Are you in love with Unicorne beads?  I sure am!  The colors are rich, the shapes are fun, and their large holes makes them easy to work with!  On top of all that they're made of borosilicate glass so that they're very durable (much more so than other glass types) and they're handmade in the United States! 

Eclipse Pendant
Friday, March 31st
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$40

Have fun layering colors and textures while you stitch the Eclipse Pendant!  Featuring three new beads shapes - the beam, the prong, and the cabochon - this pendant will make a beautiful center piece for your next necklace.  Adventurous beginners as well as bead stitchers with more experience are welcome at this all levels class.   

Silky Diamond Watch Cuff
Friday, March 31st
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
$40

You'll love the texture of this slink bracelet made with Silky Beads.  This project is great for beginners because it has an easy to follow thread path.  You'll want to make one in every color!

Only three spots left!

Marudai:  Kusari Tsunagi
Saturday, April 1st
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
$40

Curious about the marudai?  Now is your chance to give it a try without a big time commitment!  In this 2 hour class, you'll  set up the marudai and tama and learn the Kusari Tsunagi braiding sequence.  You'll love this braid for the straight stripes of color in the finished braid and the easy to follow braiding sequence.  Once you master the moves, it's easy to add beads to this braid.

This April we're teaching a different beginner level marudai class each Saturday.  If you sign up for all five classes, the price goes down to just $30 per class.

Kumihimo Math
Saturday, April 1st
12:30 - 1:30 PM
$30

Five Marbles Kumihimo
Saturday, April 1st
2:30 - 4:30 PM
$30

Now that you know how to make a kumihimo beaded rope, it's time to learn the secret of adding focal beads!  This technique is very useful because most focal beads have smaller holes that won't fit over the finished beaded braid.

There is homework for this class, so you'll need to prepare by braiding up the first third of the necklace at home before you come to class.  We'll give you the homework instructions when you register.  If you're short on time, the Five Marbles section could be used as a center piece of a necklace finished with chain.  In that case you would only need to braid one inch of beaded kumihimo before coming to class.

Jewelry Making Basics
Friday, April 7th
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$25 Tuition + $20 Kit

Learn the skills you need to make professionally finished jewelry that is both beautiful and durable.  Work on the essential jewelry making skills of stringing, crimping, using wire guards, and making wrapped loops.  You'll leave class wearing your new bracelet and earring set.

Kit includes your choice of color for the pearl and crystal beads.

Crystal Herringbone Cuff
Friday, April 7th
1:30 - 5:30 PM
$40

Marudai:  Kongoh Gumi
Saturday, April 8th
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
$40

Curious about the marudai?  Now is your chance to give it a try without a big time commitment!  In this 2 hour class, you'll  set up the marudai and tama and learn the Kongoh Gumi braiding sequence.  If you've been doing kumihimo on the disk, you"ll recognize this sequence as the "top-right down, bottom-left up" braid that you first learned.  What's different on the marudai is that it's much, much faster!  That's because you work with both hands at the same time. 

This April we're teaching a different beginner level marudai class each Saturday.  If you sign up for all five classes, the price goes down to just $30 per class.

Steampunk Trellis Pendant
Saturday, April 8th
12:30 - 2:30 PM
$30 Tuition + $15 Kit

Get ready for a wire-working adventure in this fun pendant class! You'll start by shaping a frame for your piece of wire-mesh.  Then you'll make a bail in your choice of size.  Lash the mesh to the frame and your pendant is ready to embellish.  The kit includes all the materials you need to make this quirky pendant including assorted doodads to embellish the front.

This is an all-levels wire class and total newbies are welcome!