Swarovski
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Delicate Dangle Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 01/26/2019 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop--see Make 3 Pairs of Earrings on Jan. 19.
Use your wrapped loop skills to create graduated delicate dangles that are strung between seed beads on a wire loop to create a beautiful pair of earrings. Add a Swarovski crystal on the top and you are ready to wear.
Embellished Crystal Beaded Earrings
$78.00Date and Time: 11/12/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
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.
Emerald Beetle Wing Earrings
$34.00 – $54.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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These earrings are made using wings with the Emerald Beetle, Sternaceras Echisinata, from Thailand. Our supply comes from a rainforest sustainability program. When the beetles are done copulating, the males die and litter the forest floor. 20% are collected for export. The remainder are allowed to decompose and replenish the forest floor.
These earrings are all natural, lightweight, and make a lovely sound as they hit each other as you move.
Sterling silver ear wires. The crystal options are both Swarovski crystals.
Floral Embellished Dutch Spiral Bracelet–this class is full, please call to get on the waiting list.
Date and Time: 07/03/2021 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No previous experience is necessary.
Dutch spiral is a variation of tubular peyote stitch. Add drops and multiple beads per stitch to add color and texture to create an undulating tube of beads for use as a bracelet or lariat. Embellish with lucite flowers, Czech pressed glass flowers, and/or Swarovski crystals.
Registration is $68 and includes all materials and instruction.
When we have 2 people on the waiting list, we will schedule another session of this class.
Graduated Prismatic Bracelet
$72.00Date and Time: 08/20/2022 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Cubed Right-angle weave skills.
Put your cubic right-angle weave and peyote stitch skills to work in this PRAW bracelet. Learn to transition from PRAW to peyote stitch and back to PRAW again. Decrease your peyote to graduate down to fewer stitches per round. Embellish with Swarovski crystals.
Gyrls Night Out: Bezel a Rivoli with 2-hole Beads
$58.00Date and Time: 09/15/2017 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Learn to use 2-hole Superduos and Toho seed beads with netting stitch to bezel around a Swarovski rivoli. This is a fun and fast technique to capture a focal bead to create a pendant or earrings.
Snake Weave Bracelet
$68.00Date and Time: 02/27/2022 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Zannetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Students will use three base wires and one weaving wire to create the snake weave pattern. Embellish with Swarovski crystals into the pattern. They will finish off the ends will loops and make their own S hook clasp.
Note: This class serves as a pre-requisite for the Prong Set Pendant class on March 27.
Gyrls Night Out: Cluster Dangle Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 05/10/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make a wrapped loop.
Use your wrapped loop skills to make a pair of earrings that dangle and sparkle. Use colorful USA woman-made furnace glass, Italian glass swirls, and Swarovski crystals to make these earrings. Optional dutch-treat snacks somewhere downtown after class.
Make 3 Pairs of Earrings: Intro to Wirework through Kirkwood Community College–this class is full–please call to get on the waiting list!
Date and Time: 09/21/2023 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This is a great introduction to wirework. Two skills are learned and practiced—making a closed wrapped loop and making this loop into another closed loop. This set of skills allows you to make secure earrings, pendants, and chains. You will make earrings from Czech pressed glass, stone, fresh water pearls, and Swarovski crystals. No previous experience is necessary.
This class serves as the pre-requisite for many Beadology Iowa classes.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. This class is full. Call 319 338-1566 to get on the waiting list. When we have 2 on the waiting list, we wills schedule another session.
Mirage Bead Earrings
$28.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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Polymer mirage bead will change colors with your mood. These beads are topped with Swarovski crystals and copper with a copper ear wire.
Cascade Earrings
$98.00Date and Time: 07/22/2023 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
This class will hone your wrapped loop skills. Use a spectrum of colors to connect Swarovski crystals to chain to create a set of cascading earrings. Emphasis will be placed on good wire work skills. One earring will be made in class. Kit materials will allow you to make the second on your own. These earrings retail for $150.
Pre-requisite: making a wrapped loop. Call 319-338-1566 for a private tutorial.
See Intro to Wirework classes on July 1.
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: Stardust Earrings
$58.00Date and Time: 04/14/2017 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Use Swarovski crystals and Toho round seed beads to create this lovely earring design by Isabella Lam, featured in her new book Beautiful Beadweaving. Learn a new way to bezel a rivoli. Then use a modified netting technique to add even more bling to this earring. A fast and fun class. Optional dutch treat snacks and cocktails downtown after class.
New Class! Swarovski CRAW Bracelet
$88.00Date and Time: 03/21/2020 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Cubed Right-Angle Weave Skills
Swarovski crystals make this bracelet pure sparkle. Use your cubed right-angle weave skills to create a simple band. Then embellish it with Toho round seed beads. Finish your bracelet with a secure magnetic clasp.
NEW CLASS!! Swarovski Wire Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 12/10/2016 from -
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn to use jewelry making tools and wire wrapping techniques to make earrings that dangle and sparkle. Use Swarovski crystals in birth stone colors to make lovely holiday gifts. After class, take these techniques and explore your own designs.
Wire Wrapped Earrings
$60.00Date and Time: 04/02/2022 from 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Take sterling wire, Swarovski crystals, and a hammered silver ring to make a pair of earrings. Learn wire wrapping techniques to create this contemporary style of earring. Fast and fun.
CRAW Starburst Pendant
$72.00Date and Time: 08/24/2019 from -
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Cubed Right-Angle Weave.
Use Cubed Right Angle Weave (CRAW) and Toho seed beads to create a curved armature as the base of the pendant. Then embellish with layers of Swarovski crystals. This project can easily be made bigger for a larger pendant and done twice to create a pair of earrings.