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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: CRAW Crab Pendant
$72.00Date and Time: 06/21/2025 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowhcuk
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW beading skills.
Make this 3-D crab pendant using cubed right angle weave (CRAW), brick stitch, and ladder stitch. This is the seventh of a yearlong series, making jewelry projects that correspond to the current Zodiac sign. Cancer is the sign for those with birthdays June 21 through July 22. 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.
New Class!! Crown Bail Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 11/09/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Wire weaving (not just wrapping) experience. Call for a private tutorial.
Make a wire woven bail around a rectangle piece of mixed goldstone using a combination of square and half round wire. Secure it in place with horizontal wires. Then make a fancy “crown” bail so you can hang this wire woven pendant from a chain or cord.
New Class!! Curved CRAW Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 11/08/2025 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW skills. See CRAW Pendant class on 11/1/2025
Create curved lines using 3 sizes of Toho round seed beads to form a beaded pendant. This class will really hone your cubed right angle weave skills. Note the extra-long class hours!
Spinner Ring
$88.00Date and Time: 12/21/2025 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!
Stained Glass Earrings through Kirkwood
Date and Time: 11/07/2025 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 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.
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 to Kirkwood/$35 materials fee to Beadology Iowa.
Stained Glass Earrings through Kirkwood (Copy)
Date and Time: 11/13/2025 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 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.
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 to Kirkwood/$35 materials fee to Beadology Iowa.
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! 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.
New Class! Cute Cog Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 01/18/2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW skills—call to arrange a private tutorial or see our CRAW pendant kit.
Don’t be a cog, make a cog! Create a tight circle with cubed right angle weave, CRAW. Then use a new embellishment technique in the center. Stitch in the ditch around the edges. Build a structure from which to hold your ear wire on your new beaded earrings.
New Class! Snake Weave Bracelet with Beads
$72.00Date and Time: 01/19/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn or hone your snake weave skills to make a lovely woven bracelet. Add stones as you weave. Create a clasp for a custom fit.
New Class! Zodiac Series: Vase of Aquarius
$72.00Date and Time: 01/25/2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
In the second of a yearlong series, make jewelry projects that correspond to the current Zodiac sign. January’s sign is Aquarius. Learn or hone your brick stitch skills. Follow a pattern to create a water vase. Get great tips and tricks to making flowing fringe that looks like water pouring from the vase. Tune in each month for the next Zodiac project. Collect them all.
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.
New Class! Wire Wrapped & Beaded Fan Earrings
$78.00Date and Time: 09/14/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Create an armature with a larger gauge wire. Then wrap this with thinner wire and string beads across the armature. Use round seed beads and Czech pressed glass feather beads to create a lovely pair of earrings.