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Foil & Frit
$120.00Date and Time: 07/17/2021 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic lampworking skills. Call to schedule a private tutorial.
This is a “next steps” lampworking glass about two embellishment techniques. Learn to wrap metal foil around a warm bead and encase it without burning off the foil. Practice using different sizes of glass frit to get color and texture. If time, play with combining these techniques.
Four Arches Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 07/23/2022 from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use a combination of right angle weave, brick stitch, and picots to make these lovely earrings that have 4 arches in a circle. It’s a great intro to seed bead weaving and fun for the more experienced.
Friday Night Out: Pearl Dangle Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 07/07/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped Loop. See Make 3 Pairs of Earrings on July 1 or call 319-338-1566 for a private tutorial.
Use wrapped loops to attach freshwater pearls to sterling chain. Add an ear wire and watch these lovely materials dangle for a beautiful earring. Easy to make. Easy to wear.
Gyrls Night Out: Embellished Metal Ring
$78.00Date and Time: 03/25/2022 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Lonna Keller
Prerequisites: Basic soldering skills. See Soldering Sampler on Jan. 30.
Take your soldering and metal working skills to the next level. Create your design, form your ring to size, and solder your components into place.
Gyrls Night Out: Exploring Resin
$60.00Date and Time: 07/30/2021 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This pendant will incorporate a found object, that participants will bring, into a resin pendant. Learn how to mix and apply clear resin in a pendant. Objects should be no larger than ½” x 1 ½” and be flat. Paper items can be cut to fit. Flat bugs and wings are great for this project.
Octavia Earrings through Kirkwood
Date and Time: 11/14/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This 2-hole bead pattern by Trendsetter Ivona Šuchmannová makes a lovely pair of earrings. Beading goes quickly, so it is perfect for those new to beading and great fun for those with more experience.
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.
$30 instructor fee/$38 materials fee.
Octavia Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 09/23/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This 2-hole bead pattern by Trendsetter Ivona Šuchmannová makes a lovely pair of earrings. Beading goes quickly, so it is perfect for those new to beading and great fun for those with more experience.
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.
$30 instructor fee/$38 materials fee.
Herringbone Flower Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 06/18/2022 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic herringbone skills. Call for a private tutorial.
Use your herringbone skills to make flowers that can also be used as cones. You will learn to increase and add different sizes and shaped beads to your tubular herringbone. Add Czech pressed glass and Swarovski crystals in the middle of your flowers to make a lovely pair of beaded earrings.
Herringbone Wire Pendant
$72.00Date and Time: 09/19/2021 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Prior experience with wire weaving—not just the ability to make a wrapped loop.
Use a herringbone wire wrap to make this unusual pendant with a dangle on the bottom. This weave is adaptable for many kinds of projects.
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KICK Camp for Kids through Kirkwood–Make Bracelets: Intro to Stringing
Date and Time: 06/20/2022 from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Do you love jewelry and jewelry design? Become an expert beadologist using Czech Republic pressed glass beads and sterling silver spacers to make one-of-a-kind bracelets. Learn different bead stringing and finishing techniques to make beautiful creations. Each person will make a bracelet using flexwire, nylon, and elastic! Register at: Kirkwood.edu. For kids 12-15 years old.
$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee.
Large Beaded Bead
$72.00Date and Time: 11/05/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Cubed Right Angle Weave Skills--call for a private tutorial.
Use your CRAW skills to make a large hole beaded bead. Then transition to even count peyote stitch to make fluted ends on your beaded bead. Embellish your creation with two kinds of beads.
Layered Metal Earrings
$88.00Date and Time: 09/14/2021 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Kendra Brockmann
Prerequisites: Ability to sweat and spot solder.
Linked Triangle Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 06/04/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote skills. Call for a private tutorial.
Follow instructions created by Laurel Kubby using a combination of peyote stitch and herringbone to make a beaded triangle with crisp corners. Then make a triangle within the triangle so the two are linked. These beaded earrings have lots of movement and are very light weight.
Magnetic Wrap Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 08/07/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Design a wrap bracelet using magnetic hematite and a variety of other materials. No clasp needed. Once you set your pattern, repeat it, string it, and wear it. This piece can double as a necklace, name bag holder, or glasses holder.
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.
$30 instructor fee/$38 materials fee.
Magnetic Wrap Bracelet through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 05/16/2023 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Design a wrap bracelet using magnetic hematite and a variety of other materials. No clasp needed. Once you set your pattern, repeat it, string it, and wear it. This piece can double as a necklace, name bag holder, or glasses holder.
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.
$30 instructor fee/$38 materials fee.
Flower Face Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 07/10/2021 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic peyote skills. Call to schedule a private tutorial.
Bezel a crystal Rivoli with round Toho and Delica seed beads. Embellish it with more seed beads, 2-hole SuperDuos, and 2-hole Lentil beads to make a fun pair of beaded earrings.