They are all the rage in the bead world! With our help you’ll learn to bezel your choice of rivolis – a sparkly Swarovski crystal hole-less stone. We’ll show you various finishing techniques to create earrings or a centerpiece for a necklace.
January 16th (Sat.), 10am-1pm
March 20th (Sat.), 10am-1pm
$25, Materials not included. Stitching/Some experience helpful.
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A great class to launch your beading adventures! You’ll learn the basics of stringing techniques . . . what to use when . . . and how to finish it off for a professional look. Lots of design tips and tricks of the trade are shared in this fun packed class. You’ll learn tons as you make your own necklace or bracelet with beads you pick from the shop.
February 13th (Sat.), 10am-12:30pm
March 6th (Sat.), 10am-12:30pm
March 27th (Sat.), 10am-12:30pm
April 17th (Sat.), 10am-12:30pm
$25, All materials included. Stringing/All levels.
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Put all frustration aside and let our bead pal Joellen Fritchen get you started crocheting with beads. This rope is so versatile-a great cord for lampwork beads, a streamlined bangle or extra funky with texture from varied sizes and shapes of beads. Let Joellen show you the way to easy crochet-her grandmother taught her as a child and she'd be so proud!
March 13th (Sat.), 10am-1pm
$25, Materials not included. Must have basic crochet knowledge.
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Learn the tricks to bead a bezel around any flat stone, add embellishments and with Funky Kathy’s guidance you’ll create a beautiful focal piece for an original necklace.
February 25th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included. Some experience helpful.
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Take the guesswork out of making beaded earrings! It is so fun, easy and inexpensive to make your own dangling earrings with our help. You'll learn the basics of the tools, wires and all our design secrets for make two pair of earring of your own creation!
February 16th (Tues.), 6-8pm
April 3rd (Sat.), 10am-12pm
$25*, Materials included. Wireworking/All levels.
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Bring fabric, clothing or a quilt, and guest artist Ellen Deering will inspire you to stitch a little sparkle into everything you own. Great for beginners, some experience with a needle and thread helpful.
February 7th (Sun.), 12-4pm
April 25th (Sun.), 12-4pm
$25, Materials not included. Stitching/all levels.
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Louise Pedersen will inspire you with this gorgeous bronze metal clay bracelet.  She’ll open up her stash of stamps and share secrets for working with this very cool clay that becomes metal when fired.  You’ll make the metal pieces in class; Louise will fire them and return them for you to complete your bracelet.
April 11th (Sun.), 12-4pm
$40, Supplies not included.  $45 clay and firing fee payable to instructor at class.
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A rainbow of bright colors or neutral earthtones look equally stunning as you learn to knot and space beads so they float in place on silk cord. Funky Kathy teaches a seamless finishing technique for this super wearable necklace!
February 20th (Sat.), 10am-1pm
$25, Materials not included. Stringing/All levels.
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You’ll create hollow forms – beads and pendants – using this new metal clay with the guidance of artist Louise Pederson. You’ll learn skills in forming and pasting; after firing your creations in a kiln you’ll have one of a kind copper beads &/or pendants!
March 21st (Sun.), 12-4pm
$40, Plus supply/firing fee of $35 to instructor. All skill levels welcome.

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This simple and amazingly sparkly bracelet is a great beginner project! It uses gorgeous Swarovski crystals and delica beads in a simple right angle weave stitch. A great introduction to working with needle and thread beadwork.
February 4th (Thurs.), 6-8pm
$20, Materials not included. Stitching/All levels.
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A cascade of crystals and seed beads are the focal for this stunning necklace. A surprisingly easy Chevron chain base forms the base, with the sparkling Swarovski crystal draping down the center. We've seen the most beautiful color combinations! With a needle and thread you can get started!
January 14th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
April 15th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials Not Included. Stitching/All levels.
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Create this charming floating heart necklace with Swarovski crystals just in time for Valentine’s day!  If you’re quick, you might even have time to make them for your gal pals.  They are sparkly and sweet with no calories!
January 28th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included.
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Its name says it all!  It looks intricate but it is easy to create using Swarovski pearls and crystals.  You can whip this bracelet up in no time and it works for both casual and dress up!  Anne Kloss is back by popular demand with this bracelet!  It makes a beautiful bridal bracelet in colors to match the occasion!
January 30th (Sat.), 1-4pm
$30, materials not included
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Texture, color and composition come together in this cool bracelet created using free form peyote stitch.  Come work outside the box and see how fun it can be!  It’s a great project to use up odds and ends of seed beads from other projects too!
March 23rd (Tues.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included. Peyote stitch knowledge needed.
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Think spring!  This lovely bracelet is a perfect way to capture your garden!  The colors you use will set the season and the compliments will flow.  A base of right angle weave is embellished with leaves and flowers to create a garden for your wrist.  No watering required!
April 1st (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials not included.
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This is an excellent introduction to torch work! Funky covers all the basics of safety, equipment set up and teaches the skills necessary to get started making your own lampworked glass beads. Great demonstrations and loads of time at your own torch will give you the chance to see what you can do!
February 21st (Sun.), 12-4pm
April 18th (Sun.), 12-4pm
$60, Use of equipment and glass included. Lampwork/Beginner.
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Funky Amanda will help you create this one of a kind charm bracelet featuring chunky links, charms and baubley beads! You’ll learn to work with blank charms and add your own photos, paper, objects or textiles to create unique dangles.
January 19th (Tues.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials not included. Wirework/Intermediate.
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Three colors of Swarovski crystal are woven easily to create this sparking stunner! This bracelet is brought to you from the Hawaiian Islands and is so fun to make…you’ll want to make them in great color combos for all your friends!
April 8th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials not included. Stringing/All levels.
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This bracelet is the best for giving that multiple strand of bead look! A great design of brick stitched seed beads forms the ends of the bracelet, allowing up to 12 strands of beads to lay flat on your wrist! This is a great project to use up odds and ends of left over beads...or to make your own colorful bead mix of your favorite hues!
April 10th (Sat.), 10am-1pm
$25, Materials not included. Stitching/All levels.
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This is the look this season! Learn to make beaded dangles (Hint: they are like little earrings!) and connect them to multiple strands of chain for a necklace that is all you! You pick your color palette, your length, your chain style and your necklace is your own original! Nice beads make really nice necklaces . . . trust us!
March 9th (Tues.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials not included. Wirework/All levels.
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Open Bead Night

Join us the first Tuesday of every month! It’s free, open to everyone and a great way to work independently on your latest project. Conversation, music & inspiration guaranteed!
Please note: this is not a class with instruction, but an 'open studio' for those wanting to work on their own independent bead project.

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A Funky Kathy original!  Weave Czech fire polish beads into this very cool open linked bracelet. 
February 11th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included. All levels.
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Take the mystery out of knotting pearls with our help! Using silk and a strand of pearls or gemstones you’ll create this classic look.
March 4th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials not included. Stringing/All levels.
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Using the easiest of all peyote stitch techniques (flat even count), you’ll make self-supporting cylinder beaded beads, then combine them with spacer beads to create a fabulous bracelet. A great intro to bead weaving.
February 18th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included. Stitching/all levels.
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Funky Amanda designed this gorgeous bracelet using simple 3 sided oval ‘pinch’ beads for this easy to finish project!  Who doesn’t love instant gratification and a new piece of jewelry!
April 20th (Tues.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included. Stitching/all levels.
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Inspired by creatures of the sea, pearls and crystals are woven together to create oblong beads.  These oblong beads are connected together with long strands of seed beads, pearls and crystals to make the necklace strand.  The center piece of the necklace has a large three dimensional diamond shaped pendant constructed with pearls and round crystals.  The closure at the end of the necklace is a lovely flat button made up of seed beads and pearls.  A loop of beads slips over the button to secure the necklace around your neck.  The necklace has a fluid feel to it and drapes beautifully around the neck.
February 27th (Sat.), 10am-4pm
$75, Supplies not included. Intermediate level, right angle weave and peyote stitch experience essential.   
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My friend Amber bought these stamped metal tags embossed with her sons names and dangled with crystals in birthstone colors from sterling ‘dog tag’ chain in sterling silver. I fell in love with it and invested in the letter sets to make my own! In this class you’ll make your own tags, with kids names or words of inspiration, using your choice of 4 styles of lettering pounded into sterling tags. They make modern keepsakes for your friends and family!
April 13th (Tues.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included/use of tools included. All levels.
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A beautifully stitched pendant using Czech glass, Swarovski crystal and delicas.  Make just one for a stunning pendant or go wild linking them together for a bracelet that will have your friends begging you to make one for them!
January 26th (Tues.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included. All levels.
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This necklace features five multi-layered rings with a tiny rivoli as the center for a burst of color.  Each ring is made up of three colors of seed beads, which gives the rings dimension and interest. The ring is made using a right angle weave stitch. A tiny bezeled rivoli is sewn into the center of the ring creating a star pattern and embellished with crystals. Each of the five rings is connected together with links made up of seedbeads, crystals and a matching bezeled rivoli to form the center piece of the necklace.  An embellished  peyote ribbon is attached to each end of the center piece. The closure at the ends of the peyote ribbon consists of a  tiny embellished bezeled rivoli on one side of the ribbon  and a loop of beads on the other side of the ribbon.
January 23rd (Sat.), 10am-4pm
$75, Supplies not included. Intermediate level, bead weaving experience.
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It’s one of Funky Kathy’s favorite stitches!  Using triangle seed beads, you’ll whip this bracelet up in no time and enjoy the feel of this beaded rope like bracelet.  We’ll show you some design tricks for incorporating a focal bead and ending the bracelet like a pro.
March 11th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Supplies not included. All levels.
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An unusual weave with a beautiful ‘willow’ effect. Using seed beads and Japanese cube beads you’ll create a beautiful bracelet with just a needle, thread and a sampling of beads.
March 18th (Thurs.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials not included/purchase book for class. All levels.
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Funky will help expand your skills in wireworking to create this casual pearl, stone or crystal necklace.  Wrapped nests of wire embrace beads of your choice.  Give it a dip in an antiquing solution and a slight buff . . . and you have a beautiful new favorite necklace!  A great project for that strand of beads you didn’t know what to do with!
March 16th (Tues.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials not included.
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Learn the tools and tricks of wireworking – wrapping and creating links. You’ll see how easy it can be to make your own necklace or bracelet with silver or gold wire and a handful of beads.
February 23rd (Tues.), 6-9pm
April 27th (Tues.), 6-9pm
$25, Materials not included. Wireworking/All levels.
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Fee with (*) denotes that supplies are included. Stop in or call to register (262.634.6088).

SPECIAL EVENT:

• 1st Tuesday of every month is Open Bead Night, 6-9pm.

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