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New Class! Wire Snowflake Ornament/Pendant
$128.00Date and Time: 01/08/2021 from noon - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Marilyn Moore
Prerequisites: Basic crochet skills--not necessarily bead crochet.
Join nationally known basket maker and wire jewelry artist Marilyn Moore in a new class. Using a crochet hook and wire, make a lovely snowflake ornament or pendant incorporating beads and fine colored wire. These are light enough to wear as earrings.
New Class! Gyrls Night Out: Snowflake Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 12/11/2020 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use peyote stitch and a pattern to make these seasonal earrings. You will use Delica 11/0 seed beads and a 2.5mm Swarovski crystal bead for the pattern. Make these longer for a great bookmark. Participants will learn how to decrease in peyote stitch.
Coiling a Cabochon–only 1 seat left!
$98.00Date and Time: 12/06/2020 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: Any wireworking experience.
This intricate-looking project is great for wire weaving beginners and focuses on the coiled wire decoration that sits along the edge of a gemstone cabochon. Students will get a fundamental understanding of weaving with decorative bands, create a double spiral and learn how to use household tools to make the wire weaving process easier. A multi-speed drill demonstration will be provided during class on how to pre-coil wire for future projects.
New Class! Capped Wire Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 12/13/2020 from 1:00 PM- 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Join guest instructor Zanetta Hoehle in another of her monthly classes. This one used copper wire, Delica beads, and pressed glass drops to make an adorable pair of earrings. Learn or and perfect your wire work skills.