. Each session of Bead Camp needs a minimum of 4 participants.
Summer Bead Camp: Mug Rug & Beaded Bookmark
$60.00Date and Time: 08/17/2018 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
For kids 8 years old and up. Make a Mug Rug coaster using cylinder beads and a big eye needle. Then learn to use flex wire and crimp beads to make a bookmark.
Each day there is a morning and afternoon session. Each session has two projects and is $60/session. For those wanting more than one session, the cost goes down to $52/session. There are two seats per session available at a self-determined sliding scale (minimum $8). These discounts cannot be offered on line. Please call or come to the store to get these discounts.
Summer Bead Camp: Mug Rug & Beaded Bookmark
$60.00Date and Time: 08/16/2018 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
For kids 8 years old and up. Make a Mug Rug coaster using cylinder beads and a big eye needle. Then learn to use flex wire and crimp beads to make a bookmark.
Each day there is a morning and afternoon session. Each session has two projects and is $60/session. For those wanting more than one session, the cost goes down to $52/session. There are two seats per session available at a self-determined sliding scale (minimum $8). These discounts cannot be offered on line. Please call or come to the store to get these discounts.
Super Sparkle Earrings
$78.00Date and Time: 07/06/2019 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: basic CRAW skills
Use your cubed right angle weave skills to make a square with Toho seed beads. Then use vintage montees (crystals with a cross channel backing) to embellish the front and sides of your square.
Techniques and Strategies for Multi-Strand Pieces through Kirkwood
Date and Time: 09/19/2019 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Join us in a new kind of workshop for Beadology Iowa. This workshop will be a combination of lecturettes, demonstrations, and experiential learning about the various techniques and strategies for designing and creating multi-strand pieces. Participants are encouraged to bring multi-strand pieces in their collection—those that work and those that don’t—to be incorporated into the conversation.
The picture to the left is one example of a multi-strand necklace.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
www.kirkwood.edu and go to Continuing Education and then search for Beadology Iowa under the instructor search. On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$60 instructor fee through Kirkwood.
Techniques and Strategies for Multi-Strand Pieces through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 04/28/2017 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Join us in a new kind of workshop for Beadology Iowa. This workshop will be a combination of lecturettes, demonstrations, and experiential learning about the various techniques and strategies for designing and creating multi-strand pieces. Participants are encouraged to bring multi-strand pieces in their collection—those that work and those that don’t—to be incorporated into the conversation. No experience necessary.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
www.kirkwood.edu and go to Continuing Education and then search for Beadology Iowa under the instructor search. On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$68 instructor fee
Teneriffe Embroidery Earrings
$108.00Date and Time: 10/29/2017 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
The lacy embellishment used in pine needle basketry is adapted for earrings. Using dyed raffia and beads, students should complete at least one earring and receive materials for the second one. Students will choose the color they wish from prepared kits.
Textured BronzCLay Earrings
$105.00Date and Time: 11/11/2018 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Kelly Kinser
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Bring sticks, wood, wings, leaves, buttons or any other objects with an intriguing texture. Some will be provided in class. Learn to create textures in BronzClay. Manipulate the clay to form earring components. Piece will be fired and tumbled the next day, so students will have to come back to pick up their pieces and assemble their earrings on their own.
New Class! Next Steps in Boro Glass: Human Figure
$120.00Date and Time: 05/22/2022 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Benjamin Revis, UI Scientific Glass Blower
Prerequisites: Intro to Borosilicate Glass on May 1 or equivalent skills.
Participants will use solid boro glass to make human figures. Learn how to add glass to create depth. Use tools to work on details. Hone your boro skills by sculpting human anatomy in glass. Need a bit more muscle? Add some glass. Need braided hair? Twist your glass and add it on. The possibilities are endless.
Tips & Tricks to Creating Asymmetrical Jewelry
$68.00Date and Time: 09/18/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Join us in this new kind of workshop for Beadology Iowa. This workshop will be a combination of lecturettes, demonstrations, and experiential learning about the various tips and techniques for designing and creating asymmetrical pieces. Participants are encouraged to bring asymmetrical pieces in their collection—those that work and those that don’t—to be incorporated into the conversation.
Picture is one example of an asymmetrical necklace.
Tree of Life Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 05/05/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to use copper wire and gemstone chips to create a pendant with a tree of life motif. This project will be slightly different each time you do it. You can choose to make a circle, an oval, or a heart as the outside shape of your pendant. Great gift item for friends and family.
Tricks & Tips for Creating Asymmetrical Jewelry
$78.00Date and Time: 11/07/2020 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This workshop will be a combination of lecturettes, demonstrations, and experiential learning about the various tips and techniques for designing and creating asymmetrical pieces. Participants are encouraged to bring asymmetrical pieces from their collection—those that work and those that don’t—to be incorporated into the conversation.
Triple Braid Wire Bracelet
$68.00Date and Time: 11/08/2020 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use copper wire to braid a 3-stranded bracelet. Learn to connect them cleanly and create a unique clasp. This class has some repetition, so you build your wirework skills.
CRAW Links
$78.00Date and Time: 11/14/2020 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic cubed right angle weave skills. Call to schedule a private tutorial.
Make cubed right angle weave (CRAW) frames and learn to connect them with peyote and brick stitch to make a negative space bracelet. Two different embellishment techniques make this a great project for learning how to combine different beading stitches and three bead sizes to create a fun and wearable bracelet. This bracelet can be made into a bangle or attach a clasp.
Summer Bead Camp: Bead Buddy Emojis & Safety Pin Jewelry
$60.00Date and Time: 08/17/2018 from -
Capacity: 12
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford and Kaami William
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
For kids 8 years old and up. Learn to weave beads with waxed linen into an emojis. Then stack beads on safety pins to make jewelry. Both can be attached to a backpack.
Each day there is a morning and afternoon session. Each session has two projects and is $60/session. For those wanting more than one session, the cost goes down to $52/session. There are two seats per session available at a self-determined sliding scale (minimum $8). These discounts cannot be offered on line. Please call or come to the store to get these discounts.