things to do in Iowa City
- 20 grams of round Toho 11/0 color #pf2113
- 10 grams Miyuki Delica db671
- 6 12mm white bone disks OR recycled glass
- 5 1940’s dyed top drilled teardrop coral beads
- 3 1940’s gold plated coiled square tubes
Biden Bracelet–evening
$72.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/09/2020 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alysaa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Show your support for the Biden/Harris ticket with a handmade beaded bracelet. Using a rhodium plated bracelet armature, learn to follow a 4-part pattern and an easy to learn technique to make this beautiful and bold political statement piece. $5 from each seat sold will go to United Action for Youth. Don’t want to take a class? You can pre-order a finished bracelet or the kit.
If a daytime class is better for you, try our session on Oct. 15.
Picture shows a bracelet with another design and the Biden design chart. Finished Biden bracelet picture coming soon.
9th Annual Bead Challenge Kit
$25.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 01/01/1970 from
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The bead challenge starts on Friday, September 11, at 10am and ends on Friday, October 23th at 6pm. Make anything you want from the kit– jewelry, sculpture, collage work, quilts, embroidery, a knitting project–anything. You must use at least one of each of the kinds of beads in the kit to qualify for the challenge. You may add as many or as much of other materials as you desire. Those turning in qualifying finished work will be included in a one-week exhibit starting October 30 with their name and name of their work prominently displayed as well as being featured on the Bead Challenge page on our web site. Qualifying artists will have their name in the hopper that will be pulled randomly to win gift certificates. Please call the store if you have questions about any of this information. Below is a listing of items included in the kit.
Blooming Flower Pendant
$78.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/24/2020 from 09:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Using a pattern by Justyna Szlezak in the June 2015 Bead & Button magazine, create this lovely and light weight floral pendant. Participants will use herringbone and peyote stitch to build this form that will twist and turn its way into a lovely flower at the last minute. Students must go on-line to purchase, download, and/or print the instructions for $3.95: https://store.jewelrymakingmagazines.com/product/digital-download/bbpdf150674.
Gyrls Night Out: Caramel’s Acorn Earrings
$67.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/16/2020 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic Peyote Skills
These seasonal earrings will be creating following a pattern by Marsha Wiest-Hines in the October issue of Bead & Button magazine. Use tubular peyote, with 2-hole crescent beads, Toho demis, and round seed beads. Be careful of squirrels following you when wearing these earrings.
The cost of this class includes the cost of the magazine. If you have the magazine, please call 319 338-1566 to register.
Beadazzled Face Shield
$48.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/03/2020 from 4:00PM to 5:30PM
Capacity: 2
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience necessary.
Everyone needs a variety of masks and shields to protect themselves and each other and remain fashionable. Make a blingy and colorful shield by beadazzling colorful and sparkly jewels onto the top. Shields are made locally at the Iowa City Fab Lab.
Knock Off Bracelet with Stones
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/03/2020 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites:
Wrapped bracelets are all the rage and can cost up to $225. Learn to make these fashion icon pieces yourself out of leather, stone beads, and Fireline. Vegan option available upon request. These pieces are fun to make and are great for gifting.
Gyrls Night Out: CRAW and Lampwork Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 09/25/2020 from 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic CRAW skills
Use your CRAW skills to make a layered beaded bead. Then switch to your wireworking skills to create a lovely pair of earrings that end with a handmade glass bead.
During the COVID-19 recovery period, classes are limited to 6 people on a first come first served basis via paying the registration fee. Face coverings must be worn during class and participants will be spaced at least 6 feet from each other. Tools will not be shared and will be cleaned before and after use. Please call for more details about our safety protocols. Demos done through Zoom.
Wide and Textured 20’s Weave Bracelet
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 09/12/2020 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
This project provides lots of practice with a netting stitch. The embellishment is an innovate modification that provides texture through connecting sections of the bracelet together, rather than adding additional elements.
During the COVID-19 recovery period, classes are limited to 6 people on a first come first served basis via paying the registration fee. Face coverings must be worn during class and participants will be spaced at least 6 feet from each other. Tools will not be shared and will be cleaned before and after use. Please call for more details about our safety protocols. Demos done through Zoom.
Drop Earrings
$68.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 09/05/2020 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Ability to make wrapped loops. See Make 3 Pairs of Earrings on August 15.
Use your wireworking skills to create the base of the earring and add dangles with Swarovski crystals and precious metal spacer beads.
During the COVID-19 recovery period, classes are limited to 6 people on a first come first served basis via paying the registration fee. Face coverings must be worn during class and participants will be spaced at least 6 feet from each other. Tools will not be shared and will be cleaned before and after use. Please call for more details about our safety protocols. Demos done through Zoom.
Biden Bracelet-daytime
$72.00 Add to cartDate and Time: 10/15/2020 from 1:00 PM- 4:00PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Alysaa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Show your support for the Biden/Harris ticket with a handmade beaded bracelet. Using a rhodium plated bracelet armature, learn to follow a 4-part pattern and an easy to learn technique to make this beautiful and bold political statement piece. $5 from each seat sold will go to United Action for Youth. Don’t want to take a class? You can pre-order a finished bracelet or the kit.
An evening class is better for you. Try our class on Oct. 9.
Picture shows a bracelet with another design and the Biden design chart. Finished Biden bracelet picture coming soon.