beaded earrings
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: Fancy Beaded Earwires
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/24/2020 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using resin flowers, chain, and a dangle, design an earring where the ear wire is part of the design. Participants will manipulate sterling wire to shape the earwire, harden the wire,, and file the end to ensure smooth entry into your ear.
Gyrls Night Out: Gemstone Circle Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/13/2019 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Tubular Peyote skills.
Use your peyote skills to a make a ring. Combine Toho round seed beads with small gemstone beads to add an extra dimension not frequently found in the bead world.
Ruffles Galore Earrings
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 12/07/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Participants will use brick stitch round a metal base to create these exquisite earrings. The flatness of the Delica beads help create contrast to the round beads that make the ruffles.
Gyrls Night Out: Winged Earrings
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 11/08/2019 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Peyote Skills
Use a combination of peyote stitch and herringbone with Delica 11/0 beads to create a small wing. Sew this wing together and embellish with a larger focal bead. Add an ear wire and you are ready for the weekend. Optional dutch treat snacks and drinks after class in a nearby downtown location.
Embellished Crystal Beaded Earrings
$72.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 09/14/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Tubular peyote stitch.
Bezel a Swarovski Rivoli with Toho seed beads. Learn new and innovative embellishment techniques using Swarovski pearls. Even the back of these earrings looks great.
Byzantine Dangle Earrings through Kirkwood Community College
Read moreDate and Time: 08/19/2019 from 5:30PM to 7:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using silver colorful aluminum open jump rings, learn byzantine—a fundamental chain maille weave. Make a short length of byzantine, add a charm and an ear wire, and voila, a lovely dangle earring. No experience needed.
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.
$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee.
Brick Stitch Earrings with Fringe
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 08/03/2019 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using Toho round seed beads and Swarovski crystal bicones, make a pair of classic, yet trendy fringe earrings. This is a great project whether you are new to brick stitch or want to enhance your skills. Tips and tricks for perfect fringe will be highlighted.
Brick Stitch Corn Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 07/27/2019 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
You can make endless figurative beaded pieces with brick stitch. Learn tricks to be successful. Make a pair of flat, brick stitched earrings in the shape of corn—just in time for sweet corn season.
Super Sparkle Earrings
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 07/06/2019 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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.
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: CRAW Circle Earrings
$60.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 02/14/2020 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW skills—see Intro to CRAW on Feb. 1.
Using two sizes of Toho round beads and Cubed Right Angle weave to make a curved piece. Connect it into a circle. Embellish the circle on the bottom with more CRAW units and the sides with stitchin’ in the ditch. This is a fun way to use your CRAW skills.